Monthly Archives: July 2019
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Offbeat | TSA: Man checked missile launcher in luggage at BWI
Federal officials say they’ve found a missile launcher in a man’s luggage at the airport in Baltimore. The Transportation Security Administration said in a statement that ... -
This Day in History | 1991 – Superpowers to cut nuclear warheads
The United States and the Soviet Union have signed an historic agreement reducing their stockpiles of nuclear warheads by about a third. The Strategic Arms Reduction ... -
Life & Style | Global Citizen Festival to feature H.E.R, others
Queen and Adam Lambert, Pharrell Williams and Alicia Keys are some of the headliners at the 2019 Global Citizens Festival. Organizers yesterday also announced OneRepublic, H.E.R ... -
Swimming | High-water mark: Dressel sets own standard with 8 medals in Worlds
Exhaustion and relief flooded Caeleb Dressel. Maybe now the comparisons with Michael Phelps can fade away. Dressel won eight medals, including six golds, at the world ... -
Australian swimming embarrassed after positive drug test
If only the world championships ended as well as it started for the swimmers from Down Under. The much-vaunted Australian squad had an impressive but controversial ... -
World briefs
US-China President Donald Trump is threatening to get “much tougher” with China on trade if he wins reelection in 2020. Trump is tweeting his frustration as ... -
The Buzz | Capital One target of massive data breach
A hacker gained access to personal information from more than 100 million Capital One credit applications, the bank said as federal authorities arrested a suspect in the ... -
Presidents have made racist gestures throughout US history
When President Donald Trump drew widespread condemnation for describing a majority-black congressional district as a “rat and rodent infested mess” and for tweets targeting four Democratic ... -
Animal Farm | Hong Kong, a complex problem?
Many innocent people show little knowledge, or even contempt, for what China has done in these forty years, with many political games behind the scenes within ... -
Wednesday, July 31, 2019 – edition no. 3344
* Not made for typhoons • Secretary Wong said his controversial rumor crime has a wider application * Lawmakers question LRT ownership after test ride * ... -
Democrat lawmaker urges for Penha Hill conservation
In his recent interpellation, lawmaker Sulu Sou questioned the government about its plans to conserve the UNESCO World Heritage site of the Historic Centre of Macau, ... -
Briefs | Leong Sun Iok asks about government subsidy for LRT
Lawmaker Leong Sun Iok has queried the local government about the Light Rapid Transit (LRT) fares as well as government subsidies to support the fares. Leong ... -
20 mainland shows to educate on patriotism
On Friday, the National Radio and Television Administration of China gave 20 “excellent mainland TV programs” to TDM for free to educate Macau local residents and ... -
Alert issued for tropical depression
The Macau Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) issued a special alert yesterday about possible unstable weather in the coming week due to an incubating low-pressure area ... -
Civil Protection Law | New Macau releases petition results calling for ‘rumor offence’ withdrawal
The New Macau Association (ANM) issued a statement yesterday calling again for the government to withdraw the “rumor offence” provision in the proposed Civil Protection Law, ... -
Secretary for Security confirms rumors to be punished by two laws
The Office of the Secretary for Security has clarified in a statement that the crime of spreading rumors that has alarmed the public in Article 31 ... -
Crime | Student modifies backpack to take 15,000 illegal photos of women
A local 20-year-old man is being charged by the police for the unlawful collection of photographs and videos that invade the privacy of women in Macau. ... -
Migrant amputee to meet with DSAL today
The employer of the Filipino migrant worker whose leg was amputated due to an accident at his workplace is set to meet again with the Labour ... -
Macau Int’l Airport | Check-in now closes one hour before flight
Taiwanese low-cost carrier, Tigerair Taiwan, issued a notice on its social media page, noting that the company has been required by the Macau International Airport to ... -
Crown Resorts facing probe after links to Chinese triads made known
Crown Resorts may be investigated by Australia’s parliament after reports that an Asian crime syndicate allegedly laundered money through the Melbourne- based company’s casinos. The Age ... -
AmCham urges action to quell growing business concerns
The American Chamber of Commerce’s Hong Kong chapter urged government action to address grievances underlying the city’s recent unrest, saying steps must be taken to restore ... -
Four locals turned away from HK, questioned by Macau police
Four Macau residents were denied entry to Hong Kong on Sunday, possibly because some of them were wearing black shirts and were believed traveling to join ... -
Macau writer insists tourists need not stay away
Alvis Sio, a Macau writer working in Hong Kong’s media industry, has written an article for Stand News telling “friends from Macau” that “Hong Kong is ... -
China warns Hong Kong unrest goes ‘far beyond’ peaceful protest
China warned that Hong Kong’s unrest had gone “far beyond” peaceful protest, after a chaotic weekend of tear gas and clashes illustrated the government’s struggle to ... -
Extreme work cults, 15-hour weeks and Nordic CEO vacation habits
By about 2030, people will probably only work 15 hours a week. It seems clear now that the famous prediction, made by John Maynard Keynes in ... -
Genting climbs after settling with Disney, Fox on theme park
Casino operator Genting Malaysia Bhd. will use some 21st Century Fox Inc. intellectual property for a theme park near Kuala Lumpur after resolving a dispute that ... -
12-year sentence for China dissident on state secrets charge
Chinese dissident Huang Qi has been sentenced to 12 years in prison on the charge of leaking secrets to a foreign entity, more than two years ... -
Gov’t: US demand of WTO shows ‘arrogance and selfishness’
China has accused Washington of “arrogance and selfishness” after President Donald Trump added to trade strains with Beijing by pressing for the World Trade Organization to ... -
Jack Ma’s $290b loan machine is changing Chinese banking
Jack Ma’s online bank is leading a quiet revolution in the way China lends to small businesses, taking aim at a credit bottleneck that has held ... -
Japan-Korea trade spat to intensify with new export limits
Antagonisms between South Korea and Japan are already at the boiling point. They’re bound to deepen with Tokyo’s plan to expand controls over exports of sensitive ... -
Russia | Opposition leader returned to jail from hospital
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was discharged from a hospital yesterday even though his physician raised suspicions of a possible poisoning. Details about Navalny’s condition were ... -
Johnson presses EU to give way amid no-deal Brexit warnings
Prime Minister Boris Johnson pushed Britain closer to a no-deal exit from the European Union yesterday, insisting he will not hold Brexit talks with EU leaders ... -
Offbeat | Grasshoppers on the go make migratory stop in Las Vegas area
A migration of mild-mannered grasshoppers sweeping through the Las Vegas area is being attributed to wet weather several months ago. Nevada state entomologist Jeff Knight told ... -
This Day in History | 1966 – Football glory for England
England have won football’s World Cup for the first time since the tournament began in 1930. A crowd of 93,000 spectators – including the Queen and ... -
Life & Style | Meghan guest edits UK Vogue, focusing on trailblazing women
Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has guest edited the September issue of British Vogue with the theme “Forces for Change.” Royal officials say the issue coming ...
