Yearly Archives: 2019
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Courts | TSI confirms decision on expiration of four land plots
The Court of Second Instance (TSI) has confirmed an administrative decision taken by the Secretary for Transport and Public Works regarding the expiration of the concession ... -
Government to award brand new organization for bravery
Three senior public servants and a new organization, which has not yet completed a single mission, will receive awards for their hard work and bravery today. ... -
HK holdout protester | ‘No surrender, no regrets’
Pale and thin, a teenager wandered the nearly deserted campus of Hong Kong Polytechnic University at about 1 a.m. Wednesday. He wrapped his arms around his ... -
HK’s rich open more offshore accounts as backup plan, bankers say
Top bankers say Hong Kong’s wealthy are opening more offshore accounts to ensure they have an emergency escape route for their cash if the city’s civil ... -
Asia needs $800 billion over the next decade to feed itself
Asia’s food and agricultural industry will need additional investments of $800 billion over the next decade to grow to a sustainable size and reach a point ... -
Google limits political ad targeting, bans misleading info
Google is severely limiting how political advertisers can target people online, a decision made after weeks of furious debate over how online platforms handle campaign messages. ... -
Macau introduces brand new spa and wellness concept
The Ritz-Carlton, Macau is launching a spa concept that combines the latest technology with traditional therapies, the hotel has announced in a statement. Embracing the unique ... -
Melco donates MOP600,000 to Tung Sin Tong
Melco Resorts & Entertainment is continuing to support Tung Sin Tong’s social welfare and poverty alleviation community services, recently donating 600,000 patacas to the organization. Melco ... -
Beijing bats away rumors, says trade talks with US continue
China is working to resolve conflicts with Washington over trade, a Commerce Ministry official said yesterday, dismissing speculation the talks might be in trouble as inaccurate ... -
Malaysia detains 680 in China-based online scam syndicate
Malaysia’s Immigration Department said yesterday it has broken up a China-based online investment scam syndicate with the arrest of 680 suspected Chinese citizens after storming a ... -
Trump expected to sign Hong Kong bill despite China threats
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to sign legislation passed by Congress supporting Hong Kong protesters, setting up a confrontation with China that could imperil a ... -
N. Korea says Kim turned down Moon invitation to visit South
Blaming its rival for a recent chill in relations, North Korea yesterday said its leader turned down an invitation by South Korean President Moon Jae-in to ... -
Australia | Smoke blankets Sydney as wildfires spread
Hazardous smoke blanketed Sydney yesterday as wildfires burned across eastern and southern Australia. Thick smog shrouded Australia’s most populous city, leaving its iconic skyline barely visible ... -
Esper doesn’t regret delaying drills, despite N. Korea snub
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said yesterday he does not regret postponing a U.S.-South Korean military exercise, even though the gesture was rejected by North Korea ... -
This Day in History | 2003 England win Rugby World Cup
England have won the Rugby World Cup, beating Australia 20-17 in a game which is already entering the history books as one of the country’s great ... -
The Baroque Connection
• The fifth edition of the Baroque Music Festival is titled ‘Connecting Worlds,’ to connect different cultures, peoples, and Macau’s heritage with beautiful music, over four ... -
Young priest confronts mysteries of past in Harris’ thriller
Christopher Fairfax is a newly ordained priest assigned by his bishop in 1468 to ride out to the isolated English village of Addicott St. George to ... -
‘21 Bridges’ puts New York on lockdown
How excited James Brown would have been for “21 Bridges.” Take you to bridge? How about 21 of them? But I suspect even the Godfather ... -
Tom Waits’ songs shine on female-focused tribute
Hard-times troubadour Tom Waits gets the Great American Songbook-style treatment in “Come On Up to the House,” a classy collection of covers performed by two generations ... -
MDT Review | Macao Baroque Music Festival V: Connecting Worlds
Baroque music is all too rare in Asia. Several years ago when the Alliance Française of Macao decided to create a baroque music festival, supported by ... -
F&B | From kitchen tools to books, gifts for young chefs
Do you have a kid in your life who loves a good baking session? Who really wants to use your chef’s knife? Who is addicted to ... -
Offbeat | Pet shop owner says suspects threw stolen guinea pig at him
A Kentucky pet store owner says two women stole a pair of guinea pigs, lobbing one of the animals at him during their escape. News outlets ... -
Alcatraz occupier calls events a ‘day of smiles’
About 150 people are now gathered at Alcatraz to mark the 50th anniversary of a takeover of the island by Native American activists. Original occupiers, friends, ... -
Bei Bei arrives at giant panda base in China’s Sichuan province
After a transcontinental flight on the “Panda Express,” a furry American darling arrived early yesterday in his new Chinese home. The Washington-born giant panda Bei Bei ... -
Football | River and Flamengo in Lima for Copa Libertadores final
Sunday, 04:00 River Plate v Flamengo H 3.5, D 3.25, A2.6 Oddschecker.com Defending champion River Plate was “a little nervous” about the Copa Libertadores final Sunday ... -
Tennis | Davis Cup start times changed to avoid late finishes
Organizers at the Davis Cup Finals in Spain are switching to earlier start times to minimize the chance of late finishes. The change comes after the ... -
The Buzz | Macau-HKIA direct bus connection expected to launch next month
A direct bus connection between Macau and the Hong Kong International Airport is expected to be operational by mid-December, according to the director of the Transport ... -
Trump | Impeachment hearing takeaways: A ‘fictional narrative’
The final testimony of an extraordinary week of impeachment hearings came from a former White House national security adviser who wrote the book on Vladimir Putin ... -
World Briefs
CHINA’s ruling Communist Party’s newspaper has published surveillance video, which it says proves the guilt of a former British Consulate employee in Hong Kong who was ... -
World Views | Google’s micro-targeting ban won’t improve political ads
Google says it will limit the targeting of political ads to make it harder to sneak misinformation to impressionable voters. That puts the company ahead of ... -
Friday, November 22, 2019 – edition no. 3422
* Medal for bravery premature but anticipated * Light festival returns with largest-ever edition * The fifth edition of the Baroque Music Festival * Lawmaker ... -
Gaming | Bernstein predicts compound annual growth to reach 9% over next four years
Brokerage Sanford C. Bernstein has predicted that the compound annual growth rate of Macau gross gaming revenue could reach 9% for the four-year period spanning 2019 ... -
Ambrose So expects VIP revenue to continue decline
Ambrose So, Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SJM Holdings Limited, expects casino VIP room revenue to continue declining amid the U.S.-China trade dispute and ... -
Visitor spending continues its plunge for fourth consecutive quarter
Total visitor spending (excluding gaming activities) in the third quarter of 2019 dropped by 17.2% year-on-year to 15.2 billion patacas, with that of overnight visitors (12.19 ... -
Motorcycle Grand Prix decision contradicts rulebook
The decision by the Macau Grand Prix Organizing Committee (MGPOC) to hand out a final classification for this year’s interrupted Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix (GP) appears ...
