Yearly Archives: 2019
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Singapore plans cautious budget with an eye on election
Singapore Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat will aim to strike a delicate balance in today’s budget: preaching fiscal prudence while doling out more social spending ahead ... -
Thailand | Party challenging army rule holds first Bangkok rally
The political party seen as the main challenger to military-dominated government in Thailand held its first rally in the capital on Friday, as campaigning heats up ... -
Interview | Maduro reveals secret meetings with US envoy
A month into Venezuela’s high-stakes political crisis, President Nicolas Maduro revealed in an Associated Press interview that his government has held secret talks with the Trump administration. ... -
Women recall the ‘hell’ of Soviet war in Afghanistan
Sitting in her living room, 65-year-old Tatyana Rybalchenko goes through a stack of black-and-white photos from more than 30 years ago. In one of them, she ... -
Switzerland | Actor Bruno Ganz, star of ‘Downfall,’ dies at 77
Swiss actor Bruno Ganz, who played Adolf Hitler cooped up in his Berlin bunker in “Downfall” and an angel in Wim Wenders’ “Wings of Desire,” has ... -
This Day in History | 1996 Bomb blast destroys London bus
Three people are feared dead and eight have been hurt after a bomb exploded on a double decker bus in the heart of London’s West End. ... -
Offbeat | Beer from 1886 shipwreck may yield new brew
Ahoy, beer lovers: A bottle from a 133-year-old shipwreck may yield yeast for a new brew in upstate New York. Biotechnology students at the State University ... -
La Liga | Madrid stunned by Girona, sees Barcelona increase its lead
Real Madrid was stunned by struggling Girona yesterday, losing 2-1 at home to see Barcelona extend its lead at the top of the Spanish league standings. ... -
Basketball | NBA, FIBA announce plans for pro league in Africa
The NBA is bringing a pro league to Africa. The Basketball Africa League, a new collaboration between the NBA and the sport’s global governing body FIBA, ... -
Emotional funeral for Sala held in his Argentine hometown
Family, friends, supporters and former teammates paid tribute to striker Emiliano Sala in his small Argentine hometown on Saturday, almost four weeks after he died when ... -
The Buzz | Lion Air jet overshoots runway upon landing in Indonesia
A Lion Air jet with 182 passengers and seven crew members overshot the runway while landing at Pontianak airport in Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province on Saturday, ... -
Iran | Thousands attend funeral for slain Guard members
Dozens of comrades circled caskets on the back of trucks on Saturday as thousands of mourners attended a mass funeral for 27 elite Revolutionary Guard soldiers ... -
World Briefs
INDONESIA Plantation companies fined for burning huge areas of land since 2009 have failed to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in penalties meant to hold them ... -
Rear Window | Ho Iat Seng: the natural candidate
Today it will be too difficult to spot anybody who disbelieves Ho Iat Seng is to succeed Chui Sai On as Macau’s Chief Executive. Local entrepreneur ... -
Monday, February 18, 2019 – edition no. 3230
* Macau Grand Prix | F3 car specifications still unknown * Chief executive election | Analysts, lawmaker welcome 1st contest in 2 decades * Migrants raise ... -
IPIM to set up service counters at two ports to facilitate investors
The Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) is to set up a service center at the Hong Kong International Airport and at the port of the ... -
Gaming | MGM Resorts CEO: Feds’ Wire Act opinion is unenforceable
The chairman and chief executive officer of casino operator MGM Resorts International yesterday [Macau time] decried a U.S. Department of Justice opinion that is threatening the ... -
Environment | Red tide appears at Hac Sa Beach
The Hac Sa Beach is being affected by a red tide. The Marine and Water Bureau is warning the public not to carry out water activities ... -
Prison reports shortage of psychological assistants
THERE is a big shortage of mental consultants, according to the Advisory Council of the Islands. The Correctional Service Bureau visited the council and introduced it ... -
New SME credit rebounds in late-2018
New credit approved for small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) rebounded in the second half of 2018 when compared to the first half of 2018, according to ... -
Gov’t rejects AAM’s view on Chinese judges proposal
According to Vong Hin Fai, Chairman of the Third Standing Committee of the Legislative Assembly (AL), the government has refused to accept the Macau Lawyers Association’s ... -
Local ice sculpture wins prize in Hokkaido
The Macau Culinary Association sent a team to participate in the 46th International Snow Sculpture Contest in Hokkaido, Japan, and won second place with a snow ... -
41 complaints recorded by Consumer Council at CNY
The Consumer Council (CC) provided a hotline service to consumers between Feb. 4 to 10, receiving a total of 56 inquiries and complaints (of which 41 ... -
Caritas head says | Traffic assistants face disrespect from pedestrians
Traffic assistants are facing disrespect from pedestrians, the secretary general of Caritas Macau, Paul Pun, told the Times. Paul Pun’s association won the public tender to ... -
Environment | Coutinho asks for reduction of single-use plastic
Pereira Coutinho has requested that the government provide him a “clear, coherent and complete” reply regarding his written inquiry on the reduction of plastic use. The ... -
Fong forecasts extension on gaming concessions to 2022
Appointed lawmaker Davis Fong forecasts that the gaming license concessions that are set to expire by 2020 will be extended to 2022 in order to be ... -
Tourism buses border gate entry ban extended
Starting from Feb. 22, entry of tourism buses through the east side of the Border Gate plaza will be banned between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. ... -
Real Estate Matters | Questions to ask before renting an apartment
Juliet Risdon is a Director of JML Property and a property investor. Having been established in 1994, JML Property offers investment property & homes. It specializes ... -
Airbus abandons iconic A380 superjumbo, lacking clients
European plane manufacturer Airbus said yesterday it will stop making its superjumbo A380 in 2021 for lack of customers, abandoning the world’s biggest passenger jet and ... -
Gui Minhai case | Swedish foreign ministry investigates ambassador to China
Sweden’s ambassador to China is under internal investigation, the embassy said yesterday, following a claim that she set up a meeting between the daughter of a ... -
Analysis | Huawei soft power push raises hard questions
Canada’s national game — brought to you by China’s Huawei. As a nasty diplomatic feud deepens between the two countries over the tech company, involving arrests ... -
Trade War | China, US start talks ahead of March tariff deadline
U.S. and Chinese negotiators began trade talks yesterday that President Donald Trump says will help decide whether he escalates a fight over Beijing’s technology ambitions by ... -
Economy | January exports rebound, imports decline
China’s January exports rebounded from a contraction amid a tariff battle with Washington while Chinese purchases of U.S. goods plunged. Total exports rose 9.1 percent from ... -
Interview | Philippine journalist sees threat to democracy
The head of a Philippine online news site who was arrested by government agents in a libel case accused President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration yesterday of acting ... -
Japan | Same-sex couples sue for equal marital rights
Thirteen gay couples filed Japan’s first lawsuit challenging the country’s rejection of same-sex marriage yesterday, arguing the denial violates their constitutional right to equality. Six couples ...
