Daily Archives: Monday, July 29, 2019
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Gov’t denies Chui ready to head new investment firm
The government has denied media reports that Chief Executive Chui Sai On is expected to head a new investment firm after he leaves office. On Friday, ... -
Crime | Boutique owner charged with underage sex
A 30-year-old man has been charged with having sexual intercourse with a 14-year-old girl, the Judiciary Police (PJ) reported. The PJ told a special press conference ... -
Possible tropical storm to enter South China Sea
A tropical cyclone that is expected to begin incubating in the South China Sea this week, may affect Macau even as its current trajectory will take ... -
Ask The Vet | Upper respiratory infection in cats
A feline upper respiratory infection (or URI) is an infection in the upper respiratory tract of your cat and involves areas such as the nose, throat and the ... -
Trump displeased with Macau’s ‘developing country’ status
American President Donald Trump has accused the Macau SAR and six others among the world’s 10 wealthiest economies of obtaining unfair advantages in international trade after ... -
DSAL stresses the law protects non-residents after work accidents
The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) has reaffirmed that non-resident workers (TNR) who are victims of work accidents in Macau are fully protected by the local laws. ... -
MGM Resorts promises decision on properties by autumn, shares rise
Jim Murren, chief executive officer of MGM Resorts International, has worked hard to please his cranky shareholders. He’s cut costs, eliminating more than 1,000 jobs. Under ... -
Briefs | Ho Yin garden planned for patriotic education
The Sculpture Park of the Chinese Ethnics has been relocated to Ho Yin garden, with the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) planning to open the new park ... -
Lisboa Palace opening pushed into late-2020
Macau gaming operator SJM Holdings may be planning to delay the completion and opening dates of its under-construction integrated resort in Cotai. First reported by Hong ... -
Bets off for Macau as VIPs feel trade war crunch
Even with the old adage never bet against the house, the odds are beginning to look a bit stacked against Macau’s gaming stocks. It’s been a ... -
Fugitive extradition | Portugal’s bar warns agreement might be unconstitutional
The Portuguese Bar Association (OA) has expressed several concerns over the agreement signed between the governments of Portugal and the Macau SAR over the delivery of ... -
Macao Franchise Expo organizers say space left to grow
The Macao Franchise Expo 2019 came to a close yesterday, having attracted nearly 180 exhibitors in the retail, food and beverage, and consulting services sectors. Now ... -
Security force college to offer Master’s and PhD degrees
The Higher School of the Public Security Force of Macau (ESFSM) has been given the green light to offer Master’s and PhD Degrees, according to the ... -
Hong Kong police fire tear gas at protesters in residential area
Hong Kong demonstrators and police clashed for a second straight day as the city’s China-backed government struggles to quell growing discontent and amid violent clashes that ... -
Singapore is spending big to future-proof its slowing economy
Singapore rose to be one of the world’s most advanced cities by using its position as a trading hub to attract technology and investment. Now, caught ... -
Trade | US-China talks set to resume as neither seems eager for a deal
Almost three months after their trade talks broke down in acrimony, Chinese and American negotiators meet again in Shanghai this week amid tempered expectations for breakthroughs in ... -
Taiwan election a choice between peace or crisis, KMT’s Han saysmdtimes-300×200
Taiwan’s election will be an opportunity for voters to choose cross-strait peace or crisis, said Kaohsiung City Mayor Han Kuo-yu, who was nominated as the presidential ... -
S. Koreans, Russians returned days after boat drifts to N. Korea
Two South Koreans and 15 Russians returned to South Korea yesterday, following 10 days of detention in North Korea after their fishing boat drifted into North ... -
Myanmar holds repatriation talks with Rohingya refugees
A Myanmar government delegation has met with representatives of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees in Bangladesh to discuss creating conditions for their safe repatriation, ... -
Philippines | Duterte halts lotteries amid alleged corruption
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the indefinite closure of popular lotteries run by the government’s sweepstakes agency due to alleged massive corruption and said even ... -
Nearly 1,400 detained in Moscow protest; largest in decade
Nearly 1,400 people were detained in a violent police crackdown on an opposition protest in Moscow, a Russian monitoring group said yesterday, adding that was the ... -
USA | 1 dead, 11 others shot at community event in Brooklyn
Late night gunfire at a large, outdoor event in Brooklyn killed one man, wounded 11 others and sent hundreds and perhaps thousands of people running for ... -
Offbeat | Gulp! Arkansas photographer snaps images of snake eating bug
An amateur photographer has snapped some startling gone-in-a-gulp images of a venomous snake devouring an unlucky bug at Ozark National Forest in Arkansas. Charlton McDaniel of ... -
This Day in History | 1968 – Pope renews birth control ban
Pope Paul VI has confirmed a ban on the use of contraceptives by Roman Catholics in spite of a Church commission’s recommendation for change. Most members ... -
Life & Style | Jay-Z pulls out of Woodstock 50 performance
Jay-Z’s got 99 problems but Woodstock isn’t one: The rap king has pulled out of the 50th anniversary Woodstock festival just weeks before the troubled event ... -
Colombian cycling ‘beetles’ chase Tour winner Bernal’s dream
Tomás Moreno sneaks a quick glance over his shoulder before speeding across the white finish line and throwing his hands in the air. It’s the 8-year-old’s ... -
World briefs
China-US Almost three months after their trade talks broke down in acrimony, Chinese and American negotiators meet again in Shanghai this week amid tempered expectations for breakthroughs in ... -
Tyson keeps museum post after sexual misconduct probe
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson will keep his job as head of the Hayden Planetarium at New York’s American Museum of Natural History after the museum concluded ... -
French wine vs US tech prowess: new Trump-Macron standoff
France is pushing ahead with a landmark tax on tech companies like Google and Facebook despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats of retaliatory tariffs on French ... -
World Views | Protest data breaches threaten HK’s hub ambitions
Hong Kong’s ambitions to be an international data-center hub are a potential casualty of the city’s mass protests. Privacy breaches stemming from a summer of clashes ... -
Monday, July 29, 2019 – edition no. 3342
* Cheating the system • Macau accused of hiding behind ‘developing country’ status * On the verge of unloading iconic casinos * Police, protester brawls back ...
