Monthly Archives: January 2019
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Property expert calls for easing of license acquisition
Acquiring operation licenses remains a challenge for business operators keen on starting a firm in the region. Real estate expert Oliver Tong called on the government ... -
Minister of Foreign Affairs | Canadian man’s arrest in Macau not linked to China detentions
The arrest of a Canadian man (surnamed Leao) in Macau is not linked to the detention of other Canadian citizens in China. “I can confirm that ... -
Aviation | New sevices base well entrenched and ‘here to stay’
TAG Aviation, a private and business aviation services firm, has chosen Macau for its first fixed base operation in the Asia-Pacific region. Joining three existing operations ... -
Lam Wai Hou officially appointed GDI head
The acting director of the Infrastructure Development Office (GDI), Lam Wai Hou, has been officially appointed GDI Director for the period of Feb. 1, 2019 to ... -
HKZMB’s effect on Zhuhai considered ‘far from enough’
The mayor of Zhuhai, Yao Yisheng, said that the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HKZMB) is far from enough in terms of its effect on Zhuhai, according to ... -
MGM aims to create platform between local and global artists
MGM is seeking to have local artists share and exchange works with global artists in a bid to boost the city’s art scene. As the gaming ... -
BNU profits fell 17 percent
The profits of Banco Nacional Ultramarino (BNU) fell by 17 percent in 2018 when compared with 2017. The figures came from an analysis of the bank’s ... -
Tourism | Tour groups above 9m benchmark in 2018
Visitors on package tours totalled 9,096,000 in 2018, up by 5.5 percent year-on-year, with those from mainland China (7,103,000), South Korea (616,000) and Taiwan (696,000) recording ... -
Three football fields proposed for new urban zone A
The Sports Bureau (ID) has made a proposal to the relevant governmental department to build at least three football courts in the New Urban Zone A. ... -
Gaming | Duterte’s ban clouds Philippines’ casino push, regulator says
The Philippines’ gaming chief said she will ask President Rodrigo Duterte to relax a ban on new casino licenses as the nation risks losing out on ... -
Advertorial – MELCO | WHOLE PERSON DEVELOPMENT: Nurturing local talent for professional excellence
As one of the largest employers in Macau with over 21,000 employees, Melco Resorts & Entertainment fosters local talent for enhanced career prospects Integrated resorts operator ... -
More than USD125b of really old money awaits Asia heirs
It’s been a mournful start to 2019 for two of Asia’s richest families. Eka Tjipta Widjaja, who began as a coconut and palm-oil trader at age ... -
Interview | Ghosn says arrest due to plot within Nissan
Nissan’s former chairman Carlos Ghosn, in his first interview since his arrest in November, blamed fellow executives opposed to forging closer ties with the automaker’s French ... -
Timeline: The battle over Huawei
DEC. 1: Canada arrests Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, the daughter of the company’s founder, at America’s request on a stopover at Vancouver airport. The ... -
Trade War | For US-China talks, hopes are high, expectations low
U.S. and Chinese negotiators start two days of high-level talks today [Macau time] aimed at settling a six-month trade war that has weakened both sides, shaken ... -
Report | Powerful Illinois speaker recorded in probe involving Chinese developer
A Chicago newspaper reported that a lengthy federal court affidavit says the FBI secretly recorded Illinois’ powerful House speaker in 2014 discussing a hotel development project and ... -
China bans wife of jailed Taiwan activist from visiting him
China has banned the wife of a Taiwanese human rights activist jailed in China from visiting him for three months due to alleged improper behavior, a ... -
South Korea | Protesters mourn death of wartime sex slave who fought Tokyo
A South Korean woman who was forced as a girl into a brothel and sexually enslaved by the Japanese military during World War II was mourned ... -
Thailand | Bangkok shuts hundreds of schools as toxic haze shrouds city
Thai officials shut hundreds of schools in Bangkok yesterday as some of the world’s most toxic air hung over the city. The metropolis of about 10 ... -
Belt & Road | Souring deals in Asia put China’s initiative dreams under pressure
Chinese President Xi Jinping already had plenty of reasons to rethink his grand plan to build railways, ports and other infrastructure across the globe. Malaysia has ... -
UK | May seeks Brexit deal changes, but EU stands firm
British Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday [Macau time] won a few weeks to salvage a Brexit deal but headed toward a clash with the European Union ... -
Germany slashes growth outlook on Brexit, trade fears
The clouds darkened over Europe’s slowing economy as the German government slashed its growth forecast and said concerns about a chaotic Brexit and trade tensions were ... -
USA | Intel heads list North Korea, not border, as threat to US
Directly contradicting President Donald Trump, U.S. intelligence agencies told Congress yesterday that North Korea is unlikely to dismantle its nuclear arsenal, that the Islamic State group ... -
This Day in History | 1983 British drivers ordered to belt up
Drivers and front seat passengers must wear seatbelts under a new law which came into force at midnight. The Department of Transport says 30,000 people a ... -
Offbeat | Christina Aguilera to launch Las Vegas residency in May
Christina Aguilera is joining the growing number of musicians launching residencies in Las Vegas. The singer announced this week that “Christina Aguilera: The Xperience” will open ... -
Football | Man City’s title hopes dented, Solskjaer’s winning run ends
NEWCASTLE 2, MAN CITY 1 Rafa Benitez never won the Premier League in his six years with Liverpool but he has done his old team a ... -
Rugby | Top officials discuss new global competition
Rugby’s world governing body says “positive and productive” meetings have taken place between officials from the sport’s top nations regarding the introduction of a new global ... -
The Buzz | US urges China to release jailed human rights lawyer
The Trump administration is calling on China to immediately release a jailed human rights lawyer who was convicted of subverting state power. The State Department says ... -
Organized crime | Kate del Castillo glad to not testify in ‘El Chapo’ trial
Kate del Castillo said she’s relieved she wasn’t called to testify in the New York trial of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. But she ... -
Made In Macao | The DON’Ts for CNY
Jenny Lao-Phillips For many people, especially ladies, every weekend is shoe shopping time. But in the last week of the lunar year, there are even more ... -
World Briefs
PHILIPPINES A grenade was thrown into a mosque in the southern Philippines where Muslim teachers were sleeping early yesterday morning, killing two of them and injuring four, ... -
Thursday, January 31, 2019 – edition no. 3221
* New aviation services ‘here to stay’ • Company picks Macau for fixed base operation * Bangkok shuts hundreds of schools over air pollution concerns * ... -
Education | Private school regime considered unfair to school operators
The Second Standing Committee of the Legislative Assembly (AL) members consider the regime of the System Framework for Private School of Non-tertiary Education unfair to schools ... -
Crime | PSP dismantles drug selling spot in Toi San
The Public Security Police Force (PSP) spokesperson told the media at a press conference this week that a selling point of the drug known as ‘ice’ ... -
Health Bureau notes difficulties inspecting illegal smoking in VIP rooms
A representative from the Health Bureau (SSM) said yesterday that its smoke inspectors face difficulties when inspecting certain areas of the gaming venues, especially inside VIP rooms. ...
