Daily Archives: Friday, June 14, 2019
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IAM repainting to complete by year-end
The repainting of the Municipal Affairs Bureau’s (IAM) external wall is expected to be completed by the end of this year, according to José Maria da ... -
Two Pearl River Delta ‘gastronomy cities’ sign memorandum
Macau has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Creative City of Gastronomy of Shunde, also in southern China’s Pearl River Delta area, to cooperate in ... -
MGTO pledges to further promote Greater Bay tourism
Macau has pledged to encourage tourism development across the Greater Bay Area this year, with measures including expediting tourism integration with Hengqin and promoting multi-destination travel ... -
Waterfront casinos prepare for peak typhoon season
Two waterfront casinos in Macau have fitted floodgates to their properties and introduced other protective measures to guard against typhoon-induced damage. The news, first reported by ... -
Gaming | Wynn receives key approvals for Boston casino opening
Massachusetts gambling regulators have given Wynn Resorts key approvals for opening its nearly USD3 billion Boston-area casino. The state’s Gaming Commission authorized Wynn to conduct three ... -
Macau airport adopts new landing procedure
Macau’s Civil Aviation Authority has adopted a procedure approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization that allows aircraft to continue their approach to the airport’s southward ... -
Courts | TUI rules occasional technical support not illegal
The Court of Final Instance (TUI) has ruled that it is not illegal for non-local residents to provide occasional technical support in Macau under agreements between ... -
Civil Servants Association | Secretary Alexis Tam urged to improve health, education
The Macau Civil Servants Association had a meeting with Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam to discuss several social affairs issues, including health, education ... -
São João Festival: A growing ‘street party for all communities’
Scheduled for next weekend, the São João Festival promises to continue to bring the same traditional flavors, sounds, fun, and liveliness to the streets of the ... -
Art Macao | Artists pleased their work ‘pushing people to think’
The two big heads on show at the Jorge Álvares Garden, as part of the Macao Art Festival, have provoked mixed reactions from the public. But ... -
Art Macao | SJM’s exhibition opens at Grand Lisboa
The Art Macao festival is now in full swing, with all casino-based exhibitions having been officially opened. Gaming operator SJM’s contribution, “ART. Appreciation. Legacy”, launched at ... -
Hong Kong in limbo as extradition protests crisis deepens
Hong Kong’s legislature suspended meetings yesterday as leaders considered their next steps following violent clashes between police and protesters who oppose a bill that would allow ... -
Organizers to regroup for Sunday March
Protest organizer the Civil Human Rights Front has called for a march this Sunday starting from 2:30 p.m., saying it had applied for a permit. It ... -
Chinese cyberattack hits messaging app during HK protest
An encrypted messaging app said yesterday that it was hit by a powerful cyberattack from China as a major protest unfolded in Hong Kong. The attack ... -
Real Estate Matters | How many mortgage payments can I miss before foreclosure?
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 ... -
US | Gambling and pot will help repair broken Illinois, Pritzker says
Bringing a massive casino to Chicago’s struggling neighborhoods and legalizing marijuana across Illinois is the price to pay for stabilizing the fiscal basket case that the ... -
Taiwan | President Tsai gets party nod to run for reelection
Taiwan President Tsai Ingwen, a thorn in the side of China’s government because of her pro-independence views, sewed up the ruling party’s nomination yesterday to seek ... -
Defense in trial of China scholar’s brutal death: He did it
A federal prosecutor yesterday [Macau time] told jurors in grisly detail that authorities believe a former University of Illinois doctoral student kidnapped a visiting scholar from ... -
Philippines | Protests sinking of boat in disputed waters
The Philippines’ top diplomat said yesterday he has filed a diplomatic protest after an anchored fishing boat was hit by a suspected Chinese vessel which then ... -
Australia | Former army lawyer in court over leak to media
A former Australian army lawyer charged with leaking secret documents to journalists said his prosecution was not about protecting national security but concealing “a national shame.” ... -
UK | Boris Johnson takes strong lead in race for 10 Downing Street
Boris Johnson took a commanding lead yesterday in the contest to become Britain’s next prime minister, winning by far the largest share of support in first-round ... -
Offbeat | Huge sphinx makes crawling journey to new spot in museum
The largest ancient sphinx in the Western Hemisphere was on the prowl yesterday (Macau time) for the first time in nearly 100 years. Philadelphia’s Penn Museum ... -
This Day in History | 1961 – Panda replaces zebra at road crossing
A new type of road crossing with push button controls for pedestrians is to be introduced next year. The announcement by the Ministry of Transport confirmed ... -
Cycling | Froome remains hospitalized in France with multiple injuries
Chris Froome underwent successful surgery after the high-speed crash that left him with multiple fractures and shattered his hopes of going for a fifth Tour de ... -
World briefs
TRADE WAR Vice President Mike Pence is on a quiet mission to advance the Trump administration’s top legislative priority for the year – the troubled U.S.-Mexico-Canada ... -
The Buzz | European Union calls for restraint in Hong Kong
The European Union has issued a statement about the ongoing protests in Hong Kong, calling for restraint to be exercised by both the government and those ... -
Women in Film Gala | Amy Poehler, Issa Rae recognized for their entrepreneurship
In a night of commanding words from some of the most accomplished women in entertainment at the annual Women in Film Gala yesterday in Beverly Hills, ... -
Bizcuits | Why Plastic-Free July is coming again
From modest beginnings in Perth in 2011, Plastic-Free July is back with #ChooseToRefuse and #PlasticFreeJuly challenges. Last year over 2 million people from 177 countries participated ... -
Prison Break
– The old Punta de Rieles prison in Uruguay has been transformed into an unusual experiment – inmates form businesses, work for one another and offer ... -
Emma Thompson kills in ‘Late Night’
Watching “Late Night,” an enjoyably zippy if scattershot comedy about a veteran late-night host and her fresh-faced new writing hire, a persistent thought runs through your ... -
A detective pursues justice in ‘One Small Sacrifice’
Photojournalist Alex Traynor lost his friend Cori to suicide a year ago. Detective Sheryn Sterling tried very hard to prove that Traynor pushed Cori off a ... -
‘The Maze’ could be a breakthrough for Ariana Gillis
Ariana Gillis doesn’t linger on the lyrics when she starts to sing on “The Maze,” her staccato alto suggesting a young artist in a hurry to ... -
News of the World | Uruguay prison turns inmates into entrepreneurs
Rolando Bustamante watches his employees turn out one concrete block after another, occasionally checking an electronic tablet that records orders from clients and that lets him ... -
F&B | Robot baristas are latest front in S. Korea automation push
Are robot baristas the future of South Korea’s vibrant coffee culture? Dal.komm Coffee thinks so. The company now has 45 robot-equipped outlets in shopping malls, company ... -
Friday, June 14, 2019 – edition no. 3311
* Under pressure * High court rules occasional work not illegal * São João: a growing street party for all communities * Tories favor Boris ...
