Daily Archives: Wednesday, November 6, 2019
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On the Road to GP | Kevin Bartlett recalls 1969’s win on Golden Jubilee anniversary
Veteran racer Kevin Bartlett is this year celebrating the 50th anniversary of his Macau Grand Prix win. It was in 1969 that Bartlett took his Mildren-Alfa ... -
Memory Lane
The Macau Government Headquarters, formerly Governor’s Palace, has been the official office of the Chief Executive of Macau since 1999. Built in 1849 by architect ... -
IFFAM 2019 | Festival opens with praised black comedy, focus on Macau’s own productions
The 4th International Film Festival & Awards – Macao is set to open in December with a black comedy film. Jojo Rabbit will kick off the annual ... -
Mainland company to deliver handover fireworks show
A mainland fireworks company will be responsible for presenting this year’s fireworks display at the 20th anniversary of the Macau handover, according to director of the ... -
Hyatt to open Macau’s first Andaz in 2021 at Galaxy
Andaz Macau hotel brand is scheduled to open in the first half of 2021 alongside the Galaxy International Convention Center (GICC) and the 16,000-seat Galaxy Arena. ... -
Scammed woman got her revenge by kidnapping scammers
A mainland woman, who was allegedly scammed, has kidnapped the two local residents suspected of scamming her, the Judiciary Police (PJ) reported yesterday. According to PJ, ... -
Zhuhai opens training center for Macau-bound workers
A new training center for mainland workers who will work in Macau officially opened its doors after a grand ceremony at Zhuhai Technician College in the ... -
AFA 10th ‘Autumn Salon’ presents high-caliber artists
The annual Autumn Salon of the Art For All Society (AFA) is presenting some of Macau’s most renowned artists at the Casa Garden. The event has ... -
Gov’t housing income floor set to MOP11,640 for one
The income and asset thresholds for economic housing applicants have been set at a MOP11,640 floor, a MOP38,910 ceiling, and at nearly MOP1.3 million for the ... -
Broad money supply grows by 1.1% to MOP671 billion
Macau’s broad money supply increased slightly by 1.1% month-to-month in September with a stable share of patacas, the special administrative region’s monetary watchdog said yesterday. According ... -
Companies around the world get hit by Hong Kong protests
Whether they sell luxury watches from Switzerland or farm hens from Mississippi, a surprising concern is occupying a number of corporate executives this earnings season: Hong ... -
Hungary says Huawei to help build its 5G wireless network
Chinese tech company Huawei will take part in the construction of Hungary’s next-generation 5G wireless network despite concerns among key allies like the U.S. about potential ... -
Tarrif war | Xi zeroes in on Trump trade deal as China acts to steady markets
President Xi Jinping stressed China’s commitment to the global trading order as his trade negotiators wrangle with the U.S. over rolling back punitive tariffs ahead of ... -
Hong Kong leader says she has Xi’s backing to tackle unrest
Hong Kong’s embattled leader, Carrie Lam, said yesterday that she has received the backing of Chinese President Xi Jinping in her handling of five months of ... -
Ross hints LNG may be part of interim US-China trade deal
Reviving liquefied natural gas exports to China could form part of an interim trade agreement with Beijing, according to comments from U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross. ... -
Used to impunity, Bangladesh elite face corruption crackdown
As gamblers called out bets around craps and roulette tables at a sports club in Bangladesh’s capital, dozens of black-clad security forces burst inside. Gamblers were ... -
UK parties promise end to Brexit agony if they win election
Britain’s three major political parties wooed weary voters yesterday, all promising an end to Brexit wrangling if they win next month’s national election — but offering ... -
Turkey says it captured slain IS leader’s sister in Syria
Turkey captured the elder sister of the slain leader of the Islamic State group in northwestern Syria on Monday, according to a senior Turkish official, who ... -
This Day in History | 1996 – ‘Comeback Kid’ wins second term
Bill Clinton is basking in a resounding victory over Republican Bob Dole and the prospect of four more years in the White House. He is the ... -
Offbeat | SEC: ‘King Perry’ used Ponzi cash to live like royalty
The fraudster called himself “King Perry,” and for a while he lived like royalty. Perry Santillo masterminded a long-running investment scam that collected more than $115 ... -
Carol Burnett returning to ‘Mad About You’ revival
Carol Burnett will be among the familiar faces gracing the “Mad About You” revival. Sony Pictures Television announced yesterday [Macau yesterday] that Burnett will reprise her ... -
Dutch Olympic sprinter jailed in drug smuggling case
The Dutch Olympic sprinter Madiea Ghafoor was sentenced to 8 1/2 years in prison on drug charges in Germany. The court in the town of Kleve ... -
Gambling firms see $7b to $8b sports betting market by 2025
Investors and sports betting companies are running up the score when it comes to sports betting, predicting the fast-growing industry will be a $7 billion to ... -
Horse racing | Australian-bred Vow and Declare wins Melbourne Cup
Lightweight chance Vow and Declare, the only Australian-bred runner in yesterday’s Melbourne Cup, held off a legion of foreign rivals to win Australia’s greatest horse race ... -
George Orwell New Mexico exhibit bares ‘doublespeak’ legacy
War is Peace. Freedom is Slavery. Ignorance is Strength. Those were the slogans of the Party in George Orwell’s 1949 novel “1984” that allowed the superstate ... -
The Buzz | EU hopes US will rethink choice to pull out of climate pact
The European Union has voiced regret at the U.S. government’s decision to pull out of the Paris climate agreement and expressed hopes that one of the ... -
World Briefs
CHINA President Xi Jinping promised more gradual market-opening steps at the start of an import fair yesterday but no initiatives on technology policy and other irritants ... -
Macau Matters | Spurious carbon accounting
We all know that the world is plunging headlong towards a climate disaster, and that most of the world’s leaders are studiously keeping their heads in ... -
Wednesday, November 6, 2019 – edition no. 3410
* Industry hub • Film Festival casts most Macau productions ever, Opens with satire jojo rabbit * On the Road to GP: Bartlett recalls ’69 win ...
