Daily Archives: Wednesday, October 30, 2019
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Cybercrime | Bill to empower police computer searches still contains ambiguities
The police authority has proposed amendments to the cybercrime bill, having suggested giving itself access to more computer information. Now facing scrutiny at the Legislative Assembly ... -
Legislative Assembly | Job agency fees must be transparent and no more than half monthly salary
The government has proposed to limit the fees charged to foreign workers by job agencies to no more than 50% of the labor’s monthly salary, with ... -
MEMORY LANE
[MDT/Renato Marques] Built in 1848, Rua Central (Central Street) connects the busy Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro (San Ma Lou) to the Rua de São Lourenço and Travessa ... -
Education | MUST foundation and TIS attend innovation summit
The Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) and The International School of Macao (TIS) participated recently in the 2019 Advanced Innovative Education 100 School Summit ... -
Unemployment edges up in third quarter
The general unemployment rate increased by 0.1 percentage points to 1.8% during the third quarter of 2019, according to the latest data released yesterday by the ... -
MGM Brings Series of Cultural Performance to Mark the Year of Double Celebration
Showcasing the Allure of Traditional Chinese Culture To mark the double celebration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China ... -
FORUM | Northern Portuguese city equipped with 5G network
The city of Matosinhos, in the north of Portugal, has been covered by a 5G mobile phone network in a partnership between Portuguese company NOS and ... -
Gaming – Philippines | Suncity buys majority stake in Manila integrated resort project
Hong Kong’s Suncity Group Holdings has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in a Philippines company, with which it will co-develop and then operate a ... -
Briefs | Non-locals found operating illegal food stall
The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) has recorded two cases of illegal street food stall operation, involving non-local residents. Earlier this month, the IAM conducted four consecutive ... -
Environment | Carbon reduction efforts might require Guangdong’s help
Hong Kong’s top environment official has called for collaboration with regions in the Greater Bay Area, particularly Zhuhai, to fulfill its aim for a low-carbon strategy ... -
Annual event showcases authentic Nebraska beef recipes
Great American Barbecue – Nebraska in Macau” was held yesterday at Il Prato, celebrating its sixth edition of showcasing a variety of authentic U.S. Nebraskan beef ... -
TNR plan should be reconsidered, say animal welfare groups
Lawmaker Sulu Sou said the Municipal Affairs Bureau might reconsider its stand on the Trap, Neuter, Release (TNR) strategy for stray animals, which the bureau earlier ... -
Street art festival celebrates evolution of graffiti
Part of the inaugural Art Macao initiative, Outloud Street Art Festival was held over the past weekend with the theme of “back to the future”. This ... -
Police holiday compensation is unfair, says Sulu Sou
Lawmaker Sulu Sou urged for an equalization of holiday compensation scheme within the public security force in his recent interpellation. There are principles governing the work ... -
Sixty people participated in fire services drill
The Fire Services Bureau (CB) and Sinoenergy Corporation held a gas pipeline leak fire drill at Cotai Marginal Roundabout yesterday. Approximately 60 people participated in the ... -
Briefs | Luxury smuggling gang busted in Shenzhen
Customs officers in Shenzhen have broken up a gang who smuggled luxury goods and caught nine suspects, the city’s customs authority said yesterday. A total of ... -
Hong Kong | Housing sales jump as first-time buyers given boost
Hong Kong’s move to make it easier for first-time home buyers to break into the world’s least-affordable housing market has had an immediate effect, with sales ... -
Hong Kong bars activist Joshua Wong from running in election
Hong Kong disqualified activist Joshua Wong from running in District Council elections next month, in a blow to protesters’ efforts to win greater electoral influence in ... -
Hong Kong | Carrie Lam dismisses ‘malicious’ report she’ll be replaced
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam dismissed reports of her looming replacement as “very malicious,” reiterating that she had Beijing’s support despite more than four months of ... -
HK reporter accuses police of violence
A Hong Kong reporter disrupted a police news conference on Monday to protest what she called escalating violence by officers against journalists covering the city’s pro-democracy ... -
Melco pledges to promote environmental sustainability
Melco Resorts & Entertainment continues to support the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment spearheaded by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation in collaboration with United Nations Environment Programme. Published at the Our ... -
MGM donates 2 million yuan to Congjiang County
MGM donated a total of 2 million yuan in cash and supplies to Congjiang County to support poverty alleviation and to enhance its infrastructure and facilities. ... -
Trade war | Artificial intelligence is scrambling to survive Trump’s blacklist
The co-founder of China’s SenseTime Group Ltd. was visiting New York to encourage more collaboration with the U.S. on artificial intelligence when he heard the news: ... -
Baby shortage prompts China’s unwed mothers to fight for change
For generations, a Chinese woman who gave birth out of wedlock was shunned by society and discriminated against by authorities. Now, as the Communist Party seeks ... -
Gov’t accuses US of ‘economic bullying’ over equipment ban
China yesterday accused the U.S. of “economic bullying behavior” after U.S. regulators cited security threats in proposing to cut off funding for Chinese equipment in U.S. ... -
Blockchain frenzy that Xi started gets warning from state media
China’s state media said investors should avoid speculative behavior after comments by President Xi Jinping sent blockchain-related stocks surging on Monday. “The future is here for ... -
Tokyo officials feud with IOC over Olympic marathon switch
Tokyo city officials are in a public feud with the International Olympic Committee over IOC plans — made without consulting the city or local organizers — ... -
Australian consumer watchdog sues Google over location data
The Australian consumer watchdog yesterday took Google to court alleging the technology giant broke consumer law by misleading Android users about how their location data was ... -
Lion Air vows to follow recommendations in crash report
The CEO of the Lion Air, whose Boeing 737 Max 8 jet crashed a year ago off the coast of Indonesia killing 189 people, vowed yesterday ... -
Not over yet: New US Syria mission after al-Baghdadi’s death
Pivoting from the dramatic killing of the Islamic State group’s leader, the Pentagon is increasing U.S. efforts to protect Syria’s oil fields from the extremist group ... -
Offbeat | Cranes remove bus partially swallowed by Pittsburgh sinkhole
A bus that was partially swallowed when a sinkhole opened during morning rush hour in downtown Pittsburgh has been removed from the hole. Authorities said this ... -
This Day in History | 1981 – Euthanasia chief jailed over suicides
The secretary of the UK’s pro-euthanasia group Exit has been jailed for two and a half years for aiding and abetting suicide. Nicholas Reed was found ... -
Life & Style | Trumps hand out Halloween candy, greet kids at White House
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have handed out candy to hundreds of military families and local schoolchildren as the White House got a ... -
Golf | Analysis: Woods tied with Snead, and no one else is close
The toughest competition for Tiger Woods has always been history. What captured the public’s attention when Woods won the first of his 15 majors, the 1997 ... -
Rugby | World Cup French referee Garces to handle final
Jerome Garces will become the first Frenchman to referee a Rugby World Cup final when he takes charge of Saturday’s title match between England and South ...
