Daily Archives: Thursday, July 4, 2019
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Health | Gov’t cautions public against spread of infectious diseases
Following its discovery of three separate mass infection cases of influenza and enterovirus, the Health Bureau (SSM) has issued a caution to the public on the ... -
Briefs | Football: Macau FA says it is still investigating 21-18 match
The Macau Football Association has informed the Times that an investigation into the controversial 21-18 score between Ka I and Hang Sai football teams is still ... -
Kiang Wu Hospital development plan approved
Kiang Wu Hospital’s plan to rebuild its current outpatient building has been approved by the government. The plan includes the demolition, reconstruction and expansion of the ... -
Second dolphin washed ashore in five days, cause unknown
Yesterday morning, another body of a dolphin, this time a Chinese white dolphin, was found in Macau waters, according to a statement released by the Marine ... -
Football | Inter Milan vs PSG match finally confirmed
The strange case of the football match between top European teams, Inter Milan and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), which it was announced in early May would take ... -
Eight days to leave Macau | New legislation risks making it harder to escape problematic employers
The eight days given to non- residents workers to find new employment once their work contracts are terminated is considered by many to be too short ... -
Employment agencies law in apparent deadlock at AL
Passed on its first reading at the Legislative Assembly (AL) almost 18 months ago, the Law of Employment Agency Activity seems to have reached a deadlock ... -
Crime | Taxi driver to pay 70,000 patacas for assaulting passenger
The Court of Second Instance (TSI) has ordered a taxi driver who physically assaulted his female passenger to pay MOP70,000 in compensation to the victim. On ... -
Las Vegas | Family of Mandalay Bay mass shooting victim sues gun makers
The family of a woman killed by a gunman raining down gunfire from a Las Vegas high-rise hotel suite has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against ... -
Hong Kong | Eight arrested for posting personal data on police
Hong Kong police have arrested eight people for posting personal data about police officers on the internet as massive protests against the government and police were ... -
Old HK airport turned into billions worth of luxury condos
Hong Kong’s old Kai Tak airport was famed for its hair-raising landings, as planes skimmed apartment rooftops before touching down just minutes from bustling Kowloon. Now, ... -
Markets | Chinese tobacco giant’s ‘ridiculous’ rally hits nearly 500%
China Tobacco International (HK) Co. is having another wild day in Hong Kong. A morning surge yesterday took its three-week rally to nearly 500%, and then ... -
HKD jumps into strong half of band, hurting shorts
Hong Kong’s dollar punched into the strong half of its trading band for the first time since September, riding on momentum provided by elevated borrowing costs ... -
Airports open up to terminal tourists who just want to hang out
Chuck Hughey braves security lines at Pittsburgh International Airport at least once a week. Not to catch a flight, but to get an ice cream cone ... -
Corporate Bits | Sands Resorts Macao offers activities this summer
Sands Resorts Macao is offering families and leisure travellers a range of entertainment, dining, shopping and sightseeing activities this summer. Children will love Aqua World water park at ... -
Corporate Bits | CEM holds seminar on energy saving and safety
CEM has held the “Macau Energy Saving Activity” in collaboration with the Office for the Development of the Energy Sector, encouraging the public and different industries ... -
Beijing raises security warning on ships plying Malacca Strait
China raised the security level for its vessels heading through the Strait of Malacca, a key Asian trade route and major oil choke point. The transport ... -
Gov’t considers buying some US farm products to show goodwill
China is considering buying some U.S. agricultural products as a gesture of goodwill amid the resumption of trade talks between Beijing and Washington, though the volume ... -
Pentagon calls China’s south sea missile test ‘truly disturbing’
The U.S. denounced as “coercive acts” Chinese anti-ship missile tests in the disputed South China Sea, underscoring continued strategic tensions between the two Pacific powers even ... -
Japan’s biggest warship offers clue to military ambitions
One of Japan’s largest warships, the helicopter carrier Izumo, offers a glimpse of where its military is headed: For the first time, troops from a newly ... -
Thai authorities urged to investigate attacks on activists
Rights groups urged Thai authorities yesterday to investigate attacks against pro-democracy activists after one was beaten and left unconscious on a sidewalk in the latest case ... -
Italian socialist Sassoli to be president of EU Parliament
Italian socialist David-Maria Sassoli was elected yesterday to head the European parliament, completing the bloc’s drawn-out and at times acrimonious appointment process for its top jobs. ... -
Libya | Airstrike hits detention center, killing 44 migrants
An airstrike hit a detention center for migrants near the Libyan capital early yesterday, killing at least 44 people and wounding more than 130, the U.N. ... -
Offbeat | Sweet spot: Officer craving ice cream nabs gun suspect
A police officer’s craving for cake batter ice cream put him and his colleagues in the right place to take action when a loaded gun fell ... -
This Day in History | 1976 – Israelis rescue Entebbe hostages
Israeli commandos have rescued 100 hostages, mostly Israelis or Jews, held by pro-Palestinian hijackers at Entebbe airport in Uganda. At about 0100 local time (2200GMT), Ugandan ... -
Life & Style | Grand Hyatt Macau presents ‘Lua de Lótus’ mooncake gift box
For this year’s Mid- Autumn Festival, Grand Hyatt Macau is presenting a repertoire of Mid-Autumn delights. An important symbol in many religions throughout the world, the ... -
Ferrucci showing skill, rebuilding reputation in IndyCar
Santino Ferrucci knows better than most drivers that one bad moment behind the wheel can lead to a long-lasting trail of Google results. After a recent ... -
World briefs
Hong Kong police have arrested eight people for posting personal data about police officers on the internet as massive protests against the government and police were ... -
The Buzz | Staging Woodstock 50 a challenge, says upstate NY official
A key local official says hosting the Woodstock 50 anniversary festival on short notice “could pose a significant challenge.” A mass gathering permit application for the ... -
2020 Census to be printed without citizenship question
Days after the U.S. Supreme Court halted the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census, the U.S. Census Bureau has started the process of ... -
Made in Macao | Fall in love to lose weight
Nowadays, we hear the phrases “I have to lose weight” or “I am trying to lose weight” almost every day from people around us. From 200 ... -
Thursday, July 4, 2019 – edition no. 3325
* New labor laws threaten ‘Zhuhai U-turn’ loophole * Iconic Kai Tak airport carved up into luxury condo plots * Another dolphin washes ashore, the second ...
