Daily Archives: Wednesday, July 24, 2019
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Lucky draw suspected of illegal gambling
An online food take- away platform has been charged with “illegal organization” in accordance with the city’s law related to illegal gambling, the Judiciary Police (PJ) ... -
New crime proposed to tackle fraudulent mobile base stations
The Executive Council has completed its discussions on the computer crime bill amendment, having suggested the establishment of a specific crime for fraudulent mobile base stations. ... -
MEMORY LANE
Macau’s most famous landmark, the Ruins of St. Paul’s, seen in two pictures almost 150 years apart. The historical photo dates back to circa 1870 and ... -
Football | Southampton beats Guangzhou R&F in Macau celebratory match
The English team of Southampton Football Club has won the Macau International Football Tournament organized by the local government as part of the celebrations of the ... -
Martial Arts | Mad Dog Xu continues on mission to ‘expose fake masters’
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter Xu Xiaodong, also known as “Mad Dog” Xu, has been attracting a lot of attention in the past few months, not ... -
Air Koryo to resume flights after nearly 20 years
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, more commonly known as North Korea, is strengthening its ties with Macau, with flights between the two places approved to ... -
Suspicious package found to be harmless
A suspicious package was found in the airport cargo building during the cargo security screening yesterday at 1 p.m. which was immediately reported to the Public ... -
Briefs | Lawmaker urges more supervision of online betting
Lawmaker Lam Lon Wai has asked about the necessity of establishing laws to regulate the illegal operation of gambling websites. In his written inquiry to the ... -
Labor authority to hold youth employment fair
The Labor Affairs Bureau (DSAL) announced yesterday that an employment fair focusing on the youth population will be held this weekend. This is the second edition ... -
Two UM scholars receive int’l tourism awards
Two scholars from the University of Macau (UM) have received awards in two different international tourism conferences for their research papers. Jacey Choe, an assistant professor ... -
Taipa Market neighbors worried about refurbishment
The ongoing expansion work of the Taipa Market may be behind schedule, local Chinese newspaper Macao Daily has reported. The expansion is intended to add hawker ... -
Trump says China’s Xi ‘acted responsibly’
President Donald Trump said China’s Xi Jinping “acted responsibly” after seven weekends of demonstrations in Hong Kong and new fears that protesters and the China-backed government ... -
Hong Kong | Six men, some with triad links, held over mob attack
Hong Kong police have detained six men, some with links to triads, following a violent attack on pro-democracy protesters at a subway station that saw dozens ... -
Hunger games ride anchors edgy, new adult theme park in Hengqin
The Hunger Games has sold over 100 million books and nearly $3 billion in movie tickets, but the tale of children fighting to the death in ... -
Hong Kong | Cathay adds budget carrier to group after buying HK Express
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. completed the acquisition of Hong Kong’s only budget carrier as the company expects to lift its market share amid growing competition from ... -
Food & Beverage | Best Japanese wine made from koshu grapes: white, sparkling
Inside a 19th-century silk merchant’s house in Katsunuma, Japan, about 70 miles west of central Tokyo, the three Aruga brothers are pouring several white wines in ... -
Corporate Bits | CEM to offer tariff reduction to some users
Macau’s sole electricity supplier, CEM, has announced a decrease in the Tariff Clause Adjustment (TCA) in the third quarter of 2019 for CEM’s Tariff Groups A, ... -
Li Peng, Chinese premier during Tiananmen crackdown, dies
Li Peng, a former hard-line Chinese premier best known for announcing martial law during the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests that ended with a bloody crackdown ... -
The mysterious state oil trader hit by US sanctions
The Chinese state-owned oil trading company sanctioned by the White House for violating restrictions on Iranian crude keeps a low profile. Even so, Zhuhai Zhenrong Co.’s reputation for ... -
Taiwan spy chief quits over $200,000 tax-free cigarettes scandal
Taiwan’s intelligence chief quit after accusations that an agent attempted to use President Tsai Ing-wen’s overseas trip to secure some $200,000 worth of tax-free cigarettes. National ... -
North Korea | Kim inspects new sub, wants country’s military bolstered
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inspected a newly built submarine and ordered officials to further bolster the country’s military capabilities, state media reported yesterday, ... -
South Korea’s claim on warning shot firings disputed by Russia
South Korean air force jets fired 360 rounds of warning shots yesterday after a Russian military plane twice violated South Korea’s airspace off the country’s east ... -
Britain | Boris Johnson wins race to become next prime minister
Brexit hardliner Boris Johnson won the contest to lead Britain’s governing Conservative Party yesterday and will become the country’s next prime minister, tasked with fulfilling his ... -
Offbeat | Pioneering Native American author honored with peace prize
A Native American author whose writings have highlighted his indigenous culture is this year’s winner of a lifetime achievement award celebrating literature’s power to foster peace, ... -
This Day in History | 1974 Nixon ‘must hand over Watergate tapes’
The United States Supreme Court has ordered President Nixon to surrender tape recordings of White House conversations about the Watergate affair. Giving the judgement to a ... -
Life & Style | Indictment handed up in ‘Real Housewives’ home invasion
A man has been indicted in the home invasion of a former “Real Housewives of New Jersey” cast member. James Mainello also faces robbery, aggravated assault ... -
Swimming | Ledecky withdraws from two events at worlds due to illness
Katie Ledecky withdrew from the 200-meter freestyle preliminaries and the 1,500-meter final yesterday at the world swimming championships because of illness. Her coach Greg Meehan said ... -
Football | Guardiola rejects claims Man City was disrespectful in China
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has rejected claims that the Premier League champions were arrogant and disrespectful during their preseason visit to China last week. China’s ... -
World briefs
Germany Automaker Daimler says its Chinese partner BAIC Group has taken a 5% equity stake, a move Daimler said reinforces the cooperation between the two companies. ... -
The Buzz | Italy beats China 2-0, reaches first quarterfinal since 1991
Italy made its case to be considered a contender in the Women’s World Cup after a convincing 2-0 win over China last night. Coach Milena Bertolini ... -
Firefighters battle wildfire in Portugal, 32 people hurt
More than 1,000 firefighters and 14 water-dropping aircraft battled a major wildfire yesterday [Macau time] amid scorching temperatures in Portugal, where forest blazes wreak destruction every ... -
Macau Matters | School mobile phone bans
I grew up in the age before mobile technology. All my school work was done on paper, and we were limited to textbooks and the local ... -
Wednesday, July 24, 2019 – edition no. 3339
* When the Saints go marching in * Li Peng, premier during Tiananmen crackdown, dies at 90 * Mad Dog Xu continues fight to ‘expose fake ...
