Monthly Archives: July 2019
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Ho Iat Seng expresses support for English-language media
There should be an English-language newspaper in every premium hotel room, said Chief Executive frontrunner Ho Iat Seng when visiting the office of Macau Daily Times ... -
Travel agencies oppose plan for Beijing Imperial Palace
Yesterday, a group of representatives from 20 travel agencies handed a letter to the Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) which opposes the bureau’s plan ... -
Security services say no gambling websites found operating in Macau
The security authority has not found any gambling websites operating in Macau, according to Sit Chong Meng, Director of the Judiciary Police (PJ), who revealed this ... -
Briefs | Pearl Horizon buyers’ compensation rejected
The Administrative Court has rejected the compensation requests of 349 buyers (from 60 cases) of the former Pearl Horizon project. The group was seeking compensation from ... -
Civil Protection Law | Macau ‘watchdog’ calls for rumor offense to be scrapped
Jason Chao, local political activist and de-facto “Macau watchdog” on several matters that relate to the rights and freedoms of the people in Macau, expressed his ... -
Corruption and poor border control a recipe for drug trafficking, says UN
A United Nations report has found that drug trafficking is growing in East and Southeast Asia faster than law enforcement agencies can tackle it. The report ... -
HK protests expected to slightly inflate Macau visitor arrivals
The massive Hong Kong protests against the now-suspended extradition bill, are likely to have a minor inflationary effect on Macau’s tourism arrivals, say analysts. This year’s ... -
China drafting urgent plan to resolve Hong Kong chaos
Chinese officials in charge of Hong Kong affairs are working on an urgent strategy to solve the city’s political chaos and have ruled out the use ... -
Macau, HK business leaders confident in esports opportunity
Three business leaders from the Hong Kong and Macau esports industry said at a forum held in the HKSAR that they are ready to embrace opportunities ... -
Consumer councils co-test hand creams from two regions
The Macau Consumer Council and its Zhuhai counterpart have tested and approved all 43 samples of hand creams from both regions, according to the results of ... -
Robots are scaling warehouse shelves to get stuff to you faster
A logistics company partly owned by Related Cos., the developer behind Manhattan’s Hudson Yards, is searching for locations across North America to build its multistory robotic ... -
Chinese drones banned by tech supplier to US police
A supplier of drone technology to dozens of state and local law enforcement and public safety agencies, located in the U.S. and a handful of other ... -
Corporate Bits | MGM holds culinary contest for employees
MGM recently hosted the first “Employee Culinary Contest” at Vista of MGM Cotai, bringing together a total of 120 non-culinary full-time employees from Macau, Vietnam, Thailand, ... -
Japan exports dip as China-US trade war takes toll
Japan’s exports declined in June as shipments of goods were hit by trade disputes between China and the U.S., the Finance Ministry reported yesterday. The data ... -
Beijing launches STAR, tech stock market to boost industry
Trading starts Monday on a Chinese stock market for high-tech companies that play a key role in official development plans that are straining relations with Washington. ... -
Courts | Jury deliberates death penalty in Chinese scholar’s slaying
Jurors began deliberating but didn’t reach a decision yesterday [Macau time] on whether a former University of Illinois doctoral student should be put to death for ... -
Yang Hengjun | Lawyer says Beijing has charged Chinese-Australian writer
A Chinese Australian writer detained in Beijing since January was charged yesterday and moved to a different detention center in the Chinese capital, his lawyer said. ... -
Philippines | 7,800 police punished for deadly drug raids
Thousands of Philippine police officers have received administrative punishments with more than 2,000 dismissed for wrongdoings during raids where drug suspects were killed under the president’s ... -
UN envoy says US sanctions on Myanmar generals inadequate
The U.N. special rapporteur for Myanmar said yesterday the U.S. didn’t “go far enough” in sanctions against four top Myanmar generals over the mass killings of ... -
Japan | Man screaming ‘You die!’ kills nearly 30 at anime studio
A man screaming “You die!” burst into an animation production studio in Kyoto, Japan, and set it on fire early yesterday, authorities said, killing nearly 30 ... -
US sets tight travel limitations for Iran’s UN diplomats
The U.S. is tightly limiting travel by Iranian officials visiting or assigned to the United Nations, sparking concern from the world body. Representatives to the U.N. ... -
Taliban to talk to Swedish NGO after Afghan clinic closures
The Taliban said they would hold talks today [Macau time] with representatives of a Swedish non-profit group after threats by the insurgents forced the organization to ... -
Offbeat | US Air Force warns against joke event to ‘storm Area 51’
The U.S. Air Force has warned people against participating in an internet joke suggesting a large crowd of people “storm Area 51,” the top-secret Cold War ... -
This Day in History | 1997 IRA declares ceasefire
The IRA has announced its second ceasefire in three years starting at noon tomorrow. It follows a statement by republican political party Sinn Fein last night ... -
Go Hollywood
• As the 50th Comic Convention kicks off, with a big Marvel Studios panel this weekend, and Spider-Man and the Marvel Cinematic Universe dominating the box ... -
‘Lion King’ returns but it’s harder to feel the love
Life moves in a circle, “The Lion King” tells us, and, increasingly, so does studio moviemaking. Close on the heels of “live-action” remakes of “Aladdin” and ... -
‘Raised in Captivity’ reveals author’s warped imagination
Chuck Klosterman seems like a great hang. He’s the guy at the party who has everyone spitting out their drinks as they laugh while trying to ... -
The Flaming Lips’ concept album will blow your mind
The new album by The Flaming Lips is a head trip — literally. The ever-evolving, mind-blowing alt-rockers have somehow upped their game with a concept album ... -
Comic-Con at 50: Bigger than ever, but at what cost?
No one expected their culture would ever become mainstream when a few hundred comic book and science fiction enthusiasts and creators gathered in the basement of ... -
F&B | Venezuelan migrants take arepas to new lands amid crisis
Venezuelans like to jest that their beloved arepas are so widely consumed that babies come out of the womb with the corn flatbreads already in hand. ... -
Life & Style | Apple, Google continue inclusive push with new emoji
Apple and Google are rolling out dozens of new emoji that include cute critters, of course, but also expand the number of images of human diversity. ... -
Swimming | Germany wins world open-water relay, Italy 2nd and US 3rd
Germany won the mixed 5-kilometer open water team relay at the world swimming championships in a close finish over Italy and the United States yesterday. The ... -
Diving gold and perfect marks for Chen Yuxi at age 13
Thirteen-year-old Chinese diver Chen Yuxi won the women’s 10-meter platform final at the world swimming championships, and received two perfect marks for her third drive. Chen ... -
World briefs
Japan A fire official says nearly 30 people are now confirmed or presumed dead in a suspected arson at a popular animation production studio in Kyoto. ... -
The Buzz | Louvre in Paris removes Sackler name after opioid protests
France’s Louvre Museum in Paris has become the first major institution to remove the Sackler family name after protests erupted against the family that is blamed ...
