Daily Archives: Friday, January 11, 2019
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Ieong Chi Kin stepped down due to CE office probe
The former deputy-director of the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) Ieong Chi Kin stepped down due to being under investigation by the Chief Executive (CE) Office in ... -
Education sector to hold more events for PRC and handover anniversaries
The Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) said that more events will be held in 2019 in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Macau handover ... -
Gaming | Vickers: 2020 concessions likely postponed two years
The gaming concessions of Sociedade de Jogos de Macau (SJM) and MGM China Holdings Ltd, which are due to expire next year, will likely be postponed ... -
Briefs | Melco announces discretionary bonus payout
Melco Resorts & Entertainment announced yesterday that a one-month discretionary bonus will be paid to all eligible non-management employees before the Chinese New Year. Lawrence Ho, ... -
New graffiti display co-designed by local and Uruguayan artists
The graffiti display area at Anim’Arte Nam Van has undergone a change in its appearance, featuring a new graffiti mural with the theme “maritime adventure.” The ... -
Health | ‘Most important is the vaccine,’ Tam says
The Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Alexis Tam, visited health facilities yesterday to inspect the works regarding the prevention and cure of influenza, as the ... -
Three new agreements bolster Shenzhen-Macau cooperation
The anual Shenzhen- Macau Cooperation Conference 2019 was held yesterday at the Government Headquarters. The two sides signed a total of three agreements regarding issues such ... -
Tourism | Macau rises to become 5th most popular city destination
Macau was the fifth most visited city in the world in 2017, according to the latest Euromonitor International Top 100 City Destinations report, only behind Hong ... -
Animal rights | Canidrome paid MOP25m fine over abandoned greyhounds
The penalty procedure for the abandoning of greyhounds by the Macau Yat Yuen Canidrome has been completed. The Canidrome has paid over MOP25 million in fines, ... -
Health | SSM received 505 smoking lounge applications
As of Tuesday, the Health Bureau (SSM) received a total of 505 applications for smoking lounges, according to a statement released by the SSM. The 505 ... -
AirAsia launches direct flights to Boracay
Low-cost airline AirAsia is set to launch direct flights from Macau to Kalibo (Boracay) on March 2, the third route to the Philippines that departs from ... -
Real Estate Matters | 5 Habits of Good Landlords
There’s no such thing as landlord school. Most landlords just do a little reading online and dive right in. Which is fine – but it also ... -
EU executive launches probe into Dutch tax regime for Nike
Tax arrangements between sneaker giant Nike and the Dutch government are being scrutinized by European Union competition regulators, the bloc’s executive Commission said yesterday. The probe ... -
Cyprus no longer Mediterranean haven for Russian businesses
For Russian businesses, Cyprus just isn’t what it used to be. New Cypriot anti-money laundering rules are compounding the effects of U.S. sanctions against Russia and ... -
Gaming | Former Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval joins MGM Resorts
Former Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval is joining casino giant MGM Resorts International to help push the company’s global expansion efforts, particularly in Japan, and work on ... -
United States, China leave next steps for trade talks unclear
The United States and China gave no indication of their next step after wrapping up talks aimed at resolving a tariff fight that threatens to chill ... -
Two biggest economies seek rare soft landing feat amid trade war
The world’s two biggest economies are separately struggling to come in for unparalleled, simultaneous soft landings, an effort complicated by the trade war they’re waging at ... -
US apparel firm cuts off Chinese factory in internment camp
A U.S. supplier of t-shirts and other team apparel to college bookstores cut its ties yesterday [Macau time] with a Chinese company that drew workers from an ... -
North Korea | Kim looking to ‘achieve results’ in second summit with Trump
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reportedly told the leader of his only major ally, China, that he wants to “achieve results” on the nuclear ... -
South Korean leader urges bolder steps from North Korea, US
South Korean President Moon Jae-in urged North Korea to take bolder disarmament measures that the United States should then reward, suggesting yesterday he wants harsh sanctions ... -
Nepal, Japan agree to resume commercial flights
Japan and Nepal agreed to allow state-run Nepal Airlines to resume flights between the two Asian nations. The agreement was signed Wednesday at the beginning of ... -
Australia | Man arrested over asbestos consulate packages
Australian police arrested a man after 38 packages allegedly containing asbestos were sent to foreign consulates in the cities of Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney. Savas Avan, ... -
Maduro era is endurance test as Venezuela’s lifelines fall away
President Nicolas Maduro’s second term is officially six years. However, it will endure only as long as Venezuela’s moribund economy allows. The 56-year-old successor to the ... -
Spain | Far-right Vox party allies with mainstream rivals
Spain’s far-right Vox party has edged toward the political mainstream, dropping its more extremist positions to help form a regional government in Andalusia as far-right parties ... -
Offbeat | Austrian train workers rescue wild goat buried in snowdrift
Austrian train workers have shut down their track clearing operations to rescue a mountain goat after seeing it get buried in a deluge of snow they ... -
This Day in History | 1993 – BA dirty tricks against Virgin cost £3m
British Airways has ended one of the most bitter and protracted libel actions in aviation history in a humiliating climb-down. At the High Court Christopher Clarke ... -
Football | Asian Cup | Thailand beats Bahrain in Asian Cup after changing coaches
Changing the manager had an immediate benefit for Thailand as it won only its second of 22 matches at the Asian Cup yesterday. Chanathip Songkrasin scored ... -
Figo and Kaka in Pakistan to launch World Football Stars event
Football greats Luis Figo and Kaka arrived in Pakistan yesterday to launch the World Football Stars event in a country more known for its cricket. A ... -
Youth Olympics in 2020 aims to overcome Swiss bid skeptics
After voters in Switzerland rejected three Olympic bids since 2013, the city that’s home to the IOC headquarters will still stage a Winter Games in one ... -
Qatari broadcaster asks Italy to move football game from Saudi
Qatari state-owned sports broadcaster beIN has asked Italy’s football league not to play a showpiece match in Saudi Arabia, accusing the country of backing the pirating ... -
World briefs
THAILAND Four paramilitary volunteers were killed yesterday while guarding a school in southern Thailand, the latest of several recent attacks in a region troubled by a Muslim ... -
The Buzz | Suspect faces court in Belgium over Jewish museum attack
The trial of a man accused of shooting dead four people at a Jewish museum in Belgium in 2014 after fighting alongside extremists in Syria started ... -
Holympics | Vatican launches track team of Swiss Guards, nuns
The Vatican launched an official track team yesterday with the aim of competing in international competitions as part of an agreement signed with the Italian Olympic ... -
Kapok | Opaque and unaccountable
How many times have you heard the assertion “information is power”? Then, if politics is not only understood literally or even figuratively, and yet, on the ... -
Friday, January 11, 2019 – edition no. 3207
* Steve Vickers report | Gov’t to deal with all concessions at once * Animal rights | Canidrome paid MOP25m fine over greyhounds * Nam Van ...
