Daily Archives: Friday, February 22, 2019
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Nine teenagers sent to Prosecutions Office for bullying
The Judiciary Police (PJ) transferred nine local youths to the Public Prosecutions Office after they reportedly bullied a 12-year-old girl. The teenagers are between 11 and ... -
Wynn closer to win | Second Court throws out Okada appeal on billion-dollar lawsuit
Macau’s Court of Second Instance (TSI) yesterday dismissed an appeal filed by Japanese business tycoon Kazuo Okada against an earlier defeat at the Court of First ... -
Health | Secretary Tam claims credit for helping domestic violence victim
Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam said that it was in fact he who stepped in to procure financial help for a victim of ... -
CE pledges tech industry boost as latest Bay Area contribution
Chief Executive Chui Sai On has pledged to boost the local science and technology industry as the city’s latest contribution to the Greater Bay Area initiative. ... -
Sonia Chan says it’s normal to exclude non-national judges
The Secretary for Administration and Justice said that “it is an established international practice” to exclude foreign judges from handling matters of national security. Earlier this ... -
Gaming | A family saga: 97-year-old tycoon’s kids race to revive his casino empire
In Macau, the world’s biggest gambling hub, few family business dynasties are as powerful as the clan led by patriarch Stanley Ho. Or as complex: The ... -
Sports | Gov’t ‘waiting anxiously’ on Athletic Training Center opening
The Athletic Training Center will be ready for operation in the last quarter of this year, according to information released yesterday by Macau sporting officials. At ... -
Education | 2,000 graduate jobs offered at IPM Careers Day
The Macau Polytechnic Institute (IPM) held its Careers Day 2019 event yesterday, attracting 58 exhibitors from the public and private sector offering graduates more than 2,000 ... -
Real Estate Matters | Bruce Lee’s best real estate advice pt. 1
Sam Lee is a marketing manager and property consultant at JML Property. JML was established in 1994 and offers Investment Property & Homes. It specializes in ... -
MACAU | Renowned chef Tsumura demonstrates hybrid cuisine at IFT workshop
Casino operator MGM China and the Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT) co-organized a “Nikkei Cuisine Workshop” led by Mitsuharu Tsumura, the consultant chef of Aji at ... -
HK’s central banker to step down after decade in charge
Hong Kong’s de facto central bank is bidding farewell to its chief after a decade, starting the search for a successor at a time when the ... -
Corporate Bits | Melco resorts receives 85 stars in Forbes travel guide
Melco Resorts & Entertainment Limited has announced that it received a collective total of 85 stars across all its properties in the 2019 Forbes Travel Guide ... -
Saudi crown prince in Beijing on latest stop of Asian tour
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in China yesterday on the latest stop of a sweep through Asia that seeks to boost relations with the ... -
Economy | Brighter days could be ahead for gloomy consumers
Chinese consumer sentiment is at the lowest level in a decade – but a rebound will come in the second half of the year, according to ... -
Thermo Fisher to stop sales of genetic tech in Xinjiang
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. says it will no longer sell or service genetic sequencers in China’s mostly Muslim region of Xinjiang following criticism that they were ... -
Trade deal | US, China said to work on multiple memorandums
U.S. and Chinese negotiators are working on multiple memorandums of understanding that would form the basis of a final trade deal, according to a person briefed ... -
More than 150 IS militants handed over to Iraq from Syria
U.S.-BACKED Syrian forces fighting the Islamic State group in Syria handed over more than 150 Iraqi members of the group to Iraq, the first batch of ... -
Japan Space | Spacecraft to attempt landing on distant asteroid
A Japanese spacecraft began its approach yesterday toward a distant asteroid on a mission to collect material that could provide clues to the origin of the solar ... -
Bangladesh | Fire guts historic part of Dhaka, killing at least 81
A devastating fire raced through densely packed buildings in a centuries-old shopping district in Bangladesh’s capital, killing at least 81 people, officials and witnesses said yesterday. The ... -
Abuse survivors demand Vatican transparency, accountability
Survivors of clergy sex abuse on Wednesday demanded transparency, zero tolerance for abuse and accountability for religious superiors who cover up for rapists, setting a confrontational ... -
As US pushes to ban Huawei, UK considers softer approach
Britain can handle the security risks involved with using mobile networks made by China’s Huawei, the cybersecurity chief said yesterday (Macau time), adding to a growing ... -
This Day in History | 1997: Dolly the sheep is cloned
Scientists in Scotland have announced the birth of the world’s first successfully cloned mammal, Dolly the sheep. Dolly, who was created at the Roslin Institute in ... -
Football | Champions League: Ronaldo held scoreless in Madrid as Atletico beats Juventus
ATLETICO MADRID 2, JUVENTUS 0 Atletico Madrid’s vaunted center-back pairing finally got the better of Cristiano Ronaldo early yesterday [Macau time], even providing the goals after ... -
The Buzz | Germany: Far right rebuked over ‘natural selection’ comment
The deputy speaker of Germany’s parliament has rebuked members of a far-right party for suggesting that women aren’t fit to be lawmakers. Green party lawmaker Britta ... -
Courts | Lawyers for El Chapo concerned by juror misconduct
El Chapo’s lawyers raised concerns of potential juror misconduct and were reviewing their options Wednesday after a member of the jury at the Mexican drug lord’s ... -
World Briefs
HONG KONG’s de facto central bank is bidding farewell to its chief after a decade, starting the search for a successor at a time when the ... -
Bizcuits | Honey, Honey
Early in my move to Macau, an old-hand expatriate advised me that to maintain healthy equilibrium, I should regularly spend time away from the city. Currently ... -
IFFAM at the Oscars | The Favourite
• Who will be the favourite on Oscars night? And will those who win really deserve it? On Monday by around midday in Macau we will have ... -
A sweet swan song for ‘How to Train Your Dragon’
Born in the 3-D land rush, “How to Train Your Dragon” has never quite shrugged off the bland corporate sheen attached to it from the start. ... -
New novel by Claire Adam tells haunting family tale
A new novel set in Trinidad spins the tale of an absorbing family drama that ultimately explores the tension between individualism and utilitarianism. Claire Adam’s debut ... -
Chaka Khan’s ‘Hello Happiness’ is mini bundle of joy
With just seven songs in 28 minutes, Chaka Khan’s “Hello Happiness” is a little bundle of joy, emphasis on the little. But you shouldn’t feel shortchanged. ... -
News of the World | Oscars predictions: What will win, what should win
BEST PICTURE The Nominees: “Black Panther,” “BlacKkKlansman,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “The Favourite,” “Green Book,” “Roma,” “A Star Is Born,” “Vice” The guild wins, which usually point the ... -
The Land of the Eagles
Covering some 29,000sqkm and with a population of just under three million, the Republic of Albania is one of the only three countries/regions in Europe wherein ... -
Travelog | NYC’s Chinatown welcomes Year of the Pig with vibrant parade
Drums, dragons and dancers paraded through New York’s Chinatown last weekend to usher in the Year of the Pig in the metropolis with the biggest population ... -
Friday, February 22, 2019 – edition no. 3234
* TSI rejects Okada appeal | Wynn closer to winning billion-dollar lawsuit * Lapses in development, 81 dead, city destroyed | Dhaka is on fire * ...
