Daily Archives: Thursday, March 5, 2020
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The Latest: Swiss officials confirm first coronavirus death
5:30 p.m. Authorities in Switzerland say a 74-year-old woman infected with COVID-19 has died, the first death due to the new virus reported in the country. ... -
Workers Stadium medical station to be moved to Macau Forum
The provisional medical station at the Macao Federation of Trade Unions Workers Stadium, located right beside the Border Gate, will be relocated to the Macau Forum ... -
Monetary Authority cuts base rate to 1.50%
The Monetary Authority of Macau (AMCM) lowered the benchmark interest rate yesterday by 50 basis points to 1.50%, in line with similar decisions in Hong Kong ... -
New Thai travel restrictions target those who set foot in Macau
An announcement Tuesday from Thailand’s Public Health Ministry designated eleven countries and territories as high-risk areas for Covid-19. The territories and countries referenced are the special ... -
Philippine gov’t to bring home citizens stranded in Macau
Some 148 Filipinos stranded in Macau will be repatriated by the Philippine government, the country’s presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo has announced. An official date for the ... -
AirAsia, EVA Air express confidence in local market despite virus blow
AirAsia has expressed full confidence that Southeast Asian routes can resume in a short time, after several of its flight routes were canceled due to the ... -
Gov’t subsidized housing application period postponed
The application period for an upcoming government subsidized housing project has been extended by a month, with the new closing date to be April 27, the ... -
Briefs | Police academy to have a new rector
Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak has appointed a new rector to the Academy of Public Security Forces. The new director is Wong Chi Fai, who ... -
Tour guides, drivers, and construction workers among most affected by Covid-19
Tour guides, occupational drivers and construction workers are among those local employees most affected by the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak, the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) said in ... -
Vulnerable families to receive early subsidy today
Households benefiting from subsidies from the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) will receive an early payment of the subsidy today as announced by the Secretary for Economy ... -
MGM Rides Out the Storm of Epidemic with Macau
The outbreak of coronavirus has led to weeks of bitterness for both Mainland China and Macau. At this difficult time, MGM has launched a series of ... -
China’s schools, forced online by virus, run into censors
Less than 30 minutes into a lecture on bioinformatics, Chu Xinjian’s class was abruptly cut short. It was the first day of an unusual semester. Across ... -
Covid-19 | South Korea hunts sick beds as West readies for long virus fight
China prepared to close temporary hospitals while South Korea struggled to find enough beds for its sick yesterday as the virus epidemic that began in Asia ... -
USA | Biden’s stunning turnabout remakes democratic race
Less than a month ago, Joe Biden’s campaign was in free fall. Even after he mounted a comeback in South Carolina, he confronted the reality of ... -
This Day in History | 1953 – Soviet leader ‘on brink of death’
Rumours are circulating in Moscow that Joseph Stalin, the long-time leader of the Soviet Union, is near death. The first official news of Mr Stalin’s illness ... -
Vietnam buying $3 billion in US farm goods to ease Trump tariff threats
Vietnam, looking to allay the Trump administration’s wrath over its soaring trade surplus with the U.S., is committing to buy $3 billion in farm products from ... -
The Art of Giving | Modern philanthropy: the love of humankind and social distance
Social distance” is one of the most debated concepts in international sociology. The term is extensively used today in studies of ethnicity, class, gender, socio-economic status ... -
Tokyo 2020 | ‘Host City Contract’ gives IOC much leeway to cancel Olympics
Japan’s Olympic Minister Seiko Hashimoto suggested in Parliament this week that the Tokyo Games could be postponed by a few months from the planned July 24 ... -
World briefs
TRAVEL Amazon and other big companies are trying to keep their employees healthy by banning business trips, but they’ve dealt a gut punch to a travel ... -
The Buzz | Coronavirus: Chinese app WeChat censored virus content since Jan 1
China’s most popular messaging app has been censoring key words about the coronavirus outbreak from as early as January 1, a report has found. Toronto-based research ... -
Gaming | Junket reverses decision to fire 200 employees
A local gaming promoter has reportedly reversed a decision to lay off some 200 staff members. First reported by All In Media, a gaming industry news ... -
February shipping mostly contained masks
In February, more than 75% of the city’s shipping packages contained masks, according to the Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau (CTT). Last month, the postal authority ... -
World Views | Tech companies can track your panicky coronavirus searches
Two weeks ago, Sand Hill Road VC firm Andreessen Horowitz received some heckling after posting a “No Handshakes” notice on their front entrance. Coronavirus cases were still rare ... -
Thursday, March 5, 2020 – edition no. 3486
* China’s online classes run into censors * Vulnerable families to receive early subsidy today * The medical station at the Workers Stadium is ... -
What’s Happening: Virus closes schools, Bond postponed
More authorities are considering widespread school closures among a raft of measures being taken around the world to stop the spread of the new coronavirus.These are ...
