Monthly Archives: September 2019
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Graft buster found no illegality in government’s Pearl Horizon proposal
After investigation, the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) considers that the SAR Government has established special provisions in the previously passed replacement housing legal regime to allow ... -
Mid-Autumn Festival tourists grew to 1.04 million
Tourist arrivals during the Mid-Autumn Festival recorded a growth of 9.56% compared with the same period last year, amounting to a total of over 1.04 million ... -
Survivor of car crash in Australia out of life-threatening condition
The Tourism Crisis Management Office (GGCT) has announced that the third victim of the road accident in Perth, Australia, that killed two other Macau residents is ... -
Marine authorities of Macau and HK discuss Ferry adjustments
The marine authorities of both Macau and Hong Kong met last week to discuss several topics related to maritime transports and safety, namely the schedule and ... -
Hong Kong | Lam says PR firms declined to help restore SAR’s image
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said yesterday that the government had asked international public relations firms to help restore the city’s reputation, battered by months of ... -
In leaderless Hong Kong movement, Joshua Wong just one voice
Overseas, Joshua Wong has emerged as a prominent face of Hong Kong’s months-long protests for full democracy. At home, he is just another protester. The 22-year-old ... -
MTR train carrying passengers derails in Hong Kong
An MTR Corp. train derailed in Hong Kong, dealing a fresh blow for the subway operator that has become a target and battleground in the anti-Beijing ... -
World shares mixed as markets await news on Saudi oil plant
World shares were mixed yesterday and oil prices eased back pending updates on restoring output at a Saudi Aramco oil processing plant damaged by an attack ... -
Corporate Bits | Portofino restaurant presents new semi-buffet lunch menu
Portofino restaurant at The Venetian® Macao has launched a new Italian antipasti semi-buffet lunch offer based around salads, seafood and other healthy items. According to a statement, ... -
Chinese envoy going to US to prepare for trade talks
A Chinese envoy will head to Washington today to prepare for trade negotiations. The announcement yesterday follows conciliatory gestures by both sides ahead of the October ... -
Taiwan loses biggest Pacific ally as Solomons embraces China
Taiwan has lost its largest ally in the Pacific after the Solomon Islands confirmed yesterday that it is switching diplomatic allegiance to China, and observers say ... -
Most senior Catholic pedophile appeals Australia convictions
The most senior Catholic to be found guilty of sexually abusing children lodged an appeal in Australia’s highest court yesterday against his convictions in the molestation ... -
Japan | Officials cautious on prospects for US trade deal
Officials in Japan appeared wary over the prospects for a trade deal with the U.S. after President Donald Trump said he was prepared to sign a ... -
Indonesia sends more people, aircraft to battle forest fires
Indonesia’s president traveled to the area hardest hit by forest fires, as neighboring countries urged his government to do more to tackle the blazes that have ... -
South Korea | Gov’t culls pigs after confirming African swine fever
South Korea is culling thousands of pigs after confirming African swine fever at a farm near its border with North Korea, which had an outbreak in ... -
Facing US ban, Huawei emerging as stronger tech competitor
Long before President Donald Trump threatened to cut off Huawei’s access to U.S. technology, the Chinese telecom equipment maker was pouring money into research that reduces ... -
UK Parliament case opens at Supreme Court as Brexit nears
Britain’s Supreme Court began a hearing yesterday to decide whether Prime Minister Boris Johnson broke the law when he suspended Parliament just weeks before the U.K. ... -
This Day in History | 1987 – Superpower treaty to scrap warheads
The United States and the USSR are to sign an agreement later this year to reduce the number of nuclear missiles. US President Ronald Reagan announced ... -
Offbeat | Virtual reality used to highlight uranium contamination
Activists are using virtual reality technology to focus on areas of the Navajo Nation affected by uranium contamination. The arts collective Bombshelltoe has collected 360-degree footage ... -
Brad Pitt asks astronaut: Who was better? Clooney or me?
Brad Pitt, star of the new space movie “Ad Astra,” had a burning question for a real-life astronaut. “Who was more believable? Clooney or Pitt?” In ... -
Celebs to read bedtime story to help fight homelessness
Will Smith and Dame Helen Mirren (pictured) will read a bedtime story during a one-night fundraising event to help fight global homelessness. Smith and Mirren will ... -
Football | Inter’s Conte fumes over media’s fixation on formations
Only three rounds into his Serie A return, new Inter Milan coach Antonio Conte is already fed up with the local media’s obsession with tactics and ... -
Football | Saudi prince wins legal battle to control Sheffield United
A Saudi prince has won a London court battle for full control of Premier League club Sheffield United. Prince Abdullah Bin Mosaad Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ... -
World briefs
China A Chinese envoy will head to Washington today to for trade negotiations. The announcement yesterday follows conciliatory gestures by both sides ahead of the October ... -
The Buzz | Singapore woos banks in battle of Asia’s biggest forex hubs
Singapore saw its lead over Hong Kong shrink to just a whisker in the battle to be Asia’s biggest foreign-exchange currency hub. To keep its advantage, ... -
US Army revamps recruiting, hits enlistment goal
A year after failing to meet its enlistment goal for the first time in 13 years, the U.S. Army is now on track to meet a ... -
Macau Matters | Get your seaweed here
Climate change, population growth, agricultural and other wastes and other problems are making our planet uninhabitable for humans. Luckily, seaweed can help us, but it will ... -
Wednesday, September 18, 2019 – edition no. 3378
* Hong Kong derails | MTR accident highlights social turmoil * Over one million visit the city in Mid-Autumn festival * ‘Terrific 12’ brings world-class basketball ... -
Ho Iat Seng discusses his popularity among Macau people
Yesterday, the Chief Executive-elect Ho Iat Seng held an exclusive interview with CCTV’s Radio the Greater Bay, during which Ho discussed his insights on “winning” the ... -
Briefs | SSM diagnoses 19th imported case of dengue fever
The Health Bureau (SSM) has been notified of an imported case of dengue fever in a 22-year-old tourist from Japan who was staying on Avenida Doutor ... -
Two Macau residents die in Australia road accident
Two female Macau residents have died in a deadly crash in Western Australia after the car they were traveling in collided with a bus, causing it ... -
Crime | Police warn against new Mid-Autumn online scams
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has reported a new type of scam which has occurred over the past few days, related to the Mid-Autumn Festival season. In ... -
Sulu Sou: old districts need better pedestrian access
Lawmaker Sulu Sou has issued an interpellation asking the government to refine pedestrian facilities as part of their “walking first” policy. In a related social media ... -
AMCM warns of unlicensed financial services
The Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM) has again called on the general public to be aware of unlicensed financial services providers in the territory, in order ... -
Macau ferry services cut Hong Kong routes amid bridge competition
Ferry service provider Cotai Water Jet has decided to cut a total of six daily sailings between Macau and Hong Kong, effective from October 1, the ...
