Daily Archives: Tuesday, April 16, 2019
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Briefs | Political commissar leaves Macau
Zhou Wugang, political commissar of the Macau garrison of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, has been promoted to a position at China’s Eastern Theater Command. Before ... -
National security | Gov’t to expedite work on message interception, immigration controls
Macau’s Secretary for Security, Wong Sio Chak, said yesterday that the local government was committed to expediting work on laws and regulations that will lead to ... -
Hengqin | 24-hour construction to meet Macau’s 20th anniversary deadline
Zhuhai is likely to continue carrying out 24-hour construction in order to prepare several projects in time for the 20th anniversary of the Macau handover. According ... -
Septuagenarian plunges to death at Fai Chi Kei
A 75-year-old local resident plunged to his own death in the Fai Chi Kei area on the evening of April 12 in case of suicide. According to ... -
Crime | Authorities change tack on prostitution, treat it as illegal work
In an apparent and unexplained change of approach, Macau police authorities are now charging the suspects in three recent prostitution cases for illegal work. This new ... -
Indonesians, Filipinos cast votes ahead of elections
A group representing the Indonesian community has described the remote voting process of its upcoming presidential election as disorganized, with a few community members also reporting some ... -
Health | Two more rubella cases bring total to 19
Two new cases of rubella were found in the region, totaling 19 cases since the start of the year, the Health Bureau (SSM) confirmed. The SSM ... -
Economy | Tourist prices edge up in Q1 on rising food costs
The city’s tourist price index edged up 0.72% year-on-year to 137.92 during the first quarter of 2019. This is attributable to dearer prices of local food ... -
Gama Aviation latest firm eyeing Macau in GBA expansion plan
After starting to build its network in the Asia-Pacific region with its aircraft management services, U.K.-based Gama Aviation is eyeing the possibilities brought about by the ... -
Guangzhou | China’s largest trade fair opens with strong Belt and Road presence
The 125th China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, opened yesterday in Guangzhou, capital of south China’s Guangdong Province, with over half ... -
Shenzhen spends big on R&D in 2018
China’s tech hub Shenzhen saw a robust growth in research and development investment in 2018, which accounted for 4.2 percent of the city’s GDP last year, ... -
Jack Ma draws controversy by lauding overtime work culture
Billionaire Jack Ma again encouraged tech workers to embrace the industry’s extreme-overtime culture, defying a growing social media backlash just days after he made the first ... -
Corporate Bits | Melco resorts releases sustainability report
Melco Resorts & Entertainment has released its latest sustainability report for 2018, bringing together its social and environmental achievements and ambitions under a new strategy – ... -
Paul Ryan says rest of the world should be more like Taiwan
The former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Paul Ryan, said yesterday that the U.S. wants the rest of the world to be more like ... -
Gov’t says US treats Latin America like its ‘backyard’
Beijing fired back at the U.S. on yesterday after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo criticized China’s role in Venezuela as prolonging the crisis there. Pompeo’s accusations ... -
China wins allies for web vision in ideological battle with U.S.
A swathe of the world is adopting China’s vision for a tightly controlled internet over the unfettered American approach, a stunning ideological coup for Beijing that would ... -
Red Cross, New Zealand hope for info on nurse held in Syria
New Zealand’s foreign minister confirmed yesterday that a New Zealand nurse has been held captive by the Islamic State group in Syria for almost six years, ... -
Malaysia | Gov’t says revised China deal shows costs were inflated
Malaysia’s prime minister said yesterday a Chinese company building a rail link across the Southeast Asian nation will jointly help to manage and operate the network, ... -
Sudan | Activists say military attempted to break up sit-in
The Sudanese military attempted to break up an anti-government sit-in yesterday outside its headquarters in the capital, Khartoum, but backed off, organizers behind the protests said. ... -
Germany | Former Volkswagen CEO charged with fraud
German prosecutors have indicted former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn and four others on charges of fraud and unfair competition, saying he failed to prevent the manipulation ... -
This Day in History | 1964 – ‘Great Train Robbers’ get 300 years
Some of the longest sentences in British criminal history have been imposed on men involved in the so-called “Great Train Robbery”. Sentences totalling 307 years were ... -
Offbeat | Man sues parents for getting rid of his vast porn collection
An Indiana man is suing his parents for getting rid of his vast pornography collection, which he estimates is worth USD29,000. The 40-year-old man last week ... -
Rugby | Folau says he will quit game if it is ‘God’s will’
Coach Michael Cheika said he would not have been able to select fullback Israel Folau for the Wallabies after his latest “disrespectful” social media posts attacking ... -
Golf | Tiger a major champion again, and race to Nicklaus back on
No comeback by Tiger Woods was ever going to be complete without a major. Now the question becomes how many more he can win. So much ... -
The Buzz | Europe looks to remold internet with new copyright rules
The European Union has approved a copyright rule that aims to give more protection to artists and news organizations but which critics say will stifle freedom ... -
Mia Farrow pursues anti-hunger work in South Sudan visit
Mia Farrow will never forget the day she watched a baby die in her mother’s arms. “It was a little girl staring at her mother and ... -
Our Desk | Mega project may be too small
The Secretary of Transport and Public Works has voiced the opinion that the mega projects already built in Macau, in addition to the ones which will ... -
World Briefs
TAIWAN The former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Paul Ryan, says the U.S. wants the rest of the world to be more like Taiwan. ... -
Tuesday, April 16, 2019 – edition no. 3271
* Hengqin the noisy Neighbor | Round the clock construction in time for Macau’s birthday * A matter for the Labour Affairs Bureau | Police charge ...
