Monthly Archives: January 2019
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Singapore, Malaysia move to cool airspace and sea disputes
Officials from Singapore and Malaysia met yesterday and agreed to resolve disputes over airspace and territorial waters that have driven a wedge between the Southeast Asian ... -
Report | Trump, Kim likely to choose Hanoi for second summit
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un could meet in Vietnam’s capital for their second summit on Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions, the South ... -
Thai, Saudi officials meet over case of young refugee
Thailand’s immigration police chief met yesterday with officials of the Saudi Embassy in Bangkok, and said the officials told him they are satisfied with how the ... -
Offbeat | Ratings dip to 18.6M for Golden Globes despite NFL lead-in
Preliminary figures from Nielsen show this week’s Golden Globes were watched by 18.6 million viewers, a slight drop from the 19.1 million that tuned in last ... -
USA | Trump toughest contender? Eyeing 2020, democrat Harris addresses prosecutorial past in memoir
As she nears a decision on whether to seek the presidency, Sen. Kamala Harris is taking on what could be a hurdle in a Democratic primary: her ... -
This Day in History | 2005 – Abbas triumphs in Palestinian elections
Early indications in the Palestinian presidential elections show former Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas is set to win by a comfortable margin. Polling closed at 1900 GMT, ... -
Football | Makeshift Liverpool team loses to Wolves 2-1 in FA Cup
A makeshift Liverpool team containing three teenagers making their senior debuts was beaten by Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 in the third round of the FA Cup, with ... -
Egypt to host African Cup; Salah’s chance to shine at home
Egypt will replace Cameroon as the host of this year’s African Cup of Nations football tournament, giving Mohamed Salah a chance to shine on his home ... -
Baseball David Wright to become New York Mets special adviser
Former New York Mets captain David Wright is becoming a special adviser to chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon and general manager Brodie Van Wagenen. In making ... -
World briefs
THAILAND About 200 protesters staged a rare demonstration yesterday in military-ruled Thailand, demanding that there be no further delays in holding elections, which were expected next month ... -
The Buzz | Trump to take his case to build wall to prime-time audience
With no breakthrough in sight, President Donald Trump will argue his case to the nation today [Macau time] that a “crisis” at the U.S.-Mexico border requires ... -
Giving up gas: Shenzhen switches to electric taxis
One of China’s major cities has reached an environmental milestone: an almost entirely electric- powered taxi fleet. The high-tech hub of Shenzhen in southern China announced ... -
Macau Matters | The hidden tragedy of suicide
I was recently reading that, in general, suicide rates are falling in most parts of the world. Reflecting on this issue, I feel that suicide in ... -
Wednesday, January 9, 2019 – edition no. 3205
* The return of the POS terminals | Police bust shadow bank, 21 arrested * Features of Light Festival dismantled, event’s extension to cost MOP7m * ... -
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 ...
