Daily Archives: Wednesday, July 10, 2019
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Gov’t targets plastic bag bill this year
It is anticipated that the bill restricting single-use plastic bags will be completed this year, according to Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Raimundo Arrais do ... -
Football clubs banned from FA Cup over 21-18 score
The Macau Football Association (MFA) has finally issued a decision regarding the controversial FA Cup match between the teams of Ka I and Hang Sai, which ... -
Policy Research Bureau ‘functioning normally’
The deputy director of the Policy Research and Regional Development Bureau said that the department continues to operate normally and with a positive environment, notwithstanding a ... -
Memory Lane
The Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady, better known in Portuguese as Catedral Sé, was originally built in 1576 as a small wooden chapel. In ... -
Suncity Group denies Chinese media claims it operates online casinos
One of the most prominent junket operators in Macau, Suncity Group, has been accused of running online gambling operations by mainland state media. The firm has ... -
Chinese gov’t bonds vastly oversubscribed on day one
Institutional investors snapped up the Chinese government bonds sold in Macau for the first time last week. The Chinese central government issued government bonds worth two ... -
Illegal accommodation an attractive (and much cheaper) option for visitors
Some tenants in Macau are illegally subletting their rented accommodation to tourists in order to help cover their living expenses. In a Facebook group – whose ... -
Hong Kong teens detained for drug trafficking
Two Hong Kong residents aged 17 and 18 years old have been detained by Macau’s Public Security Police Force in an operation seizing drugs worth about ... -
Octogenarian tangled in phone scam
The Judiciary Police (PJ) informed yesterday that an 80-year-old local resident has fallen victim to phone scam, leading to a total reported loss of 412,750 yuan ... -
China-Lusophone film festival introduces animation section
The China and Portuguese-speaking Countries Film Festival has introduced a new section, “Macau Animation,” as part of the “2nd Encounter in Macao – Arts and Cultural Festival ... -
Briefs | Seac Pai Van school to be ready in 2020
A public school in Seac Pai Van is expected to be operational for the 2020/2021 school year, according to a statement from the Municipal Affairs Bureau ... -
Forum | offers a financial connection to Lusophone world
The diversification of Macau’s economy centered on relations with Portuguese-speaking countries is essential if the territory is to find its place in the Greater Bay Area, ... -
Belt & Road | In pursuit of a free trade climate
Macau will aim to foster a “free trade” climate with Portuguese-speaking countries under the central government’s Belt and Road Initiative, the city’s Chief Executive Chui Sai ... -
HONG KONG | Former Canadian Leader hospitalized as Precaution
Former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien was taken to the hospital as a precaution after falling ill in Hong Kong, where he was scheduled to speak ... -
Smart education seminar seeks to boost university-level tech cooperation
A smart education seminar jointly organized by the Computer Academy of Guangdong (CAG) and the Macao Polytechnic Institute (IPM) was held in Macau last month, with ... -
Hong Kong | Leader Carrie Lam says extradition bill is ‘dead’ as unrest continues
Hong Kong protest leaders vowed to return to the streets after the city’s leader declared her controversial extradition bill “dead,” suggesting her latest effort to resolve ... -
Branson’s Virgin Galactic space-tourism venture to go public
Billionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic will become the world’s first publicly traded space-tourism venture by merging with an investment firm listed in New York. Social Capital ... -
Thailand | Minimum wage is set for second increase in two years
Thailand is set to increase minimum wages for a second straight year as it looks to attract workers amid an aging population and shortage of labor ... -
Corporate Bits | Wine Spectator recognizes Sands China F&B outlets
Influential American wine-rating body “Wine Spectator” has just released its latest accolade winners. About a dozen dining facilities located at Sands China properties have once again ... -
Archaeologists begin first excavations of Boston’s Chinatown
Boston is literally digging its Chinatown. City archaeologist Joe Bagley yesterday [Macau time] launched the first excavations in Boston’s Chinatown, and he expects the dig to ... -
Trade War | Beijing eyes Trump’s 2020 strategy for clues on deal
As the U.S. and China prepare to restart trade talks, few in Beijing see a clear pathway to a lasting deal. Pessimism dominated in conversations last week with ... -
US prosecutor: Death penalty warranted in scholar’s killing
The legal battle over whether a former University of Illinois doctoral student should live or die for the kidnapping and slaying of a Chinese scholar began ... -
Qiao Jianjun | Swedish court will not extradite fugitive sought by China
Sweden’s top court said yesterday it won’t extradite a fugitive to China, saying he risks the death penalty, torture or degrading treatment that would violate the ... -
Indonesia returning 57 containers of developed world’s waste
Indonesia is sending dozens of containers of waste back to Western nations after finding it was contaminated with used diapers, plastic and other materials, adding to ... -
Sri Lanka | Gov’t to slash airline charges to help boost tourism
Sri Lanka’s government announced yesterday it will reduce ground handling charges for airlines and slash aviation fuel prices and embarkation fees to help the country’s vital ... -
Trade | Japan says it won’t discuss or retract S. Korea export rules
Japan said yesterday it does not plan to retract or renegotiate its stricter controls on high-tech exports to South Korea, a day after the South Korean ... -
USA | Wealthy financier charged with molesting dozens of girls
In a startling reversal of fortune, billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein was charged yesterday [local time] with sexually abusing dozens of underage girls in a case brought ... -
Facebook US data transfer case goes to Europe’s top court
An Austrian privacy campaigner’s long-running legal battle against Facebook over its data transfers to the U.S. reached the European Union’s highest court yesterday. The European Court ... -
Offbeat | Philly got Patti LaBelle’s name wrong on honorary street
Philadelphia honored singer Patti LaBelle with her very own street last week. Unfortunately, the signs didn’t get her name right. The city’s Streets Department didn’t capitalize ... -
This Day in History | 1940 Luftwaffe launches Battle of Britain
The German Air Force, the Luftwaffe, has mounted a series of attacks on shipping convoys off the south-east coast of England. It is the first major ... -
Life & Style | Alaska Native girl leads animated kids TV show in US first
Princess Daazhraii Johnson grew up eating dried salmon and moose-head soup — foods labeled weird by other kids who had no understanding of her culture and ... -
Basketball | China’s World Cup team sees Summer League as opportunity
China’s national team came to the NBA Summer League looking for education. They’re learning plenty — and got a win as well. Summer League is essentially ... -
Football | US victory most-viewed match this year but down from 2015
The United States’ 2-0 victory over the Netherlands in the FIFA Women’s World Cup final averaged nearly 15.6 million U.S. viewers on English- and Spanish-language television. ... -
World briefs
Thailand A pro-democracy activist, Sirawith Seritiwat, widely known as Ja New, who was attacked and left unconscious on a Bangkok sidewalk said yesterday he will refuse an ... -
The Buzz | US State Department proposes $2 billion sale of arms to Taiwan
The State Department is proposing the sale of USD2.2 billion in arms to Taiwan, including 108 Abrams tanks and 250 Stinger surface-to-air missiles, sidestepping protests from ...
