Monthly Archives: July 2019
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Water tested at Cheoc Van found to be abnormal
The Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) has suggested that the public should not enter the water at Cheoc Van Beach because the quality of the water ... -
Registration for anniversary banknotes to commence
The Bank of China and Banco Nacional Ultramarino are set to issue banknotes for the 20th Anniversary of the Return of Sovereignty of Macau with a face ... -
Ho Iat Seng crowds out competition with 378 backers
Former Legislative Assembly President Ho Iat Seng formalized his candidacy yesterday afternoon when he submitted his nomination form carrying the support of 378 electors in total. ... -
Second attempt | New Legislative Assembly president repeats oath after blunder
Chief Executive Chui Sai On presided over a second swearing-in ceremony for the recently-elected President of the Legislative Assembly (AL), Kou Hoi In, on Saturday, held ... -
Briefs | Chui praises visit for extending Hebei-Macau ties
Chief Executive Chui Sai On has said the visit to Hebei by some Macau youth was not only about the promotion of patriotism and of knowledge ... -
Crime | Casino brawl pits scammers against loan sharks
Scams in Macau continue to grow more popular, including those associated with currency exchange, gambling-related activities, internet dating and entertainment tickets. The operators and victims of ... -
Macau International Airport | Air traffic controller improvements to follow from 2018 incident
The Civil Aviation Authority of Macao (AACM) has concluded its investigation into a runway incursion incident that occurred at Macau International Airport on November 12, 2018, ... -
Tourism | Hong Kong visitors rise 24% in June, thought linked to protests
Visitors from Hong Kong rose 24.3% year-on-year in June to reach 623,000, according to the latest data provided by the Statistics and Census Service. During the ... -
New graduates: finding work is tough without ‘connections’
The region is welcoming an influx of fresh graduates again this year, with over 2,000 graduating from bachelor degree programs since May. However, some new graduates ... -
Gap in consumer protection law for online shopping
Consumer disputes involving online shopping will not be entirely protected by the city’s consumer protection law, according to Ho Ion Sang, chairman of the First Standing ... -
Summer clothing arrival drives up prices
The Composite Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the month of June 2019 increased by 2.62% year-on-year to reach 115.80, according to the latest information from the ... -
Briefs | Six caught for smuggling cough syrup in shenzhen
Police in Shenzhen have arrested six suspects for selling and distributing cough medication with addictive ingredients, with a total of 11,927 bottles of cough syrup confiscated. ... -
Macau netizens express divided opinions on neighbor’s strife
Online comments penned by Macau residents show that local society has become increasingly divided over the Hong Kong situation, just as the protesters and the pro- ... -
Hong Kong tempts China’s ire as protests take more violent turn
From stick-wielding mobs who attacked activists to one pro-independence group accused of stockpiling explosives, the latest unrest in Hong Kong has prompted new fears that protesters ... -
From Tesla to Twitter, a guide to this week’s quarterly reports
The upbeat picture painted by this past week’s blowout bank earnings heralded a promising earnings season. Too bad other industries didn’t get the memo. In the ... -
Papua New Guinea open to Chinese and Australian investors
Papua New Guinea’s prime minister said yesterday his South Pacific island nation was open to investment from China, Australia and any other country that is willing ... -
Cambodian leader denies allowing China naval base
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday strongly denied that he was allowing China to set up a military outpost in the Southeast Asian nation, after a ... -
Trade War | Beijing hints at talks restart after making ‘goodwill’ moves
Face-to-face negotiations between the top Chinese and U.S. trade negotiators could happen soon, according to Chinese state media, after a number of goodwill gestures by Beijing ... -
Taiwan stocks offer hefty yield but investors still selling
The cash reward for owning Taiwan stocks is larger than almost anywhere else in Asia. Global investors are ditching them anyway. Even with the benchmark Taiex ... -
Japan | Abe’s coalition still short of votes to change constitution
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition secured a majority in Japan’s upper house of parliament in elections Sunday, but it lost ground and fell short of ... -
1960s prankster Paul Krassner, who named Yippies, dies at 87
Paul Krassner, the publisher, author and radical political activist on the front lines of 1960s counterculture who helped tie together his loose-knit prankster group by naming ... -
Iran airs video of crew of seized British ship
Iran’s state broadcaster has released new video showing for the first time the 23-member crew of the British-flagged ship seized by Iran — an apparent attempt ... -
Offbeat | Pittsburgh marks its fourth alligator sighting since May
A baby alligator was found far from the tropics in the parking lot of a grocery store outside Pittsburgh on Friday morning, the fourth alligator discovered ... -
This Day in History | 1974 – Greek military rule gives in to democracy
The military government in Greece has collapsed and the former prime minister Constantine Karamanlis has been invited to return. Huge crowds gathered to greet him at ... -
Life & Style | Mariano Rivera closes Hall of Fame induction ceremony
For Mariano Rivera, it was the culmination of a storied career, dreams of being the next Pelé long since forgotten. Rivera, the career saves leader and ... -
Swimming | Peaty, Canadian teen win breaststroke titles at worlds
Adam Peaty became the first man to win a third 100-meter breaststroke title at the world swimming championships last night. A Canadian teenager grabbed a share ... -
Taste of the Tour | A signature dessert in Kirk Douglas’ wake
It’s a Tour de France dilemma: When you’ve found a gem of a hotel with a knockout restaurant along the race route, do you greedily keep ... -
World briefs
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said last night there was no way to stop Chinese nationals from fishing in his country’s exclusive economic zone claimed by China ... -
The Buzz | Pirates rob South Korea ship crew members near Singapore Strait
Pirates boarded a South Korean-flagged cargo ship near the Singapore Strait yesterday and robbed its crew of their money, clothes and cellphones, South Korean officials said. ... -
Political correctness | Berkeley drops words like ‘manpower’ in push to be inclusive
There will be no manholes in Berkeley, California. City workers will drop into “maintenance holes” instead. Nothing will be manmade in the liberal city but “human-made.” ... -
World Views | Trump ‘third country’ asylum rule doubles down on failure
Another directive on immigration from the Trump administration begets another court challenge. In a sweeping rule change, the administration has declared that, with narrow exceptions, any “alien who ... -
Tuesday, July 23, 2019 – edition no. 3338
* One-man show • 378 electors endorse Ho blocking a second candidacy * Hong Kong visitors rise 24% in heated June * The Social Security Fund ... -
13 interested in running for Chief Executive
Another four local residents have collected application forms for the fifth Chief Executive election, meaning there are now 13 individuals interested in the position, the Electoral ... -
Wong’s Office defends Civil Protection Law, again
The Office of the Secretary for Security has, again, clarified the definition for the crime described in the controversial Article 25 of the Civil Protection Basic ... -
Ask the Vet | Caring for a cat with herpes
The herpes cat virus causes flu-like symptoms. It’s only contagious to other domestic cats, but there’s no cure. If your cat contracts feline herpes virus, the ...
