Monthly Archives: March 2019
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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 ... -
Friday, March 22, 2019 – edition no. 3254
* The case of e-vehicle stations | Smart city not so much * Accusations viral on social media | Cultural Industry Fund denies cronyism suspicions * ... -
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 ...
