Daily Archives: Friday, June 21, 2019
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Editorial | Carrie on
The deadline imposed by legislators and activists for Hong Kong’s government to meet demands for the withdrawal of the controversial extradition legislation and for Carrie Lam ... -
Ho’s election campaign office | 6,000 square foot refurbishment for one million patacas
Macau Chief Executive candidate Ho Iat Seng has spent over 1 million Macau patacas to refurbish his election campaign office. Yesterday, Ho’s election campaign office gave ... -
Chui Sai Cheong pegged to succeed Ho as AL president
Lawmaker Wu Chou Kit believes that the vice president of the Legislative Assembly (AL), Chui Sai Cheong, is a suitable candidate to succeed Ho Iat Seng. ... -
Gaming | June growth lowered as mid-month data disappoints
Brokerage Sanford C. Bernstein has lowered its year-on-year growth expectation for June to between 1% and 3%, citing weaker than expected data in its channel checks ... -
Neto Valente deems Portuguese people irrelevant in local politics
According to Jorge Neto Valente, the president of the Macau Lawyers Association (AAM), the Portuguese people in Macau have become increasingly irrelevant in terms of local ... -
Horror video game set in Macau releases internationally
The first multi-console video game set entirely in Macau has been released internationally. The game was developed by a local company called 4DMacau. Nearly two years ... -
Aviation | Macau unaffected by EVA Air strike
Flight attendants with EVA Air, a Taiwan airline with connections to Macau, commenced a strike at 4 p.m. yesterday. As of press time, no flight between ... -
Environment report deems undersea tunnel feasible
The environmental impact assessment report of the subsea tunnel project connecting land reclamation zones A and B suggests that the project is feasible as it will ... -
Football | Sulu Sou writes to FIFA president calling for match rescheduling
Lawmaker Sulu Sou has issued a letter to FIFA’s president, Gianni Infantino, to call for a rescheduling of the match between Macau and Sri Lanka. The ... -
Education | UM makes 56-spot leap in QS ranking
The University of Macau (UM) has leaped 56 places in the QS World University Rankings 2020, compared to last year, reaching 387th in the list. The ... -
Agnes Lam calls for Hac Sa protection
Lawmaker Agnes Lam has submitted an inquiry to the government requesting a long-term solution for the accumulation of garbage at Hac Sa Beach. Lam pointed out ... -
British associations form working group to explore GBA opportunity
British Chambers of Commerce and business associations have formed an inter-organization working group on the Greater Bay Area (GBA) Initiative, agreeing to collaborate across several areas ... -
The faces of Hong Kong’s historic stand
While protests that drew hundreds of thousands of people into Hong Kong’s streets this month were likely the biggest the city has ever seen, the ... -
Hong kong | No response as activists’ deadline passes
A deadline imposed by activist groups for Hong Kong’s government to scrap highly unpopular extradition bills and accept other demands passed yesterday without an official response. ... -
Iceland in shock as tourism collapse halts economic miracle
Gudrun Asta Gunnarsdottir found herself at ground zero of Iceland’s latest crisis. Four months into her second pregnancy, the 33-year-old check-in desk operator was told she ... -
Corporate Bits | Pousada de Coloane, Yoga Love Macau celebrate International Yoga Day
The Pousada de Coloane Boutique Hotel and local Yoga organization, Yoga Love Macau, will join forces with yogis around the world to celebrate International Yoga Day ... -
Real Estate Matters | Where are all the bookstores in Macau?
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 ... -
Diplomacy | Kim meets Xi, says awaiting US actions
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, meeting with visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping, said yesterday that his country is waiting for a desired response in stalled ... -
Woman testifies about wearing wire in scholar killing case
The former girlfriend of an ex-doctoral student charged with slaying a scholar from China who was visiting the University of Illinois testified yesterday [local time] in ... -
Tariff | Gov’t rejects threats, tariffs as way to resolve trade war
China warned yesterday that threats and tariffs will not resolve trade tensions between the two biggest economies and blasted Republican Sen. Marco Rubio for his criticism ... -
Court says Interpol ex-president confesses to bribe taking
Former Interpol President Meng Hongwei confessed to accepting more than USD2 million in bribes and expressed regret for his crime, a Chinese court said yesterday. The ... -
Asian nations scramble to contain pig disease outbreaks
Asian nations are scrambling to contain the spread of highly contagious African swine fever, with Vietnam culling 2.5 million pigs and China reporting more than a ... -
India | Gov’t creates new ministry to tackle growing water crisis
India’s government has created a new ministry to respond to a growing water crisis, with more than 60% of the country’s 1.3 billion people dependent on ... -
Malaysia: ‘No proof’ of Russian involvement in MH17 downing
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad yesterday rejected the implication that Russia may have been involved in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine, after ... -
Iran | Revolutionary Guard shoots down US drone amid tensions
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard shot down a U.S. drone yesterday amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington over the collapsing nuclear deal with world powers, American and ... -
Russia | Putin faces gripes in call-in show about living standards
President Vladimir Putin faced a litany of complaints about low living standards during a marathon call-in show yesterday, promising to boost wages and pensions and boost ... -
American charged with spying in Russia appeals to Trump
An American man kept behind bars in Russia on spying charges yesterday appealed to U.S. President Donald Trump for help. Paul Whelan was arrested in a ... -
Offbeat | Norway islanders want to go ‘time-free’ when sun doesn’t set
Residents of a Norwegian island where the sun doesn’t set for 69 days of the year want to go “time-free” and have more flexible school and ... -
This Day in History | 1982 – Princess Diana gives birth to boy
Diana, Princess of Wales, has given birth to a boy sixteen hours after checking in to St Mary’s Hospital, in London. The boy, who has been ... -
Rugby | Jaguares to break new ground in Super Rugby playoffs
Friday, 23:05 Jaguars v Chiefs H 1.73, D 29, A 2.38 Argentina’s Jaguares will celebrate a significant milestone in their history, ignoring the catcalls of opponents, ... -
Football | Man arrested in connection with death of soccer player Sala
Police investigating the death of Argentine soccer player Emiliano Sala arrested a man yesterday [Macau time] on suspicion of manslaughter. A single-engine aircraft carrying Sala and ... -
World briefs
CHINA Former Interpol President Meng Hongwei confessed to accepting more than USD2 million in bribes and expressed regret for his crime, a Chinese court said yesterday. ... -
The Buzz | Trump offers help for Canadians held in China
President Donald Trump is offering to intervene on Canada’s behalf to bring up the plight of two Canadians held in China when he meets with China’s ... -
‘Hunger Games’ prequel novel coming in 2020
A decade after seemingly wrapping up “The Hunger Games,” Suzanne Collins is bringing readers back to Panem. A prequel, set 64 years before the beginning of ... -
Kapok | For the people?
The contrast could not be more striking: while in Hong Kong two million residents were taking to the streets to express their dissatisfaction at Chief Executive ...
