Monthly Archives: January 2019
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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 ... -
Increase of 8 percent in fire cases reported
The Fire Services Bureau (CB) was called less often to respond to several types of incidents over 2018. The 1.3 percent drop was reported yesterday to ... -
CRIME | Mainland man killed in illegal guesthouse
A 47-year-old man from the mainland has been killed in an illegal guesthouse in Taipa at the Edifício Palácio do Sucesso, the Judiciary Police (PJ) reported yesterday. ... -
Guangzhou eyes more cooperation with Macau
Guangzhou mayor Wen Guohui said yesterday that the city is seeking to strengthen cooperation with Macau and Hong Kong to expedite construction of the Greater Bay ... -
Gaming | Analysts offer gloomy January outlook
Brokerage Sanford C. Bernstein has warned that January gross gaming revenue could contract by as much as between 8 and 12 percent year-on-year. If correct, the ... -
Chief Executive affirms support for local media role
The Chief Executive, Chui Sai On, yesterday pledged to support local media during a lunch with representatives of English and Portuguese-language media. In his speech, Chui ... -
Police detain suspect of theft occurred last month
The Public Security Police Force (PSP) has detained the suspect of a theft which occurred on December 21, 2018 at Rua de Santa Clara in Macau’s ... -
Legislative Assembly | Gov’t plans regulations to watch public companies’ finances
The government has revealed to lawmakers that it has plans to establish new regulations to monitor public companies’ financial situations, according to lawmaker Chan Chak Mo. ... -
Air Macau transported nearly 3.3 million passengers in 2018
Air Macau transported 40 percent of the 8.26 million passengers that traveled to the region using the Macau International Airport (MIA) last year, Macau International Airport ... -
G2E to launch FinTech segment to its expo
Global Gaming Expo (G2E) Asia is launching its new show segment, “Financial Technology Asia,” at the 13th edition of the gaming event, which will be held ... -
Briefs | Girl in serious condition due to flu
As of Monday night, a one-year-old local girl is in serious condition after she was diagnosed with the influenza A virus, the Health Bureau (SSM) reported. ... -
Gaming | US: Atlantic City casino revenue up, but newbies hurt others
Two reopened casinos and half a year of sports betting helped push Atlantic City’s casino revenue up 7.5 percent in 2018 to nearly USD2.86 billion, state ... -
Huawei founder says company would not share user secrets
The founder of Huawei, in a new effort to allay Western security concerns, said yesterday that the Chinese tech giant would not comply with Chinese government ... -
Angola | Economy contracted by 1.6pct in the third quarter of 2018
Angola recorded a 1.6 percent economic contraction in the third quarter of 2018 and ended the year with an inflation rate of 18.6 percent, the National ... -
More shipping connections between Cape Verde, Portugal
Boluda Lines, the shipping company of the Boluda Corporación Marítima group from Canarias, on February 1 will increase the frequency of shipping connections between Portugal, Spain ... -
Trade war delaying Chinese automaker’s US plans
The U.S.-China trade war has delayed but not derailed Chinese automaker GAC Motor’s plans to enter the American market, company officials said Monday. Company President Yu ... -
Tax-cut strategy implemented as lending stabilizes
China’s government is turning increasingly to tax cuts as the first line of defense against a slowing economy, as credit data released yesterday showed some vindication ... -
Analysis | Beijing pulling out all stops in Canada tensions
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s government is sparing no expense to its international reputation in its determination to force Canada to back down over the case of ... -
Hong Kong | Ex-leader Tsang released after serving sentence
HONG Kong’s former top leader Donald Tsang was released yesterday after serving time in prison for failing to disclose plans to rent a luxury apartment from ... -
Singapore | Hackers who targeted PM won’t be named
Singapore officials said yesterday that it isn’t in the country’s interest to nab — or even name — the perpetrator of a cyberattack that breached 1.5 ... -
Japan | Court denies bail to Nissan’s ex-chair Ghosn
The Tokyo District Court turned down a request by Nissan’s former chairman Carlos Ghosn for release on bail yesterday, prolonging his detention by weeks and possibly ... -
Australia | State to pump oxygen into rivers as fish die
An Australian state government yesterday announced plans to mechanically pump oxygen into lakes and rivers after hundreds of thousands of fish have died in heatwave conditions. ... -
North Korea’s nuclear program quietly advances
Kim Jong Un told the world this month that North Korea took steps to stop making nuclear weapons in 2018, a shift from his earlier public ... -
Thailand | Belarus model arrested for sex seminar pleads guilty
A model from Belarus who claimed last year that she had evidence of Russian involvement in helping elect Donald Trump president pleaded guilty yesterday in a Thai ... -
Trump’s Cuba policy hurts private sector, new figures say
President Donald Trump’s Cuba policy is driving millions of dollars from the island’s private entrepreneurs to its state-run tourism sector, the opposite of its supposed goal, ... -
Russia | Two killed, 40 detained in new gay purge in Chechnya
The Russian republic of Chechnya has launched a new crackdown on gays in which at least two people have died and about 40 people have been ... -
South Sudan pursues fragile peace, but people remain wary
South Sudan opposition commander Moses Lokujo flipped through his notes, explaining international humanitarian law to an attentive group of senior officers. “Soldiers are not supposed to ...
