Monthly Archives: July 2019
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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 ... -
Fans mourn João Gilberto at Rio de Janeiro funeral
Fans from around the world honored bossa nova pioneer João Gilberto yesterday [Macau time], filing past his coffin at his funeral in Rio de Janeiro. A ... -
Macau Matters | A comedy of errors
To fulfill some family commitments, my wife and I flew to the US on a recent Sunday morning. To avoid the pain and stress of getting ... -
Wednesday, July 10, 2019 – edition no. 3329
* Suncity denies alleged online casino link * A rampant subletting trend at MOP150 per night * Chui Sai On said yesterday Macau should pursue a ... -
Ho Iat Seng | CE candidate promises to appeal to all 400 electors
Chief Executive election candidate Ho Iat Seng told the media that he would not stop at the 66-nomination benchmark, pledging to work diligently to collect as ... -
Briefs | Property prices edge up, led by Macau Peninsula
The overall residential property price index for the three-month period of March to May 2019 increased 0.9% from the previous period (February to April) to 268.3, ... -
Macau passport drops on list of most powerful
The Macau SAR passport ranked number 36 in the most powerful passport index analyzed by Henley & Partners, six places down from the previous report in ... -
EWTN will start on Macau Cable channel 28 from August 15
Eternal World Television Network (EWTN) will start to broadcast in Macau through the Macau Cable Television Company Limited (MCTV) on channel 28 from August 15. The ... -
Macau roller hockey team beats China 14-0
The Macau national roller hockey team inflicted a painful defeat on the Chinese National team when they met on Sunday at the World Roller Games 2019, ... -
Alexis Tam leads delegation to UNESCO session
Macau’s Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Alexis Tam, recently led a delegation from the local government to attend the 43rd session of the UNESCO World ... -
New MUST research sheds light on historic cement factory in Ilha Verde
The story of Tong King-sing, a Chinese interpreter and businessman in the 19th century and the Ilha Verde Cement Company, the first cement company in Macau, ... -
Minimum wage bill passes even with lawmakers divided
The minimum wage bill amendment to the city’s labor laws was passed yesterday at the Legislative Assembly (AL), amid lawmakers’ concerns for employees with disabilities and ... -
Domestic helpers instructive wage increases to MOP3,000
Approximately 30,000 workers will benefit from the minimum wage increase. There are 55,400 people in Macau, including non-locals, who are earning less than the newly proposed ... -
Labor rights law amendment refused
The Legislative Assembly rejected Sulu Sou’s proposal to amend Macau’s employment policy and labor rights law. Yesterday, Sou proposed to add articles to the bill which ... -
Hong Kong police arrest five as latest protest march turns tense
Hong Kong police arrested five people while dispersing a protest in one of the financial hub’s busiest tourist districts, the latest demonstration triggered by a proposed ... -
Shenzhen | One dead, three injured after construction collapse
One worker died and three were injured after a construction at a sports center collapsed in the southern Chinese municipality of Shenzhen, local authorities said yesterday. ... -
Guangdong formalizes GBA plans in new documents
The Guangdong provincial government has recently released two documents on the direction of future Greater Bay Area (GBA) development, which outline the major objectives of the ... -
South Korean Instagrammers demand Japan boycott
Angered by Japan’s move to restrict exports of vital manufacturing materials to the country, South Koreans have taken to Instagram and other social-media platforms to show ... -
Singapore says it’s well-placed to ride out global slowdown
Trade-reliant Singapore is in a good position to ride out the global economy’s slowdown, with the government on track to meet its foreign investment targets this ... -
Corporate Bits | Wynn again volunteers at Macau Holy House of Mercy’s Welfare Shop
On July 6, Wynn Macau Ltd. visited and carried out voluntary work at the Holy House of Mercy’s Welfare Shop located in Fai Chi Kei. The ... -
Taiwan | Christian family details crackdown on church
The Sunday service this week at an unassuming church in Taiwan was especially moving for one man. It was the first time Liao Qiang had worshipped ... -
Lawyer says Beijing prevents Australian resident from leaving
A detained Chinese-Australian writer’s wife has been refused permission to leave China six months after her husband was taken into custody, their lawyer said yesterday. Yang ... -
In the pig plague, it pays to be a crop giant in the right place
The world’s top agricultural-commodity traders have for months stuck to the mantra they’ll benefit from a deadly pig disease roiling global markets. Just how much they’ll ... -
Beijing blames US for Iran crisis
China has expressed regret over Iran’s breaching of the 2015 nuclear deal and blamed the United States, saying “maximum pressure” from the Trump administration, which withdrew ... -
Son of prominent South Korean defector moves to North Korea
The son of the highest-profile South Korean to defect to North Korea has arrived in the North to permanently resettle, North Korean state media said. If ... -
Parts of southern India facing acute water shortage
With the government able to meet only 40% of the water requirement, millions of people in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu are depending on ... -
Philippines | Amnesty seeks international probe to end killings
Amnesty International urgently called for international pressure and an immediate U.N. investigation to help end what it says are possible crimes against humanity in the Philippine ... -
Diplomacy | Sudanese say US pressure was key to reaching transition deal
The power-sharing agreement reached between Sudan’s military and pro-democracy protesters last week came after the United States and its Arab allies applied intense pressure on both ... -
UK hunts mole behind leak of envoy’s frank Trump missives
The British government was hunting yesterday for the source of a leak of diplomatic cables from Britain’s ambassador in Washington that branded President Donald Trump’s administration ... -
Offbeat | New Mexico ghost town saloon uses civility to draw crowd
A saloon in a New Mexico ghost town attracts regulars with diverse backgrounds and opinions with a promise to “have dialogue.” The No Scum Allowed Saloon ... -
This Day in History | 2001 Scientists discover why we are here
A Californian University has thrown more light on why the Big Bang works after nearly 40 years of world-wide research. Most scientists accept that the universe ... -
Life & Style | Lithuanian couple crowned ‘wife carrying’ world champions
A Lithuanian man and his wife have won the world ‘wife carrying’ title, leaping over timber and wading through waist-high water to beat dozens of other ... -
Football | US wins 4th World Cup title, 2nd in a row
United States 2, Netherlands 0 After every goal celebration and all the confident posturing, the U.S. national team backed up its swagger at the Women’s World ...
