Monthly Archives: July 2019
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Typhoon Wipha (11PM) – Chui Sai On commends improvement to disaster response
Macau Daily Times brings the latest updates on the Typhoon Wipha situation: The worst of Typhoon Wipha seemed to have passed late on Wednesday night, as ... -
Typhoon Wipha (8PM) – Next few hours will be most intense
Macau Daily Times brings the latest updates on the Typhoon Wipha situation: Typhoon Wipha will reach its closest point to Macau within the next few hours, ... -
More than 20 charged with rioting appear in Hong Kong court
HONG KONG — Charges were read today (Wednesday) against more than 20 Hong Kong protesters who have been accused of rioting — the most serious charge ... -
Seoul: North Korea launches 2 short-range ballistic missiles
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s military said North Korea conducted its second weapons test in less than a week today (Wednesday), firing two short-range ballistic ... -
Typhoon Wipha: Classes canceled, workers head home as storm hits Hong Kong
School classes in Hong Kong were canceled and workers advised to head home early as Tropical Storm Wipha swept by south of the city today (Wednesday), ... -
Typhoon Wipha (4PM) – Signal No.8 to stay in effect all Wednesday
Macau Daily Times brings the latest updates on the Typhoon Wipha situation: The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) put the city on alert this afternoon, raising ... -
Briefs | Lawmaker asks about domestic affairs mediation system
Lawmaker Wong Kit Cheng has written an interpellation to the government asking about the progress of the legislation on the domestic affairs mediation system. Wong pointed ... -
Sports equipment cordoned off at reservoir
The recreational area at the reservoir has had its exercise equipment upgraded. However, although the work was finished in April, some of the new equipment has ... -
Pearl Horizon buyers take to streets again
Some 100 buyers of the pre-sold, but never-completed, premium residential project Pearl Horizon took to the streets again yesterday, urging the government to honor their transactions. ... -
MEMORY LANE
Forty years separate these two views from Macau’s UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Guia Lighthouse. The older dates from 1978 and shows the early days in ... -
Wong advances rumor crime, admitting Hato deaths unrelated to hearsay
Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak has reaffirmed his stance in favor of establishing the rumor crime, even after having admitted that none of the ten ... -
AIPIM calls for further changes to Civil Protection Law
The Macau Portuguese and English Press Association (AIPIM) has again sent a letter to the Legislative Assembly’s First Standing Committee calling for the removal or amendment ... -
Typhoon | Weather authority raised Signal No.3
The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) raised Signal No.3 last night as a tropical cyclone brewing in the South China Sea looked set to come within ... -
Lawmaker Au wants gaming industry to partner with government on LRT
Lawmaker Au Kam San wants the gaming concessionaires to be partners in the Macau Light Rail Transit (LRT) project, which will open to the public this ... -
Legislative assembly | Kou’s first day chairing opens with messages for next government
In one of the first sessions with Kou Hoi In as Legislative Assembly (AL) president, several lawmakers took the opportunity to deliver messages apparently aimed at ... -
Light rail gates not yet equipped with e-payment option
The Light Rapid Transit (LRT), more commonly known as the Light Rail, is not currently equipped with a tap-and-go payment for passage through gates. The government ... -
Second airport smoking room now ready
The Macau International Airport issued a statement informing the public that a second smoking room has been renovated at the departure lounge of the passenger terminal. ... -
Music Festival returns with highlight on instrumentalists
The Macao International Music Festival (FIMM) returns for its 33rd edition this year, between October 4 and 30, with the theme of “The Instrumentalist.” Tickets will ... -
Gov’t bureaus hold seminar on retail sales techniques
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) and Consumer Council held a seminar yesterday titled “Sales Technique Seminar: To be the best in retail sales,” the first ... -
Macau receives 4.9m package tour visitors
In the first half of 2019, Macau received a total of 4.9 million package tour visitors, representing growth of 14.9% year-on-year. At the same time, outbound ... -
Hong Kong | Protesters hit subway to disrupt morning commute
Commuters in Hong Kong argued yesterday with demonstrators who blocked subway train doors in their latest protest action to demand greater accountability from the semi-autonomous Chinese ... -
Three aeronautical authorities ink agreement in Hong Kong
The aeronautical authorities of mainland China, the Hong Kong SAR and the Macau SAR convened yesterday in Hong Kong where they signed an agreement to foster ... -
Turmoil risks economic growth, Fitch says
Hong Kong’s ongoing protest movement against the government’s extradition bill presents a downside risk to Fitch Ratings Inc’s forecasts for economic growth in the city, the ... -
Madonna’s welcome, but Portugal wants immigrants to lift economy
It’s not just the likes of Madonna and the Aga Khan that Portugal wants to attract. Unlike many governments in Europe, Portugal wants immigrants to shore ... -
Corporate Bits | Taiwanese singer to celebrate his farewell tour at Cotai Arena in September
Taiwanese ballard singer and television host Fei Yu Ching will perform his “Suncity Group Presents: Fei Yu Ching 2019 Farewell Concert” at The Venetian Macao’s Cotai ... -
Huawei says sales up 23% despite US controls
Huawei’s sales rose by double digits in the first half of this year despite being blacklisted by Washington and its chairman, saying U.S. pressure has “galvanized ... -
Tesla to pay China USD323m a year in tax for factory site
Tesla Inc. agreed to pay China 2.23 billion yuan (USD323 million) in tax every year as part of a deal with local authorities to build an ... -
Official praises Xinjiang camps as ‘pioneering’
Officials from China’s northwestern Xinjiang region said yesterday that most of the people who were in the area’s controversial re-education centers have since left the facilities ... -
Philippine defense chief hits Beijing for South China Sea acts
The Philippine defense chief criticized China yesterday for what he said was its bullying actions in the South China Sea and added that Beijing’s peaceful assurances ... -
Top diplomats gather in Bangkok for key Asia-Pacific talks
Top diplomats from the Asia-Pacific region started gathering yesterday in the Thai capital to discuss issues of concern to the area, including security on the Korean ... -
Malaysia: Myanmar must be accountable for Rohingya to return
Malaysia’s foreign ministry said yesterday that Myanmar’s government must pursue justice for alleged human rights abuses against the Muslim Rohingya minority so that hundreds of thousands ... -
A$AP Rocky trial underway in Sweden
American rapper A$AP Rocky and two other men believed to be members of his entourage went on trial yesterday in Sweden in a high-profile legal case ... -
Boris Johnson tries to reassure on Brexit as pound slumps
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited Wales yesterday as part of a national tour intended to reassure Britons that his hard-Brexit push won’t hurt the economy ... -
USA | President to visit Poland for World War II anniversary September 1
An aide to Poland’s president says that President Donald Trump will visit Warsaw from Aug. 31 through Sept. 2 to take part in observances marking the ... -
Trump lashes out at China as trade talks resume; stocks fall
President Donald Trump lashed out at China for what he said is its unwillingness to buy American agricultural products and said it continues to “rip off” ...
