Daily Archives: Thursday, March 21, 2019
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Special report | Cracks appearing in Agnes Lam’s middle ground stance
Agnes Lam is marking her 18th month as a lawmaker after being elected in October 2017 on a “middle ground” platform between the pro- democrats and ... -
Briefs | Melinda Chan responds to next gaming concession
The President of Macau Fishermen’s Wharf, Melinda Chan Mei Yi, has said that if her group meets the conditions imposed by the next government’s public tender ... -
Joseph Lau’s son refuses to comment on extradition treaty
Lau Ming-wai, son of Hong Kong property tycoon Joseph Lau Luen-hung, said that he could not share his opinion on the Hong Kong government’s plan to ... -
Legislative Assembly | Sou’s proposal to discuss over-tourism voted down
A proposal by lawmaker Sulu Sou calling the government to the Legislative Assembly (AL) to debate the negative influence of over-tourism on the population was voted down ... -
Fire destroys light installation in ZAPE
A fire that broke out last month on the rooftop of the Macau Art Garden destroyed a light installation that had been relocated from the popular Macao ... -
Ká Hó Reservoir tender opened
The tender for the Ká Hó Reservoir expansion project in Coloane has opened, with the government calling on proposals for the expansion of the water reservoir, ... -
Internet usage rate reaches 90.2 percent in 2018
The number of Macau’s households using the internet in 2018 increased by 6,600 year-on- year to 175,400, accounting for 90.2 percent of total households, the latest ... -
Education | Macau among the worst places in the world for school bullying
Macau was among the worst countries and regions of the world for school bullying, according to the last report of the Programme for International Student Assessment ... -
Hong Kong’s weak dollar is a victim of surging China stocks
The rally in Chinese stocks has been bad news for the Hong Kong dollar. Equity investors are selling the currency for the Chinese yuan and buying ... -
Hong Kong | Administration to spend half of fiscal reserves building artificial islands
Hong Kong’s government plans to spend HKD624 billion ($80 billion), equivalent to half its fiscal reserves, to reclaim land for artificial islands that’ll help ease its ... -
Shenzhen customs retrieves problematic maps from overseas
Customs authorities in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, have retrieved more than 260,000 problematic maps from the Netherlands. Shenzhen Customs said Monday they have detained four ... -
Chinese analyst says Bay plan difficult to achieve
Chinese economic analyst Su Yue, from the Economist Intelligence Unit, believes it will be very difficult for Chinese government officials to achieve the goals of the ... -
Taiwan commentator | ‘GBA means disappearance of SARs’ subjectivity’
Taiwan independent commentator Ze-Yuan Chiu said that the introduction of the Greater Bay Area (GBA) entails the “disappearance of Hong Kong’s and Macau’s subjectivity,” referring to ... -
Aviation | Boeing 737 crisis imperils Norwegian’s cut-price US routes
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA’s reliance on the fuel- saving Boeing Co. 737 Max to underpin its ultra low-cost trans-Atlantic strategy has exposed the loss- making carrier ... -
Xi says China-Italy pact offers closer ties in strategic sectors
Chinese President Xi Jinping, brushing aside U.S. and European concerns ahead of his visit to Rome (more on p11), offered Italy a “global strategic partnership” stretching ... -
Trade dispute | High-level talks with US to resume next week
Top U.S. trade and economic officials will visit China late next week for another round of negotiations, a White House official said yesterday [local time]. Treasury ... -
Buy-bust | Philippines seizes drugs in upscale area, arrests 4 Chinese
Philippine authorities said yesterday that they have seized methamphetamine concealed in tea wrappers and biscuit cans in their second-largest drug haul this year in a sign ... -
Vatican makes overtures on eve of Italy visit by Xi
The Vatican is greeting the visit to Italy of Chinese President Xi Jinping later this week with a new round of overtures and says the “door ... -
Kazakhstan | Leader hands over presidency, puts daughter in contention
Kazakhstan began a new political era, at least formally, as Kassym-Jomart Tokayev was sworn in as president yesterday, succeeding leader-for-life Nursultan Nazarbayev. One of his first ... -
LGBT | Japan urged to stop requiring surgery for ID gender change
Rights Watch urged Japan yesterday to drop its requirement that transgender people be sterilized before their gender is changed on official documents. A 2004 law states ... -
Taliban kill 6 paramilitary troops in southwestern Pakistan
Pakistani authorities say militants overran a remote security outpost in southwestern Baluchistan province, killing six members of the paramilitary forces. The Pakistani Taliban — known as ... -
EU fines Google USD1.7 billion for abusing online ads market
European Union regulators have fined Google USD1.7 billion for abusing its dominant role in online advertising, the third big antitrust penalty they’ve given the internet giant ... -
UK’s May asks EU to delay Brexit until June 30
Prime Minister Theresa May formally asked the European Union on yesterday to postpone Britain’s departure from the bloc — due in nine days — until June ... -
Immigration | Asylum seekers waiting in Mexico seek to stay in US
Several asylum seekers who are being forced to wait in Mexico while their cases wind through U.S. immigration court told a judge yesterday [local time] that ... -
Offbeat | Works by Jay-Z, Lauper, RFK being added to Recording Registry
Songs performed by Jay-Z, Cyndi Lauper and a Robert F. Kennedy speech are among 25 recordings being inducted to the National Recording Registry. The Library of ... -
This Day in History | 1984 – EEC summit collapses over rebate row
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has come under attack for the breakdown of negotiations at the European Economic Community common market summit in Brussels. Mrs Thatcher returned ... -
Rugby Academy | Bats ups and downs at Hong Kong Festival
Macau Bats played their final Hong Kong festival last weekend. Hosted by the Hong Kong Football Club at Happy Valley, the Bats were keen to bounce ... -
Motorsports | Danica Patrick to join NBC’s Indy 500 team
Danica Patrick will join NBC Sports’ inaugural coverage of the Indianapolis 500 as an analyst alongside host Mike Tirico. Patrick retired from racing after last year’s ... -
Super Rugby | Reports suggest Sunwolves out after this season
Super Rugby’s governing body plans to issue a statement on Friday over the future of the 15-team competition with speculation that the Tokyo-based Sunwolves will be ... -
World briefs
CHINA-US Top U.S. trade and economic officials will visit China next week for another round of negotiations, a White House official said. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin ... -
The Buzz | New Zealand police: Mosque gunman had planned a third attack
A father and son who fled the civil war in Syria for “the safest country in the world” were buried before hundreds of mourners yesterday, the ... -
Disney closes USD71b deal for Fox entertainment assets
Disney has closed its USD71 billion acquisition of Fox’s entertainment business, putting “Cinderella,” ‘’The Simpsons,” ‘’Star Wars” and “Dr. Strange” under one corporate roof. The deal ... -
Made in Macao | The forgotten customs of the Spring Equinox
Today marks the Spring Equinox (뉴롸 Chun Fan), the 6th of the 24 solar terms of the year, which is one of the feasts that is ... -
Thursday, March 21, 2019 – edition no. 3253
* Cracks showing in Agnes Lam’s middle path * Education alert! | Macau among worst places in world for school bullying * Light festival piece destroyed ...
