Daily Archives: Tuesday, February 26, 2019
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Briefs | Over 70 arrested for usury
More than 70 people were arrested for their involvement in a usury group, the Judiciary Police (PJ) reported yesterday. Sixteen of the total are Macau residents, ... -
Gaming | Casino taxes helping to fill gov’t coffers
2018 brought good things to Macau’s government coffers. According to data published by the Financial Services Bureau, the government collected MOP106.8 billion (USD13.21 billion) in direct ... -
Power cut downtown under investigation
Public electricity company Companhia de Electricidade de Macau (CEM) told the Times yesterday that it is still investigating an electrical failure on Saturday that led to ... -
Sonia Chan in Beijing to talk convict transfers
Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan is traveling to Beijing to discuss a transfer agreement for convicted criminals with her mainland counterparts. Her visit follows ... -
Crime | No end in sight for social media scams
Relationship scams taking place over social media are on the rise, with the police authorities revealing new cases every week. Yesterday’s joint press conference with the ... -
PSP detains man with fake entry slip
The Public Security Police Force (PSP) spokesperson reported yesterday that they caught a man from the mainland in the possession of a valid travel license for ... -
Drunk driver hits lamp post
A local man driving under the influence of alcohol crashed his vehicle into a lamp post on Sunday around 7:20 p.m. at Estrada da Ponta da Cabrita ... -
Irene Lau confirmed for Forum Macau
According to an executive order published in the government’s Official Gazette yesterday, Irene Lau and António Lei will be the nominated representatives of the Macao Trade ... -
Copycat logo | University pledged to look into similarities in 2009
The Turkish university that has been using a logo almost identical to the Macau SAR’s emblem allegedly pledged to investigate the matter a decade ago. Kirklareli ... -
Turkey on MDT map
The Macau emblem copycat story first reported by Macau Daily Times a week ago triggered enormous interest in Turkey and a rampant hike of visitors from ... -
Zhaoqing given new lease of life by Greater Bay Area
For the lesser-known city of Zhaoqing, inclusion in the Greater Bay Area Initiative promises the opportunity to catch up with other cities in Guangdong that developed ... -
Greater Bay Area | Guangdong’s export-led growth stalling at a bad time
After the Greater Bay Area plan framework was released earlier this month, government officials from mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau were almost unanimous in their ... -
Guangzhou airport overvalued even after cluster city plan expected to drive traffic
Optimism over a travel boom in southern China has fueled a surge in shares of China’s third-biggest airport. But some analysts say the rally in Shanghai-listed ... -
Goldman Sachs sees oil taking fleeting trip higher
Oil prices could potentially rise as much as 13 percent from current levels, though the rally may prove fleeting, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Top ... -
Corporate Bits | Galaxy to host grace Kelly exhibition
Galaxy Entertainment Group is producing, for the first time, a cultural exhibition detailing the life story of Grace Kelly, from being an actress to becoming the ... -
US, UK pledge continuity for derivatives after Brexit
The U.K. and U.S. sought to allay fears of disruption in the multitrillion-dollar derivatives market, vowing to put in place emergency policies to ensure trading continues ... -
Oscars Special | In an upset, ‘Green Book’ wins best picture
The segregation-era road-trip drama “Green Book” was crowned best picture at the 91st Academy Awards yesterday, handing Hollywood’s top award to a film seen as a ... -
China deleveraging is dead as USD34 trillion debt boom returns
For almost two years, the question has lingered over China’s market-roiling crackdown on financial leverage: How much pain can the country’s policy makers stomach? Evidence is ... -
Mining deaths | Broken-down bus that crashed in mine was bought online
The operators of China’s largest silver mine transported workers underground on a broken-down bus that was bought online, routinely overloaded and operating on ramp not intended ... -
Kim-Trump | Vietnam vows ‘maximum level’ security for summit
With North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on an armored train barreling through China toward Vietnam’s capital, and U.S. President Donald Trump about to board a ... -
Bangladesh | Police identify suspect in failed plane hijacking
A man who was killed while trying to hijack a commercial flight in Bangladesh was a 24-year-old passenger from a village near the capital who had ... -
UK | Setback for USD1.3b Uber tax suit as court denies costs bid
A British lawyer faces a setback in his plan to take on Uber Technologies Inc. over its tax payments after losing a court bid to limit his ... -
US border security officials to oppose emergency declaration
A group of former U.S. national security officials is set to release a statement arguing there is no justification for President Donald Trump to use a national ... -
UK | May under mounting pressure to delay Brexit
British Prime Minister Theresa May is under pressure to delay the country’s departure from the European Union, after she postponed a vote in Parliament on her ... -
This Day in History | 1987 Synod says ‘yes’ to women priests
The Church of England’s General Synod has voted by a huge majority to clear the way for the ordination of women priests. The Church of England ... -
Offbeat | Animal saved from icy Estonian river turns out to be a wolf
Estonian construction workers got the shock of their lives when they found out the animal they saved from an icy river was not a dog but ... -
Golf | Tokyo and Japan offer tradition, expectation to Olympics
Golf returned to the Olympics three years ago in Rio de Janeiro after a 112-year absence. But few play golf in Brazil, which kicked up problems ... -
Tennis | Media watchdog says Williams cartoon didn’t breach standards
The Australian Press Council has ruled there was no breach of its standards of practice in a cartoon of tennis star Serena Williams which attracted global ... -
The Buzz | Trump goes after Spike Lee after Oscars speech
President Donald Trump is going after director Spike Lee, who used his Oscar acceptance speech to urge mobilization for the 2020 election. Trump tweeted yesterday that ... -
Hanoi Postcard: Children hope to give Kim comradely welcome
Children at a kindergarten in Hanoi, some in Korean traditional “Hanbok” dress, have been practicing singing and dancing, hoping to show off their talents to North ... -
World Briefs
CHINA The Shanghai Composite index jumped 5.5 percent after President Donald Trump announced he was extending a deadline for escalating tariffs on Chinese imports. CHINA A ... -
Our Desk | Mandarin or not?
I am pretty sure that not every single French citizen wants tourists to go to France and speak French to them. At least some people have ... -
Tuesday, February 26, 2019 – edition no. 3226
* Macau emblem | Turkish uni knew of copycat 10 years ago * Greater Bay Area A horizon of hopes and doubts * Casino taxes fill ... -
Trade talks | Stocks surge on US decision to postpone tariff hike
China’s stock market surged yesterday after President Donald Trump’s decision to postpone a tariff hike on Chinese imports and state media expressed hopes the fight with ...
