Monthly Archives: April 2019
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Chief Executive election | Commentators bemoan single-candidate charade
Social commentators are criticizing the prospect of Macau facing yet another single-candidate election for the next Chief Executive, adding that they believe the position has already ... -
Forum | China-Portugal relations a boon to Lisbon’s global standing
Portuguese president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has said that China and Portugal have seen a “qualitative leap” in bilateral relations to the level that the People’s ... -
Civil Protection typhoon drill suspended due to thunderstorm warning
A drill organized by the Civil Protection structure in order to test the capacity of the constituent services to respond to severe weather conditions such as typhoons ... -
Education | UM student builds light aircraft, completes initial test flight
Huber Hu, a fourth-year student at the University of Macau’s (UM) Department of Electromechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, along with several other students, has ... -
Economy: New development fund may become Macau SWF
Reported by the Times last week, the Chief Executive has decided to set up a new Development and Investment Fund, which may constitute a sovereign wealth ... -
Local performances grow at HUSH! this year
HUSH! Full Music (HUSH!) beach concerts are being staged at Hac Sa Beach in Coloane for four consecutive days, after the festival’s launch yesterday. According to ... -
Gaming | Las Vegas: MGM Resorts announces 254 layoffs, more cuts coming
Las Vegas-based casino company MGM Resorts International has announced a first phase of layoffs in a cost-cutting operational shift as it aims to boost earnings. The ... -
China fugitive escapes again as Hong Kong mulls extradition law
Lam Wing-kee was nervously chain-smoking outside a Hong Kong train station, trying to make the decision of his life. Should he board a train to China ... -
Thousands protest, many carrying umbrellas
Thousands of protesters have marched through downtown Hong Kong in opposition to changes to an extradition law that many see as eroding the territory’s independent legal ... -
Lottery | Analysis: US Justice Department reversal could cost states $220m
A recent opinion by the U.S. Justice Department has put a handful of states in danger of losing at least USD220 million in annual lottery profits that ... -
Far from glitzy tech hubs, Nanchang bets big on VR
Liu Zixing craned his neck forward for help with fastening the goggles for his first ever taste of virtual reality. He took a break from the ... -
Taiwan’s president reaffirms anti-nuclear stance at march
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen this weekend reaffirmed her opposition to nuclear power before marching with anti-nuclear protesters, reviving an issue that has proven politically divisive in ... -
Belt & Road Xi: China wants to expand sprawling infrastructure project
President Xi Jinping called for more countries to join China’s sprawling infrastructure-building initiative as other leaders expressed support this weekend for a project Washington worries is ... -
Afghanistan | Women fear gains could be bargained away in talks
For four hours, Khadeja begged her in-laws to take her to the hospital. The skin on her face and neck was peeling. The pain was excruciating. ... -
USA New Hampshire | Democrats push 2020 hopefuls on voting rights
New Hampshire Democrats are looking for help from their party’s presidential candidates in overturning a law they claim will make it harder for some college students ... -
Mozambique | Serious flooding in wake of Cyclone Kenneth
Serious flooding raged on Sunday in parts of northern Mozambique hit by Cyclone Kenneth three days ago, with water waist-high in places, after the government urged ... -
Offbeat | Finders keepers? Police say no way after $30K spills on road
Police in Michigan are appealing to people to surrender their instant riches after a box with USD30,000 fell off the back of a truck. Authorities in ... -
Formula One | Bottas cruises to win in Baku as Mercedes dominates again
Valtteri Bottas held off Lewis Hamilton before cruising to victory in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix yesterday to continue Mercedes’ dominance of the title race. That was ... -
Athletics | Kipchoge wins London Marathon for record fourth time
Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya ran the second-fastest time ever to win the London Marathon for a record fourth time yesterday, and compatriot Brigid Kosgei swept to ... -
Football | Mertens matches Maradona’s 81 Serie A goals in Napoli win
Dries Mertens matched Diego Maradona with his 81st Serie A goal for Napoli and Carlo Ancelotti’s squad bounced back from a run of poor results for ... -
World briefs
TAIWAN President Tsai Ing-wen reaffirmed her opposition to nuclear power before marching with anti-nuclear protesters, reviving an issue that has proven politically divisive in the past. ... -
The Buzz | China diplomat: Huawei should be allowed to upgrade 5G in UK
China’s ambassador to Britain says tech giant Huawei should be allowed to help upgrade the U.K.’s communications network, urging the government to resist “protectionism” and ignore ... -
Terror | Rabbi’s hands are shattered in fatal attack on synagogue
The rabbi who led a service on the last day of Passover suffered a gunshot wound to his hands and two others endured shrapnel wounds as ... -
Rear Window | Hard to call it an election
Apparently, the slow boat that will take Ho Iat Seng to replace CE Chui Sai On at the end of the year has set sail smoothly ... -
Monday, April 29, 2019 – edition no. 3279
* China-HK-Macau-Taiwan extradition bill | Fugitive bookseller runs again * Jason Chao cautions on dual nationality ‘myth’ * Portugal’s president says China relations making Lisbon int’l ... -
This Day in History | 1978 – Afghan coup rebels claim victory
The new rulers of Afghanistan have announced that almost the whole of the leadership of the ousted regime is dead. Two days ago, they declared President ... -
Transportation | PSP tackle motorcycle noise in street inspection
Since mid-March this year, the Public Security Police Force (PSP) has been performing an operation to tackle high-capacity motorcycles suspected of producing excessive noise. However, the ... -
Defeated CE candidate Stanley Au endorses Ho Iat Seng
Stanley Au Chong-kit, who ran for Chief Executive in the 1999 election, has endorsed Ho Iat Seng, the first and so far only declared runner of ... -
Polylingual peacekeepers wanted for Macau parks
Lawmaker Ng Kuok Cheong has written an inquiry to the government asking it to arrange for helpers to be stationed at public playgrounds in order to ... -
Hegarty’s death at Grand Prix due to ‘minute error’
Motorcyclist Daniel Hegarty’s death in a crash at the Macau Grand Prix in November 2017 occurred due to a “minute error,” a British coroner heard. The ... -
Security force plans to expand power of disciplinary body
The security authority intends to expand the powers of both the security force and the security discipline inspection commission, according to Secretary for Security Wong Sio ... -
Gov’t to attract global science and technology researchers to Macau
The Internet+ Smart City Summit 2019 officially opened yesterday morning. The two-day summit includes series of talks by academics and industry leaders, such as executives from ... -
New Jersey could be top US sports bet market by 2020
New Jersey’s quick growth in sports gambling means it could surpass Nevada next year as the top sports betting market in the United States, its governor ... -
Chief Executive Election | Distance from casino firms a plus for Beijing
Macau’s only declared candidate for Chief Executive might be viewed favorably by Beijing because of a lack of direct links with the city’s dominant casino industry, ... -
Gaming | Las Vegas: The Lucky Dragon finally finds a new master
It was meant to be a formidable competitor on the Las Vegas skyline, attracting the Asian market that was grossly underrepresented, according to its developers. However, ...
