Daily Archives: Wednesday, January 8, 2020
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Long-delayed Ká Hó Prison construction still years away
The director of the Correctional Services Bureau (DSC), Cheng Fong Meng, reported on the progress of the construction of Ká Hó Prison yesterday on the sidelines ... -
Memory Lane
These two photographs show a snapshot of how Rua do Almirante Sergio, an important road in Macau’s Inner Harbor district, has changed over the course of ... -
Briefs | Ella Lei asks about urban planning
Lawmaker Ella Lei has asked the local government about the urban master plan. Lei accused Macau’s urban planning draft process of being slow, specifically accusing the ... -
Light rail incident reports to be managed by operating firm
The operating company behind the Light Rapid Transit (LRT) service will be primarily responsible for releasing incident reports in future, Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak ... -
Higher education | Ho Iat Seng discusses further cooperation with Jinan University
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng met with a delegation from Jinan University on Monday to discuss matters relating to the development of higher education and the ... -
Gov’t to consolidate charges for notary services
The various existing fees and charges for notary services will be compiled into a single charge to be posted on the website of the Legal Affairs ... -
External loans dropped 3.7%
Domestic loans to the private sector grew 0.4% from last month to 516.5 billion patacas, whereas external loans fell 3.7% to 551.5 billion patacas, according to ... -
Economy Secretary commends Macao Chamber’s SME initiative
Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong has commended the Macao Chamber of Commerce’s efforts to cultivate small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Lei made the ... -
Gaming | Nomura estimates January GGR will be ‘roughly flat’
Nomura banking group’s Instinet LLC predicts that the city’s casino gross gaming revenue will be “roughly flat” in January, as total revenue for the first five ... -
Health Bureau approves more casino smoking lounges
The Health Bureau (SSM) approved 11 casino smoking lounges in December 2019, increasing the number of new-style smoking lounges in the city’s gaming venues to 642. ... -
Arts | Second phase of ‘The Long Journey’ exhibition on display
The second phase of “The Long Journey” exhibition series, “The Long Journey: The Forbidden City and Maritime Silk Road” and “Cultural and Creative Products from the ... -
HK parents eye Singapore schools as protests linger
North London Collegiate School has been educating girls in the British capital since the days of Queen Victoria. These days, it’s looking further afield – to ... -
Hong Kong | Flu scare gives Carrie Lam a diversion from protests
Fears of a public health outbreak stemming from a surge of mysterious pneumonia cases in mainland China are giving Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam a chance ... -
Hong Kong | Landlords face tough year as protests dent rents
Landlords in Hong Kong, a city with some of the highest commercial rents in the world, are staring down the barrel of a tough year. Anti-government ... -
Trump’s blacklisting of Huawei is failing to halt its growth
In the days after the U.S. government said it would bar Huawei Technologies Co. from buying vital American components, the Chinese company’s founder, Ren Zhengfei, pulled ... -
Taiwan’s blowout 5G auction shows carriers willing to pay big
Bids in Taiwan’s auction of fifth-generation networking airwaves have exceeded NT$100 billion ($3.3 billion), a sign of robust demand as carriers race to deploy new wireless ... -
Judge mulls fate of US researcher who denies Chinese work
A federal judge said Monday she will delay ruling on a motion to dismiss an indictment against a University of Kansas associate professor accused of secretly ... -
Why China won’t join any Iran-Russia coalition against Trump
Beijing’s muted response to the U.S.’s killing of top Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani suggests China still isn’t ready to join Russia in taking a more direct ... -
Japan prosecutors issue arrest warrant for Nissan ex-chair’s wife
Tokyo prosecutors obtained an arrest warrant yesterday for former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn’s wife on suspicion of perjury, adding to the couple’s legal troubles in the ... -
Australian crews race to contain blazes as damage bill soars
Bolstered by cooler weather and desperately needed rain, exhausted firefighters in Australia raced to shore up defenses against deadly wildfires before the blazes flare again within ... -
Stampede kills 40 at funeral for Iran general killed by US
A stampede yesterday at a funeral procession for a top Iranian general killed in a U.S. airstrike last week killed 40 people and injured 213 others, ... -
This Day in History | 1989 Dozens die as plane crashes on motorway
A Boeing 737 airplane has crashed onto the M1 motorway near East Midlands airport, killing 46 people. Eighty have survived, of whom ten are seriously injured. ... -
Offbeat | Amazon delivery driver steals UPS package from home
An Amazon delivery driver stole a package that was delivered earlier by UPS at a Pennsylvania home, police said. A woman in Wilkes-Barre reported a package ... -
‘Joker’ tops nominations for Academy film awards
The film “Joker” has topped the nominations for the British Academy film awards announced Tuesday. The movie about the origins of the comic book villain received ... -
Cameron Diaz announces birth of a daughter
Cameron Diaz is starting the new decade with a very important role: mommy. The actress and her musician husband, Benji Madden, announced the birth of a ... -
Harvey back as NFL Honors host when AP awards are announced
TV personality Steve Harvey will return as host of the NFL Honors show on Feb. 1, when The Associated Press hands out its individual league awards. ... -
Tennis | Britain in good shape to advance to ATP Cup quarterfinals
Even without Andy Murray, Britain looks likely to advance to the ATP Cup quarterfinals. Britain No. 1 Dan Evans outclassed Radu Albot 6-2, 6-2 to clinch ... -
The Buzz | Plane skids off runway in Istanbul, flights suspended
A passenger plane skidded off the runway in the Turkish city of Istanbul yesterday, temporarily shutting down the airport. The Boeing 737-800 from Sharjah, United Arab ... -
Facebook bans deepfakes in fight against online manipulation
Facebook says it is banning “deepfake” videos, the false but realistic clips created with artificial intelligence and sophisticated tools, as it steps up efforts to fight ... -
World Briefs
INDIA A death warrant was issued yesterday for the four men convicted in the 2012 gang rape and murder of a young woman on a New ... -
World Views | Ghosn Attacks the System That Crowned Him
Carlos Ghosn was nothing short of a celebrity in Japan. He carefully cultivated the image of a rebel outsider, but operated successfully enough within Japan ... -
Wednesday, January 8, 2020 – edition no. 3449
* Lifting small businesses • Economy chief commends support rendered to SMEs by the Macao Chamber of Commerce * ‘Roughly flat’ gaming revenue dashes hopes for ...
