Monthly Archives: July 2019
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Offbeat | Sweet spot: Officer craving ice cream nabs gun suspect
A police officer’s craving for cake batter ice cream put him and his colleagues in the right place to take action when a loaded gun fell ... -
This Day in History | 1976 – Israelis rescue Entebbe hostages
Israeli commandos have rescued 100 hostages, mostly Israelis or Jews, held by pro-Palestinian hijackers at Entebbe airport in Uganda. At about 0100 local time (2200GMT), Ugandan ... -
Life & Style | Grand Hyatt Macau presents ‘Lua de Lótus’ mooncake gift box
For this year’s Mid- Autumn Festival, Grand Hyatt Macau is presenting a repertoire of Mid-Autumn delights. An important symbol in many religions throughout the world, the ... -
Ferrucci showing skill, rebuilding reputation in IndyCar
Santino Ferrucci knows better than most drivers that one bad moment behind the wheel can lead to a long-lasting trail of Google results. After a recent ... -
World briefs
Hong Kong police have arrested eight people for posting personal data about police officers on the internet as massive protests against the government and police were ... -
The Buzz | Staging Woodstock 50 a challenge, says upstate NY official
A key local official says hosting the Woodstock 50 anniversary festival on short notice “could pose a significant challenge.” A mass gathering permit application for the ... -
2020 Census to be printed without citizenship question
Days after the U.S. Supreme Court halted the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census, the U.S. Census Bureau has started the process of ... -
Made in Macao | Fall in love to lose weight
Nowadays, we hear the phrases “I have to lose weight” or “I am trying to lose weight” almost every day from people around us. From 200 ... -
Thursday, July 4, 2019 – edition no. 3325
* New labor laws threaten ‘Zhuhai U-turn’ loophole * Iconic Kai Tak airport carved up into luxury condo plots * Another dolphin washes ashore, the second ... -
Corruption | Policy Research Bureau refutes accusations against its leader
An anonymous letter accusing Mi Jian, Director of the Policy Research and Regional Development Bureau (DSEPDR), has been condemned by the bureau for “bringing a bad ... -
Memory Lane
A trip down memory lane. This historical photo was taken during the 1970s and shows how Rua do Tarrafeiro has changed. The street was given its ... -
Au Kam San asks about IC security services tender
Lawmaker Au Kam San has asked Alexis Tam, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, to explain the Cultural Affairs Bureau’s (IC) waiver of an open public ... -
Gaming | China is using the Philippines as its own online casino
Chinese companies are circumventing domestic laws that prohibit online gambling by directing their Chinese clientele to their operations based in neighboring countries and regions. The Philippines ... -
Gaming | Macau operators see shares rise on improved VIP outlook
Macau casino operators rallied the most since December on signs that the world’s largest gaming hub is weathering a slowing Chinese economy and a pullback by ... -
Kevin Ho | NPC work to develop China and Macau not mutually exclusive
The most recently confirmed representative of the National People’s Congress (NPC) from Macau, Kevin Ho King Lun, has said that Macau and China are “not places ... -
Weather | Typhoon Signal No.3 raised as precaution
The Macau Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) raised Typhoon Signal No.3 at 8 p.m. last night as tropical storm “Mun” meandered inside Macau’s 400-kilometer radius band. ... -
Education | UM visits British universities in search of collaboration
Rector Song Yonghua of the University of Macau (UM) recently led a delegation to six universities in the United Kingdom in the hope of realizing academic ... -
Macau Grand Prix | GT World Cup entries now open
The FIA GT World Cup, one of the two World Cup racing events to take place during the Macau Grand Prix, will present in the exact ... -
Youth squash championship crowns Malaysian players
The 26th Asian Junior Squash Individual Championship was held in Macau for the first time, filling the courts of the Macau Dome and the Sports Complex ... -
Macau poverty line about to face five-year plan review
A review of the mechanism to determine Macau’s poverty line will begin soon, the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) has informed the Times, as set out by ... -
Health| Fifth case of imported dengue fever recorded this year
The Health Bureau (SSM) has diagnosed an imported case of dengue fever in a 29-year-old male resident who works in a Cotai casino. The bureau considers ... -
Markets | HKD300 billion rally shows it’s not time to panic yet
For investors, bankers and companies with long enough time horizons, betting on Hong Kong’s resilience in the face of crises has been a winning proposition. From ... -
Winners and losers in violent Hong Kong protests
The protesters who succeeded in halting Hong Kong’s controversial extradition bill benefited from broad support among businesses and ordinary citizens. But Monday night’s ugly demonstrations risk ... -
Gaming | US: Nebraska could tip the number of casino states
Nebraska voters may decide next year whether to legalize casino gambling in a ballot measure that could tip the number of states that allow commercial gambling ... -
Trade tensions | China will scrap securities firm ownership limits by 2020
China said it will bring forward plans to remove foreign ownership limits on financial companies, as it speeds up efforts to open the $44 trillion industry ... -
Beijing confident that trade war won’t mean massive factory moves
China is still a competitive location for investment, according to Premier Li Keqiang, even as some companies look to move production out of the country to ... -
Diplomacy | Turkey’s Erdogan affirms importance of ties with China
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, an ostensible U.S. NATO ally, affirmed the importance of ties with key American rival China at a meeting with Chinese President ... -
South China Sea | China buzzes Canadian naval ships
China’s naval and coast guard ships shadowed a pair of Canadian naval vessels through the South China Sea and Chinese fighter jets buzzed them as they ... -
Tencent, Paytm plan to invest USD100m in video startup
Tencent Holdings Ltd. and Paytm plan to invest about USD100 million in Indian streaming service MX Player, according to a person familiar with the matter, as ... -
South Korea | Moon calls Trump-Kim summit end of hostility
South Korea’s president yesterday called a recent U.S.-North Korean summit at the Korean border an end of mutual hostility between the countries, despite skepticism by many ... -
Philippines | 1st known Filipino suicide attacker identified
Philippine authorities have identified as a Filipino militant one of two suicide attackers who set off bombs last week that killed five people and the bombers ... -
No news a week after Australian disappears in North Korea
Australia’s prime minister said yesterday he had no news on the fate of an Australian citizen who vanished in North Korea a week ago. Prime Minister ... -
USA | Trump says tanks will be part of his July Fourth celebration
President Donald Trump isn’t taking “no tanks” for an answer on the Fourth of July. He said yesterday [local time] that a display of U.S. military ... -
Offbeat | Judge: Andy Warhol didn’t violate Prince picture copyright
Andy Warhol transcended a photographer’s copyright by transforming a picture of a vulnerable and uncomfortable Prince into an artwork that made the singer an “iconic, larger-than-life ... -
This Day in History | 1971 Doors’ singer Jim Morrison found dead
Jim Morrison, the lead singer of American rock group The Doors has died in Paris aged 27. He was found in a bathtub at his apartment ...
