Daily Archives: Wednesday, May 15, 2019
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Rainwater infiltration ‘might’ have caused Guia landslide
The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) said the cause of the landslide last Friday at the Guia Hill area which led to the fall of the protection ... -
Briefs | City Fringe Festival open for proposals
The 19th Macao City Fringe Festival, organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), will be held in January next year adopting the concept of “All around ... -
Melco offers half million for pit managers to resign as part of new program
Melco Resorts and Entertainment is offering pit managers working in its properties up to MOP500,000 to leave their jobs, as part of its newly launched program. ... -
MGM | Central Provident fund plans in place, Bowie says
MGM China CEO Grant Bowie said yesterday the company had already presented the Central Provident Fund to its employees. Bowie predicted that in the future, local ... -
Chui meets Rebelo de Sousa in Lisbon to continue talk started in Macau
Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa yesterday [Macau time] met with Chief Executive Chui Sai On. Both sides agreed to further strengthen bilateral relations in various ... -
Court of First Instance | Scott Chiang found guilty again, files appeal
Pro-democracy activist Scott Chiang was found guilty yesterday by the Court of First Instance (TJB) in a retrial for the crime of illegal assembly. Chiang was ... -
Police officers frequenting SARs raises concerns in Taiwan
Investigations into two police officers in Taiwan who had visited Hong Kong and Macau a multitude of times were initiated by the Taiwanese authority on suspicions ... -
Mario Ho proposes to girlfriend with 99,999 roses
Son of gaming tycoon Stanley Ho and lawmaker Angela Leong, Mario Ho, has proposed to his girlfriend of two years in a mall in Shanghai owned ... -
Macau among top choices for employment in GBA, survey finds
The annual Hong Kong Employment Trends Survey and Salary Outlook of KMPG has shown that 53% of respondents would consider working in Greater Bay Area cities, ... -
Apps cost too much? | Court allows suit adding to Apple’s woes
Consumers can pursue a lawsuit complaining that iPhone apps cost too much, the Supreme Court ruled yesterday [Macau time], adding to Apple’s woes that already include ... -
Yuan rallies on Trump’s trade comments
A rally in the yuan proved fleeting, with the currency once again inching closer to the 7 level against the greenback. The offshore yuan slipped 0.04% ... -
Auto sales fall 17.7% in April, extending slump
China’s auto sales sank 17.7% in April from a year earlier, the 10th straight month of decline amid trade tension with Washington and an economic slowdown. ... -
US targets $300b of Chinese goods for new tariff hikes
U.S. officials listed USD300 billion more of Chinese goods for possible tariff hikes while Beijing vowed yesterday to “fight to the finish” in an escalating trade ... -
Ships steam to China with US cargoes as tensions escalate
As the U.S.-China trade war escalates, speculation is swirling over whether the Asian nation will honor purchases of American products including soybeans and cotton that are ... -
Philippines | Unofficial tally shows Duterte allies winning big in polls
President Rodrigo Duterte’s allies appeared to have overwhelming leads in elections for the Philippine Senate, one of the opposition’s last bulwarks against a brash populist leader ... -
Australia | Political leaders agree gays don’t go to hell
The leaders of both of Australia’s major political parties agreed yesterday that gays don’t go to hell because of their sexual orientation, as Christian beliefs rose ... -
Myanmar | UN mission urges financial isolation of military
A United Nations fact- finding mission urged Tuesday that countries cut off all business with Myanmar’s military as part of efforts to hold the army accountable for ... -
Alaska NTSB to investigate after deadly midair collision
A team of federal accident investigators is expected to arrive in Alaska today to try to piece together what caused a deadly midair collision between two ... -
Kremlin: Arms control, Iran on agenda at meeting with Pompeo
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo yesterday arrived in Russia for talks that are expected to focus on an array of issues including arms control and ... -
Poland vows firm penalties for sex abuse amid church crisis
Poland’s prime minister yesterday vowed tougher punishments for those who sexually abuse minors after a new film spurred the country into grappling with the problem of ... -
Offbeat | ‘Desperate’ Huffman pleads guilty in college scheme
“Desperate Housewives” star Felicity Huffman has pleaded guilty to participating in the college admissions cheating scheme. The 56-year-old actress entered the plea yesterday [Macau time] to ... -
This Day in History | 2001 – UK supermarkets slash price of drugs
British consumers are already reaping the benefits of cheaper over-the-counter medicine after a court ruling today put an end to the drug industry’s price-fixing policy. The ... -
Gymnastics: Local technical level continues to evolve
The annual event of the Trampoline Gymnastics Competition, organized by the Trampoline and Acrobatic Sports Association of Macau (ATDAM), with the support of The International School ... -
NBA | Brown’s hot seat actually quite cool as 76ers stand pat
Josh Harris is a billionaire and he if wants to shuttle between New York and the Philadelphia 76ers headquarters in New Jersey on a helicopter, the ... -
Tennis | Crafty Kyrgios leaves Medvedev slamming his racket
Nick Kyrgios took full advantage of his crafty game to eliminate Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in the first round of the Italian Open yesterday. For ... -
World briefs
NORTH KOREA yesterday called the U.S. seizure of a North Korean cargo ship involved in banned coal exports a “robbery” and demanded that the vessel be ... -
The Buzz | Diplomats visit Canadian think tank expert in China custody
Diplomats have visited a Canadian think tank expert whose detention in China is believed to be an attempt to pressure Canada to release Huawei executive Meng ... -
4 questions to… Jorge Menezes: ‘This sentence turns the whole purpose of the law upside down’
Macau Daily Times (MDT) – The Court of First Instance yesterday found Scott Chiang guilty as charged but reduced the fine penalty. How do you read ... -
World Views | Ground Zero for the US-China rivalry
The impasse in trade talks between the world’s two largest economies has roiled markets and spurred all sorts of dire predictions, from increasing the odds of a recession ... -
Wednesday, May 15, 2019 – edition no. 3289
* 220 cases of slopes at risk of landslide * Taiwan policemen spooky visits * Scott Chiang found guilty again, files appeal * $300b of Chinese ... -
Advertorial | Macau Daily Times presents: IT ALL STARTED WITH SANDS MACAO Part 3: Food, shopping, and accommodation – and family-friendly fun
The opening of Sands Macao on May 18, 2004, marked the beginning of an era of transformation for Macau’s tourism industry – a period that has ... -
Graft watchdog further explains CPTTM case
The Macau Productivity and Technology Transfer Centre (CPTTM) was notified by the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) last year that there had been misconduct in terms of ...
