Daily Archives: Friday, March 22, 2019
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Briefs | DSF claims big disputes regarding vacancy tax
The Financial Services Bureau (DSF) has stated that the situation with vacant residential properties in Macau is not serious, and that if the vacancy tax is ... -
Special Report | CEM says electric vehicle chargers are properly installed, public disagrees
In response to concerns expressed in the community, more specifically, by electric vehicle (EV) owners and users, the Times questioned the entities responsible for the installation ... -
Consumer price growth slows in Feb
The Composite Consumer Price Index (CPI) in February 2019 increased by nearly 2.8 percent year-on-year to reach 115.31, according to the latest information from the Statistics ... -
Smart city | Researcher calls for tourism to tap into software
A researcher on tourism has called for the enhancement of the SAR’s software to help the city achieve its goal of sustainable tourism development. Jason Ni, ... -
Agnes Lam says local SMEs missing out on eco-business opportunity
It is recommended that local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) be more eco-friendly business if they want to operate in the Greater Bay Area, Agnes Lam ... -
Cultural Industry Fund denies accusations of cronyism
The Cultural Industry Fund (FCI) has denied an accusation that it practiced cronyism when granting 5.9 million patacas to a film production company. The FCI launched ... -
Measles | Health Bureau urges employers to vaccinate non-residents
The director of the Health Bureau’s (SSM) Disease Prevention and Control Centre, Lam Chong, has urged employers of non-resident workers (TNR), especially those from the Philippines ... -
Hong Kong | Chief Executive warns of collateral damage risk from trade war
Hong Kong’s chief executive cautioned that the Asian financial hub continued to face the risk of collateral damage from the China-U.S. trade war, saying the tensions ... -
The scariest hour in FX keeping HK peg defenders busy
The early part of the Asian trading day – when currency flash crashes tend to happen – seems to be when intervention happens too. All five ... -
China Southern Power Grid to build new GBA network
China Southern Power Grid claims that, by 2030, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA) will have completed building a ‘smart power grid,’ according to Chinese ... -
Chinese group HNA sells stake in TAP – Air Portugal
The HNA group has divested the 9 percent stake that it indirectly held in the share capital of TAP – Air Portugal by selling its subsidiary ... -
Tencent profit misses estimates as games slip, costs swell
Tencent Holdings Ltd. posted a quarterly profit that missed analysts’ estimates after it spent heavily on cloud and mobile payments businesses to offset a gaming slowdown. ... -
Report: Myanmar, China failing to stop ‘bride’
Authorities in China and Myanmar are failing to stop the brutal trafficking of young women, often teenagers, from the conflict-ridden Kachin region for sexual slavery, according ... -
Taiwan leader to tour Pacific allies, with Hawaii stopover
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen left yesterday on a tour of diplomatic allies in the Pacific that will end with a stopover in Hawaii. Taiwan has struggled ... -
Ex-Philippine officials accuse Xi of crimes against humanity
Two former Philippine officials have taken the bold step of filing a complaint with the International Criminal Court accusing Chinese President Xi Jinping of crimes against ... -
Elections | Thai PM hopeful wants constitutional changes
The leader of Thailand’s oldest political party said if he becomes prime minister after Sunday’s elections, he will make forceful but careful efforts to undo undemocratic ... -
Australia | 2,000 people moved from powerful cyclone’s path
About 2,000 Australians were being moved inland yesterday from part of the northern coast ahead of a powerful cyclone expected to hit this weekend. Evacuees were ... -
Buy-bust | Vietnam arrests 8 Chinese suspected of drug trafficking
Vietnamese police have arrested eight Chinese suspected of drug trafficking after seizing 300 kilograms of methamphetamine worth up to USD26 million. The state-run Tuoi Tre newspaper ... -
Aviation| Official: third pilot helped on next-to-last Lion Air flight
The chairman of Indonesia’s transportation safety agency confirmed yesterday that a third pilot was in the cockpit of a Lion Air Boeing 737 Max 8 on ... -
New Zealand | ‘Military-style’ guns banned after mosque attacks
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern yesterday announced a ban of “military-style” semi-automatic firearms and high-capacity magazines like those used in the shootings at Christchurch mosques ... -
Offbeat | LA-area pursuit suspect breakdances before surrendering
Law-breaking turned into breakdancing at the end of a Southern California vehicle pursuit. TV news helicopters were overhead Tuesday night when a suspect pursued by the ... -
This Day in History | 1963 – Profumo denies affair with model
The Secretary of State for War, John Profumo, has denied any impropriety with the model, Christine Keeler. Allegations were made yesterday by three MPs in the ... -
Football | FIFA will not allow artificial fields at 2023 Women’s WCup
FIFA will only allow natural grass fields at the 2023 Women’s World Cup. The stipulation is contained in requirements sent to bidding nations and follows controversy ... -
Football | Cannavaro’s first game with China ends in 1-0 loss to Thailand
Fabio Cannavaro’s first game as coach of China ended in a 1-0 loss to Thailand in the opening match of the four-nation China Cup yesterday. The ... -
World briefs
SOUTH CHINA SEA Two former Philippine officials have taken the bold step of filing a complaint with the International Criminal Court accusing Chinese President Xi Jinping ... -
The Buzz | Dutch suspect in tram shooting to face terrorism charge
The main suspect in a deadly tram shooting in the Dutch city of Utrecht will be charged with offenses including multiple murder or manslaughter with a ... -
My first blue jeans | Levi Strauss readies for prime time in the public markets
Levi Strauss & Co., which gave America its first pair of blue jeans, is public again, for the second time. The 166-year-old company, which owns the ... -
Kapok | Images speak louder than words
Upon return from Beijing, Macao’s political heavyweights staged a highly official debriefing conference highlighting key points from their study trip and their studious participation in what ... -
The cannabis ultra | In Israel elections
• The Cinderella story of Israel’s current election campaign is a fringe party led by an ultranationalist libertarian with a criminal record who vows to legalize ... -
An untamed man and horse connect in ‘The Mustang’
We don’t find out our protagonist’s name for quite some time in “The Mustang,” the feature debut of French writer-director Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre. All we know ... -
‘The Liar’s Child’ is a compelling story
Young Cassie and her 5-year-old brother, Boon, live at the Paradise apartments near North Carolina’s Outer Banks and are dealing with a broken home. Their mom ... -
Snarky Puppy’s ‘Immigrance’ emulates live experience
With musicians from all over the United States, as well as Argentina, Canada and Japan, to name a few, and instruments from as far away as ... -
News of the World | Upstart party turns cannabis into key Israeli election issue
The Cinderella story of Israel’s current election campaign is a fringe party led by an ultranationalist libertarian with a criminal record who vows to legalize marijuana, ... -
The Vinous Future – in the Winery
When the green shoots of organic wine began to appear in the 70s and 80s of the past century, it was sniffed at as nothing more ... -
Food | Delicious Endeavors
Slightly away from the hustle and bustle of the Cotai Strip, Altira Macau is known among tourists and locals alike as one of the most luxurious ...
