Daily Archives: Friday, March 13, 2020
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25 Macau students ‘flee’ from Portugal
A total of 25 Macau residents who are currently studying in Portugal have already boarded a flight to Hong Kong aiming to return to Macau later ... -
Unemployment rate holds stable up until January
The unemployment rate in Macau remained stable for the three months between November 2019 and January 2020, the government’s Statistics and Census Service announced. Overall unemployment ... -
Future Bright records losses of HKD376 million last year
Future Bright Holdings Limited is on alert for a considerable continued loss of revenue in the first quarter of 2020 due to the outbreak of the ... -
Approved commercial property loans drop 35%
The monthly average value of new commercial real estate loans approved between November 2019 and January 2020 amounted to 2.4 billion patacas, down by 35.6% in ... -
Gov’t e-vouchers to last three months, expiring in August
The government-issued e-voucher worth 3,000 patacas will be made redeemable during the three-month period from May 1 to July 31, while any outstanding funds by August ... -
After success at home, health authority shifts attention worldwide
Local health authorities are redirecting their attention regarding the outbreak of Covid-19 away from the mainland and toward other countries and regions, the director of the ... -
Sixth round of mask distribution starts today
The sixth round of the sale of masks organized by the government begins today and will be conducted in exactly the same manner as the previous ... -
Local resident: Shanghai’s lockdown psychologically demanding but worth it
A number of Chinese cities have strictly enforced measures to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus, with many cities experiencing whole or partial shutdowns as ... -
Visitors from Norway to face medical exams upon SAR entry
The Macau SAR is requiring individuals who have travelled to Norway within the 14 days prior to their entry into Macau to submit to medical examination. ... -
State Dept criticizes meddling with right to peaceful assembly
The government of the Macau Special Administrative Region is interfering with press freedoms and the right to peaceful assembly, according to the latest human rights report ... -
Gaming | Wynn to draw down part of $850 million line amid virus pain
Wynn Resorts Ltd. is planning to draw down a portion of its $850 million revolving credit line as the casino operator grapples with the coronavirus pandemic’s ... -
Briefs | Top court agrees to bar highest officials as witnesses
The Court of Final Appeal has supported the government’s decision to exempt high-ranking government officials from being witnesses at court trials. In 2015, during a lawsuit ... -
Analysis | The new mask: Wave of global revolt replaced by virus fear
As 2019 gave way to 2020 in a cloud of tear gas, and in some cases a hail of bullets, from Hong Kong to Baghdad, from ... -
Covid-19 | World walls off as leaders warn viral pandemic will worsen
People around the world became increasingly closed off from one another Thursday as sweeping travel bans accelerated, walling regions apart as a viral pandemic unfolds and ... -
Philippines | President Duterte to be tested for virus, palace cleaned
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is being tested for the new coronavirus after meeting with Cabinet officials who were exposed to infected people and have now been ... -
Pandemic | Virus lockdown means Italy’s old are isolated from relatives
Natalina De Santis’ three adult children come to her front door, bringing food to keep her healthy and books to relieve her boredom, but she doesn’t ... -
This Day in History | 1979 – Grenada leader ousted by coup
A coup in the Caribbean island of Grenada has toppled the country’s controversial Prime Minister, Sir Eric Gairy. Sir Eric was at the United Nations in ... -
China auto sales plunge in amid virus shutdown
China’s auto sales plunged 81.7% in February from a year ago after much of the economy was shut down to fight a virus outbreak, an industry ... -
Corporate Bits | MGM continues charity donations as part of relief measures
Dedicated to supporting local charity work in the midst of the Covid-19 epidemic, MGM has donated 45 temperature guns, along with hand sanitizers and other anti-epidemic ... -
Football | Juventus player Rugani tests positive for coronavirus pandemic
Italian soccer club Juventus announced yesterday [Macau time] that one of its players, defender Daniele Rugani, has tested positive for COVID-19. Rugani, who also plays for ... -
World briefs
CHINA Authorities have taken several people into custody as part of their investigation into the collapse of a coronavirus quarantine facility that killed 29 people. Officials ... -
The Buzz | Guides say China is shutting Everest due to virus fears
Expedition operators on Mount Everest said yesterday that Chinese mountaineering officials will not allow spring climbs from their side of the mountain due to fears of ... -
Pandemic | Locked out: Europeans grapple with new US travel ban
They had spent months planning their route, a 3,500-kilometer trans-America road trip, a voyage of a lifetime. Just when it was within touching distance, with a ... -
Editorial | Eight weeks
It’s eight weeks since the first contagion of the new virus was detected in Macau. Over this period the community has given a tremendous example to ... -
Friday, March 13, 2020 – edition no. 3492
* Pandemic | Health Bureau turns attention worldwide * A Shanghai quarantine | Local artist Drummond says isolation is ‘psychologically demanding’ but worth it * ...
