Monthly Archives: February 2020
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As virus spreads, other countries can learn from China
As the new coronavirus spread rapidly in central China, the country’s authoritarian government took a very authoritarian step: It ordered the unprecedented lockdown of 60 million ... -
Macau’s visitor expenditure down by 8% in 2019
The total spending of visitors to the city excluding gaming expenses in 2019 dropped by 8.0 percent year-on-year to 64.08 billion patacas (about $7.98 billion), ... -
Medical tests at border may include Macau residents
The Macau SAR government has indicated the possibility of also requiring mandatory medical examinations and tests performed at Macau’s medical checkpoints for Macau local residents. During ... -
50 drivers apply for home quarantine exemption
Fifty drivers have applied to the Macau local government for an exemption from the 14-day home quarantine measures, according to Nam Yue (Group) Company Limited. ... -
Two Taiwanese men charged for operating phone scam
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has discovered that two men from Taiwan living in a residential unit in northern Macau were responsible for a phone scam. The ... -
Man accused of scamming 12 over face masks awaiting trial
The Public Prosecutions Office (MP) has said that a man suspected of swindling 12 citizens by falsely advertising face mask sales will be released on bail, ... -
Drunk driver impersonates twin brother
A local man has impersonated his twin brother by using the latter’s identification card during police questioning. At midnight yesterday, the Public Security Police Force (PSP) ... -
Tuition centers, entertainment venues to reopen Monday
Tuition centers and continuing education establishments, along with a series of entertainment and leisure venues, have been allowed to resume operations from March 2 under certain ... -
Another patient recovers from Covid-19, but still in quarantine
Eight out of 10 patients in Macau confirmed to have Covid-19 have now recovered, with the latest case being discharged from the Conde de São Januário ... -
Philippine gov’t to decide on repatriating nationals in the SAR
The Philippine government will soon decide on whether to repatriate its nationals from Macau. Several stranded Filipinos in Macau have been calling on the Philippine government’s ... -
Security authority open to reviewing personnel’s work schedule
The security authority is open to discussing the possibility of its personnel operating on a similar schedule to that of ordinary civil servants. In response to ... -
FDCT receives 74 proposals related to combating Covid-19
The Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT) received a total of 74 project applications from various institutions and enterprises after it called for research proposals related ... -
Officials: Chinese industry recovering, more aid coming
Small, mostly private companies that are the engine of China’s economy are back to operating at one-third of normal levels after anti-virus controls shut factories, shops ... -
Xinhua Analysis: China’s governance capacity, system strength highlighted by int’l observers
Observers around the world said Chinese President Xi Jinping’s speech on Sunday has demonstrated the country’s governance capacity and social system strength in its fight against ... -
Hardest-hit China, South Korea count 938 new virus cases
As the worst-hit areas of Asia continued to struggle with a viral epidemic, with hundreds more cases reported yesterday in South Korea and China, worries about ... -
Saudi Arabia halts pilgrimages over virus; Iran cases spike
Saudi Arabia yesterday banned foreign pilgrims from entering the kingdom to visit Islam’s holiest sites over the new coronavirus, potentially disrupting the plans of millions of ... -
This Day in History | 1986 – Swedish prime minister assassinated
The Swedish prime minister has died after being shot in a street ambush in central Stockholm. His wife was wounded. Olof and Lisbeth Palme were attacked ... -
Covid-19 | US identifies first coronavirus case without outbreak ties
U.S. health authorities said they’ve identified the first case of coronavirus that doesn’t have known ties to an existing outbreak, a worrying signal that the virus ... -
Euro hopeful flags laundering concern in wide banking probe
Romania’s central bank has launched a probe over alleged money laundering after questionable transactions at half of the euro aspirant’s commercial lenders raised suspicions from outside ... -
Football | Champions League: Man City rallies to beat Real Madrid
REAL MADRID 1, MAN CITY 2 With two late goals in five minutes, Manchester City turned the tables on Real Madrid and boosted its chances ... -
The Buzz | Cruise ship can dock at Mexico’s Cozumel amid virus fears
The cruise ship MSC Meraviglia, turned away by two nations due to fears of a virus outbreak, is being allowed to dock at Mexico’s Caribbean island ... -
Venice faces new threat from virus after reeling from floods
Still reeling from the effects of major flooding just a few months ago, Venice faces a new emergency: the threat of a new virus outbreak across ... -
World Briefs
VATICAN CITY Pope Francis is sick and he skipped a planned Mass with Rome clergy across town yesterday, officials said. The Vatican said the 83-year-old pontiff ... -
World Views | Iran can’t be trusted to deal with coronavirus
If the leadership of the World Health Organization can spare a moment from their genuflecting to Beijing, they should direct their attention to another authoritarian state struggling ... -
Friday, February 28, 2020 – edition no. 3482
* City back to business, except schools * China, South Korea count over 930 new virus cases * The Science and Technology Development Fund ... -
Pope cancels visit with Rome priests for ‘slight’ illness
Pope Francis is sick and skipped a planned Mass with Rome clergy across town today (Thursday), officials said. The Vatican said the 83-year-old pontiff had a ... -
Corporate Bits | Sands China donates MOP1.65 million to 33 elderly and rehab centers
Casino operator Sands China is donating MOP1.65 million to 33 elderly centers and rehabilitation centers identified by the Social Welfare Bureau to assist them in taking ... -
Anyone with travel history to South Korea will face quarantine
Anyone who has been to South Korea in the past 14 days is now required to undergo monitored quarantine at locations designated by the Health Bureau ... -
CTM deploys contingency measures while submarine cable awaits repair
Local telecom operator CTM has deployed a series of contingency measures including 24-hour network monitoring after it detected that a section of an optical submarine telecommunications ... -
Consumer prices grew nearly 3% in January
The composite consumer price index (CPI) for January 2020 has increased by 2.98% year-on-year, up by 0.42 percentage points compared to that of December 2019. Recent ... -
Health | New ‘virtual hospital’ solving 85% of non-coronavirus cases, says official
Restrictive measures applied to public hospital visits due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 coronavirus has led to the cancellation of a large number of medical ... -
Former secretary Alexis Tam to represent Macau in WTO
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng has appointed Alexis Tam, former Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, as the director of the Macao Economic and Trade Office ... -
Briefs | Water heater explodes, no injuries reported
Yesterday, a water heater exploded in an apartment at Mong In residential building located on Rua de Francisco Xavier Pereira. The incident took place at ... -
George Chinnery paintings sold to unnamed British buyers in London auction
Two rare paintings by 19th century British artist George Chinnery, who spent the last quarter-century of his life in Macau, have sold in London for a ... -
New Pearl Horizon development will have 13 residential towers
The government plans to build 13 residential towers at the site of the failed Pearl Horizon project with as many as 4,500 housing units, according to ...
