Yearly Archives: 2019
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Offbeat | Chick-fil-A backs Sunday’s National Sandwich Day – oops!
Everyone who is a fan of Chick-fil-A knows that the chicken chain is closed on Sundays, in keeping with its founder’s Christian faith. But the Georgia-based ... -
Three ancient shipwrecks discovered off Aegean island of Kasos
Greece’s Culture Ministry says three shipwrecks from ancient and mediaeval times and large sections of their cargoes have been discovered off the small Aegean island of ... -
Seoul police investigating BTS member over traffic accident
Police said they’re investigating a member of K-pop superstar group BTS over a traffic accident that left him and a taxi driver with minor injuries. BTS’ ... -
Opinion | South Africa’s rugby victory has lessons for all of us
By winning the Rugby World Cup final against England on Saturday, South Africa became only the second country to secure three cup titles. In upsetting a ... -
Golf | Mickelson’s streak of 26 years in the top 50 comes to an end
The streak ended with little fanfare, and that was just fine with Phil Mickelson. He slashed his way to a tie for 28th in the HSBC ... -
The Buzz | Columnist sues Trump for calling her sex assault claim a lie
An advice columnist who says President Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in a New York City department store dressing room in the 1990s is now suing ... -
Testimony Flames, gear and risks of photographing California wildfires
It’s ironic, but momentarily forgetting some of my safety gear ended up saving my life. It happened as I drove late Thursday into the heart of ... -
World Briefs
THAILAND Seven Southeast Asian leaders skipped an important meeting with the United States yesterday after President Donald Trump decided not to attend their regional summit in ... -
World Views | Democracy is on the march, not in retreat
Across the world, from Hong Kong to Ecuador, Sudan to Iraq, angry protesters are filling urban streets and squares, clashing with police, smashing shops and burning ... -
Tuesday, November 5, 2019 – edition no. 3409
* Caritas to allot MOP1 million for new aged care home * Melbourne Cup: Billionaires still love the horse race that stops a nation * Analysis: ... -
Grand Prix | Macau companies support return of Flörsch to Guia
After a lengthy drama that saw several steps forward and backward, German driver Sophia Flörsch has finally announced that she will be contesting this year’s Macau ... -
Tourism regulator to diversify visitor options
The range of options for tourists seeking to travel to Macau is widening due to several strategies, said director of the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO), ... -
Ask the Vet | Right diet for Hedgehogs
More and more people in Macau are getting Hedgehogs as pets because they small and easy to keep, but I strongly suggest before buying a hedgehog ... -
TrailHiker holds 10th edition with series of eco action initiatives
The 10th MGM Macau Eco TrailHiker was held this weekend with about 2,600 participants in 650 teams competing in three race categories including the 10km Fun ... -
Gaming | GGR plunges 3.2% despite recording strongest month
Macau’s gross gaming revenue recorded a 3.2% year-on-year decrease in October to MOP26.43 billion ($3.28 billion), according to official data released on Friday, recording its ... -
Briefs | Academic encourages gov’t to publicize domestic violence review
Cecilia Ho, scholar of social work, thinks the government should allow public access to the entire text of the review report on the implementation of ... -
Crime | Police arrest 60 people
The Public Security Police Force (PSP) and the Judiciary Police (PJ) conducted two separate operations in Cotai over the past weekend and arrested more than 60 ... -
Two women trapped in casino investment scam, lost 4 million patacas
Two non-local women reported a total loss of more than 4 million patacas after falling victim to a casino VIP lounge investment scam, the Judiciary Police ... -
CE in Beijing for GBA Development Leaders Group
Chief Executive (CE) Chui Sai On will this week be participating in a series of visits to the Mainland which includes participation in the third plenary ... -
Macau Xi-Trump meeting buzz mounts
The Xi Jinping meeting with Donald Trump “will be held in Macau,” sources familiar with the matter told the Times yesterday, despite the Foreign Ministry of ... -
Customs launches Easy Clearance for cargo
Macao Customs Service has introduced a smart clearance system across Macau’s borders hoping to promote modern and accessible customs clearance measures to all relevant parties. Aiming ... -
Central Book Stack relocates to Pac On, reservation services suspended
The Central Book Stack from the Macao Public Library is being relocated from its current location at the Avenida do Almirante Lacerda to the new Multifunctional ... -
Urban planner thinks Pearl Horizon lot should be redone
Urban planner Lam Iek Chit criticized the draft of the Pearl Horizon substitute housing as “rudimentary” and should be redone. Lam, a member of the Lam ... -
China vows bolstered legal measures over protests
China vowed to prevent foreign powers from interfering in Hong Kong’s affairs and carrying out acts of “separatism, subversion, infiltration and sabotage.” The latest broadside against ... -
Hong Kong | Riot police storm malls to thwart more protests
Riot police stormed several malls in Hong Kong yesterday in a move to thwart more pro-democracy protests, as the city’s leader prepares for talks in Beijing ... -
Technology | Fitbit buy is Google’s latest step into gadgetry
Google’s acquisition of wearable pioneer Fitbit may be a bold plunge into health and fitness technology. But it’s also just the latest step in the internet ... -
GEG to hold ninth edition of youth program
Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) collaborated with the Macau Management Association to organize the GEG Youth Achievement Program (YAP), providing training opportunities for nearly 3,000 participants. The ... -
Sands China donates MOP200,000 to Caritas Macau
A group of approximately 100 Sands Cares Ambassadors volunteered at the 50th Caritas Macau Charity Bazaar at Nam Van Lake Nautical Centre during the weekend ... -
Trump absent, ASEAN charts path for trade bloc led by China
Leaders from fast-growing Southeast Asian economies, China and other regional powers vowed yesterday to transcend conflicts over trade policies and territorial disputes for the sake of ... -
Trade war | Economy struggles as consumers tighten belts
With home sales crashing, real estate agent Zhang Yonggang is tightening his belt, part of a plunge in Chinese consumer demand that is a bigger threat ... -
Okinawa governor warns of ‘strong resistance’ to US missiles
As the Pentagon hunts for sites to deploy missiles against a rising China, Okinawa’s governor is warning the U.S. to steer clear of the southern Japanese ... -
UN chief urges Myanmar to resolve Rohingya crisis
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed concern yesterday over the plight of the 730,000 Muslim Rohingya refugees from Myanmar’s Rakhine state, calling on Myanmar’s government to take ... -
Trump-Russia probe | Mueller documents: Manafort pushed Ukraine hack theory
During the 2016 presidential campaign, Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort pushed the idea that Ukraine, not Russia, was behind the hack of the Democratic National Committee ... -
This Day in History | 1995 Israeli PM shot dead
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin has been assassinated. Mr Rabin was shot three times at close range in the stomach and chest by an assailant as ... -
Offbeat | Crafty move: German spies take foreign agents to Oktoberfest
The German government has acknowledged that it picked up the tab when the country’s spy agency recently took dozens of foreign agents on a trip to ...
