Daily Archives: Tuesday, June 11, 2019
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Briefs | Commentator disagrees with ‘closed-minded’ assessment
Deputy Director-general Johnson Ian of the Association of Synergy of Macau has disagreed with the government’s accusation of local people not being sufficiently open-minded about accepting ... -
Crime | Taxi driver accused of ‘hit-and-run’ involving his passenger
A 73-year-old taxi driver stands accused in a case of “hit-and-run” involving a female tourist from the mainland that he had just transported from Taipa to ... -
Legislative Assembly | Secretary Wong refutes claims Macau is undemocratic
The Civil Protection Law was approved in general terms during yesterday’s Legislative Assembly (AL) plenary session, amid some lawmakers’ worries against the advent of a new ... -
Sulu Sou: long-standing discontent behind Sunday’s HK demonstration
The over one million Hong Kong demonstrators in Sunday’s demonstration are believed by lawmaker Sulu Sou to have been motivated by long-standing discontent toward the Hong ... -
Sabrina Ho given HKD500m house for engagement
Sabrina Ho, daughter of local gambling tycoon Stanley Ho and lawmaker Angela Leong, recently held her engagement party. The engagement itself was announced in March on ... -
Tourism | Dragon Boat Festival visitors 60% higher than last year
The police released immigration figures yesterday for the three-day weekend holiday period of the Tuen Ng Festival. The preliminary figures showed that Macau had taken in ... -
Football | Sri Lanka says FIFA confirmed match cancelations
The Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) announced on its social media page that FIFA has officially cancelled Team Macau’s away match in the Indian Ocean ... -
‘King of protesters’ becomes third CE candidate
For the first time in its post-handover history, Macau will be fielding three candidates in the upcoming Chief Executive election. The latest contestant is 79-year-old Hoi ... -
Guangdong aims to bolster ties with San Francisco Bay Area
China’s Guangdong Province wants more cooperation with the San Francisco Bay Area on scientific innovation and the low carbon industry, a senior provincial official from the ... -
Macau gov’t announces GBA annex for 5-year plan
The Macau government says it has formulated an annex for the city’s Five-year Development Plan, covering its participation in the construction of the Greater Bay Area. ... -
Shenzhen to microchip all dogs
The southern Chinese city of Shenzhen plans to begin injecting microchips into all dogs from the second half of this year to better manage the pets, ... -
One million march | China faces showdown in HK amid mass protests
Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam indicated yesterday that her government will go ahead with proposed amendments to its extradition laws, despite a massive protest against ... -
Tourism | Thomas Cook surges after confirming talks with China’s Fosun
Thomas Cook Group Plc shares and bonds surged after the troubled British tourism group confirmed it received an offer for its tour- operator business from Chinese ... -
Bank of Japan appoints first female PR head
The Bank of Japan announced the appointment of its first female head of media relations, in one sign that long-closed doors are beginning to open for ... -
Made-in-China? Iceland’s sweater-knitters are unhappy
Trouble is rattling one of Iceland’s most distinctive industries: the production of the thick, hand-knitted “lopi” sweaters adored by tourists and worn with pride by locals. ... -
Huawei CFO’s ‘complex’ extradition request is just 33 pages
For months, Canadian defense lawyers for Huawei Technologies Co.’s chief financial officer have been gearing up to battle a U.S. extradition request they’d said would be ... -
Trade war | Chinese exporters dodge tariffs with fake Made-in-Vietnam labels
Some Chinese exporters are going to extreme lengths to avoid the hit from Donald Trump’s tariffs. Vietnam said on Sunday that it found dozens of fake ... -
Currency | Central banker says no specific yuan level important
People’s Bank of China Governor Yi Gang said last week that no specific level for the yuan is important, and indicated confidence it will continue to ... -
Japan | Bare detention center holds many without convictions
With its bare cells, the Tokyo Detention House looks much like a high-security prison, but most of those who get incarcerated here, including former Nissan Chairman ... -
India | Court convicts 6 in rape, killing of girl in Kashmir
A court yesterday convicted six Hindu men, including four police officials, in connection with the rape and murder of an 8-year-old Muslim girl in Indian-controlled Kashmir, ... -
New Zealand | Kim Dotcom fights US extradition in top court
Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom and three of his former colleagues yesterday took their fight against being extradited to the U.S. to New Zealand’s top court. The ... -
Gulf tensions Top Iran diplomat warns US it cannot ‘expect to stay safe’
Iran’s foreign minister warned the U.S. yesterday that it “cannot expect to stay safe” after launching what he described as an economic war against Tehran, taking ... -
Politics | UK nominations closed in race to be next leader
Nominations closed yesterday in the Brexit-dominated race to become Britain’s next prime minister, a contest that will be decided by lawmakers and members of the governing ... -
Offbeat | Seagull photobombs, steals woman’s lobster roll
Alicia Jessop knew Friday was going to be a memorable day, but she didn’t realize it would be one she’d never forget. The 34-year-old Pepperdine University ... -
This Day in History | 1955 – Le Mans disaster claims 77 lives
Seventy-seven people have been killed and 77 others injured when two cars collided on the race track and crashed into the spectators’ stand at Le Mans ... -
Football | Ronaldo’s Portugal wins 1st Nations League title
Three years after conquering European soccer for the first time, Portugal and Cristiano Ronaldo are celebrating another international title. Portugal won the inaugural UEFA Nations League ... -
World briefs
CHINA Some exporters are going to extreme lengths to avoid the hit from Donald Trump’s tariffs. Vietnam said that it found dozens of fake product-origin certificates ... -
The Buzz | Indian theater and film personality Girish Karnad dies at 81
Girish Karnad, a top Indian playwright, actor and director and a rights activist, died yesterday after a prolonged illness. He was 81. India’s president and the ... -
Police detail man’s threat behind panic at DC LGBTQ parade
A man threatened another person with a BB gun during an LGBTQ pride parade in the nation’s capital and set off a panic that sent hundreds of ... -
Our Desk | On driving artsy Macau
“See things, travel, build up experiences and [bring them] back to the work. If you don’t see enough, haven’t traveled enough and haven’t tried to invest ... -
Tuesday, June 11, 2019 – edition no. 3308
* Civil Protection Law | Wong refutes idea Macau is undemocratic * ‘King of protesters’ Hoi Weng Chong becomes third CE candidate * Taxi driver accused ...
