Daily Archives: Wednesday, February 19, 2020
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29 Macau casinos to reopen at midnight
Twenty-nine Macau casinos will reopen at midnight, the government confirmed earlier, while a further 12 will make use of the extension period offered by the Secretary ... -
Tourism bus drivers call on CE’s intervention in labor dispute
A group of about 400 tourism bus drivers working for local travel agencies has delivered a letter to Chief Executive (CE) Ho Iat Seng, calling for ... -
Five Macau residents to be evacuated from cruise
A total of five Macau residents are expected to be evacuated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship stranded in Yokohama, Japan, with the assistance of the ... -
Police say Border Gate normal as thousands get ahead of quarantine enforcement
Operations at Border Gate yesterday were conducted normally and without overcrowding issues, according to the police, with slightly above 20,000 crossings by foreign workers recorded as ... -
Quarantine measures will not target tourists from mainland
The 14-day quarantine measure set out by the government for foreign workers who have been to mainland China will not affect visitors from the region that ... -
Macau Grand Prix will go ahead as planned
The Times has learned that the Macau Grand Prix, the largest annual event organized in Macau, will go ahead as planned, unaffected by the outbreak of ... -
Philippines lifts travel ban for its workers returning to Macau
Filipino migrant workers can now return to Hong Kong and Macau after the Philippines government partially lifted the temporary travel ban that aims to deter the ... -
2 kilograms of cocaine seized from flight passengers
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has seized over two kilograms of cocaine from two Guinea women, the PJ reported yesterday. The two drug trafficking suspects arrived at ... -
MUST launches ‘Cloud Classroom’ so students can continue their studies at home
The Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) has launched a ‘Cloud Classroom’ program to help its students continue their studies remotely in order to reduce ... -
1,700 doctors, nurses sick | Virus claims life of hospital director in hard-hit Wuhan
As a mysterious new virus enveloped central China’s Wuhan early this year, Liu Zhiming mobilized all the resources of his hospital in the city’s Wuchang district ... -
Quarantine on cruise ship in Japan comes under question
An extraordinary two- week quarantine of the Diamond Princess cruise ship ends today, with thousands of passengers and crew set to disembark over the next several ... -
China’s closed: Palestinian traders fear losing a good deal
The West Bank city of Hebron is separated from the epicenter of China’s virus outbreak by more than 4,000 miles and a ring of Israeli checkpoints. ... -
This Day in History | 1997 – China’s reformist Deng Xiaoping dies
China’s paramount leader Deng Xiaoping has died at the age of 92. He had been suffering from failing health for several years and was last seen ... -
HSBC cuts headcount by 35,000 in deep overhaul
HSBC will shed some 35,000 jobs as part of a deep overhaul to focus on faster-growing markets in Asia and as it tries to cope with ... -
Football | Tears of joy for Reinier as teen is presented by Real Madrid
Brazilian teenager Reinier couldn’t hold back the tears when he was officially introduced by Real Madrid late yesterday. The 18-year-old Reinier had to compose himself a ... -
The Buzz | Huge locust outbreak in East Africa reaches South Sudan
The worst locust outbreak that parts of East Africa have seen in 70 years has reached South Sudan, a country where roughly half the population already ... -
India hastily builds wall along slum ahead of Trump visit
A half-kilometer brick wall has been hastily erected in India’s Gujarat state ahead of a visit by U.S. President Donald Trump, with critics saying it was ... -
World Briefs
JAPAN Health authorities said yesterday they have confirmed 88 more cases of the new virus on a quarantined cruise ship near Tokyo. The new cases bring ... -
Animal Farm | For us to think about!
The Government has taken steps to address the current situation. These are positive measures, but most will only start to apply when this outbreak passes. And ... -
Wednesday, February 19, 2020 – edition no. 3475
* Step-by-step • Casino operators say they will open Thursday, gradually, based on demand * Wuhan hospital director dies of virus; 1,700 doctors, nurses sick * ...
