Daily Archives: Wednesday, June 12, 2019
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Hong Kong | Police fire tear gas, rubber bullets in ‘riot situation’
Hong Kong police fired tear gas and high-pressure water hoses against protesters who massed outside government headquarters today in opposition to a proposed extradition bill that ... -
House of Dancing Water | Melco renews contract with signature show
Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd. announced yesterday in a press release that the company has renewed their contract for hosting The House of Dancing Water show ... -
Grassroots candidates knocking on Chief Executive’s door
Many Macau residents hope that they will have more people listening to their voices through different opportunities, such as the opportunity for election,” the city’s youngest ... -
Gaming | DICJ planning with operators ahead of peak typhoon season
The Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) met with Macau’s gaming operators earlier this week in order to coordinate measures to be enforced ahead of what ... -
Gaming | Bernstein expects up to 5% June growth
Analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein are forecasting growth of between 3% and 5% for the month of June, citing a normalization of comparison months from the ... -
Sands China showcases museum-quality ceramics exhibition as part of Art Macao
To support the Macau SAR’s mega-art project, Art Macao 2019, Sands China Ltd. has launched a museum-quality ceramics exhibition: All That’s Gold Does Glitter – An Exhibition ... -
MGTO shares ideas for nocturnal tourism
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) has released the results of its study on nocturnal tourism. Some study participants urge nighttime events should be located away ... -
Sulu Sou questions gov’t on threat to Guia Hill heritage
Lawmaker Sulu Sou is questioning the government again concerning height limits for buildings in the Guia Hill area, with protection of heritage sites such as the ... -
Sports | Victory for Macau diving team in Singapore
The Macau diving team has participated in the 10th Singapore National Diving Championships by invitation, winning a total of 11 medals over three days. The competition ... -
Cultural exhibition, shows return from Zhejiang
Intangible cultural heritage from Zhejiang province in China has returned to Macau for an exhibition and a show. The exhibition officially opened yesterday at the Municipal ... -
Political strife continues on eve of extradition bill second reading
Opponents of legislation in Hong Kong that would allow criminal suspects to be extradited to mainland China are planning more protests and labor strikes in an ... -
Hong Kong bracing for unprecedented strikes
Hong Kong braced for rare strikes and further protests amid an escalating standoff over a controversial bill that would allow extraditions to mainland China. Local companies ... -
Student activist vows to resist extradition bill
Many Hong Kong residents were angered by a decision by the territory’s leader to move ahead with an extradition bill despite a massive weekend protest, a ... -
Foxconn names iPhone czar, CFO to Terry Gou’s inner circle
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. will appoint its group finance chief and the overseer of the world’s largest iPhone production base to a newly created operations ... -
Tariff war | Beijing mum on Trump-Xi meeting as Huawei says sales slowing
A Chinese government spokesman has refrained from confirming that leader Xi Jinping intends to meet with President Donald Trump at a summit in Japan later this month. ... -
Apple’s US iPhones can all be made outside of China if needed
Apple Inc. has a backup plan if the U.S.- China trade war gets out of hand. The Cupertino, Calif.-based company’s primary manufacturing partner has enough capacity ... -
New Zealand court stops man from being extradited to China
A New Zealand court yesterday stopped a man accused of killing a woman in Shanghai a decade ago from being extradited to China, at least for ... -
Philippines to tighten rules for foreigners amid Chinese influx
The Philippines will tighten rules for foreign workers as more Chinese nationals enter the Southeast Asian nation to take up jobs. Along with a permit from ... -
Regulators suspend popular financial news app
Wallstreetcn.com, a popular financial news app in China, said Monday it was suspended by regulators. The company has taken its app and website offline to make ... -
South Korea | Agencies can’t confirm Kim brother as CIA source
South Korean agencies said yesterday they could not confirm a report that the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was a U.S. intelligence ... -
Thailand | Tycoon gets additional year in prison in poaching case
A Thai construction tycoon yesterday was sentenced to an additional one year in prison for bribing a park ranger in relation to a high-profile case of ... -
Human rights Group locates North Korean execution sites
A human rights group said yesterday it has identified hundreds of spots where witnesses claim North Korea carried out public executions and extrajudicial state killings as ... -
Greece: 7 dead after migrant boat capsizes off Lesbos
A boat carrying dozens of migrants to a Greek island from the nearby Turkish coast capsized yesterday, leaving seven people dead, including two children. Greece’s coast ... -
Hungary | Bodies recovered as sunken Danube boat is raised
Several bodies were recovered from the wreckage of a tour boat that sank in the Danube River as it was lifted out of the river yesterday ... -
This Day in History | 1964 Nelson Mandela jailed for life
The leader of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa, Nelson Mandela, has been jailed for life for sabotage. Seven other defendants, including the former secretary-general of ... -
Football | Teenager João Félix drawing comparisons to Ronaldo
When João Félix first found himself in the same locker room as Cristiano Ronaldo, he said it felt like being in a video game. “It was ... -
World briefs
CHINA Attention is turning to a possible meeting of President Donald Trump with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a summit in Japan later this month as ... -
The Buzz | Daily HIV prevention pill urged for healthy people at risk
New recommendations urge doctors to prescribe a daily prevention pill to people at high risk of HIV infection. Studies show Truvada cuts the chances that someone ... -
Police drops drug charges against Russian journalist
In a surprising turnaround, Russia’s police chief yesterday dropped all charges against a prominent investigative reporter whose detention sparked public outrage and promised to go after ... -
US submits extradition request for WikiLeaks founder Assange
The United States government has formally submitted an extradition request to the United Kingdom for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange , a U.S. official said yesterday. Assange ... -
Macau Matters | Dementia in Macau
A few years ago I had the very sad experience of not being recognized by an old family friend who had been institutionalized because of dementia. ... -
Wednesday, June 12, 2019 – edition no. 3309
* Carrie Lam brings her extradition bill to the LegCo | Showdown — unprecedented political strife ready to meet her * CE election: the grassroots contenders ...
