Monthly Archives: April 2019
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Winner of USD1.2 million Tiger wager was first-time sports bettor
The man who won a record-setting USD1.2 million payout for betting that Tiger Woods would win the Masters golf tournament was a first-time sports bettor who ... -
HNA unit’s lenders play hardball after default, may seize assets
A unit of HNA Group Co. defaulted on a loan it took out less than seven months ago, the latest in a string of missed payments that ... -
Currency | Yuan is so sleepy traders scour complex ways to profit
An increasingly dull yuan is prompting currency traders to get more creative. The currency has been flat against the dollar since late February, with a gauge ... -
India is said to cut trade deficit with China by USD10b
India cut its trade deficit with China by the most in more than a decade, according to people familiar with the data, as it boosted exports ... -
Taiwan | President denounces Chinese military ‘coercion’
Chinese attempts at military coercion only strengthen Taiwan’s resolve to defend itself, the president of the self-governing island republic said yesterday. Tsai Ing-wen’s comments followed what ... -
Foxconn’s Terry Gou mulling Run for Taiwan presidency
Billionaire Foxconn founder Terry Gou said he was considering a run for Taiwan’s presidency, adding a powerful symbol of Chinese business ties to the field of ... -
Brunei wants to punish gay sex with death by stoning – can boycotts stop it?
The sultan of Brunei has been on the throne for 52 years, making him the second- longest reigning monarch in the world, after Queen Elizabeth II. ... -
Kim Jong Un getting ready for first summit with Putin
Russia is preparing for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s first summit with President Vladimir Putin, setting the stage for consultations between the long-time allies after ... -
Philippines | Police: Four wives of Abu Sayyaf commanders arrested
Philippine police yesterday arrested four women they said were wives of Abu Sayyaf commanders who took care of their financial transactions, helped procure guns and bomb ... -
Macron presides over rare unity as nation grieves Notre Dame
French citizens joined global leaders to rally behind Emmanuel Macron in the aftermath of a fire that ravaged the iconic Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, giving the ... -
After years of crisis, Venezuelans wonder what is ‘normal’
A normal country? At first glance, the graffiti reading “Un pais normal?” seems ambiguous in Venezuela’s frayed capital, where the government brandishes slogans like clenched fists and ... -
This Day in History | 1984 – Libyan embassy shots kill policewoman
A police officer has been killed and ten people injured after shots were fired from the Libyan People’s Bureau in central London. WPC Yvonne Fletcher had ... -
Offbeat | Dog rescued while swimming 135 miles off Thailand
A dog found swimming more than 135 miles from shore by workers on an oil rig crew in the Gulf of Thailand has been returned safely ... -
Rugby | England warns Vunipola for defending Folau’s anti-gay post
Five months before the Rugby World Cup, England No. 8 Billy Vunipola was given a formal warning by the country’s governing body for supporting an anti-gay ... -
Rugby League | Great Greg Inglis begins second career as coach
A day after retiring from a storied career in rugby league on the field, Greg Inglis started one yesterday on the sidelines as an assistant coach. South ... -
Football | Guardiola: ‘I’m a failure’ in CL
Thursday, 3:00am Man City v Tottenham H 1.32, D 6, A 11 Winning the Champions League twice as a coach puts Pep Guardiola in a fairly ... -
Wayne Hennessey | Goalkeeper showed ignorance of fascism, says FA panel
Cleared by a disciplinary panel of performing a Nazi salute, a Premier League soccer player was still criticized for his lack of knowledge about fascism and ... -
The Buzz | Aretha Franklin makes history with posthumous Pulitzer win
Aretha Franklin is still getting R-E-S-P-E-C-T after death: The Queen of Soul received the Pulitzer Prize Special Citation honor, becoming the first individual woman to earn ... -
Attacked newsroom: Pulitzer commemorated with somber silence
Capital Gazette staff members stayed silent and somberly exchanged hugs yesterday [Macau time] when the Maryland newspaper won a special Pulitzer Prize citation for its coverage ... -
World Briefs
TAIWAN Chinese attempts at military coercion only strengthen Taiwan’s resolve to defend itself, the president of the self-governing island republic said. Tsai Ing-wen’s comments followed what Taiwan’s ... -
Animal Farm | Creativity is lacking everywhere
The scarcity of human resources in Macau is an irrefutable fact. No one doubts this, even the most aggressive populist, those guys that always try to ... -
Wednesday, April 17, 2019 – edition no. 3272
* After 12 hours inferno | World unites to rebuild Notre-Dame Cathedral * Duty free | Wong to punish firemen despite court ruling against suspension * ... -
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 – ...
