Daily Archives: Monday, February 10, 2020
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Authorities say border traffic near zero as hotels close
The Public Security Police Force (PSP) said that there has been a significant decrease in the number of people crossing the borders of Macau, with the ... -
Health authorities call on those with symptoms to seek help
Last Friday, Macau health authorities requested citizens experiencing symptoms similar to the symptoms of the novel coronavirus infection to step forward and seek immediate help from ... -
Work suspension for civil servants to last another week
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng has ordered all non-essential civil servants to remain at home, as their exemption from work has been extended until the end ... -
DSAL claims dismissal case has been solved, worker disagrees
The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) claims to have resolved a case of alleged staff dismissal involving about 20 non-resident workers employed by the operator of a ... -
Hospital refutes nurses’ allegations in open letter
A group of nurses from Kiang Wu Hospital have published an open letter accusing the private hospital of engaging in malpractice which undermines the government’s strategy ... -
IAM urges public to watch food hygiene
The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) has urged the public to pay attention to food hygiene, particularly concerning food delivery services. According to a statement released ... -
Gaming | Wynn is losing $2.5 million a day on casino shutdown
Wynn Resorts Ltd. is losing about $2.5 million a day in Macau after the Chinese government ordered casinos there closed to deter the spread of the ... -
Gaming | Melco pulls plug on Crown deal in yet another blow to Packer
Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd. scrapped an agreement to buy another AUD880 million ($593 million) stake in Crown Resorts Ltd., a blow to billionaire James Packer’s ... -
Local students at Taiwan university request assistance
The Higher Education Bureau (DSES) has received requests for assistance from local students studying in National Chengchi University in Taipei, following the implementation of quarantine measures ... -
Hong Kong | Activists see virus fueling more support for movement
Prominent activist Ventus Lau stood outside a restaurant this week, handing out surgical masks and asking recipients to shout pro-democracy slogans – including the popular rallying ... -
When Chinese consumers stay home, the world’s retailers take hit
The spreading coronavirus is showing the world what happens when Chinese consumers stay away: Shopping streets empty out, stores close and sellers of everything from sneakers ... -
MGM waives 15 days of rent for retail tenants
MGM China has announced it will waive 15 days of basic rent for the period of February 5 to 19 for all retail tenants inside the ... -
SJM donates 20 million patacas to Hubei
Casino operator Sociedade de Jogos de Macau, S.A. (SJM) has announced a donation of 20 million patacas to aid coronavirus control and relief efforts in Hubei ... -
China’s virus death toll surpasses SARS but new cases fall
China’s virus death toll rose by 89 yesterday to 811, passing the number of fatalities in the 2002-2003 SARS epidemic, but fewer new cases were reported ... -
Doctor’s death highlights dangers on front lines of outbreak
The death of a doctor who issued an early warning about the new virus in China represents a grim reminder that the first health care workers ... -
Singapore | Grocery chain starts limiting how much people can buy
Singapore authorities urged residents to relax on their shopping sprees that have emptied supermarket shelves, saying supplies aren’t under threat even as response efforts to battle ... -
Soldier kills 26 in bloodiest shooting spree in Thailand
A soldier with a grudge gunned down 26 people and wounded 57 in Thailand’s worst shooting spree before he was fatally shot inside a mall in ... -
Australia mega-fire doused as torrential rain brings relief
A wildfire that burned out an area eight times the size of Manhattan has been put out as torrential downpours across Australia’s east coast brought relief ... -
Syrian troops gain territory in push to control key highway
Syrian government forces captured new areas from insurgents in their efforts to control a key highway in the northwest Saturday, as Turkey sent more reinforcements into ... -
Israel blocks Palestinian exports in escalating trade crisis
The Israeli military blocked Palestinian agricultural exports yesterday in the latest escalation of a monthslong trade war that comes amid fears of renewed violence as well. ... -
This Day in History | 1952 – India passes first test of democracy
The Congress Party of India, led by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, has won an outright victory in the country’s first general election. The party has won 249 ... -
Offbeat | Puppy in crime: Deputies take man, dog into custody in theft
A Florida man and his furry “accomplice” were taken into custody by authorities who said the man shoplifted from a store. Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said ... -
Skating champion Hanyu wins Four Continents
Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu won’s the men’s free skate on Sunday to claim his first Four Continents figure skating title and complete a Japanese sweep ... -
Ex-Olympic swim champ blames contamination for failed test
Former Olympic swimming champion Roland Schoeman said Saturday that contaminated supplements were responsible for him failing a doping test and being banned for a year. Schoeman ... -
Crypto sphere begins to feel ill effects of virus
The coronavirus outbreak in Asia is starting to ripple through the cryptocurrency world in some unanticipated ways – the cancellation of conferences and even the shuttering ... -
World Briefs
HONG KONG has lifted a quarantine on the World Dream cruise ship after clearing all crew members of the new virus. The ship has been placed ... -
Tax Matters | Major changes to stamp duty
The Legislative Assembly of Macau has passed a new law introducing substantial changes to the Stamp Duty (“SD”) Regulations and Chart. The law was unanimously approved ... -
Monday, February 10, 2020 – edition no. 3468
* Containment pays off • A ‘dramatic reduction’ in new coronavirus cases could be imminent if the global containment strategy works, experts said. Yesterday, the death ...
