Daily Archives: Friday, May 17, 2019
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Chief Executive election | Ho’s manifesto picks up from 2014 with the same topics as Chui
When in 2009 Chief Executive ‘candidate’ Chui Sai On presented his manifesto, Macau was living in troubled times under the shadow of the corruption scandal involving ... -
SAR, Portugal sign fugitive extradition agreement
The fugitive extradition bill between Macau SAR and Portugal was signed on Wednesday by the Secretary for Administration and Justice, Sonia Chan, during the sixth Macau-Portugal ... -
Sands Macao celebrates 15 years of operation
Sands Macao celebrated its 15th anniversary yesterday, presenting a series of performances and fireworks to commemorate the event. Following its opening on May 18, 2004, the ... -
Economy | IMF says Macau growth could dip further still
A representative of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that the worsening conditions of the China-U.S. trade war threaten to dampen economic growth prospects in Macau ... -
Briefs | Forex reserves reach MOP164.7 billion
The preliminary estimate of the foreign exchange reserves of Macau reached MOP164.7 billion (about USD20.39 billion) at the end of April, the SAR’s Monetary Authority said ... -
Q1 crime report | Petty crime declines while violent crime rare but growing
Minor crime is declining in Macau while violent crime is on the rise. This is the conclusion reached from the most recent report on criminality in ... -
Macau Daily Times presents: IT ALL STARTED WITH SANDS MACAO Part 5: Community care and environmental stewardship
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 ... -
Forum | China-Lusophone trade grows 11% in first quarter
Trade between China and Portuguese-speaking countries grew 11.62% in the period from January to March 2019, increasing to USD33.7 billion (about MOP272 billion), according to official ... -
Hong Kong dollar nears weak end of peg as trade war costs mount
Hong Kong’s currency is once again approaching the weak end of its trading band against the greenback, after a reprieve last month. Falling demand for Hong ... -
Macau-Hengqin collaboration to deepen
The two neighboring territories of Macau and Hengqin are expected to have a larger role to play in each other’s development, but how exactly that will ... -
Real Estate Matters | Top 20 questions on renting a property in Macau – Part 2
Juliet Risdon is a Director of JML Property and a property investor. Having established the company in 1994, JML Property offers Investment Property & Homes. It ... -
Gaming | House approves bill to aid casino bid by Massachusetts tribe
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday (yesterday, Macau time) approved a bill reaffirming the right of a Massachusetts tribe to hold land in trust, a ... -
State secrets | China formally arrests two Canadians in case linked to Huawei
China has formally arrested two Canadian citizens it is believed to be holding to pressure Canada into releasing a Chinese telecoms executive, bringing the two men ... -
Trade War | Huawei hit by US export controls, potential import ban
In a fateful swipe at telecommunications giant Huawei, the Trump administration issued an executive order yesterday [Macau time] apparently aimed at banning its equipment from U.S. ... -
Beijing criticizes US action against Huawei
China vowed yesterday to “resolutely safeguard” Chinese companies after Washington labeled telecom equipment giant Huawei a security risk and imposed export curbs on U.S. technology sales ... -
Obituary | Eric Talmadge, AP’s North Korea bureau chief, dead at 57
Eric Talmadge, who as North Korea bureau chief for The Associated Press tenaciously chronicled life and politics in one of the world’s least-understood nations, has died. ... -
Europol | US, European officials bring charges in global malware case
Ten people, including five Russian fugitives, have been charged in connection with malicious software attacks that infected tens of thousands of computers worldwide and caused more ... -
France | Basque militant ETA chief arrested after 17 years
A longtime chief of the Basque militant separatist group ETA was arrested yesterday on the streets of a French Alps town after being on the run ... -
Offbeat | California cafe touts its $75 coffee as the world’s priciest
A California cafe is brewing up what it calls the world’s most expensive coffee — at USD75 a cup. Klatch Coffee is serving the exclusive brew, ... -
This Day in History | 1943 – RAF raid smashes German dams
An audacious RAF bombing raid into the industrial heartland of Germany last night has wrecked three dams serving the Ruhr valley. The attack disrupted water and ... -
Football | Man City, Watford seek landmark win in FA Cup final
Sunday, 00:00am Man City v Watford H 1.25, D 7, A 15 One team is looking to complete an unprecedented domestic treble, bolstering its status as ... -
World briefs
INDONESIA Police arrested nine suspected militants following a tipoff about a possible attack during the announcement of presidential election results next week. The counterterrorism squad arrested ... -
The Buzz | Thai English-language daily The Nation to end print edition
The Nation, one of Thailand’s two English-language dailies, has announced it will stop publishing its print edition by the end of June but will continue with ... -
Taiwan to vote on formal recognition of same-sex marriage
Taiwanese legislators are scheduled to decide today on legalizing same-sex marriage, marking a potential first in Asia. Lawmakers pressured over the past two years by LGBT ... -
Bizcuits | Talent outside the box
A few years ago, Ernst & Young, the fifth largest recruiter of graduates in the UK, removed from their employment criteria the requirement for a university ... -
Far-right attracts the young | The torch of fears
• They are strikingly young, but emphatic that they should not be considered newcomers. Rather, they are claiming the mantle of Old Europe at its most ... -
‘Poms’ is too embarrassed of itself to be empowering
There’s something irreconcilable about “Poms,” a movie about women in a retirement community who start a cheerleading club. The film wants us to laugh at the ... -
Jennifer McMahon’s ‘The Invited’ is a powerful novel
Jennifer McMahon again proves that the modern ghost story is more than things that go bump in the night. It hinges on reality, slowly building to ... -
Josh Ritter’s ‘Fever Breaks’ is especially engaging
Josh Ritter’s “Fever Breaks” is a work of stacked marvels, the result of an auspicious collaboration with Jason Isbell — who also produced — and his ... -
Exclusive: Europe’s far-right parties wooing the young
They are strikingly young, but emphatic that they should not be considered newcomers. Rather, they are claiming the mantle of Old Europe at its most traditional. ... -
Travelog | Space-tourism enters ‘home stretch’ toward commercial flight
Billionaire Richard Branson is moving Virgin Galactic’s winged passenger rocket and more than 100 employees from California to a remote commercial launch and landing facility in ... -
Friday, May 17, 2019 – edition no. 3291
* Ho Iat Seng looks to Chui for manifesto thoughts * Sands Macao’s 15th birthday | The game changer * Violent crime on the rise * ...
