Daily Archives: July 5, 2019
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Chan Weng Fu | Sixth Chief Executive candidate joins the race
The head of an electrotechnical engineering company in Macau, who has lived in the city for more than four decades, says he wants to become the ... -
Briefs | Taxi drivers want 15% fare increase
The city’s taxi drivers are asking for a 15% increase in taxi fares to be implemented starting from the Chinese Lunar New Year. Tony Kuok Leong ... -
IPIM ex-president Jackson Chang arrested by CCAC
The former president of the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), Jackson Chang, was arrested by the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) on Wednesday, according to ... -
Security service outsourcing is temporary, says IC
Cultural Affairs Bureau chief Mok Ian Ian said yesterday that the IC is implementing a temporary tender method for its security service until the end of ... -
Secretary Wong pledges no grey areas in Civil Protection Law
Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak has pledged that the authorities will strive to leave no grey areas in the proposed Civil Protection Law that could ... -
Central Library | Alternative location demand revived, gaining support
The new Macau Central Library, a project that was first announced almost 14 years ago, continues to accumulate problems and further delays. The future of the ... -
International Book Fair launches 1st edition with over 10,000 books
The first Macao International Book Fair 2019 was inaugurated yesterday at The Venetian Macao. The book fair, which will runs July 4 to 7, showcases over ... -
Heritage | More buildings suggested for drone ban inclusion
The Civil Aviation Authority (AACM) is considering listing more heritage buildings as prohibited areas for unmanned aircraft. The consideration follows two separate incidents of drones colliding ... -
Arts | Renowned Peking opera reimagined as contemporary dance
The modern dance performance “Under Siege” will be held at the Macao Cultural Centre Grand Auditorium on September 7 as part of the inaugural Art Macao ... -
Int’l Film Festival goes viral, leaving lagging Grand Prix behind
The 3rd International Film Festival and Awards (IFFAM) was by far the most popular event in Macau last year in terms of media coverage, according to ... -
Construction begins on national ‘stony desert park’
Workers have broken ground on a “stony desert park” in south China’s Guangdong Province. The park, located in the Province’s northern Liannan County, will be the ... -
Hong Kong | China and UK escalate their war of words
China and Britain’s war of words over Hong Kong escalated, with the two sides openly accusing each other of behaving inappropriately toward the former U.K. colony. ... -
Arrests made over Hong Kong protests, legislature break-in
Police said they had arrested 13 people after the protests on Monday’s anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to China, including one man accused of storming the ... -
Real Estate Matters | Land and property explained
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 ... -
Internet | Amazon to hire 2,000 in UK for latest technology ventures
Amazon.com Inc. is set to hire more than 2,000 workers in the U.K., including engineers, software developers and data scientists, to develop its latest technology ventures. ... -
Startups | How two college dropouts made $860 million fortune by age 23
They didn’t complete a single year of college, but Henrique Dubugras, 23, and Pedro Franceschi, 22, have already amassed a veteran’s share of Silicon Valley experience. ... -
Japan stock exodus exceeds $70 billion as China lures funds
Foreign investors have sold a net USD70.3 billion of Japanese equities since the start of 2018. The early days of Abenomics, when they were huge net ... -
Agriculture | Chinese official says pig fever outbreak ‘complicated and grim’
The death toll from a disease outbreak in China’s pig herds that has pushed up global pork prices has risen to 1.2 million animals, but its ... -
Philippine rights office condemns child’s death in drug raid
The Philippine Commission on Human Rights yesterday condemned the killing of a 3-year-old girl in a police raid in which her father, a drug suspect, was ... -
Australian Senate passes $110 billion tax cuts over decade
Australia’s Parliament yesterday delivered the reelected government’s promise to provide 158 billion Australian dollars (USD110 billion) in personal income tax cuts over a decade to boost ... -
Dubai’s ruler, estranged wife headed for court clash in UK
