Daily Archives: Tuesday, April 30, 2019
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Briefs | Angela Leong donates $3m to MIT
Hong Kong’s Next Magazine has reported that lawmaker Angela Leong donated USD3 million in total to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the name of ... -
Trade union federation currently assisting AL protestor
Lawmaker Ella Lei has confirmed to the Times that she and the Macau Federation of Trade Unions (FAOM) are currently working on the case of a ... -
Food & Beverage | First temporary restaurant license issued
The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) has issued its first temporary restaurant operation license after the new catering and restaurant license issuing administration regulation came into effect ... -
Education | IFT launching new postgraduate programs
The Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT) is planning to launch four Postgraduate Diploma for the new academic year after approval is obtained from relevant authorities. The ... -
Arts Coalition to bring summer-long cultural festival to Macau
Art Macao, a five- month international arts and culture event, will be held this summer, bringing to the city an array of exhibitions and performances organized ... -
Mobile phone feature film to premiere at Cinematheque Passion
A feature film shot fully on mobile phone is to be premiered at Cinematheque Passion on May 24. The film is in 4K resolution and was shot ... -
Two street protests expected for May 1
As of yesterday evening, the Public Security Police Force (PSP) had received just three requests for street demonstrations to be held tomorrow on International Workers’ Day, ... -
Crime | Local woman suspect in scam involving 9 million patacas
A local 33-year-old woman has been arrested by the Judiciary Police (PJ) suspected of having scammed at least 13 people out of MOP8.95 million, the PJ spokesperson ... -
Hong Kong defends extradition law after largest protest in years
Hong Kong’s government said it would press ahead with legislation to end a ban on extraditions to mainland China, despite opponents staging one of the largest ... -
Analysis | Bargain GBA islands unlikely to meet investor expectations
In April, the Department of Natural Resources of Guangdong Province issued the trial measures for the sale of non-resident island use rights, according to which the ... -
Pirates of the Greater Bay
Cheung Po Tsai – literally Cheung Po the Kid, like many an outlaw before and after him – packed a lot into his short life: 15 ... -
Ferris Wheel in Singapore club marks Tao’s ‘most dramatic’ foray
Tao Group, the U.S.-based nightlife and restaurant company, this month opened Singapore’s biggest night club – with an indoor ferris wheel and three-story slide – as ... -
Tesla plant key to Musk’s future ambitions takes shape in China
Three months after groundbreaking, Tesla Inc. is rushing to complete its multibillion-dollar factory on the outskirts of Shanghai to capitalize on growing demand in the world’s ... -
Trade war is Taiwan’s opportunity to bring cash home
Long Chen Paper Co. has made and sold cardboard packaging in China for more than two decades, and had never made a loss there until presidents ... -
Wanda to spend $297 million on Chinese soccer after Europe exit
More than a year after selling its stake in Club Atletico de Madrid, Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group Co. is planning to spend millions to promote ... -
US warships sail by Taiwan as Gou calls for high-tech defense
American naval vessels transited through the Taiwan Strait for the seventh time since July, highlighting the U.S.’s strategic rivalry with China as Taiwanese presidential hopeful and ... -
US warns against including Huawei in any part of 5G network
The U.S. is warning countries not to include equipment from Huawei Technologies Co. or other Chinese suppliers in any parts of their telecommunications network because there’s ... -
Sri Lanka | Church urges more vigorous crackdown on Islamic militants
The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka urged the government yesterday to crack down on Islamic extremists with more vigor “as if on war footing” in the ... -
Indonesia | Abandon Jakarta: government again mulls plan for new capital
Indonesia’s decades- long discussion about building a new capital has inched forward after President Joko Widodo yesterday approved a long-term plan for the government to abandon ... -
Pakistan | Authorities to bring religious schools under government control
Pakistan’s military spokesman says authorities plan to bring over 30,000 religious schools under government control as part of their campaign against extremism. Maj. Gen. Asif Ghafoor ... -
Spain | Country’s political future may be hazy for months, experts say
Spain’s political future is no clearer after a third election since 2015, with experts saying yesterday that it won’t be anytime soon before the muddle is ... -
USA | New group launches to harness political power of women
Three of the nation’s most influential activists are launching an organization that aims to harness the political power of women to influence elections and shape local ... -
UK | England, Wales to urge crime victims to hand over phones
Police in England and Wales are distributing consent forms urging victims of sexual assault and other crimes to turn over access to mobile phones and other ... -
This Day in History | 1952 – Anne Frank published in English
The moving diary of Anne Frank, a Jewish victim of the Holocaust, is now available in British book shops entitled The Diary of a Young Girl. ... -
Offbeat | Beluga whale with Russian harness raises alarm in Norway
A beluga whale found with a tight harness that appeared to be Russian made has raised the alarm of Norwegian officials and prompted speculation that the ... -
Football | David de Gea under scrutiny after mistakes at Man United
It’s awards season in English soccer, typically a time to hail David de Gea’s contribution at Manchester United. Not this year. There was no chance of ... -
Spain approves changes to Copa del Rey and Super Cup
The Spanish soccer federation approved format changes to the Copa del Rey and the Super Cup yesterday despite opposition from the Spanish league. The Copa del ... -
The Buzz | Streaming service Spotify hits 100 million paid user mark
Music streaming service Spotify says its paying subscribers have reached 100 million for the first time, up 32% on the year and almost twice the latest ... -
Film | Ahead of ‘The Irishman,’ Scorsese and De Niro look back
Ahead of their much-anticipated and most recent collaboration, “The Irishman,” Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro convened at the Tribeca Film Festival to look back on ... -
World Views | Joe Biden runs against a myth about Trump
Between 2011 and 2017, six different national surveys by the Pew Research Center produced similar results. Democratic voters said they liked elected officials who would compromise ... -
World Briefs
SOUTH CHINA SEA Two U.S. warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait over the weekend, Taiwan’s defense ministry said yesterday, in a move that Beijing said threatened ... -
Tuesday, April 30, 2019 – edition no. 3280
* The everywhere,summer-long arts festival * Desperate measures * Pressing ahead * Pirates of the Greater Bay DOWNLOAD PDF Tuesday, April 30, 2019 – edition ...
