Daily Archives: Thursday, January 17, 2019
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Air Macau | Exclusive concession not extended
The Civil Aviation Authority (AACM) announced yesterday that Air Macau’s 25-year concession agreement, set to expire in November 2020, will not be renewed. In a statement ... -
Tourism | HKZMB, Border Gate Square and UM proposed as new scenic spots
The Chinese Cultural Exchange Association (CCEA) this week launched a voting website to pick the city’s eight new scenic spots, having even nominated one of the ... -
Health | 95 ambulances were called to non-critical emergencies
The majority of people who requested an ambulance were not in the first category of people in need of emergency service, according to the coordinator of ... -
Doctors say influenza did not cause child death
A 4-year-old child died at the Conde S. Januário Hospital yesterday morning after it was discovered she was suffering from heart disease and hyperthyroidism. While receiving treatment ... -
Heritage report submitted by China to remain confidential
China’s National Administration of Cultural Heritage has submitted to UNESCO a conservation report on the heritage situation in Macau, but its contents will not be shared ... -
Industrial accident results in one death
Yesterday, an industrial accident at a construction site in Areia Preta lead to the death of one man. The accident was reported at the construction site ... -
MGTO announces Lunar Year celebrations
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) will present the celebrations of the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the MSAR – Parade for Celebration of the ... -
Gov’t reveals deadlines of MJC proposed projects
The government and the Macau Jockey Club (MJC) have agreed to add an appendix to the horse racing exclusive contract, according to a notice published in ... -
Gaming | Lionel Leong Good: Performance in 2019 would be slight improvement
The government is committed to ensuring Macau has stable gaming sector revenues for 2019, Lionel Leong told reporters this week. According to the Secretary for Economy ... -
Trade across Taiwan Strait reaches record high in 2018
The trade volume between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan reached 226.2 billion U.S. dollars last year, a record high, a mainland spokesperson said yesterday. This was ... -
‘Essence of the problem of illegal hostels’ must be found, Wong says
Alluding to the recent controversy related to illegal hostels, the Secretary for Security, Wong Sio Chak said that the “essence of the problem must be found.” ... -
Surveillance cameras to be installed only in special cells
The proposal from the government to install surveillance cameras in prison cells is going to move forward but only for a few “special cells,” according to ... -
Property | London, NYC, HK no longer immune to housing slump
In the years since the financial crisis, global cities like London, Hong Kong and New York appeared to defy housing-market cycles, thanks to a concentration of ... -
US | Online gambling reversal puts ‘chill’ on industry
THE U.S. Justice Department’s decision to expand a federal prohibition on internet gambling will cast a pall on the industry as businesses and state lotteries evaluate ... -
Corporate Bits | MGM offers festive menu for lunar new year
During the Lunar New Year, the Chinese restaurants Chun in MGM Cotai and Imperial Court in MGM Macau, will offer two types of traditional “Big Bowl Feast” set between January 30 ... -
China criticizes Trudeau comments on death penalty case
China expressed its “strong dissatisfaction” with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over his criticism of a death sentence given to a Canadian accused of drug smuggling ... -
Xie Haojie | Philippines arrests, hands over corruption fugitive
Philippine officials have turned over to China a former government official wanted for alleged economic crime and corruption. Xie Haojie was arrested on Sunday in Manila ... -
US assessment raises concerns over China attacking Taiwan
A mid increasing tensions with Beijing, the Pentagon yesterday [Macau time] released a new report that lays out U.S. concerns about China’s growing military might, underscoring worries ... -
Beijing opposes ban on Huawei products in Taipei institute
The mainland firmly opposes a decision by Taiwan-based Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) that bans its employees from using mobile phones and computers produced by mainland-based ... -
India | In life and death, fight against rulers joins Kashmir teens
On a hot day in August, members of a Kashmiri youth soccer team watched their 16-year-old captain, Saqib Bilal Sheikh, and goalkeeper Mudassir Rashid Parray, two ... -
South Korea stops paintings brought from North
South Korean officials said they have stopped businessmen from bringing North Korean paintings into the country that a report said were purchased at an art studio ... -
Kenya | President Kenyatta says all gunmen killed at hotel complex
Kenya’s security forces have killed the Islamic extremist gunmen whose assault on a luxury hotel and shopping complex took 14 “innocent lives,” the country’s president said ... -
New Orleans | Satisfaction: Rolling Stones to headline 50th Jazz Fest
The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival has got satisfaction: The Rolling Stones are among the headliners for the 50th anniversary festival. Organizers yesterday [Macau time] ... -
UK | May faces no-confidence vote after historic Brexit defeat
British Prime Minister Theresa May faces a no-confidence vote today [Macau time], a day after Parliament rejected her Brexit deal by a historic margin. May is ... -
This Day in History | 1991 – ‘Mother of all Battles’ begins
The Gulf War Allies have sent hundreds of planes on bombing raids into Iraq, at the start of Operation Desert Storm. The American, British, French, Saudi ... -
Offbeat | Silicon Valley landlord rents USD1,500 studio to two cats
Two cats are living large at a USD1,500-a-month studio apartment their owner rents for them in Silicon Valley, where a housing shortage has sent rents skyrocketing. ... -
Boxing | Breakfast with Manny Pacquiao on a rainy day in LA
Breakfast at Manny Pacquiao’s house began with a silent prayer, followed by more silence around the big dining room table as his massive entourage waited for ... -
The Buzz | US goverment shutdown: IRS recalls about 46,000 workers
The Internal Revenue Service is recalling about 46,000 of its employees furloughed by the partial government shutdown to handle tax returns and pay out refunds. For now, they’ll ... -
Made in Macao | City of romance?
Lately, I saw some advertisements referring to Macao as the City of Romance. I guess being a City of Creative Gastronomy is not enough to bring ... -
World Economic Forum warns of impact of global tensions
Tensions in international relations and nationalist politics have the potential to further weigh on the global economy this year, organizers of next week’s gathering of business ... -
World Briefs
KOREA North Korea is no longer South Korea’s “enemy,” though Pyongyang’s nuclear program still poses a security threat, according to Seoul’s biennial defense document published this week. ... -
Thursday, January 17, 2019 – edition no. 3211
* Four-year-old death at hospital not flu-related * Prison almost at full capacity, cameras to be placed in special cells * Air Macau exclusive concession not ...