A legal battle between the powerful, poetry- writing ruler of Dubai and his wealthy estranged wife is leading toward a showdown in a London courtroom later ... -
Western Balkan nations press EU aspirations at Poland summit
Government ministers from six Western Balkan nations that aspire to join the European Union met with their counterparts from some EU member nations yesterday in Poland ... -
Offbeat | Coney Island hot dog eaters gear up to chow down
The dog days of summer are upon us. Competitive eaters will scarf down dozens of hot dogs and buns yesterday at the annual Nathan’s Famous July ... -
This Day in History | 1975 – Ashe’s Wimbledon win makes history
American tennis player Arthur Ashe has become the first black man to win the Wimbledon singles’ championship. New Yorker Althea Gibson was the first black woman ... -
Life & Style | Prince Harry, Meghan say they won’t name Archie’s godparents
Buckingham Palace says that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will not reveal the names of the godparents of their son Archie when he is christened ... -
Tennis | Ash Barty doing just fine with another win at Wimbledon
If the pressure is getting to Ash Barty at Wimbledon, she’s doing a great job of hiding it. The top-ranked Australian came into the grass-court Grand ... -
World briefs
US-China A judge has denied a request to delay sentencing for a former University of Illinois student convicted in the kidnapping and murder of a visiting Chinese scholar ... -
The Buzz | Got a Tokyo Olympics ticket? Unrivaled demand causes turmoil
Overwhelmed by unprecedented demand, Tokyo Olympic organizers said yesterday they hope to run another ticket lottery next month for residents of Japan who got nothing the ... -
Australian student released in North Korea says ‘I’m OK’
An Australian student released after a week in detention in North Korea described his condition to reporters in Beijing on Thursday as “very good,” without saying ... -
World Views | Red, white but rarely blue – the science of fireworks colors, explained
In the earliest days of the United States, John Adams wrote to his wife Abigail about the celebration of independence, “It ought to be solemnized with ... -
25th Essence Festival | In Essence, girls trip
• The Essence Festival, which draws thousands to New Orleans during the fourth of July week, is celebrating 25 years of bringing African American women of ... -
Allman Betts Band feels staid on ‘Down to the River’ Southern comfort blues-rock has never been about bluster, but Allman Betts Band could have ramped things up a notch on “Down to the River,” a lackluster album from a group that should have more to offer. Devon Allman and Duane Betts, the sons of legendary Allman Brothers Band co-founders Gregg Allman and Dickey Betts, have been around enough all-star talent that southern rock is certainly in their DNA. But the listener is left searching a bit through middling tracks that provide little more than a vague tapestry of southern trope. “Shinin'” is about as close as we get to that sweet southern rock groove. There are nifty lead guitar riffs and nice slide guitar work from Johnny Stachela. And the down-tempo self-titled track is well done with a bluesy cool. But songs like “Try” and “Melodies Are Memories” feel tired and listless. It’s one thing to play with a reverence to early ’70s rock. It’s another to be mired in its often uninventive delivery and fall victim to its patterned complacency. Allman Betts Band can certainly play southern rock. But they’re playing an old version of it and bringing nothing new to the table. They should and could have reached for more. Ron Harris, AP
Southern comfort blues-rock has never been about bluster, but Allman Betts Band could have ramped things up a notch on “Down to the River,” a lackluster ... -
News of the World | Essence Fest marks 25 years of celebrating black culture
Launched to mark the 25th anniversary of black-owned Essence magazine, the festival has become a yearly celebration to highlight excellence in business, fashion, entertainment, and, of ... -
Artisan presents art of edomae sushi
MGM is presenting traditional sushi crafted by renowned Michelin-starred sushi master Hiroyuki Sato, now the chef-owner of sushi restaurant Hakkoku in Tokyo. Previously the chef of sushi restaurant Sushi ... -
A vile conspiracy is taken down in novel ‘Big Sky’
Former soldier and policeman Jackson Brodie, who last appeared nine years ago in “Started Early, Took My Dog,” makes his long-anticipated return in Kate Atkinson’s new ...
