Daily Archives: Tuesday, August 6, 2019
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Crime | Elderly man stabbed at ATM for showing ‘bad attitude’
A local septuagenarian was stabbed and robbed at an automatic banking service point on Saturday evening, a Public Security Police Force (PSP) spokesperson revealed yesterday during ... -
Junket operator Suncity Group denies investigation claims
Hong Kong-based Suncity Group has said neither it nor its majority owner and CEO have been notified of any investigation by authorities in Australia. In a ... -
Briefs | Police notified as parents brawl at Camões Garden
The Mandarin-speaking parents of two different children fought each other at Camões Garden on Sunday, with police investigating the matter. According to witnesses, lots of children ... -
Over 1,600 new companies established in second quarter
A total of 1,665 new companies were incorporated in the second quarter of 2019, a decrease of 55 year-on-year, according to a statement issued by the ... -
Chui Sai On withdraws bills from legislature agenda
Chief Executive Chui Sai On announced yesterday the withdrawal of two bills from the Legislative Assembly (AL) agenda, one governing cybercrime and the other detailing the ... -
Domestic loans record slight increase
Domestic loans to the private sector in June grew 1.6% from the preceding month to 514.9 billion patacas, according to data issued by the Monetary Authority ... -
Legislative Assembly | Rosário outlines improvements to public works’ typhoon readiness
The local government is still waiting for a reply from the Hong-Kong- Zhuhai-Macau shuttle bus operator regarding the suspension of shuttle bus services when a typhoon ... -
Employee receives no compensation after workplace injury
A former employee injured in a carwash accident has criticized the company involved for failing to provide him with compensation, after he suffered a head fracture ... -
Faked Macau media pass found in Hong Kong
An online video channel associated with the University of Hong Kong Students’ Union (HKUSU) posted an image of two media passes on its social media page ... -
Protests disrupt Hong Kong work day as leader vows to remain
Protesters filled public parks and squares in several Hong Kong districts yesterday in a general strike staged on a weekday to draw more attention to their ... -
Briefs | Zhuhai: Flex closes south plant as Huawei sales slow
American tech manufacturer Flex International has shut down production at one of its Zhuhai plants serving Huawei Electronics and begun laying off workers, according to local ... -
Chang’an | The little tech town punching above its weight
Located in the Pearl River Delta and administered by the city of Dongguan in Guangdong Province, Chang’an is a town on the frontier of China’s electronic ... -
Zhuhai | Flex closes south plant as Huawei sales slow
American tech manufacturer Flex International has shut down production at one of its Zhuhai plants serving Huawei Electronics and begun laying off workers, according to local ... -
Chang’an | The little tech town punching above its weight
Located in the Pearl River Delta and administered by the city of Dongguan in Guangdong Province, Chang’an is a town on the frontier of China’s electronic ... -
Economic diversification | Recipe for diversity starts with steel and chocolate
Pennsylvania edged out Texas to claim the title of America’s most diverse state economy. Bloomberg’s inaugural “Economic Diversity Index” shows Pennsylvania is a lot more than ... -
Corporate Bits | BNU launches Apple Pay
Banco Nacional Ultramarino (BNU) and UnionPay International Hong Kong Branch (UPI) yesterday launched Apple Pay for UnionPay cards. According to a statement issued yesterday by BNU, ... -
US against China’s destabilizing behavior, Esper says
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said the U.S. is firmly against China’s “destabilizing” behavior in the Indo-Pacific region and won’t stand by while one country reshapes ... -
State media berates US for ‘reneging’ on trade promises
Chinese state media has issued a flood of criticism in recent days at President Donald Trump’s surprise escalation of tariffs, even raising the prospect that Beijing ... -
Tariff war | Beijing takes on Trump by weakening Yuan, halting crop imports
China responded to President Donald Trump’s tariff threat with another escalation of the trade war yesterday, letting the yuan tumble to the weakest level in more than ... -
UN study finds businesses funding Myanmar army abuses
A United Nations fact-finding mission called yesterday for an embargo on arms sales to Myanmar and targeted sanctions against businesses with connections to the military after ... -
New Zealand | Gov’t plans to ease abortion restrictions
New Zealand’s government announced yesterday that it plans changes to the country’s abortion laws that would treat the procedure as a health issue rather than a ... -
USA | Trump says he wants stronger gun checks, but reneged in past
President Donald Trump claimed yesterday he wants legislation providing “strong background checks” for gun users, but he provided no details and has reneged on previous promises ... -
This Day in History | 1961 – Russian cosmonaut spends day in space
The USSR has launched its second cosmonaut into space just four months after Yuri Gagarin made his historic venture. Major Gherman Titov, aged 25, has amazed ... -
Offbeat | Illegal trash dumper leaves witty nod to Arlo Guthrie song
Whoever dumped trash at the building made famous in Arlo Guthrie’s 1967 Thanksgiving protest anthem “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree” has a sense of humor. The director of ... -
Encore! New ‘Angelina Ballerina’ books in the works
The beloved “Angelina Ballerina” picture books series is getting an encore. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing announced Monday that a reissue of the original book, “Angelina ... -
‘The Rookie’ star alleges sexual harassment, discrimination
Afton Williamson, co- star of the ABC crime series “The Rookie,” said she’s quitting the show because of sexual harassment and racial discrimination she experienced during ... -
Predatory Hamilton hunts down Verstappen to win Hungarian GP
More used to other drivers chasing him, Lewis Hamilton turned predator on Sunday to hunt down Max Verstappen and win the Hungarian Grand Prix. When Hamilton ... -
The Buzz | Restored World War II Spitfire begins round-the-world trip
A restored World War II Spitfire has taken off from an English aerodrome on the first leg of a planned 27,000-mile (43,000-kilometer) trip around the globe. ... -
World briefs
CHINA allowed its yuan to fall below the politically sensitive level of seven to the U.S. dollar yesterday for the first time in 11 years, prompting ... -
Centuries-old bazaar in Aleppo making slow recovery
Bit by bit, Aleppo’s centuries-old bazaar is being rebuilt as Syrians try to restore one of their historical crown jewels, devastated during years of brutal fighting ... -
Our Desk | Who’s afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?
As everyone knows by now, the protests in Hong Kong have reached the ninth consecutive week. From a weekend event, it has now passed to an ... -
Tuesday, August 6, 2019 – edition no. 3347
* Typhoon resilience • Rosário outlines ongoing improvements to public works * Junket denies owner facing investigation * HK mobsters return to take on protesters * ...
