Yearly Archives: 2019
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DSES reminds about safety in HK, Macau students condemn HK police
The Higher Education Bureau (DSES) director has cautioned Macau students who are in Hong Kong to maintain their distance from the violence. During yesterday’s TDM radio ... -
New plan guides SARs residents’ national identity
The latest version of China’s patriotic education implementation plan proposes to guide people from the SARs to increase their sense of national identity. According to the ... -
Briefs | Two police officers sentenced to jail
The Public Security Police Force (PSP) is following up on the disciplinary process related to two police officers who were found guilty of a drunk driving-related ... -
Hong Kong mayhem | Chinese, other students flee as violence worsens
University students from mainland China and Taiwan are fleeing Hong Kong, while those from three Scandinavian countries have been moved or urged to leave as college ... -
Social Media |Tencent will have to wait a little longer for its comeback
It’s getting harder to believe in Tencent Holdings Ltd.’s comeback. The Chinese social media goliath’s profit plummeted 13% last quarter – worse than the most pessimistic ... -
MELCO brings development opportunities to the table for local SMEs
Melco welcomes 100 Macau SME representatives to a food and beverage-themed event under its “Knowing You, Knowing Us” campaign Melco Resorts and Entertainment inaugurated the “Knowing ... -
Beijing holding three Taiwanese over national security suspicions
China confirmed yesterday that it is holding three Taiwanese on suspicion of committing subversion or other crimes against the Chinese state, part of a trend that ... -
Here’s what China is telling its people about Hong Kong protests
Chinese state media responded to the escalating street violence in Hong Kong with harshly-worded commentaries, condemning some politicians and teachers for emboldening the demonstrators as social ... -
Merkel to ratchet up Huawei restrictions in concession to hawks
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government is prepared to make a key concession to security hawks by tightening barriers aimed at Chinese equipment supplier Huawei Technologies Co., according ... -
New Zealand | Lawmakers pass euthanasia bill, referendum next
New Zealand lawmakers yesterday voted in favor of a bill to legalize euthanasia, a watershed moment that ended a contentious two-year debate. But the final decision ... -
South Korea | Court begins trial over Japan’s sexual slavery
A Seoul court yesterday began hearing a long-awaited civil case filed against the Japanese government by South Korean women who were forced to work in Japan’s ... -
Trump, Erdogan meets as thorny issues stress relations
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Donald Trump will meet as relations between the two NATO allies are at their lowest point in decades, with ... -
Offbeat | S. Carolina man: McDonald’s sweet tea came with weed inside
A South Carolina man who went to McDonald’s for a sweet tea says he received a little extra herbal substance on the side. The Island Packet ... -
This Day in History | 1977 – Firefighters strike over pay claim
Firefighters are claiming widespread support for their first national strike, over a 30% pay demand. The 30,000-strong Fire Brigades Union claims 97.5% of its members have ... -
Art of Giving | Carnegie and philanthropy
What is philanthropy today? How has philanthropy developed since ancient Greece? If there is one consensus amongst the philanthropist community, it is that modern philanthropy has ... -
Life & Style | New award to honor arts and activism named after Lena Horne
The venerated Times Square concert venue The Town Hall has created a new award to honor arts and activism, a prize to be named after Lena ... -
Two men with the same mission – Win!
After several successful campaigns in previous editions, German Maro Engle and Swiss national Edoardo Mortara gear up once more for this year’s Macau FIA GT World ... -
Will Macau define the 2019 WTCR Champion?
With only two events to be raced this year, the FIA World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) Championship arrives in Macau for its final stop before the ... -
Hickman aiming to equal Easton’s four wins
The 53rd Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix has yet to begin but there have been some important names dropping out of the competition at the last-minute. First, ... -
Football | Spanish court to decide fate of Spanish league game in US
A Spanish court will decide whether the Spanish league will be allowed to play the Villarreal-Atlético Madrid game in the United States next month. A court ... -
World briefs
INDONESIA A suicide bomber blew himself up at a busy police station in Indonesia’s third-largest city yesterday, wounding at least six people. The attack came during ... -
The Buzz | Alibaba moves closer to Hong Kong stock listing
China’s Alibaba moved closer yesterday to its anticipated listing in Hong Kong. The online retail giant filed an application to list its shares on the Hong ... -
Sour grapes: Trade war puts cork in US wine sales to China
Caught in the crossfire of President Donald Trump’s trade war with China, U.S. vineyards are struggling to sell Syrah in Shanghai and Chardonnay in Shenzhen. They ... -
Thursday, November 14, 2019 – edition no. 3416
* Mayhem.HK | Violence hits campuses, schools close, students flee * GP66 – Women grace men’s sports * GP66 – Two Men with the same ... -
Chui Sai On paints a bright picture of 10 years of governance
The last decade of the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) saw very stable development and an improvement in the livelihood of the population, the Chief Executive ... -
Gov’t to raise civil servants, keep ‘partaking scheme’ for 2020
Although the Chief Executive (CE) mandate will come to a close before the end of this year, it is within the authority of the government to ... -
Two security officers sentenced to jail for bribery
The Court of Second Instance (TSI) has handed down a jail sentence to a former officer from the customs authority and an officer from the prison ... -
Macau gambling supervisor effort commended internationally
Paulo Martins Chan, head of the Gaming Coordination and Inspection Bureau, said yesterday at the MGS Entertainment Show that the bureau’s work in monitoring and supervising ... -
CTM 5G service to start with city center
Telecom service provider CTM disclosed that it would start 5G mobile coverage from the central business district on the Macau Peninsula once the service becomes available. ... -
UM professor highlights Guangdong’s leading role and SARs’ supporting role in GBA
A law professor from the University of Macau has highlighted the importance of Guangdong, and downgraded Macau and Hong Kong’s position in the Greater Bay Area development ... -
Briefs | Nov GGR down 9% to MOP22.5-23b: Nomura
Nomura has estimated the local gaming industry’s gross gaming revenue (GGR) per day through the first ten days of the month was roughly MOP750 million, down ... -
Hong Kong | Police, protesters face off in renewed clashes
Police and protesters battled outside university campuses and several thousand demonstrators blocked roads as they took over a central business district at lunchtime yesterday in another ... -
Freedom | Is not Free Tsai support group to hold concert supporting Hong Kong
A concert supporting Hongkongers’ fight for freedom will be held in Taipei’s Liberty Square by a new political coalition backing the re-election bid of President Tsai ... -
Hong Kong | Portraits of masked protesters
For many protesters in Hong Kong, identity is entwined with surveillance. Their signature masks, umbrellas and top-to-bottom black outfits shield them not only from physical threats ... -
Analysis | Buying stocks at record highs works until it doesn’t
Those who bought stocks as they soared to new records last week amid rising optimism for a trade deal are probably suffering buyer’s remorse after President ...
