Monthly Archives: August 2019
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The protest that never was | Tense police presence in Senado Square clamps down on any signs of activity
Macau security forces deployed at least six police minibuses as well as dozens of officers – some uniformed and others wearing plain clothes – to prevent ... -
Mainland netizens praise Macau patriotism after rejected protest
Chinese social media users have expressed their opinions on the “patriotism” of the Macau people and their “excellence” in youth education after the demonstration concerning Hong ... -
Taiwan universities want more students from Macau
The number of Hong Kong and Macau students studying in Taiwan has been decreasing over the past four years, and Taiwanese universities are calling on their ... -
Philippine official lashes out at Chinese ambassador on alleged spies
The Philippines has given assurances that it has no Filipino spies in China and that its compatriots are only there to work under legitimate Chinese visas. ... -
Southeast Asia pulls back on online gambling as China rages
Southeast Asian countries are moving against their lucrative online gambling industries amid pressure from China to clamp down on a practice that’s ballooned due to demand ... -
From Indonesia to Macau: the adventures and misfortunes of a migrant worker
Few families and companies in Macau can say that they do not rely on the help of non-resident workers, in one way or another. Seeking to ... -
China figures Shenzhen for ‘socialist demonstration area’
Beijing is planning to develop the neighboring city of Shenzhen into a pilot demonstration area for socialism with Chinese characteristics, according to state media. Shenzhen will ... -
HK bakery’s mooncakes carry protest movement slogans
A Hong Kong bakery is doing its part to support the city’s pro-democracy protest movement by making mooncakes with a message. At Wah Yee Tang, the ... -
Macau | UM hosts western Greater Bay technology alliance forum
The University of Macau played host to an inauguration ceremony yesterday for an alliance of technology-focused institutions from across the western side of the Greater Bay ... -
Hong Kong | Protesters change tactics at huge, peaceful demonstration
Hong Kong streets were turned into rivers of umbrellas on Sunday as hundreds of thousands of people marched through heavy rain down a major road in ... -
Briefs | Guangdong: Walmart to add 100 stores in next five years
Retail giant Walmart is expected to add 100 new stores in south China’s Guangdong Province in the next five years, according to the Shenzhen Special Zone ... -
Thailand growth weakest since 2014 as trade war bites
Thailand’s economy grew at the slowest pace in almost five years in the second quarter as exports and tourism were buffeted by U.S.-China trade tensions and ... -
Thai luxury developer says HK protests are good for sales
Two months of increasingly chaotic protests in Hong Kong are driving investment money out of the city and into Thailand’s ultra-luxury condominiums, according to one of ... -
Will Pan Alpha bringing ‘Coming Home’ concert tour to Macau
The 2019 Will Pan Alpha “Coming Home” Concert Tour in Macau will be held at The Venetian Macao’s Cotai Arena on October 5. Tickets go on ... -
Breitling reopens boutique at The Venetian Macao
Hong Kong – Swiss watchmaker Breitling yesterday celebrated the reopening of its boutique at The Venetian Macao. Spanning 1,110 square feet, the store is located in The Venetian ... -
Gov’t lashes out at Taiwan over Hong Kong asylum offer
China lashed out at Taiwan on yesterday over its offer of political asylum to participants in Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protest movement, a day after hundreds of ... -
Chinese pop stars publicly back Beijing on Hong Kong
At least eight pop stars from mainland China and one each from Taiwan and Hong Kong are publicly stating their support for Beijing’s one-China policy, eliciting ... -
Sri Lanka | General accused of war abuses named army chief
Sri Lanka’s president yesterday appointed a general accused of grave human rights abuses in the final stages of Sri Lanka’s long civil war as the country’s ... -
Turkey removes 3 pro-Kurdish mayors from office
In a new government crackdown on a pro-Kurdish party, Turkey yesterday removed from office the elected mayors of three cities in the mostly Kurdish-populated southeast region ... -
Psychiatric patient kills five others in Romania
Authorities in Romania say a patient at a psychiatric hospital has beaten to death five other patients with a drip stand and wounded several more. The ... -
UK prime minister under pressure to recall Parliament
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday dismissed the notion of recalling Parliament from its summer break after leaked government documents warned of widespread shortages and border ... -
Offbeat | Alaska man discovers message in bottle from Russian Navy
A man discovered a 50-year-old letter in a bottle from the Russian Navy on the shores of western Alaska. Tyler Ivanoff found the handwritten Russian letter ... -
This Day in History | 1992 – Iraq jails ‘lost’ Briton
Iraq has sentenced a British man to seven years in jail for what it called “illegal entry” into the country. Paul Ride, a catering manager from ... -
Life & Style | Duane Allman’s old guitar ‘Layla’ sells for $1.25 million
Fans of Duane Allman in Macon, Georgia, say they didn’t expect the late musician’s old guitar to sell for $1.25 million at a recent auction. The ... -
Football | In one game, Bale shows he can still contribute at Real Madrid
Just like that, Gareth Bale is part of the solution for Real Madrid again. After only one game back as a starter, the player who wasn’t ... -
Football | Bayern completes loan signing of Coutinho from Barcelona
Bayern Munich completed the loan signing of Brazil playmaker Philippe Coutinho from Barcelona yesterday. The German club said the 27-year-old Coutinho passed a medical examination on ... -
World briefs
China At least eight pop stars from mainland China and one each from Taiwan and Hong Kong are publicly stating their support for Beijing’s one-China policy, ... -
The Buzz | 34% of economists in survey expect a US recession in 2021
A number of U.S. business economists appear sufficiently concerned about the risks of some of President Donald Trump’s economic policies that they expect a recession in the U.S. ... -
Danish PM: Trump’s idea of buying Greenland is ‘absurd’
Greenland is not for sale and U.S. President Donald Trump’s idea of buying the semi-autonomous Danish territory in the Arctic from Denmark is “an absurd discussion,” ... -
Our Desk | Sit back, relax, and enjoy more choice flying
A new airline, Starlux Airlines, had been approved to fly between Taipei and Macau, as reported yesterday by Taiwan’s Economic Daily News. Since it is a ... -
Tuesday, August 20, 2019 – edition no. 3357
* The protest that never was * Dire straits: The life of a migrant worker in Macau * José Pereira Coutinho hopes that the new government ... -
1MDB | Judge postpones 2nd corruption trial of former Malaysian PM
The second trial of Malaysian’s ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak linked to the multibillion-dollar looting of the 1MDB state investment fund was delayed yesterday by a week ... -
Property market active as transaction volume doubles
According to the stamp duty record, the number and value of property and parking spaces sold in Macau during the second quarter of this year has ... -
IPIM-approved residency permits drop in first half of 2019
The Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) approved just six residency permits for technical immigration (mainly in the financial services and education sectors) during the ... -
Ask the Vet | Canine blood sugar guidelines for diabetic dogs
Monitoring canine blood sugar on a regular basis is a critical part of caring for a diabetic dog in order to ensure the dog’s diabetes is ...
