Monthly Archives: May 2019
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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 ... -
Rights group says domestic workers suffer ‘modern slavery’ in both SARs
Amnesty International has described the exploitation of domestic workers in Hong Kong and Macau as modern slavery, citing the workers’ vulnerability to overworking and being underpaid. ... -
Briefs | MGTO in Cebu for PATA Annual Summit
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) attended the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Annual Summit 2019 in the Philippines. The four-day event featured a series of ... -
GBA job fair attracts hundreds of Macau students
A job fair organized by the Jinan University in Guangzhou saw 23 enterprises within the Greater Bay Area (GBA) advertising more than 600 working and 300 internship ... -
IMF predicts economy to grow by 4.3% in 2019
The economic growth rate of the Macau SAR was projected at 4.3% in 2019 and about 4.0% over the medium term, the Monetary Authority (AMM) said ... -
Gaming law expert says tender should not limit number of concessions
The future public tender for new gaming concessions, to be held by 2022, should not establish any limitation on the number of concessions to be granted, ... -
CE tours Portugal | Chui praises Lisbon efforts on promoting young entrepreneurship
Currently on his third day of an official visit to Portugal, Chief Executive (CE) Chui Sai On, leading a Macau delegation, met with several authorities in ... -
Civil Protection | Gov’t moves forward with crime for ‘rumor spreading’
The government has moved forward with the idea of penalizing the spreading of false rumors during typhoons or other civil protection-related crisis with imprisonment for up ... -
Advertorial | Macau Daily Times presents: It All Started With Sands Macao
Part 1: A company focused on its team members The opening of Sands Macao on May 18, 2004, marked the beginning of an era of transformation ... -
UN Symposium on abductions | Family of Thai woman kidnaped in ’70s Macau hope ‘she’s still alive’
Relatives of abductees from Japan, Thailand, the U.S. and Macau whose loved ones are believed to be held in North Korea pleaded for their return at ... -
Drunken Dragon | Dance for divine protection
Drunken Dragon Dance is a core ceremony celebrating Buddha’s Birthday in Macau. It is a ritual praying for peace and health. There are at least two ... -
Advertorial | Macau Daily Times presents: It All Started With Sands Macao
Part 2: Creating a MICE and entertainment destination Missed Part 1? Read it here Thinking back 15 years to consider the environment of the meetings, incentives, ... -
Hong Kong | Chaotic scenes at legislature over extradition law
Hong Kong’s legislative assembly descended into chaos over the weekend as lawmakers for and against controversial amendments to the territory’s extradition law clashed over access to ... -
Opinion | Hong Kong’s Bay Area stocks are a haven from trade-war jolts
The plunge in Hong Kong stocks this week triggered by the renewed U.S.-China trade conflict was the latest jolt for a market that’s veered wildly between ... -
E-Commerce | Amazon offers to help employees start delivery business
Amazon, which is racing to deliver packages faster, is turning to its employees with a proposition: Quit your job and we’ll help you start a business ... -
Uber shares continue sliding in first full day of trading
Uber shares were down 8% in morning trading and dipped below $38 after the opening bell. Yesterday was the first full day of trading for the ... -
Terry Gou moves closer to run for Taiwan president
Terry Gou, head of the world’s largest contract assembler of consumer electronics, stepped closer to running for president of Taiwan yesterday by announcing that he would ... -
Trade Companies bracing for Beijing’s retaliation in tariff dispute
Businesses were bracing yesterday for Beijing’s retaliation against President Donald Trump’s escalation of a tariff battle that threatens to disrupt a Chinese economic recovery. Regulators threatened ... -
Thailand | Exile’s parents seek information on his disappearance
The parents of a self-exiled Thai activist who disappeared after reportedly being extradited from Vietnam visited government offices and diplomatic missions in Bangkok yesterday to seek ... -
Elections | Filipinos cast vote in midterm polls crucial to Duterte
Filipinos voted yesterday in midterm elections highlighted by a showdown between President Rodrigo Duterte’s allies who aim to dominate the Senate and opposition candidates fighting for ... -
Wikileaks | Sweden to reopen rape case against Assange
Swedish prosecutors said yesterday they are reopening a rape case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and will seek his extradition after he has served his 50-week ... -
Saudi Arabia | Official says two oil tankers damaged by sabotage attacks
Arabia said yesterday two of its oil tankers were sabotaged off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in attacks the previous day that caused “significant ...
