Monthly Archives: March 2019
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The Internet | At age 30, World Wide Web is ‘not the web we wanted’
At the ripe old age of 30 and with half the globe using it, the World Wide Web is facing growing pains with issues like hate ... -
Macau Matters | Personal data in Macau
I won the trifecta and have all the first world fat old men medical conditions – high blood pressure, high cholesterol and type II diabetes. For ... -
Wednesday, March 13, 2019 – edition no. 3247
* Business visas for sale from 18k | Hole in the border * Night run competition | 750 steps to climb The Parisian Eiffel Tower * ... -
EXCLUSIVE: Mainland visitors ditch travel permits for one-year multiple entry business visas
Mainland visitors are acquiring business visas on online shops that grant them frequent access to Macau and Hong Kong, the Times has learned. Visitors can be ... -
Macanese ‘Wonder Boy’ made Palau tourism ambassador
A 10-year-old international child celebrity, Singapore- born but of mixed Chinese-Portuguese descent, was recently appointed as the Republic of Palau’s honorary goodwill ambassador for tourism by the ... -
Gaming | Suncity, Imperial Pacific issue profit warnings ahead of 2018 results
Macau junket operator Suncity Group has said it expects to record a loss for the year in its upcoming financial results to be released later this ... -
Gaming | South Korea could raise age for casino entry
Younger South Korean gamblers might be out of luck if a bill being considered by the country’s parliament finds enough support. Last week, legislation was submitted ... -
Murder Trial | Indonesian woman freed 2 years after killing of Kim Jong Nam
An Indonesian woman held for two years on suspicion of killing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s half brother was freed from custody yesterday after Malaysian ... -
SAR to hold civil defense drill next month
The government is set to hold a large-scale civil defense exercise in April, partly to test the integrated command system for the management of public emergencies, ... -
Crime | Sai Van road rage incident leads to double charges
A local male in his twenties is being accused of negligence and the abandonment of a traffic accident victim over a road rage episode that occurred last ... -
Briefs | Three injured in fight over child
Two women and one little girl have been injured as a result of their involvement in a physical fight, according to a message released by the ... -
Arts | AF kicks off exhibition from first artist-in-residence project
A photo exhibition that seeks to capture the stories of the city began at the Rui Cunha Foundation yesterday, showcasing 24 photographs of the region through the ... -
DSAL to re-examine illegal employment punishment
Yesterday, on the sidelines of the meeting of the Standing Committee for the Coordination of Social Affairs, the Director of the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL), Wong ... -
Macau Inc | Chau sheds light on further Suncity expansion
Suncity Group founder Alvin Chau has stated that the group will strive to develop a comprehensive and diversified business this year, which includes opening its own ... -
Hong Kong | Researchers discover over 7,000 new marine species
Over 7,000 new microbial species in the oceans were discovered by researchers from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), which made the results ... -
Macau | Si Ka Lon proposes Zhuhai’s Ladrones Islands could house Chinese naval base
During the 13th Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing, lawmaker Si Ka Lon proposed that Macau and Zhuhai should cooperate in developing the Ladrones ... -
Hong Kong tightens liquidity with USD192 million peg defense
Hong Kong faces the likelihood of rising borrowing costs after the city’s de facto central bank intervened to defend its currency peg for the first time ... -
European Union | Portugal’s Costa opposes strategy of creating European champions
Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa said he opposes a strategy of creating large European corporate champions at the expense of competition within the region. “We can’t ... -
Courtrooms to canola fields: Huawei-US tensions span globe
Chinese tech giant Huawei’s tensions with Washington, which says the telecom equipment maker is a security risk, stretch across four continents from courtrooms to corporate boardrooms ... -
Trade war | Officials push against US demands on enforcement, yuan
China’s top trade and monetary policy officials this weekend delivered a subtle push-back against trade demands made by Washington, delivering Beijing’s own interpretation of progress made ... -
Aviation tragedy | Beijing grounds Boeing 737 Max 8 planes after Ethiopia crash
China’s civilian aviation authority ordered all Chinese airlines to temporarily ground their Boeing 737 Max 8 planes yesterday after one of the aircraft crashed in Ethiopia. ... -
North Korea | Kim Jong Un seen losing more than gaining if he tests missile
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is showing signs he might fire his first rocket in 15 months. Long-time observers suspect he is bluffing. Two days ... -
South Korea | K-Pop takes a hit after Big Bang singer named in sex probe
The popularity of K-Pop is taking a dive – at least in the stock market – after South Korean police confirmed a member of the Big ... -
Japan | Court rejects Ghosn’s request to attend Nissan board meeting
A Japanese court has rejected a request by former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, released on bail last week, to attend the Japanese automaker’s board meeting today. Nissan ... -
Pakistan | Anti-graft tribunal indicts ex-premier, six others
A Pakistani anti-graft tribunal has indicted former Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and six others over millions of dollars in losses because of delays to a power ... -
USA | Trump reviving his border wall fight with new budget request
President Donald Trump is reviving his border wall fight, preparing a new budget that will seek USD8.6 billion for his signature project, impose steep spending cuts ... -
USA | Tesla walks back its plan to close most showrooms
Tesla is walking back its plan to close most retail stores worldwide in a move the company says will force it to raise prices on most ... -
This Day in History | 1969 – Paul McCartney weds Linda Eastman
Paul McCartney has married Linda Eastman in a civil ceremony in London. Hundreds of people gathered outside the Marylebone Register Office to catch a glimpse of ... -
Football | English field invasions see players punched, pushed
In an alleged moment of malice, a pitch invader punches a player. In an apparent attempt to join goal celebrations, a fan pushes an opposition player. ... -
Rugby | Cooper finds new home with Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby
Wallabies outcast Quade Cooper has found a comfortable new home at the Melbourne Rebels, playing a major role from flyhalf in the club’s unbeaten start to ... -
World briefs
CHINA’s top trade and monetary policy officials delivered a subtle push-back against trade demands made by Washington, giving Beijing’s own interpretation of progress made in talks ... -
The Buzz | Chicago Symphony musicians trade piccolos for picketing
Striking musicians at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra are grabbing picket signs instead of piccolos after a lack of progress in contract talks. The musicians picketed yesterday ... -
Flight 302 | A shredded book, a passport: What 157 victims left behind
What little was left was heartbreaking: A battered passport. A shredded book. Business cards in many languages. Searchers in white gloves and canvas shoes picked their ... -
Our Desk | The State of Education and vice-versa
As an educator by training, and as a father, I have always nurtured both a significant interest in, and a concern for, education. When I first ... -
Tuesday, March 12, 2019 – edition no. 3246
* Macau’s Kim murder trial | Indonesian suspect set free * Aviation tragedy | Flight recorders found in Ethiopian jetliner crash • The plane’s flight data ...
