Daily Archives: Tuesday, November 12, 2019
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Q&A | William Bascaule Director AFM: Alliance Française’s modernizing programs, aims to collaborate with Hengqin, Zhuhai
Alliance Française Macao (AFM) has outlined its goals for the next year, with a focus on strengthening its collaboration with local universities, renovating its premises and ... -
Briefs | Grand Prix Museum to charge entry fee of 80 patacas
The city’s soon-to-be-reopened Grand Prix Museum will charge an entry fee, according to a dispatch published in the official gazette. Visitors aged between 12 and 65 ... -
On the road to GP | Theodore is in ‘good shape’ to reclaim the title, team principal says
The SJM Prema Theodore Racing team is ready and well prepared to aim for their record ninth win in the Macau Grand Prix, the team’s principal ... -
Professor appeals over dismissal due to borrowing from students
The Court of Final Appeal (TUI) has set aside the appeal of a professor who asked for more than one million patacas in compensation over his ... -
Crime | Junket promoters VIP room investment scam
Two detained Hong Kong residents and one unidentified man on the run are reportedly responsible for a casino VIP room investment scam, the Judiciary Police (PJ) ... -
PJ claims no bias in two graffiti cases
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has taken two different approaches in two cases of damage done to a wall in Travessa da Paixão, according to a report ... -
New law on animal epidemic prevention and control
A bill regulating the prevention and control of animal epidemics was reviewed in detail for the first time by the Legislative Assembly’s First Standing Committee yesterday. ... -
Local firm significantly benefits from Sands Procurement training
The Paris Store in Macau has opened its doors to the public to provide local residents a range of French products and produce. Karen Chu, executive ... -
Carlos Noronha: Macau should step up CSR effort, says scholar
There is a lot more for Macau companies to do in terms of corporate social responsibility, says Prof. Carlos Noronha, Associate Professor of Accounting at the ... -
Jason Ni | Plastic-free is ultimate goal: Wynn Research Director
Work on reducing the use of disposable plastic is in progress at Wynn Macau and Wynn Palace, alongside work in other aspects to promote environmental protection, ... -
Hong Kong under siege Police shoot protester, man set on fire
Hong Kong’s leader pledged yesterday to “spare no effort” in bringing an end to anti-government protests that have wracked the city for more than five months, ... -
Hong Kong banks send some staff home as tear gas wafts outside
Major Hong Kong banks spent their morning telling employees to commute carefully, and by afternoon yesterday began urging them to consider going home as police lobbed ... -
MGM receives smart hotel accolade
MGM Macau and MGM Cotai have received the accolade of the “Elite Smart Hotel Award” from the “2019 Macao Smart Hotel Awards,” organized for the first ... -
Sheraton, St. Regis awarded as city’s best employer brand
The Sheraton Grand Macao Hotel, Cotai Central and The St. Regis Macao, Cotai Central have been recently awarded Macao Best Employer Brand 2019 at the Employer Branding Awards ... -
China’s Alibaba, JD report booming Singles Day sales
Chinese e-commerce giants Alibaba and JD.com reported nearly $60 billion in sales yesterday part way through Singles Day, an annual marketing event that is the world’s ... -
Xi on investment drive in EU member Greece
Chinese President Xi Jinping is meeting political leaders in Greece yesterday as part of a trip aimed at furthering a major global investment initiative inside the ... -
Beijing confident Huawei will build Brazil’s 5G mobile network
China’s government says it’s confident that Brazil will choose Huawei Technologies Co. to build its ultra-fast fifth generation mobile network, a high-stake decision that would likely ... -
Australia | Court to say if will hear Cardinal Pell’s appeal
The most senior Catholic to be found guilty of sexually abusing children will learn this week whether Australia’s highest court will hear his appeal against convictions ... -
Gambia takes Myanmar to top UN court over Rohingya campaign
Gambia filed a case yesterday at the United Nations’ highest court accusing Myanmar of genocide in its campaign against its Rohingya Muslim minority and asking the ... -
Malaysia Ex-PM Najib ordered to enter defense in 1MDB case
A Malaysian judge yesterday ordered former Prime Minister Najib Razak to enter a defense at his first corruption trial linked to the multibillion-dollar looting at the ... -
Vietnamese court finds Australian guilty of terrorism
A Vietnamese court on yesterday sentenced a 70-year-old Australian to 12 years in jail on terrorism charges, state media reported. The Tuoi Tre newspaper said Chau Van ... -
Turkey starts returning IS fighters, deports US national
Turkey yesterday deported a U.S. citizen who fought for the Islamic State group as the government began a new push to send back captured foreign fighters ... -
Brexit Party won’t challenge Conservatives in UK vote
In a major shift, Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage says his party will not run against Conservative candidates in almost half of the U.K. seats available ... -
Offbeat | Sweet of taste of freedom: Chocolate Berlin Wall destroyed
So this is what freedom tastes like. A French chocolate sculptor celebrated the 30th anniversary Saturday of the opening of the Berlin Wall by taking a ... -
This Day in History | 1997 – ‘Great Train Robber’ escapes extradition again
The so-called ‘Great Train Robber’, Ronnie Biggs, is celebrating after Brazil’s Supreme Court rejected a British request to extradite him. The court in Rio de Janeiro ... -
Life & Style | Pete Doherty arrested again in Paris, for violent behavior
Paris authorities say British singer Pete Doherty has been arrested for the second time in the space of a week. The Paris prosecutor’s office said yesterday ... -
F3 World Cup to the wire with star-studded line-up
Tradition is still alive in Macau as the historically most anticipated race of the whole event continues to be the most eye-catching for motorsports fans worldwide, ... -
Guia Circuit upgrades to Grade 2, what changed?
To be able to host the new FIA F3 World Cup cars this year and in order to increase general safety for the racers, the Guia ... -
Local races losing momentum
With the Macau Grand Prix event now serving as the stage of three international level competitions, F3 World Cup, GT World Cup, and WTCR the Macau ... -
GP66 Schedule – November 14 – 17
14th of November (Thursday) 6:00 Circuit Closed 6:30 ~ 7:00 Circuit Inspection 7:30 ~ 8:30 Suncity Group Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix – 53rd Edition – Free ... -
Football | Ronaldo angry at coach Sarri after another substitution
Cristiano Ronaldo walked off the field and glared at Maurizio Sarri, muttering something undiscernible. He then stormed down the tunnel. It was the 55th minute of ... -
World briefs
MYANMAR was accused yesterday of genocide at the U.N.’s highest court for its campaign against the country’s Rohingya Muslim minority, as lawyers asked the International Court ... -
The Buzz | UBS fined by Hong Kong for a decade of overcharging clients
Hong Kong regulators fined UBS Group AG 400 million Hong Kong dollars ($51 million) for overcharging global wealth management clients during almost a decade and flagged ... -
UN watchdog: Iran’s violations of nuclear deal increasing
The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog reported yesterday that its inspectors have discovered uranium particles of a man-made origin “at a location in Iran not declared to ... -
Our Desk | Historical confusions
I am sure that by now everyone in Macau has heard enough about how 2019 is ‘the’ year of multiple celebrations. Well, hearing this over and ...
