Daily Archives: Thursday, June 27, 2019
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Briefs | PSP officers sentenced for malpractice
Two former Public Security Police Force (PSP) officers have been sentenced to 19 and 15 years in jail, according to a statement released by the Court ... -
Health | Exclusive subsidies to be given to Hengqin’s Macau residents
The Macau SAR government has decided to provide subsidies to Macau residents who live in Hengqin to allow them to use Zhuhai’s healthcare services, the Health ... -
Cultural heritage site owner has legal duty of conservation, says IC
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said yesterday that it is required by law that the owner of a cultural heritage site conserves their protected property at ... -
CE candidates to be finalized in July
The Chief Executive Election Affairs Commission has informed that the nomination period for Chief Executive candidates falls between July 8 and 23 this year. The promotion ... -
Art | Exhibiting pig sculptures in the year of the pig
An exhibition of painted life size pigs is being held by the Republic of Arts Association, with the support of the Cultural Affairs Bureau and the ... -
Gaming | Big brother casinos can spot who’s most likely to lose big
The house always wins – and now it has artificial intelligence on its side. Some of the world’s biggest casino operators in Macau are starting to ... -
Gaming | Analysis: June growth may find lift from 2018 FIFA World Cup
Holding conservative expectations for June, analysts expect the month will round out the first half of 2019 slightly down on Macau’s gross gaming revenue from last ... -
Goldman Sachs: VIP more resilient than thought
Goldman Sachs says that VIP activity in the second quarter of 2019 has been more resilient that previously thought. The investment bank said that Macau’s VIP ... -
Macau SLOT records MOP224 million in profit last year
Lottery and sports betting company Sociedade de Lotarias e Apostas Mútuas de Macau, yesterday released its financial report for last year. The company made more than ... -
Transport | Bus companies report combined MOP110m in profit
Local bus companies have registered a total profit of MOP110.9 million after taxes in 2018. The final results from the audited accounts were published yesterday in ... -
Fishing vessel up in flames in Inner Harbor
A fishing vessel in the Inner Harbor area caught fire yesterday afternoon, videos circulating online showed, before the flames spread to a second vessel in the ... -
Protesters urge discussion of Hong Kong issues at G-20
Hong Kong activists opposed to contentious extradition legislation yesterday called on leaders of the U.S., the European Union and others to raise the issue with Chinese ... -
Hong Kong | Court throws out ex-leader’s misconduct conviction
A Hong Kong court yesterday threw out former Chief Executive Donald Tsang’s conviction for misconduct relating to a property deal while in office. Tsang was released ... -
Guangzhou | Couriers join ‘war on drugs’ with technology
After receiving a parcel, courier Wang Xiangjun would spend less than one minute verifying the customers’ ID cards, checking the things inside, and uploading the information ... -
Dubrovnik has Game of Thrones fame but all it wants is the euro
Tucked inside the medieval city walls in the Croatian port of Dubrovnik, Mara Pezo’s leather bag store is perfectly placed for the thousands of tourists disembarking ... -
Corporate Bits | GEG organizes responsible gaming roadshows
Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) recently organized Responsible Gaming Fun Day Roadshows and a visit to the Macao Gaming Industry Employees Home’s offices, where its employees learned ... -
MELCO promoting life values through volunteerism
Supporting, encouraging and facilitating events for employees and their family members to volunteer for the community, Melco Resorts and Entertainment has developed the Teaching Children Values ... -
Analysis | Possible outcome of Trump-Xi meeting: A truce in trade war
American businesses are bracing for a painful escalation in President Donald Trump’s trade war with China. Yet they might just get a reprieve. If history repeats ... -
China renews demand on Canada for Huawei executive’s release
China renewed a demand that Canada release a top executive of tech giant Huawei a day after announcing a suspension of all imports of Canadian meat ... -
Koreas Seoul says US, NK in talks to set up third Trump-Kim summit
North Korean and U.S. officials are holding “behind-the-scenes talks” to arrange a third summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on ... -
Sri Lanka | President orders execution of four drug convicts
Sri Lanka’s president said yesterday that he has ordered the executions of four drug offenders who will be hanged in prison soon, amid alarm over drug-related ... -
USA | Robert Mueller to testify publicly before two House committees
Special counsel Robert Mueller has agreed to testify publicly before Congress on July 17 after Democrats issued subpoenas to compel him to appear, the chairmen of ... -
Hot summer European heat wave sees Germany put speed curbs on autobahn
Large parts of western and central Europe sweated under blazing temperatures yesterday, with authorities in one German region imposing temporary speed limits on some stretches of ... -
Offbeat | Malaysia detains four Indians, seizes drugs, 5,255 turtles
Malaysia authorities have arrested four Indians and seized more than 14 kilograms of drugs and over 5,000 turtles from their luggage at the Kuala Lumpur airport. ... -
This Day in History | 1963 – Warm welcome for JFK in Ireland
The US President John F Kennedy has received a rapturous welcome on an emotional visit to his ancestral homeland in County Wexford, Ireland. On the second ... -
Football | Women’s World Cup Italy beats China 2-0, reaches first quarterfinal since 1991
Italy made its case to be considered a contender in the Women’s World Cup after a convincing 2-0 win over China yesterday [Macau time]. Coach Milena ... -
World briefs
NORTH KOREA said it won’t surrender to U.S.-led sanctions and accused Washington of trying to “bring us to our knees.” The statement is yet another reminder ... -
The Buzz | Amnesty wants impartial probe of Indonesia police violence
Amnesty International is calling for an independent investigation into allegations of police brutality and unlawful killings during post-election riots in the Indonesian capital last month. The ... -
Cryptocurrencies need close scrutiny, monitor warns
An international financial monitor warned world leaders that wider use by retail shoppers of cryptocurrencies like Libra, unveiled last week by Facebook, would need “close scrutiny” ... -
World Views | G-20 gives Trump a chance to clarify his Iran policy
When President Trump arrives at the Group of 20 summit in Osaka on Friday, many of his peers will want to discuss bilateral crises with him: ... -
Thursday, June 27, 2019 – edition no. 3320
* Artificial intelligence | Casinos watching, learning, predicting * Healthcare in Hengqin now open to Macau * IC blames site owner in CCAC investigation response * ...
