Daily Archives: Thursday, March 7, 2019
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New police drone used in marine search and rescue drill
The Macao Customs Services used its latest police drone to search for and locate seafarers during yesterday’s search and rescue drill. The maritime authority also dispatched ... -
Sports | Dragon boat competitions return to Nam Van in June
As in previous years, Macau will host the Macau International Dragon Boat Races in June, an annual event jointly organized by the Sports Bureau, the Macau-China ... -
Extradition treaties raise alarm on all sides of the border
Having long sought extradition treaties with both Beijing and neighboring Hong Kong, Macau authorities hinted at signs of a breakthrough last week with a “consensus” reached ... -
Briefs | Bus collided with LRT pillar and injured ten
Early morning yesterday, night bus N3 crashed into a pillar of the Light Rapid Transit (LRT), causing minor injuries to ten passengers. The accident took place ... -
Courts | TUI rules in favor of gov’t land plot reclamation
The Court of Final Appeal (TUI) has ruled in favor of the Macau government regarding an appeal from the concessionaire of a land plot, the Times ... -
Association hopes for adult offspring solution in 2019
Yesterday, a group of local residents visited the Macau SAR Identification Department for a discussion on the issue of obtaining local residency permits for their adult ... -
Music | Caetano launches solo album at Ronnie Scott’s, makes BBC radio
Macau-born Portuguese percussionist and singer-songwriter João Caetano last week launched his first solo album at a sold-out event at famous London jazz club Ronnie Scott’s. Earlier ... -
Jabbawockeez holds workshop for local dance enthusiasts
American hip-hop dance crew, the Jabbawockeez, held a workshop at MGM Cotai on Tuesday, inviting dance enthusiasts from the city’s various associations. The dance crew is ... -
Angola nurtures ‘new alliances’ but preserves ties with China
Angola, under the leadership of President João Lourenço, has been forging “new alliances,” notably with Japan, but continues to prioritize ties with China and the Portuguese-speaking ... -
Mak Mak to visit Portugal next week
The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) will organize an “Experience Macau – Portugal” mega promotion next week during Lisbon Travel Market (BTL) 2019, at which Macau ... -
20 percent increase in cars using HKZMB in Jan
The number of cars entering Macau using the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge exceeded 15,700 in January 2019, an increase of nearly 20 percent compared to December 2018, ... -
German spies said to be fighting to keep Huawei out of 5G
Hardliners in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government are fighting for the powers to keep Huawei Technologies Co. out of Germany’s fifth-generation mobile networks. The cyber-security hawks are ... -
US-China trade deal leaves currencies as fighting ground
The U.S. and China are edging closer to resolving differences on currencies that have bogged down economic talks for nearly two decades. The only question is ... -
Corporate Bits | Asia’s 50 best restaurants awards returns to wynn as venue partner
Wynn Macau and Wynn Palace Cotai have once again been chosen as the official venue partner by Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants for the highly anticipated event ... -
Environment | S. Korea proposes rain project with Beijing to clean air
South Korean President Moon Jae-in has proposed a joint project with China to use artificial rain to clean the air in his country, where an acute ... -
Big concessions on trade deal won’t be made, ex-minister says
China won’t make big concessions to the U.S. in order to seal a trade deal, former finance minister Lou Jiwei said in Beijing yesterday, calling some ... -
Canadian canola permit revoked as dispute escalates
One of Canada’s largest grain processors said Tuesday that China has revoked its permit to export canola there, a move that some saw as retaliation for ... -
NPC | Beijing says new law will bar demands for technology handover
China will bar government authorities from demanding overseas companies hand over technology secrets in exchange for market share, a top economic official said yesterday, addressing a ... -
Nuclear operation | North Korea said to be rebuilding structures at rocket site
North Korea is restoring facilities at a long-range rocket launch site that it dismantled last year as part of disarmament steps, according to foreign experts and ... -
Border tensions | India, Pakistan again target army posts, villages in Kashmir
Indian and Pakistani soldiers shelled military outposts and villages along their highly militarized frontier in disputed Kashmir yesterday, in an outbreak of new violence despite stepped-up ... -
Indonesia | No flights or internet during sacred Day of Silence
Bali’s airport will close for 24 hours, the internet will be turned off and streets emptied as the predominantly Hindu island in Indonesia observes its New ... -
South Korea | Ex-president Lee granted bail in bribery case
Former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak was released from detention yesterday after a court approved USD885,000 jail nearly a year after his arrest and during the ... -
More migrants crossing US southern border in large groups
The number of migrant families crossing the southwest border is again breaking records, and the crush is overwhelming border agents and straining facilities, officials said. More ... -
Russia | Putin urges stronger protection of military secrets
President Vladimir Putin urged Russia’s top domestic security agency on Wednesday to tighten its protection of information related to new weapons and other sensitive data. In ... -
US | Cohen’s 4th day of testimony could touch on Russia, finances
President Donald Trump’s former lawyer is returning to Capitol Hill for a fourth day of testimony as Democrats pursue a flurry of investigations into Trump’s White ... -
Offbeat | Hello Kitty to make her big screen debut
Hello Kitty might not have a mouth but she’s got a movie deal. Warner Bros.’ New Line Cinema announced yesterday [Macau time] that it has acquired ... -
This Day in History | 1965 – Police attack Alabama marchers
State troopers and volunteer officers in the southern US state of Alabama have broken up a demonstration of black and white civil rights protesters, injuring at ... -
Football | Ajax’s display against Madrid raises likelihood of transfers
REAL MADRID 1, AJAX 4 Ajax’s breathtaking display against Real Madrid is likely to be its undoing. The Dutch club’s dramatic 4-1 rout of the three-time ... -
NBA | Harden scores 35, Rockets beat Raptors 107-95
James Harden scored 35 points, Gerald Green had 11 of his 18 in the fourth quarter and the Houston Rockets beat the Toronto Raptors 107-95 yesterday ... -
World briefs
CHINA will bar government authorities from demanding overseas companies hand over technology secrets in exchange for market share, a top economic official said yesterday, addressing a ... -
The Buzz | Chinese official insists no love for Dalai Lama in Tibet
China’s Communist Party chief in Tibet insisted yesterday that the Tibetan people feel more affection toward the government than to the region’s traditional Buddhist leader, the ... -
Frenchman completes sentence for Myanmar drone flight
A French man sentenced to one month in prison with hard labor for flying a drone in Myanmar completed his term yesterday, but remained in detention because ... -
World Views | Smart fiscal discipline is overdue for a comeback
The Congressional Budget Office recently released its revised Budget and Economic Outlook. Its economists estimate that, on present policy, annual deficits of a trillion dollars — ... -
Thursday, March 7, 2019 – edition no. 3243
* Extradition treaties | Alarm rings on all sides of the border * Pac On | Top court rules in favor of gov’t plot reclamation * ...
