Daily Archives: Monday, February 18, 2019
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Migrant groups unite to raise awareness of domestic violence
A group of migrant workers has celebrated the seventh edition of an annual global campaign, One Billion Rising, which aims to end violence against women. This year’s ... -
Ask The Vet | Taking Care Of Kittens
Taking in baby kittens is a wonderful experience, but it can be nerve wracking, particularly the first time. Kittens are tiny and fragile, and a new ... -
Dates for CE election committee proceedings set
The submission of registration forms by candidates for the Electoral Affairs Commission for the Chief Executive Election is scheduled for April, the Commission announced on Friday. ... -
MIECF to promote ‘ecological civilization’
The 2019 Macau International Environmental Co-operation Forum & Exhibition (MIECF) will be held from March 28 to 30, featuring the theme “Promoting Ecological Civilization and Green ... -
Chief Executive | Secretary Leong hints at bid for top post
The Secretary for Economy and Finance hinted on Friday that he might run in the upcoming chief executive election, becoming the second possible candidate after Ho ... -
Health Bureau offers up to USD80,000 support to domestic violence victim
The 31-year-old woman who was victim of a domestic violence incident in July 2018 that left her badly disfigured will be sponsored by a local charity ... -
Former UM dean acquitted of rape charges
The former dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Macau (UM), John Mo, was acquitted from all the charges of rape, the Court ... -
Maritime Museum temporarily closed for renovation works
The repair works of the central air conditioning system and other facilities of the Maritime Museum will start tomorrow and will take about two and a ... -
Macau Grand Prix F3 car specifications still unknown
New regulations and car specifications for the FIA Formula 3 championships are currently under discussion, and it is still unknown which models will be allowed to ... -
Education | Chinese students fan profit at Bangkok school criticized for IPO
Chinese enrollments are helping to buoy profits at Thailand’s only listed school operator. SISB Pcl, or Singapore International School of Bangkok, sees 2018 net income at ... -
Gaming | Caesars suitor Fertitta is said to have acquired shares
Tilman Fertitta, the Houston real estate mogul who last year proposed merging his casino and restaurant empire with Caesars Entertainment Corp., has become an investor in ... -
Flybmi’s collapse over Brexit strands passengers across Europe
The collapse of British regional airline flybmi over higher fuel prices and Brexit uncertainty has forced stranded passengers across Europe to fend for themselves, without the ... -
Philippines | Tax agency sets sights on online casinos for Chinese
The Philippines’ tax agency is setting its sights on more than 50 companies operating online casinos catering to Chinese punters, and their thousands of Chinese workers. ... -
UK Hammond is said to drop China trip as Beijing complains
U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond has canceled a trip to China, a government official said, a day after a Chinese official in London criticized ... -
Report | Beijing could use medical data to blackmail Americans
Chinese investment in the U.S. biotechnology industry presents a risk to national security, potentially giving China’s government access to patient data that could be used to ... -
Trump says he might extend deadline in US-China talks
President Donald Trump said that “there’s a possibility” he would extend a March 2 deadline in trade talks with China if the two countries are closing ... -
Hong Kong’s growth halved in fourth quarter as trade war hit
The trade war between the U.S. and China and slowing retail sales dragged Hong Kong’s economic growth down at the end of last year, with exports ... -
Retired Indian general urges caution against Pakistan strike
As India considers its response to the suicide car bombing of a paramilitary convoy in the disputed region of Kashmir that killed dozens of soldiers, a ... -
Singapore plans cautious budget with an eye on election
Singapore Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat will aim to strike a delicate balance in today’s budget: preaching fiscal prudence while doling out more social spending ahead ... -
Thailand | Party challenging army rule holds first Bangkok rally
The political party seen as the main challenger to military-dominated government in Thailand held its first rally in the capital on Friday, as campaigning heats up ... -
Interview | Maduro reveals secret meetings with US envoy
A month into Venezuela’s high-stakes political crisis, President Nicolas Maduro revealed in an Associated Press interview that his government has held secret talks with the Trump administration. ... -
Women recall the ‘hell’ of Soviet war in Afghanistan
Sitting in her living room, 65-year-old Tatyana Rybalchenko goes through a stack of black-and-white photos from more than 30 years ago. In one of them, she ... -
Switzerland | Actor Bruno Ganz, star of ‘Downfall,’ dies at 77
Swiss actor Bruno Ganz, who played Adolf Hitler cooped up in his Berlin bunker in “Downfall” and an angel in Wim Wenders’ “Wings of Desire,” has ... -
This Day in History | 1996 Bomb blast destroys London bus
Three people are feared dead and eight have been hurt after a bomb exploded on a double decker bus in the heart of London’s West End. ... -
Offbeat | Beer from 1886 shipwreck may yield new brew
Ahoy, beer lovers: A bottle from a 133-year-old shipwreck may yield yeast for a new brew in upstate New York. Biotechnology students at the State University ... -
La Liga | Madrid stunned by Girona, sees Barcelona increase its lead
Real Madrid was stunned by struggling Girona yesterday, losing 2-1 at home to see Barcelona extend its lead at the top of the Spanish league standings. ... -
Basketball | NBA, FIBA announce plans for pro league in Africa
The NBA is bringing a pro league to Africa. The Basketball Africa League, a new collaboration between the NBA and the sport’s global governing body FIBA, ... -
Emotional funeral for Sala held in his Argentine hometown
Family, friends, supporters and former teammates paid tribute to striker Emiliano Sala in his small Argentine hometown on Saturday, almost four weeks after he died when ... -
The Buzz | Lion Air jet overshoots runway upon landing in Indonesia
A Lion Air jet with 182 passengers and seven crew members overshot the runway while landing at Pontianak airport in Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province on Saturday, ... -
Iran | Thousands attend funeral for slain Guard members
Dozens of comrades circled caskets on the back of trucks on Saturday as thousands of mourners attended a mass funeral for 27 elite Revolutionary Guard soldiers ... -
World Briefs
INDONESIA Plantation companies fined for burning huge areas of land since 2009 have failed to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in penalties meant to hold them ... -
Rear Window | Ho Iat Seng: the natural candidate
Today it will be too difficult to spot anybody who disbelieves Ho Iat Seng is to succeed Chui Sai On as Macau’s Chief Executive. Local entrepreneur ... -
Monday, February 18, 2019 – edition no. 3230
* Macau Grand Prix | F3 car specifications still unknown * Chief executive election | Analysts, lawmaker welcome 1st contest in 2 decades * Migrants raise ...
