Daily Archives: Monday, March 18, 2019
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Chinese workers sue Saipan casino over forced labor scheme
Seven Chinese men allege in a lawsuit that they were victims of a forced labor scheme while constructing a Saipan casino. The casino and its contractors ... -
Ask the Vet | Senior dog food: a look at age-specific formulas
In order to maintain a healthy and active lifestyle for your pet, owners must know what to look for in senior dog food to suit their animal›s needs. ... -
Gaming | SJM, MGM extensions granted with view to protecting workers
On Friday, the Macau SAR government extended the gaming concession and the sub-concession of Sociedade de Jogos de Macau, S.A. (SJM) and of MGM Grand Paradise, ... -
Briefs | Zhang Rongshun resigns from NPC
The resignation of the Deputy Director of the Macau Liaison Office, Zhang Rongshun, from his position in the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, has ... -
United Nations | Secretary Chan says Macau unable to ratify convention on migrants’ protection
The United Nations Human Rights Council has accepted the third report of the China Universal Periodic Review, which has a section covering the Macau SAR. The ... -
Kim murder | Malaysian bar chief questions decision to hold Vietnamese suspect
Malaysia’s top council of lawyers asked the attorney-general to explain the release of an Indonesian suspect in the murder of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s ... -
Obituary | Charlie Whiting: Macau GP organizers send condolences to FIA legend
The sudden death of FIA (Federation Internationale de l’Automobile) race director Charlie Whiting last week in Melbourne, Australia, ahead of the Formula One’s season kick- off ... -
Environment | Impact of plastic bags bill mostly on consumers’ pockets
Presented to the public by the Executive Council (ExCo) last week, a law proposal that aims to enforce a surcharge on plastic bag distribution in the ... -
Economy | Growth expected to slow to 3.2 percent in 2019
Macau is expected to end 2019 with economic growth of 3.2 percent, and for growth to increase by 60 basis points to 3.8 percent by 2020, ... -
Arts | Cinematheque to mark anniversary with film festival
Cinematheque Passion will celebrate its second anniversary with a “Surprise Film Festival” that will run from March 30 to April 28, featuring eight classic works that ... -
Hengqin reserves 200,000 square meters of land for Macau
On Friday, the University of Macau (UM) signed a cooperation agreement with the Hengqin district government to jointly build a research center on the island. According ... -
Hong Kong | Analyst predicts Carrie Lam will invite Japan to cooperate on GBA
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam will likely make a trip to Japan, seeking an agreement to work with the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA) ... -
Chinese Premier Li guarantees Macau customs autonomy
The central government said it intends to preserve the separate customs territories and free ports of Macau and Hong Kong so as to allow the two ... -
Hong Kong seen spending billions more to defend currency peg
This round of currency intervention in Hong Kong is far from over. That’s according to analysts, who’re watching the interplay between the amount of money in ... -
Corporate Bits | Sichuan moon opens at Wynn palace
Wynn Palace Cotai announced the arrival of Sichuan Moon – a restaurant with internationally acclaimed Chef André Chiang. The restaurant will reinterpret the flavors of Sichuan ... -
Investment law | Gov’t struggles to reassure foreign firms with new regulations
The Chinese government wraps up its annual policy conference this week with the passage of a new foreign investment law that it hopes will keep global ... -
Premier denies Beijing tells companies to spy
China’s No. 2 leader denied that Beijing tells its tech companies to spy abroad and promised Friday to treat foreign and domestic competitors equally in an ... -
Head of energy agency expelled from Communist Party
The head of China’s energy planning agency has been expelled from the country’s ruling Communist Party and dismissed from his post. Nur Bekri used his authority ... -
Mosque massacre | New Zealand prepares to bury mosque victims as toll hits 50
Anguished relatives anxiously waited yesterday for authorities to release the remains of those who were killed in massacres at two mosques in the New Zealand city ... -
USA | Once sanctuaries, houses of worship struggle with security
A rabbi who packs a gun. A church installing security cameras. A police car protecting a mosque. Houses of worship have traditionally been places of refuge ... -
Brexit | UK leader to lawmakers: Back my deal or face lengthy delay
British Prime Minister Theresa May warned yesterday that it would be “a potent symbol of Parliament’s collective political failure” if a Brexit delay meant that the ... -
Ethiopians hold mass funeral ceremony for crash victims
Thousands mourned the Ethiopian plane crash victims yesterday, accompanying 17 empty caskets draped in the national flag through the streets of the capital as some victims’ ... -
Offbeat | Escaped lion spends night in jail cell in South Africa
A lion that escaped a wildlife park and was captured weeks later spent the night in a South African jail cell, until authorities could send him ... -
This Day in History | 1992 – South Africa votes for change
White South Africans have backed an overwhelming mandate for political reforms to end apartheid and create a power-sharing multi-racial government. In a landslide victory for change, ... -
Football | Man United gets Barcelona in Champions League quarterfinals
A new generation of Manchester United players will have to get through Barcelona to win the Champions League. And Lionel Messi will still be there. United ... -
Boxing | Spence defends IBF welterweight title with win over Garcia
Errol Spence Jr. had to go the distance to defend his IBF welterweight title for the third time. Still, the outcome was never in doubt for ... -
World briefs
HONG KONG This round of currency intervention in Hong Kong is far from over. That’s according to analysts, who’re watching the interplay between the amount of ... -
The Buzz | Should media avoid naming the gunmen in mass shootings?
A few months after teen shooters killed 12 classmates and her father at Columbine High School, Coni Sanders was standing in line at a grocery store ... -
France cleans up Champs-Elysees after yellow vest rioting
Paris cleaned up one of the world’s most glamorous avenues yesterday after rioting by an ultraviolent core in the dwindling yellow vest protest movement angry at ... -
Rear Window | The deciding factor(s)
As we have said before in this column, and we will say it again, apparently all relevant central political tips are vouching for a Ho Iat ... -
Monday, March 18, 2019 – edition no. 3250
* SJM, MGM concessions extended | On equal footing, ʻbig sixʼ drift toward ‘22 showdown * Macau public skeptical over anti-plastic bill * Sonia Chan turns ...
