Daily Archives: Wednesday, April 24, 2019
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Briefs | Gov’t distributes information on typhoon exercise
Macau authorities have been distributing information on the government’s “Storm Surge Evacuation Plan” to be used when powerful typhoons cross the territory. They have also been ... -
Sunken vessel with three Macau residents pinpointed
The search for the sunken vessel carrying eight people, three of whom are understood to be from Macau, is still underway even as its final location ... -
Health authority warns of dengue fever possibility
The Health Bureau (SSM) has issued a reminder regarding measures that should be taken to prevent the spread of dengue fever and other contagious diseases spread ... -
Tourism | Visitors surge 40% over Easter fueling over-tourism concerns
Tourist arrivals surged almost 40% during the Easter holiday period, according to data provided yesterday by immigration authorities, prompting fresh concerns about Macau’s capacity to accommodate ... -
Gaming | PokerStars fined $10k for taking bets on NJ college teams
New Jersey gambling regulators have fined PokerStars USD10,000 for taking bets on New Jersey college basketball teams in violation of the state’s sports betting law. The ... -
Ho Iat Seng’s resignation accepted, gears up for CE candidacy
The 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) has accepted the resignation tendered by Ho Iat Seng, the chairman of Macau’s Legislation Assembly (AL), making him the first ... -
Legislative Assembly | Trade union bill discarded like its nine predecessors
Macau’s Legislative Assembly (AL) voted down the trade union law bill for the 10th time yesterday afternoon. The proposal, spearheaded by José Pereira Coutinho, was the ... -
CLSA appoints Gould as CEO, replacing company veteran Slone
CLSA Ltd. appointed Rick Gould, head of its Americas business, as global chief executive officer after several top managers left the brokerage amid mounting tensions between ... -
Cathay Pacific cracks down on internal theft
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. is cracking down on flight attendants taking in-flight supplies such as cutlery, champagne and ice cream, the South China Morning Post said, ... -
Economist predicts Shenzhen’s leadership in GBA
Hong Kong-born American economist Steven Ng-Sheong Cheung has predicted that Shenzhen will become the leading municipality of the Greater Bay Area (GBA). On Saturday, Cheung delivered ... -
Markets | China signals less stimulus, undermining world’s hottest stocks
The world’s best performing stock market is looking vulnerable after Beijing officials signaled they’re less comfortable about adding stimulus. The CSI 300 Index of equities traded ... -
Taiwan health food maker TCI mulls acquisition
TCI Co. is in talks with a health food maker about a potential acquisition this year that’s aimed at diversifying its production base, the company says. ... -
Corporate Bits | Shawn Mendes coming to Venetian Macao
Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes is coming to The Venetian Macao’s Cotai Arena on October 13, 2019. The concert is produced by AEG Presents Asia. ... -
Richard Liu | Surveillance clips show Chinese billionaire with accuser
An attorney for JD.com founder Richard Liu said yesterday [Macau time] that surveillance video showing the Chinese businessman in an elevator and walking arm-in-arm with a ... -
South China Sea | Xi urges closer naval ties amid regional tensions
Chinese President Xi Jinping urged closer ties among the world’s navies yesterday, amid tensions over China’s rapid expansion of its naval forces and forceful assertions of ... -
China lashes out at US over Iran oil sanctions move
Beijing yesterday again lashed out at a U.S. decision to impose sanctions on countries that buy Iranian oil, calling it a violation of China’s interests that ... -
Sri Lanka | Minister says Easter bombings a response to NZ attacks
Sri Lanka’s state minister of defense said yesterday that the Easter attack on churches, hotels and other sites in the South Asian nation was “carried out ... -
Myanmar | Court rejects appeal of jailed Reuters reporters
Myanmar’s Supreme Court yesterday rejected the final appeal of two Reuters journalists and upheld seven-year prison sentences for their reporting on the military’s brutal crackdown on ... -
Analysis | Kim will go into Putin summit needing a win
When North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin for their first one-on-one meeting, he will have a long wish list and ... -
Revulsion in Northern Ireland over riot, fatal shooting
The dramatic riot in Londonderry last week was starkly reminiscent of the violence that plagued Northern Ireland for decades before the 1998 peace agreement. The result ... -
Offbeat | Swole, buzzy, among new words in Merriam-Webster dictionary
Get swole, prepare a bug-out bag, grab a go-cup and maybe you’ll have a better chance of surviving the omnicide. Translation: Hit the gym and bulk ... -
This Day in History | 1975 – Baader-Meinhof blow up embassy
A tense stand-off at the West German embassy in Stockholm has ended in violence, with the death of at least three people. Five Baader-Meinhof guerrillas had ... -
NBA | Jazz stave off elimination with 107-91 win over Rockets
Donovan Mitchell turned a rough start into a fantastic finish. Mitchell dominated in the fourth quarter, rallying the Utah Jazz to a 107-91 victory over the ... -
World briefs
SINGAPORE Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has named a deputy in a Cabinet reshuffle, in a possible indication of his successor. His office said yesterday that ... -
The Buzz | New Ukrainian leader’s campaign took page from sitcom script
The president-elect of Ukraine does not have a political record that foreign governments and companies can search for clues. For now, a 51-episode TV sitcom might ... -
Powerful quake hits Philippines, day after deadly temblor
A new powerful earthquake hit the central Philippines yesterday, a day after a magnitude 6.1 quake rattled the country’s north and left at least 16 people dead, ... -
Macau Matters | America’s real crisis – opioid overdose deaths
The February 23rd issue of The Economist contains a very sobering article about the opioid crisis currently unfolding in America. This problem can be effectively modeled ... -
Wednesday, April 24, 2019 – edition no. 3276
* Visitors surge 40% over Easter | More tourists test city’s ‘optimum’ number * Coutinho’s trade union bill voted down – again * Search for sunken ...
