Monthly Archives: February 2020
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World Briefs
HONG KONG Cathay Pacific Airways is asking its 27,000 employees to take turns in taking three weeks of unpaid leave while the Hong Kong carrier struggles ... -
Made in Macao | The bright and dark side of Mahjong
Facing the almost apocalyptic situation in China now, citizens are experiencing a state of isolation. The emptiness on the streets is one that has not been ... -
Thursday, February 6, 2020 – edition no. 3466
* Stores citywide close following casino ban * Japan quarantines cruise ship, two Macau residents on board * Gov’t hospital assured pregnant residents that sufficient ... -
Briefs | Four hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning
Four people were sent to hospital due to carbon monoxide poisoning, according to the Health Bureau (SSM). The four were found in a residential unit ... -
Coronavirus cases increase to 10 in latest gov’t update
The number of confirmed coronavirus patients has increased to 10 after two more were reported in the latest government update. Leong Iek Hou, a coordinator at ... -
Macau orders unprecedented 15-day casino shutdown
The Macau government has ordered a 15-day closure of all casinos and gambling operations in the city in order to contain a further outbreak of the ... -
Ho Iat Seng | Macau will not close its borders with China like neighbor HK
The border control measures currently being enforced by the Macau government in the face of the novel coronavirus outbreak are sufficient and adequate, Chief Executive Ho ... -
Supermarket rush as residents ignore government appeals
The appeals of Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng and later Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lei Wai Nong, were ignored by a large number of residents ... -
Most gov’t services to remain suspended into next week
The Macau SAR government will continue the suspension of non-emergency public services, Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng announced yesterday. Ho said that the local government will ... -
Those found lying about travel history to be prosecuted
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng warned yesterday that the government will prosecute citizens if they conceal information which is important to processing their diagnosis in ... -
Gov’t seeking extra quarantine facilities to cope with growing cases
Following the announcement of the two new novel coronavirus cases in Macau, Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng has disclosed that his team is conducting negotiations with ... -
Hong Kong | Striking health workers pose new threat to Beijing
Thousands of Hong Kong medical workers went on strike for a second day yesterday to demand that leader Carrie Lam immediately close the city’s border with ... -
China cuts rates, injects liquidity as mainland markets sink
China’s central bank took its first concrete steps to cushion the economy and plunging markets from the blow of a spreading new virus, providing short-term funding ... -
FMCC’s charity gala themed ‘A Night at the Museum’
The France Macau Chamber of Commerce (FMCC) is set to host its annual FMCC Charity Gala Dinner themed “A Night at the Museum” on March 6 ... -
AirAsia cancels all flights between Philippines and China
In compliance with the Philippine government’s directive imposing travel restrictions on the People’s Republic of China, AirAsia is cancelling all its flights between the Philippines and ... -
Clock is ticking for companies that depend on China imports
For companies bracing for losses from China’s viral outbreak, the damage has so far been delayed, thanks to a stroke of timing: The outbreak hit just ... -
Wuhan Coronavirus | Over 20,000 infected, China more isolated from world
With more than 20,000 cases reported, China has begun moving patients suffering from a new virus into rapidly built or adapted facilities, although the degree of ... -
Pompeo message in Europe, Central Asia trip: Beware of China
The countries Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited on a five nation-tour over the last week varied from longtime ally Britain to ex-Soviet republics in Central ... -
North Korea making ‘all-out efforts’ to guard against virus
North Korea said yesterday it was mobilizing 30,000 health workers everyday in its “all-out efforts” to guard against the spread of a virus from neighboring China. ... -
Brazil | Government blasts Oscar-nominated documentary-maker
‘Brazil’s government criticized Oscar-nominated filmmaker Petra Costa yesterday (Macau time) after she once more labeled far-right President Jair Bolsonaro a risk to the country’s democracy. Costa’s ... -
This Day in History | 1974 – Newspaper heiress kidnapped
The daughter of the millionaire American publisher, Randolph Hearst, has been kidnapped. Patty Hearst, aged 19, was with her fiancé, Steven Weed, in her flat in ... -
Offbeat | Woman sees missing dog on beer cans promoting shelter dogs
A Florida brewery that recently began placing shelter dogs’ faces on beer cans helped reunite a Minnesota woman with her dog, Hazel, who went missing three ... -
Olympics | Sumo coming to Tokyo Games
‘Sumo is coming — well, almost coming — to the Tokyo Olympics. Knowing it may have the world’s attention, the Japan Sumo Association and local Olympic ... -
Football | Asian Champions League games with Chinese clubs postponed
Asian Champions League soccer games involving Chinese clubs were postponed yesterday because of the spread of a virus in the country. The Asian Football Confederation ... -
World Briefs
CHINA Global business is catching a chill from China’s virus outbreak. Airlines have canceled 25,000 flights to and within China after ticket sales collapsed, according to ... -
World Views | How the coronavirus could help Trump
There has been plenty of talk about how the coronavirus might affect politics in China, for example by eroding trust between the Chinese public and its leadership. In ... -
Wednesday, February 5, 2020 – edition no. 3465
* Virus forces unprecedented casinos shutdown * First dead from coronavirus in Hong Kong as medical workers went on strike * The government will prosecute ... -
The Buzz | Unexploded WWII bomb sparks evacuation in London’s Soho
Police cordoned off one of the busiest areas of central London on Monday after what’s thought to be an unexploded World War II bomb was dug ... -
Mainland slogans invoke class struggle in virus warnings
Macau is closing its casinos, Hong Kong is closing its borders, and mainlanders are calling upon their compatriots to report “enemies” of the communist “class struggle.” ... -
New virus has infected more than 20,600 globally
A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 20,600 people globally. The latest figures as of today (Tuesday) in Beijing: — China: 425 ... -
Breaking News: Macau casinos to close for two weeks to curb coronavirus spread
Casinos in Macau will close for two weeks to help contain the coronavirus, Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng announced this afternoon (Tuesday) – in principle starting ... -
Briefs | Customs records 12% increase in prosecutions against smuggling
The Macao Customs Service prosecuted more smuggling cases in 2019 than in 2018. According to official data, approximately 190 million crossings were registered in 2019 ... -
Wuhan coronavirus | Government says it is prepared for worst-case scenario
The government admitted yesterday it has already considered and prepared for a ‘worst-case scenario’ amid the coronavirus outbreak on the mainland, though it would not disclose ... -
Face masks required for bus, taxi embarkation
In response to the outbreak of 2019-nCoV, the novel coronavirus believed to have originated in Wuhan city, public transportation drivers and passengers are required to wear ... -
Questions raised over temporary lodging plan for Zhuhai workers
Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lei Wai Nong, has encouraged local employers to find temporary lodging in the SAR for their workers from Zhuhai, following the ...
