Monthly Archives: July 2019
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Greeks vote in 1st parliamentary election since bailout end
Greeks voted yesterday in the first parliamentary election since their country emerged from three successive international bailouts still struggling with a crippling nearly decade-long financial crisis. ... -
Offbeat | Police and residents rescue 6-foot snake from car engine
Police and bystanders teamed up to rescue a 6-foot-long (1.8-meter-long) snake that had wrapped itself around the engine block of a car in Connecticut. East Windsor ... -
This Day in History | 2000 – New Harry Potter most magical yet
The latest story about boy wizard Harry Potter has broken all publishing records. The fourth instalment of JK Rowling’s series has been released simultaneously on both ... -
Life & Style | actress charged in Thailand for catching giant clams
A South Korean actress has been charged in Thailand with catching endangered giant clams while participating in a reality TV show and could face up to ... -
Tennis | Serena Williams 2 for 2 at Wimbledon; wins in singles, mixed
Serena Williams walked into her news conference at Wimbledon holding her phone, a cold bottle of water and a statistics sheet that reinforced what was clear ... -
World briefs
China It could be as long as a decade before China recovers from its outbreak of African swine fever, the deadly pig disease that’s decimating hog ... -
The Buzz | Melania Trump depicted in wooden statue in native Slovenia
The likeness of Melania Trump has been carved in wood in her native Slovenia. A life-size sculpture of the U.S. first lady has been unveiled in ... -
Bossa Nova pioneer Joao Gilberto dies at 88
Joao Gilberto, a Brazilian singer, guitarist and songwriter considered one of the fathers of the bossa nova genre that gained global popularity in the 1960s and ... -
Rear Window | Pepper spray & batons
…and the occasional downpour of rubber bullets, were found to be the appropriate answer to contain the huge crowds assembled to demand the dumping of the ... -
Monday, July 8, 2019 – edition no. 3327
* Labor Law updated after business concerns heard * Ho Iat Seng gears up for Chief Executive run * Tens of thousands take message to mainlanders ... -
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 ...
