Monthly Archives: June 2019
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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 ... -
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 ...
