Daily Archives: Thursday, April 4, 2019
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Environment | DSPA outlines campaign roadmap for 2019
The Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) continues its work on the conservation, reuse, and recycling of resources, the Bureau noted yesterday at a press conference at the ... -
Health | SSM to test Filipino measles immunity in new survey
The Health Bureau (SSM) is set to commence a sample survey on the immunity of measles, opening the application to Filipino domestic helpers. According to a ... -
Education | MUST student wins national English-speaking contest
A third-year student of the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) won the first prize of a China-wide English-speaking competition. Winner Cheng Xue-rong is a ... -
Capital Airlines crash-landing | Aviation Authority report points to flaws in airport and airline
The Civil Aviation Authority of Macao (AACM) published yesterday its final report on the investigation into an incident in August last year, when a Beijing Capital ... -
Police investigating cases of illegal loans
The Judiciary Police (PJ) is investigating crimes related to illegal loans, according to the Office of the Secretary for Security. The PJ’s statement came in reply ... -
Fiscal reserves recorded loss of MOP2.9 billion in 2018
The fiscal reserve of the Monetary Authority of Macau (AMCM) registered losses amounting to some MOP2.9 billion in (USD360 million) in 2018, corresponding to negative growth ... -
Briefs | Macau Taxi hopes to receive government subsidies
Macau Radio Taxi Services Limited (Macau Taxi) hopes that the Macau SAR government can provide the company with subsidies to support it in providing accessible services. ... -
Public works | Flooding prevention projects stranded at AL committee
The 10 measures announced by the government that aim to fix or at least relieve the effects of severe storms and high tides have not yet ... -
China Europe Int’l Business Association | ‘Macau is not suitable for entrepreneurship’
Macau is not a good place for people to start a business, said Derio Chan, President of China Europe International Business Association (CEIBA), during yesterday’s seminar ... -
Gaming | King of Las Vegas claims manicurist played him for USD7.5 million
For years, executives at Wynn Resorts concealed allegations of sexual misconduct against company founder Steve Wynn, according to a long-awaited report by Massachusetts casino regulators released ... -
Net gambling gang busted on mainland with 17 arrested
Police in central China’s Hunan Province busted an online gambling gang and captured 17 suspects, with the amount of money involved exceeding 100 million yuan (MOP120.5 ... -
Opinion | Belt and Road without China? Yes, it’s possible
Italy’s new role in the Belt and Road Initiative has alarmed G-7 allies fearful of China’s expanding reach. Give it time: This project is going to ... -
Over concerns, HK introduces revised extradition laws
Hong Kong introduced revised extradition laws before the legislature yesterday despite concerns they would allow suspects to be sent to face torture and unfair trials in ... -
Guangdong cities to pilot skilled migration system
Guangdong has proposed a more preferential permanent residence policy for talent and will pilot a skilled migration system in nine cities in the Pearl River Delta, ... -
Fortnum & Mason launches first overseas store in HK
Fortnum & Mason Plc, the London retailer known for its Christmas gift hampers and royal warrant to supply groceries to the queen, is opening its first ... -
China soy sauce maker’s shareholders explore sale
Shareholders of Honworld Group Ltd. are exploring a sale of the Chinese soy sauce maker, which sells products under the “Lao Heng He” brand, people with ... -
Gov’t bars human rights lawyer from US State Dept. program
A prominent Chinese human rights lawyer said he was blocked on vague national security grounds from leaving the country to participate in a U.S. State Department-sponsored studies ... -
Duterte calls china a friend amid South China Sea tensions
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is maintaining a friendly tone toward China, even after defense officials raised concerns over an increased Chinese presence around a disputed island ... -
CORRUPTION | Beijing formally arrests Xinjiang ex-governor in bribery case
The former governor of the restive Xinjiang region has been formally arrested on accusations of taking bribes following a monthslong investigation, the government said yesterday, showing ... -
Woman arrested for unauthorized entry at Mar-a-Lago
A woman carrying two Chinese passports illegally entered President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, Saturday and lied to a Secret Service agent, according to ... -
Tariff war | Trump team and China resume uphill effort to end trade rift
The Trump administration will resume negotiations with China toward ending a trade war that has deepened uncertainty for businesses and investors and dimmed the outlook for ... -
Sharia | Brunei invokes laws allowing stoning for gay sex, adultery
New Islamic criminal laws that took effect in Brunei on yesterday, punishing gay sex and adultery by stoning offenders to death, have triggered an outcry from ... -
Bomb injures at least 18 people in southern Philippine town
A bomb injured at least 18 people yesterday in a southern Philippine town in an attack believed to be either an extortion attempt or retaliation by Muslim ... -
Corruption | Prosecutor says ex-Malaysian PM abused his ‘absolute power’
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak sat in the dock yesterday at the start of his corruption trial, with the chief prosecutor alleging he wielded “near ... -
US | Democrats vote to demand Mueller’s full report, setting up clash
House Democrats voted yesterday to authorize a subpoena demanding that Attorney General William Barr turn over Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s full Russia report and all the ... -
US | Loughlin, Huffman due in court in college admissions scam
Actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman are expected in court to face charges that they participated in a wide-ranging college admissions cheating scam yesterday. The actresses ... -
Algeria | With the president gone, officials plot next steps
Algeria’s Constitutional Council met yesterday to confirm President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s resignation, as rattled international partners watch closely to see what’s next for this gas-rich country and ... -
This Day in History | 1968 – Martin Luther King shot dead
The American black civil rights leader, Dr Martin Luther King, has been assassinated. Dr King was shot dead in the southern US city of Memphis, Tennessee, ... -
Offbeat | Creepy cargo: Philippines seizes 757 tarantulas from Poland
Philippine customs officials were astonished when they opened nicely gift-wrapped boxes of cookies and oatmeal flown in all the way from Poland and found a hair-raising ... -
Football legend Pele meets rising star Mbappe in Paris
When Kylian Mbappe netted France’s final goal in a 4-2 win over Croatia last July, the rising star became only the second teenager to score in ... -
The Buzz | Chui re-appoints brother to Council of Public Prosecutors
Chief Executive Chui Sai On has re- appointed his brother, Chui Sai Cheong, as well as architect Eddie Wong to the Council of Public Prosecutors for ... -
Jho Low’s 1MDB-linked yacht sold to Genting
A superyacht seized by Malaysia’s government from fugitive financier Low Taek Jho, a central figure in the 1MDB scandal, has found a buyer in casino company Genting ... -
Made in Macao | A change in long weekend culture
With the Cheng Ming Festival falling on a Friday this year, we are blessed with another long weekend in Macao. As I was thinking about how ... -
World Briefs
BRUNEI New Islamic criminal laws that took effect in Brunei yesterday, punishing gay sex and adultery by stoning offenders to death, have triggered an outcry from ... -
Thursday, April 4, 2019 – edition no. 3263
* Steve Wynn claims manicurist played him for millions * To the legislature | Carrie Lam will not cave on extradition * Health bureau to test ...
