Monthly Archives: May 2019
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Wednesday, May 29, 2019 – edition no. 3299
* A visit to Macau | Taiwan students decry ‘propaganda exchange’ * Appointed IPIM president | Irene Lau reports 40 suspicious cases on first day * ... -
Legislative Assembly | Facial recognition cameras are the ultimate goal, says police
Lawmaker Lam Lon Wai said yesterday at the Legislative Assembly plenary that he believes data privacy laws are getting in the way of general law enforcement. ... -
SME association says minimum wage increased too fast
A representative for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) at Sunday’s Macau Forum has complained that the city’s minimum salary increase has been adjusted too rapidly. The ... -
DSAL assures verification of non-resident employment
In a reply to lawmaker Ella Lei regarding the hiring of non-resident workers who work contrary to what is stated in their work permits, the Labor ... -
Local dealer adds two new Mercedes-Benz models to the market
Macau’s local Mercedes-Benz car dealer, Zung Fu Motors, has officially brought to the local market two new models from the famous Stuttgart brand. The two new ... -
Crime | PSP unveils complex ‘fake marriage’ scheme used to obtain Macau IDs
During yesterday’s joint press conference held at the Judiciary Police headquarters, the Public Security Police Force (PSP) unveiled a complex scheme involving two families in which ... -
MUST, Zhuhai government to partner on technology development
The Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) signed a cooperation agreement with the Zhuhai municipal government to jointly promote the development of science and technology ... -
Tourism HKZMB brings high-value visitors, says study
A study conducted by a market research firm shows that visitors arriving in the Macau SAR via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge spend over a third more ... -
Ho Ion Sang asks about trash collection
Lawmaker Ho Ion Sang has asked government officials to be present at the Legislative Assembly to answer questions on Macau’s automatic trash collection system. Ho’s inquiry ... -
Sino-British Street on HK-Shenzhen border seeks new identity
Chung Ying Street, or “Sino-British Street,” straddles the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the neighboring mainland city of Shenzhen and has for decades been a ... -
Hong Kong | Former ExCo member worries fugitive bill will entangle the city in the long term
A former member of the Hong Kong Executive Council (ExCo) has urged the Hong Kong government to decelerate the controversial fugitive bill to avoid entangling the ... -
China’s first bank seizure since 1998 shows hidden loan risk
China’s first government takeover of a bank in more than two decades has underscored the potential for increased stress at regional lenders that piled into off-book ... -
Corporate Bits | Sands china employees can now enrol in central provident fund
Sands China Ltd. has announced that its local resident employees can enrol in the government-promoted Non-Mandatory Central Provident Fund (CPF) System beginning July 1, 2019. According ... -
State TV carries Daily Show spot on Huawei lead in 5G
China has deployed an unlikely voice in its trade war with the U.S.: Trevor Noah of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show. A brief clip from the ... -
Beijing backs Yale stance on foreign students, rips US actions
China said it was “very regrettable” that the U.S. and some American institutions have imposed restrictions on humanities exchanges, after Yale University’s president pledged support for ... -
Tariff war | US ‘not ready’ to make a trade deal with China, Trump says
The U.S. isn’t ready to make a trade deal with China, President Donald Trump said while on a state visit to Japan. “I think they probably ... -
Regulator warns traders of ‘huge loss’ if they short the yuan
China advised traders against shorting the yuan, after a recent slide took the currency to the brink of the critical 7 per dollar level. Guo ... -
Australia | Cardinal won’t fight sentence if he loses appeal
Disgraced Australian Catholic cardinal George Pell will not fight for a reduced jail sentence if he fails in his appeal of his conviction for molesting two ... -
North Korea calls Bolton ‘war monger’ over missile comment
North Korea yesterday called U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton a “war monger” and “human defect” after he described its recent tests of short-range missiles as ... -
Nepal on high alert for general strike after explosions
Security forces in Nepal were on high alert yesterday amid a general strike called by an outlawed communist group suspected in a series of explosions that ... -
USA | A hefty donation to Trump’s inaugural comes under scrutiny
Real estate mogul Franklin Haney contributed USD1 million to President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee and all he’s got to show for the money is the glare ... -
EU elections | Europe wakes up to climate concerns after green wave in vote
Green parties in Germany, France, Britain and elsewhere celebrated big gains in elections for the 751-seat European Parliament amid growing voter concerns over climate change, expressed ... -
Offbeat | Beckham scores as United faces Bayern 20 years after CL win
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wound back the years as the Manchester United manager came off the bench to score for Alex Ferguson’s side against a Bayern Munich ... -
This Day in History | 1959 – Monkeys survive space mission
Two monkeys have become the first living creatures to survive a space flight. Able, a seven-pound female rhesus monkey, and Baker, a one-pound female squirrel monkey, ... -
Tennis | Wozniacki goes from perfect in 1st set to French Open loss
Caroline Wozniacki went from playing a perfect set to start her French Open campaign to quickly fading away against an opponent who had never previously won ... -
Super Rugby | South African conference teams taking command
Teams from the South African conference teams have taken command in the late race for playoffs positions in Super Rugby, exposing the limitations of their Australian ... -
World briefs
NORTH KOREA President Donald Trump said yesterday he is not “personally” bothered by recent short-range North Korean missile tests and doesn’t believe they violated U.N. Security Council resolutions, ... -
The Buzz | Brexit Party wins, Conservatives bashed in UK’s EU voting
Britain’s governing Conservative Party was all but wiped out in the European Parliament election as voters sick of the country’s stalled European Union exit flocked to ... -
Bolivian women fight gender-based violence through theater
On stage, amid the hubbub of a Bolivian street market, women recount their stories of abuse at the hands of men. But the violence depicted in ... -
Our Desk | The Non-(Existent)-Gaming
The term “non-gaming” has been included for a while in the local vocabulary, especially among government officials. The term, imported all the way from Beijing, seemed ... -
Tuesday, May 28, 2019 – edition no. 3298
* AL Plenary | Rights for security * Study | Delta bridge transports deep pockets to Macau * ‘Fake marriage’ for residency scam uncovered * Must, ... -
Jurassic Macau | Study shows peninsula was formed 156m years ago, after Taipa, Coloane
A study co-conducted by the Institute of Science and Environment of the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) found that the once-islands of Taipa and Coloane were first ... -
Ask The Vet | How to train your dog at home
You will need training treats to reward your dog for successfully performing a command. You may use some of your dog’s kibble as a treat when ... -
Ambrose So | Visitor tax would ‘certainly affect tourism’ in Macau
The Chief Executive of SJM Holdings Limited, Ambrose So, said on Friday that the effectiveness of a levy imposed on visitors to the Macau SAR would ... -
Retail, restaurants squeeze persists into second quarter
The general business performance of the restaurant sector has seen a continued drop in March 2019, with some 36% of the establishments surveyed recording a year-on- ...
