Daily Archives: Friday, August 9, 2019
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Social Housing Regime finally approved after legal imbroglio
The bill to enforce a new regime for the application for social housing has finally passed at the Legislative Assembly (AL). The new regime establishes a ... -
SSM launches denture program for elderly
The Health Bureau (SSM) has introduced the Elderly Denture Pilot Scheme to provide elderly people in need with dentures. The first phase of the program will ... -
‘Plastic bags bill’ approved amid calls for more measures
The Legislative Assembly approved a bill targeting the number of plastic bags distributed by retailers during yesterday’s plenary session. The bill was passed with unanimous approval ... -
Group appeals to CE candidate Ho Iat Seng
A group of about 10 representatives of the Seac Pai Van community have delivered a letter to the next Chief Executive, Ho Iat Seng, drawing his ... -
New Macau to hold ‘voting activity’ on universal suffrage
Local pro-democracy group New Macau Association (ANM) will hold a “voting activity” between August 11 and 25 to assess public opinion on the manner by which ... -
Education | Fines for private school violations to be reduced
The local government has decided to reduce its fines for private schools that commit administrative violations, the Second Standing Committee of the Legislative Assembly (AL) reported ... -
Property prices holding stable
Real estate prices are rising in a stable manner, data released by the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) shows. The administration released the city’s latest property ... -
Gaming | Moody’s bets concession renewals a near-certainty
Moody’s Investors Service says it expects Macau will renew or reissue the concessions for its six gaming operators after they expire in June 2022. In a ... -
Authorities scouting Border Gate area for typhoon tourist shelter
The Public Security Police Force (PSP) and the Social Affairs Bureau (IAS) are looking for a place near the Border Gate to build an emergency shelter ... -
China targets Philippines in crackdown on offshore gambling
China is stepping up a crackdown on gambling activity by its citizens offshore, threatening what has become a lucrative industry for gaming operators in places like ... -
Shenzhen | Chinese scientists develop chameleon-inspired soft robot
Chinese scientists have developed a chameleon- inspired soft robot with both color-changing and locomotion capabilities, offering a new perspective for future robot-environment interaction. Soft Robotics is ... -
IC calls for Macao Pavilion proposals
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) is calling for proposals for the Macau Pavilion that will be set up at the eighth Biennale of Urbanism and Architecture ... -
Beijing rejects one demand that could help ease Hong Kong protests
The Chinese authorities acknowledge Hong Kong’s unrest is the worst since they regained the former British colony 22 years ago. Yet they have so far denied ... -
Uber created a $6.1 billion Dutch weapon to avoid paying Taxes
Uber Technologies Inc., responding to a European crackdown on offshore tax havens, created a $6.1 billion Dutch tax deduction that will help the company reduce a ... -
Corporate Bits | Sands China prepares community for typhoon season
Sands Cares Ambassadors helped to pack emergency typhoon response kits at the Macau Red Cross headquarters on Aug. 1 and distributed them to residents living in low- ... -
Slain Chinese scholar’s dad says her body may never be found
The father of a slain Chinese scholar who begged his daughter’s killer to reveal what he did with her remains said Wednesday that after learning her ... -
Beijing rebukes Aussie lawmaker for warning of China threat
China has rebuked an Australian government lawmaker for saying that it threatens to diminish Australia’s sovereignty and freedoms. Conservative Liberal Party lawmaker Andrew Hastie drew parallels ... -
Trump should court China reformers, ex-Obama official Russel says
The U.S. would stand a better chance of tempering growing trade tensions with China if it tapped forces there who are pushing for economic reform, America’s ... -
Japan OKs 1st export to South Korea under new trade curbs
Japan said yesterday it has granted its first permit for a South Korea-bound shipment of chemicals to produce high-tech materials under Tokyo’s new export requirement that ... -
Malaysia | Trackers use mom’s voice in London girl’s search
Malaysian rescuers will play a recording of the voice of the mother of a 15-year-old London girl who mysteriously disappeared from a forest resort, as the ... -
Mayors urge Senate to return to Washington for gun bill vote
More than 200 mayors, including two anguished by mass shootings in Texas and Ohio, are urging the Senate to return to the Capitol to act on ... -
Offbeat | Giant emoji painted on house roil California community
A Southern California seaside community is in an uproar after a home was given a new paint job featuring two huge emoji on a bright pink ... -
This Day in History | 1945 Atom bomb hits Nagasaki
American forces have dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki – the second such attack on Japan in three days. The bomb was dropped by parachute from ... -
Sudan’s new power broker
• Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, a paramilitary commander from Darfur, could hold the recipe for a new patronage system like the one that kept his predecessor ... -
Dog’s POV can’t carry ‘Art of Racing in the Rain’
The film adaptation of “The Art of Racing in the Rain” seems to have been designed by algorithm to maximize appeal for a certain demographic of ... -
Digital dating proves complicated in ‘Love at First Like’
Dating in the digital age can be tricky business, especially when you project an image on social media that is in no way a truthful depiction ... -
‘Finch’ from Penny & Sparrow is a gem
Texas-raised duo Penny & Sparrow had to do some heavy touring to truly search their souls. They explore the resulting range of emotions and deliver it ... -
News of the World | A new strongman in Sudan? Experts aren’t so sure
When Sudan’s protest leaders signed a preliminary power-sharing agreement with the ruling military council in early July, they had no choice but to shake hands with ... -
F&B | UK food industry looks to avoid shortages in no-deal Brexit
The U.K. food industry is urging the government to set aside competition rules so companies can coordinate supply decisions to combat food shortages if Britain leaves ... -
Life & Style | Case dismissed against man arrested near Taylor Swift’s home
The case of a man arrested near Taylor Swift’s beachfront mansion in Rhode Island for carrying burglary tools has been dismissed by prosecutors. A spokesman for ... -
World briefs
China lowered the trading range for its currency for a fourth day yesterday, showing its potential for use as a trade weapon against Washington, but the ... -
Tiger Woods has effect on Thai sports like few others
Tiger Woods’ first vacation to Thailand was a lot different from when he goes there for work. “No one knew who I was,” Woods said Wednesday ... -
The Buzz | Fans recreate Beatles’ Abbey Road cover shot 50 years on
It was 50 years ago yesterday, that The Beatles caused a traffic delay. And hundreds of fans of the Fab Four gathered yesterday at a crosswalk ... -
Fox’s Carlson calls white supremacy ‘a hoax’
Fox News Channel host Tucker Carlson faced criticism Wednesday for declaring white supremacy “a hoax,” the same day President Donald Trump visited El Paso, Texas, after ... -
Bizcuits | Vulnerable expatriates in crisis
Beyond the glamour and the rewards of an expatriate life there are inevitable difficulties caused by stresses of adjusting to a strange environment. Where personal stress ...
