Daily Archives: Tuesday, March 10, 2020
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The Latest: Italy puts 60 million in lockdown
BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the coronavirus outbreak sweeping the globe (all times local): 4 p.m. The Italian government is assuring its citizens that supermarkets ... -
Rise in border crossing activity mostly due to Macau residents
The number of daily crossings in and out of Macau is on the rise, the Public Security Police Force (PSP) told yesterday’s daily press conference, despite ... -
Fraudulent marriage law amendment under review
A law related to fraudulent marriages is currently being reviewed by the Office of the Secretary for Administration and Justice. On January 6, the security authority ... -
Residential property price index drops 0.9%
The overall residential property price index for the three-month period extending from November 2019 to January 2020 decreased by 0.9% to 265.3 compared to the previous ... -
Changes to SME Aid Scheme enter force by administrative regulation
The government published a new administrative regulation in the Official Gazette yesterday, regarding a scheme that provides financial aid to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), first ... -
122 residents of Hubei choose to remain in Macau
There are currently 122 residents of Hubei Province still in Macau, according to the Public Security Police Force (PSP), citing data last updated yesterday morning. Hubei ... -
Briefs | Municipal Affairs Bureau reports marmot discovery to police
The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) reported to the police authority the discovery of a marmot, a large ground squirrel, at Parque do Reservatório on March 6. ... -
Gaming employees grow as sector sees recruitment slowdown
The number of full-time employees in Macau’s gaming sector increased by 1.7% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of last year, according to the government. However, supplementary ... -
Students make positive evaluation of remote learning
The majority of Macau residents who are currently university students are satisfied with the e-learning and remote study being offered during the coronavirus outbreak, according to ... -
Thai tourism authority confirms Macau travelers to face quarantine
After last week’s conflicting statements from Thai health authorities on the need for people arriving in Thailand from nine countries and two regions to undergo a ... -
Shun Tak, CTII to create new company for Pearl River Delta transport
The board of Shun Tak Holdings Limited has announced a restructuring of its operations with China Travel International Investment Hong Kong Limited (CTII) to create a ... -
Air Macau soon to increase flights to some mainland cities
Search results on Air Macau’s official website suggest that the local airline is preparing to increase the number of flights to some mainland cities starting March ... -
China turns to propaganda to right image in virus ‘war’
As the rest of the world grapples with a burgeoning virus outbreak, China’s ruling Communist Party has deployed its propaganda playbook to portray its leader as ... -
North Korea | Kim fires weapons after threatening ‘momentous’ action
North Korea fired three short-range projectiles off its east coast yesterday, South Korea’s military said, two days after the North threatened to take “momentous” action to ... -
Japan | Economy shrinks 7% in last quarter, risks recession
Japan’s economy contracted at a dismal 7.1% annual rate during the October-December period, worse than the initial estimate, raising fears the world’s third largest economy could ... -
USA | Thousands prepare to get off ship hit by virus in California
Federal and state officials in California were preparing yesterday to receive thousands of people from a cruise ship that has been idling off the coast of ... -
This Day in History | 1969 – Martin Luther King’s killer gets life
James Earl Ray has been jailed for 99 years by a court in Memphis, Tennessee, after admitting he carried out the murder of the American civil ... -
Golf | PGA Tour media deal aimed at more video for bigger audience
The PGA Tour announced an expansive media rights deal YESTERDAY that brings ESPN back into the fold with its streaming service, joining two networks as part ... -
World briefs
MARKETS Global stock markets and oil prices plunged yesterday after a fight among major crude-producing nations jolted investors who already were on edge about the surging ... -
The Buzz | Prison riots hit Italy amid virus; six die in overdose
Tensions in Italy’s overcrowded prisons erupted yesterday over new coronavirus containment measures, with riots in at least two dozen lock-ups and the deaths of six inmates ... -
Mask-clad Chinese workers cautiously return to the office
Riding the subway for the first time after weeks of working remotely from home, Zhuang Xue felt a sense of calm, outfitted in a blue surgical ... -
Our Desk | Covid-19 is not like Typhoon Hato
Although epidemics are seen as natural disasters in the eyes of the law, the response from society could not be more conflicting. The best example that ... -
Tuesday, March 10, 2020 – edition no. 3489
* Thai holidays on quarantine * Propaganda virus spreads in China * A law on fraudulent marriages is being reviewed by the Office of ...
