Daily Archives: Tuesday, January 8, 2019
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UM forecasts 2.7pct growth this year on ‘economic uncertainty’
The University of Macau’s (UM) Department of Economics and Centre for Macau Studies yesterday released its Macroeconomic Forecast for Macau report for 2019. The report indicated ... -
Lawmaker seeks safety measures for tobacco control officers
Lawmaker Lam Lon Wai has asked the government to ensure the safety of tobacco control officers, following the incident last week in which a police officer ... -
Award recipients recall incidents of typhoons Hato and Mangkhut
Recipients of the SAR’s Medal for Distinguished Service – Medal for Bravery, expressed their gratitude towards the government for honoring their public work, recalling the occurrences ... -
Gaming | Morgan Stanley predicts 2pct contraction this year
Morgan Stanley has joined other analysts in forecasting a Macau gaming slowdown this year, suggesting that gross revenue might shrink by as much as 2 percent. ... -
Music | Macao Orchestra pledges to foster local young music talents
The Macao Orchestra (OM) will join with a number of local musicians and music students to present the concert “The Future of Classical Music” on Saturday ... -
Sulu Sou asks for suspension of interception legislation
Lawmaker Sulu Sou has asked the government to temporarily suspend the telecommunication interception legislation in a written inquiry to the government. Sou said that, “in practice, ... -
Briefs | Lei calls for better supervision of property sale fraud
Lawmaker Lei Cheng I urged the government to improve the city’s notary regime in regard to property sales matters. In her written inquiry to the government, ... -
Crime | Money exchanger robbed of HKD1.25 million
A money exchanger reported to the police that he had been robbed of HKD1.25 million following a money exchange scam, the Judiciary Police (PJ) reported yesterday. The ... -
Fringe Festival opens on Friday
The 18th Macau City Fringe Festival will commence on Friday at 7:30 pm at the Old Court Building. The event will be held from January 11 ... -
Taiwan arrests six accused of leaking BASF tech to China
Taiwan arrested six current and former BASF SE engineers accused of accepting bribes and sharing the German company’s technology with Jiangyin Jianghua Microelectronics Materials Co., in ... -
Philippines | Court orders Okada arrest for alleged embezzlement
Japanese businessman Kazuo Okada faces arrest in the Philippines after a trial court issued a warrant on charges that he allegedly embezzled USD3.16 million in funds ... -
Corporate bits | Celebrity chef to bring Portuguese cuisine to Sands Cotai central
Celebrity Chef Henrique Sá Pessoa will bring cuisine from his Michelin two- star Alma restaurant in Lisbon to his newly-opened Chiado Portuguese restaurant at Sands Cotai Central for a series ... -
Huawei unveils chip for global big data market
Huawei Technologies Ltd. unveiled a processor chip yesterday for data centers and cloud computing in a bid by the biggest global maker of telecom equipment to ... -
Electric cars | Tesla breaks ground on factory in Shanghai
Tesla Inc. broke ground for a factory in Shanghai, its first outside the United States. CEO Elon Musk said yesterday on Twitter that the company will ... -
Trade War | Beijing protests over US warship sighting as talks start
Chinese and American officials began talks yesterday aimed at ending a bruising tariffs battle between the world’s two biggest economies, as Beijing complained over the sighting ... -
Top Xi aide unexpectedly shows up at trade talks
Chinese Vice Premier Liu He unexpectedly attended the first day of talks aimed at resolving the trade dispute between the world’s two biggest economies, according to ... -
Thailand | Police say they won’t deport Saudi woman seeking asylum
The head of Thailand’s immigration police said yesterday that an 18-year-old Saudi woman who was stopped in Bangkok as she was trying to travel to Australia ... -
East Timor | Nobel laureate Ramos-Horta urges Indonesia-Papua dialogue
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose Ramos- Horta has urged Indonesia’s government to hold talks with the Papuan independence movement to help end a decades-long insurgency in ... -
Malaysia | Royals to pick new king Jan. 24 after abdication
Malaysia’s royal families will meet on Jan. 24 to pick a new king after Sultan Muhammad V abdicated unexpectedly after just two years on the throne, ... -
Golden Globes | Snubs, surprises and a Satanic shout-out? Key moments
It was a moment when everyone — absolutely everyone — expected to see an ebullient Lady Gaga climbing to the stage in her dramatic periwinkle gown. ... -
USA | Hundreds of federal scientists miss conferences in shutdown
The world’s largest airborne observatory was supposed to be parked in Seattle this week, so thousands of scientists attending the “Super Bowl of Astronomy” could behold ... -
Brexit | Britain testing ‘no-deal’ scenario as vote nears
Britain is testing how its motorway and ferry system would handle a no-deal Brexit by sending a stream of trucks from a regional airport to the ... -
Offbeat | Kevin Spacey to appear in court on sexual assault charge
Actor Kevin Spacey was set to appear today [Macau time] in a Nantucket courtroom to answer accusations that he groped a young man in a bar ... -
This Day in History | 1996 – France’s former president Mitterrand dies
France is mourning the loss of its longest-serving president, Francois Mitterrand, who has died at the age of 79 from prostate cancer. The news was announced ... -
La Liga | Real Madrid back in trouble as Solari effect loses luster
The Santiago Solari effect has worn off at Real Madrid. The Spanish club hoped it had found a coach to turn its season around when it ... -
Asian Cup | Thailand fires coach Rajevac after loss to India
The Football Association of Thailand has fired Milovan Rajevac as head coach after the national team’s 4-1 opening loss to India at the Asian Cup. Thai ... -
Wayne Rooney charged with public intoxication
Wayne Rooney was arrested last month on a public intoxication charge and taken to jail to sober up after he triggered a door alarm at a ... -
World briefs
MYANMAR Thirteen policemen were killed and nine injured in early morning attacks on police outposts in Myanmar’s Rakhine state by the insurgent Arakan Army, state media reported. ... -
The Buzz | Hong Kong picks advocate of China-Vatican dialogue as bishop
Retired head of the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong Cardinal John Tong will serve as the church’s interim administrator in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory, effectively blocking ... -
Gabon’s government puts down coup attempt, arrests plotters
Gabon’s government has retained control of the West African country after an attempted military coup yesterday, the government said. Five army officers who took over state ... -
Our Desk | On increasing festivals and events
The recent Macao Light Festival was said to be in demand, thus the Macao Government Tourism Office extended the event in order for tourists and residents ... -
Tuesday, January 8, 2019 – edition no. 3204
* Economy | Trade war fears affect growth prospects * Thai police say they won’t deport Saudi woman seeking asylum * Money exchange scam Wong Sio ...
