Daily Archives: Wednesday, July 3, 2019
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Corruption | Policy Research Bureau refutes accusations against its leader
An anonymous letter accusing Mi Jian, Director of the Policy Research and Regional Development Bureau (DSEPDR), has been condemned by the bureau for “bringing a bad ... -
Memory Lane
A trip down memory lane. This historical photo was taken during the 1970s and shows how Rua do Tarrafeiro has changed. The street was given its ... -
Au Kam San asks about IC security services tender
Lawmaker Au Kam San has asked Alexis Tam, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, to explain the Cultural Affairs Bureau’s (IC) waiver of an open public ... -
Gaming | China is using the Philippines as its own online casino
Chinese companies are circumventing domestic laws that prohibit online gambling by directing their Chinese clientele to their operations based in neighboring countries and regions. The Philippines ... -
Gaming | Macau operators see shares rise on improved VIP outlook
Macau casino operators rallied the most since December on signs that the world’s largest gaming hub is weathering a slowing Chinese economy and a pullback by ... -
Kevin Ho | NPC work to develop China and Macau not mutually exclusive
The most recently confirmed representative of the National People’s Congress (NPC) from Macau, Kevin Ho King Lun, has said that Macau and China are “not places ... -
Weather | Typhoon Signal No.3 raised as precaution
The Macau Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) raised Typhoon Signal No.3 at 8 p.m. last night as tropical storm “Mun” meandered inside Macau’s 400-kilometer radius band. ... -
Education | UM visits British universities in search of collaboration
Rector Song Yonghua of the University of Macau (UM) recently led a delegation to six universities in the United Kingdom in the hope of realizing academic ... -
Macau Grand Prix | GT World Cup entries now open
The FIA GT World Cup, one of the two World Cup racing events to take place during the Macau Grand Prix, will present in the exact ... -
Youth squash championship crowns Malaysian players
The 26th Asian Junior Squash Individual Championship was held in Macau for the first time, filling the courts of the Macau Dome and the Sports Complex ... -
Macau poverty line about to face five-year plan review
A review of the mechanism to determine Macau’s poverty line will begin soon, the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) has informed the Times, as set out by ... -
Health| Fifth case of imported dengue fever recorded this year
The Health Bureau (SSM) has diagnosed an imported case of dengue fever in a 29-year-old male resident who works in a Cotai casino. The bureau considers ... -
Markets | HKD300 billion rally shows it’s not time to panic yet
For investors, bankers and companies with long enough time horizons, betting on Hong Kong’s resilience in the face of crises has been a winning proposition. From ... -
Winners and losers in violent Hong Kong protests
The protesters who succeeded in halting Hong Kong’s controversial extradition bill benefited from broad support among businesses and ordinary citizens. But Monday night’s ugly demonstrations risk ... -
Gaming | US: Nebraska could tip the number of casino states
Nebraska voters may decide next year whether to legalize casino gambling in a ballot measure that could tip the number of states that allow commercial gambling ... -
Trade tensions | China will scrap securities firm ownership limits by 2020
China said it will bring forward plans to remove foreign ownership limits on financial companies, as it speeds up efforts to open the $44 trillion industry ... -
Beijing confident that trade war won’t mean massive factory moves
China is still a competitive location for investment, according to Premier Li Keqiang, even as some companies look to move production out of the country to ... -
Diplomacy | Turkey’s Erdogan affirms importance of ties with China
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, an ostensible U.S. NATO ally, affirmed the importance of ties with key American rival China at a meeting with Chinese President ... -
South China Sea | China buzzes Canadian naval ships
China’s naval and coast guard ships shadowed a pair of Canadian naval vessels through the South China Sea and Chinese fighter jets buzzed them as they ... -
Tencent, Paytm plan to invest USD100m in video startup
Tencent Holdings Ltd. and Paytm plan to invest about USD100 million in Indian streaming service MX Player, according to a person familiar with the matter, as ... -
South Korea | Moon calls Trump-Kim summit end of hostility
South Korea’s president yesterday called a recent U.S.-North Korean summit at the Korean border an end of mutual hostility between the countries, despite skepticism by many ... -
Philippines | 1st known Filipino suicide attacker identified
Philippine authorities have identified as a Filipino militant one of two suicide attackers who set off bombs last week that killed five people and the bombers ... -
No news a week after Australian disappears in North Korea
Australia’s prime minister said yesterday he had no news on the fate of an Australian citizen who vanished in North Korea a week ago. Prime Minister ... -
USA | Trump says tanks will be part of his July Fourth celebration
President Donald Trump isn’t taking “no tanks” for an answer on the Fourth of July. He said yesterday [local time] that a display of U.S. military ... -
Offbeat | Judge: Andy Warhol didn’t violate Prince picture copyright
Andy Warhol transcended a photographer’s copyright by transforming a picture of a vulnerable and uncomfortable Prince into an artwork that made the singer an “iconic, larger-than-life ... -
This Day in History | 1971 Doors’ singer Jim Morrison found dead
Jim Morrison, the lead singer of American rock group The Doors has died in Paris aged 27. He was found in a bathtub at his apartment ... -
Life & Style | Japan official to Kardashian West: Kimono belongs to Japan
Japan’s trade minister says the kimono belongs to Japan — not to Kim Kardashian West’s shapeware brand. West announced the line, Kimono Solutionwear, last week. But ... -
Rugby | All Blacks name extra-large squad for Championship
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has named four newcomers in a 39-man squad for the Rugby Championship while remaining loyal to older players, including captain Kieran ... -
World briefs
Indonesia Police have arrested a man believed to be the leader of the al-Qaida-linked Jemaah Islamiyah network who has eluded capture since 2003. World Philippines Authorities ... -
The Buzz | Chinese border guards put secret surveillance app on tourists’ phones
Chinese border police are secretly installing surveillance apps on the phones of visitors and downloading personal information as part of the government’s intensive scrutiny of the ... -
Fire kills 14 Russian sailors amid submarine speculation
A fire on one of the Russian navy’s deep-sea submersibles killed 14 sailors, the Russian Defense Ministry said yesterdayy without giving the cause of the blaze ... -
Animal Farm | The challenges of Ho Iat Seng
Ten years ago I wrote “The Chui Sai On Challenges” as follows: “Continue, improve, simplify, anticipate and innovate … During these … years of activity of ... -
Wednesday, July 3, 2019 – edition no. 3324
* Macau poverty line about to face review * Kevin Ho on his job at the NPC | Macau and China are ‘not places that can ...
