Daily Archives: Monday, June 17, 2019
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Health | Local youth call for stricter anti-smoking regulations
Local youngsters are calling on the government to consider banning smoking in some streets and to have designated smoking places, particularly in tourist areas. Recently, the ... -
Arts | IFFAM signs Peter Chan and Carina Lau for fourth edition
The International Film Festival and Awards – Macao (IFFAM) organizers have signed two well-known movie personalities to join the fourth edition of the festival in Macau. ... -
Ask The Vet | Breeds prone to canine hypothyroidism
There are two main types of canine hypothyroidism, primary and secondary. There also some rarer forms of this condition. The neoplastic and congenital forms of hypothyroidism ... -
Chief Executive Election | 5,000 voters eliminate just six contenders from Electoral Committee
Five thousand and one voters cast their ballot in the election to determine the Electoral Committee for the Chief Executive Election, reported the Electoral Affairs Commission ... -
New Macau Association protests ‘small circle’ show
Led by lawmaker Sulu Sou, democrat group New Macau Association held a protest yesterday against what it termed the “small circle” election for Chief Executive. A ... -
Advertorial | Global ceramic artists share techniques with art students
Sands China Ltd. has invited ceramicists to share technical skills and inspire nearly 100 Macau university students, graduates, ceramic class participants and teachers with their creativity ... -
Casino chiefs boosted Trump, but new generation favors democrats
Las Vegas is America’s gambling playground, and one of the casino industry’s highest-stakes games is partisan politics. Some of the biggest names on the Strip – ... -
Analysis | Environmental Bureau awards 19 hotels for ‘going green’
A total of 19 hotels were awarded at the Macao Green Hotel Awards, held by the Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) on Friday, for their environmentally friendly ... -
Taxi association: police officers don’t understand new rules
THE Macau Taxi Association expressed its concerns regarding the enforcement of the new taxi regulations that came into effect on June 3, noting that some law ... -
Briefs | US appoints new consul to Macau, HK
Hanscom Smith has been appointed the United States Consulate General in Hong Kong and Macau by the country’s Secretary of State Michael Pompeo. Incumbent Consul Kurt ... -
Smart city | Multifunctional lampposts planned for central Macau
CEM will be installing more multifunctional smart lampposts in San Ma Lou, according to Yue Zongbin, Chief Consultant of the Executive Committee of CEM. As of ... -
Hong Kong | Massive protests draw apology from Carrie Lam
Hong Kong citizens marched for hours yesterday in a massive protest that drew a late-in-the-day apology from the city’s top leader for her handling of legislation ... -
Briefs | High-risk of Dengue predicted for Zhuhai
The Health Commission of Guangdong Province has evaluated Zhuhai to be a high-risk area for dengue fever transmission. The commission reported last week that, as of ... -
Tourism | Butlers wanted to help lure wealthier visitors to Greece
The Athens Riviera, just 20 minutes from the Acropolis and the Greek capital’s bustling city center, should have been a playground for the world’s wealthy. It’s ... -
Beijing denies its vessel intentionally sank Filipino boat
China has acknowledged its fishing vessel hit a Filipino boat in the disputed South China Sea in an incident that prompted an outcry in the Philippines ... -
UN anti-terror official makes controversial trip to Xinjiang
The U.N. counterterrorism chief visited Xinjiang last week despite protests from the U.S. and a rights group that the trip would be inappropriate in light of ... -
Bridge in China collapses, sending vehicles into river
An entire section of a roadway bridge has plunged into a wide river in southern China, sending two vehicles into the water and leaving two people ... -
Huawei has 56,492 patents and it’s not afraid to use them
As Huawei Technologies Co. comes under unrelenting pressure from the Trump administration, the Chinese telecom giant has one advantage that the U.S. can’t undermine: a vast, ... -
New Zealand | Man accused in mosque killings pleads not guilty
The man accused of the New Zealand mosque attacks smirked as his lawyer entered not guilty pleas to terrorism, murder and attempted murder charges Friday before ... -
Trade | India increases tariffs on US goods as trade war heats up
India has imposed higher customs duties on a raft of U.S. goods effective yesterday in response to similar measures taken by Washington, according to a government ... -
Alabama orders ‘chemical castration’ of some child molesters
Some Alabama sex offenders who abuse young children will have to undergo “chemical castration” while on parole, under a new law, but the requirement has prompted ... -
Offbeat | Man says he was deceived when he bought tiny strip of land
A South Florida man thought he snagged a deal when he paid USD9,100 in an online auction for what he thought was a villa. What he ... -
This Day in History | 1961 – Russian dancer in freedom dash
Principal dancer of the Kirov Ballet, Rudolf Nureyev, has broken free from Russian embassy guards at a Paris airport and requested asylum in France. The 23-year-old ... -
Olympic rowing venue open in heart of Tokyo Bay
Organizers opened the rowing venue for next year’s Tokyo Olympics yesterday, highlighted by a race between alumni crews from Oxford and Cambridge — the two English ... -
Motorsports | Márquez wins Catalonia GP after crash takes out challengers
Marc Márquez won the Catalonia Grand Prix to strengthen his lead of the MotoGP points race after his top challengers crashed out yesterday. Márquez sped away ... -
World briefs
CHINA The U.N. counterterrorism chief visited Xinjiang last week despite protests from the U.S. and a rights group that the trip would be inappropriate in light of the ... -
The Buzz | Football teams protest ‘Sri Lanka decision’ with 21–18 score
Two football teams playing in a Macau Cup tournament match yesterday deliberately conceded goals to one another in what appeared to be a protest against the ... -
Aging grand hotel highlights the ethnic division in Cyprus
With Italian chandeliers still hanging in the lobby, the Ledra Palace Hotel in Cyprus still manages to hold onto a flicker of its old majesty despite ... -
World Views | We are living in historic times. Or are we?
If we are living through historic events, would we know? In 1965, Arthur Danto, a philosopher at Columbia University, argued that it is impossible to tell, ... -
Monday, June 17, 2019 – edition no. 3312
* Nearly 2 million reject ceasefire offer | Hong Kong says no to appeasement * Designated smoking zones * Six voters eliminated in small circle charade ...
