Daily Archives: Monday, June 24, 2019
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Government says Macau relentless in fight against human trafficking
Through its judiciary authorities, the Macau government has been relentless in its efforts to combat human trafficking, according to the reply by the Office of the ... -
Ask The Vet | Causes of feline incontinence
Feline incontinence often links to an underlying disease or condition. With incontinence, pets dribble small amount of cat urine all over the house. Incontinence also includes ... -
Former DSSOPT head under probe, assets seized
The former Director of the Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT), Jaime Carion, is under investigation for alleged corruption and his assets have been seized ... -
O Lam touted as possible Alexis Tam successor
The Chief-of-Office of the Chief Executive’s Office is being touted as a possible successor to Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam, the Times has ... -
Macau growth forecast slashed 3.5 percentage points
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has slashed Macau’s 2019 growth forecast by 3.5 percentage points in its latest report on the special administrative region, due to ... -
IAM to make Sai Van Lake project more transparent
The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) has promised to be more transparent about the “transformation plan” for Sai Van Lake in the future, according to Sulu Sou, ... -
ARTM promotes prevention and treatment of drug addiction
The Association of Rehabilitation of Drug Abusers of Macao (ARTM) organized a public event yesterday at the Iao Hon Garden to observe International Day Against Drug ... -
Briefs | Anti-mosquito works damage two cultural relics
Two people were transferred to the prosecution authority after they damaged two cultural relics in Lilau Square. The suspects were arrested last week. One is a ... -
Hong Kong | Protesters end blockade of police headquarters
Protesters in Hong Kong ended their overnight siege of police headquarters peacefully Saturday, disappointed that their demands for the territory’s leader to formally withdraw a contentious ... -
Hong Kong | Another ex-Philippine official barred entry
Another former Philippine official who sued Chinese President Xi Jinping before an international court was barred from entering Hong Kong. Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del ... -
Aviation | Guangzhou Baiyun makes top three Chinese airports
The competitiveness of the major airports of Guangzhou, Beijing and Shanghai topped all 37 Chinese airports with an annual passenger throughput of more than 10 million, ... -
Thailand’s USD13 billion plan could woo 65 million tourists yearly
Thailand is already struggling to cope with the environmental impact of a tourism boom that’s expected to lure 40 million visitors this year. The influx is ... -
Corporate Bits | Sands china celebrates 15 years with long-serving employees
Sands China Ltd. (SCL) honored more than 1,600 employees for achieving their 15-year milestones with the company in a ceremonies held at Sands Macao and The Venetian Macao ... -
Corporate Bits | City of dreams celebrates first anniversary of alain ducasse at morpheus
Two-Michelin-starred restaurant Alain Ducasse at Morpheus, City of Dreams, is celebrating its first anniversary. To commemorate its first year of operations, it has launched the “Le ... -
ASEAN leaders call for restraint amid sea row, US-China rift
Southeast Asian leaders yesterday pressed their call for self-restraint in the disputed South China Sea and renewed their alarm over the U.S.-China trade war, with one ... -
Qu Dongyu elected as new FAO general director
Qu Dongyu, China’s deputy agricultural minister, was elected yesterday as the new director general of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, the first person from a ... -
China-N. Korea | Xi pushes economic reform at summit
Chinese President Xi Jinping offered encouragement for North Korea’s focus on economic development in a speech in Pyongyang, turning to a topic Beijing has long pressed ... -
US blacklists 5 Chinese groups working in supercomputing
The United States is blacklisting five Chinese organizations involved in supercomputing with military-related applications, citing national security as justification for denying its Asian geopolitical rival access ... -
North Korea | Pyongyang says Kim received ‘excellent’ letter from Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump sent North Korean leader Kim Jong Un an “excellent” letter, the North’s state-run news agency reported yesterday, quoting Kim as saying he ... -
Indonesia | Underage fighters are drawn into conflict
The long-simmering armed conflict between Indonesia’s military and Papuans seeking independence includes indigenous teenagers and boys who appear barely adolescent, The Associated Press has found, highlighting ... -
Ethiopia | Government says coup attempt thwarted, military chief killed
Ethiopia’s government foiled a coup attempt in a region north of the capital, Addis Ababa, and the country’s military chief was shot dead, the prime minister ... -
Offbeat | Bear enters Montana home, settles in for nap in closet
Authorities say a black bear somehow locked itself inside a Montana home and then nestled onto a closet shelf that wasn’t too hard, wasn’t too soft, ... -
This Day in History | 1983 – US astronaut Sally Ride returns
America’s first woman in space has returned safely to Earth in the Challenger space shuttle after a successful six-day flight. Sally Ride, aged 32, captured the ... -
Football | Germany tops Nigeria, reaches Women’s World Cup quarters
GERMANY 3, NIGERIA 0 Alexandra Popp had just scored a go-ahead goal against Nigeria in her 100th international appearance when Japanese referee Yoshimi Yamashita signaled for ... -
Tennis | Murray on verge of completing remarkable return at Queen’s
Andy Murray is on the verge of completing a remarkable return after hip surgery. The three-time Grand Slam champion and Feliciano Lopez completed a busy Saturday ... -
World briefs
THAILAND Southeast Asian leaders yesterday pressed their call for self-restraint in the disputed South China Sea and renewed their alarm over the U.S.-China trade war, with ... -
The Buzz | Michael Jackson’s popularity endures, even after new scandal
Despite Michael Jackson’s depiction as a child molester in the HBO documentary “Leaving Neverland” earlier this year, the negative publicity hasn’t greatly diminished the King of ... -
Thailand’s Wild Boars mark year since going missing in cave
When the 12 young boys and their soccer coach walked into a cave complex in northern Thailand a year ago yesterday, they didn’t know their lives ... -
Rear Window | Back to basics
Two million Hong Kong residents felt obliged to go down to Admiralty to fight against a fishy extradition bill, deemed an “evil law” by the freshly ... -
Monday, June 24, 2019 – edition no. 3317
* The fight against human trafficking | Macau objects to US State Dept report * O Lam touted as possible Alexis Tam successor * Jaime Carion ...
