Monthly Archives: March 2020
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Analysis | Macau facing worst recession because this time China can’t help
From early 2014 to early 2015, Macau went from being one of the fastest growing economies in the world to one of the slowest. A crackdown ... -
Arts Festival becomes latest event canceled due to coronavirus
The Covid-19 outbreak continues to disrupt major events in the Macau calendar, finding its latest victim in the 31st Macao Arts Festival. The Macao Arts Festival ... -
Animal disease prevention law requires Macau report to Beijing
Macau must report any outbreak of animal diseases to the central government, according to lawmaker Ho Ion Sang, but Hong Kong does not have the same ... -
501 million patacas donated to mainland
Various entities in Macau have donated a total of 501 million patacas to mainland China since the start of the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak, according to a ... -
Briefs | 100,000 letters undelivered due to epidemic
Approximately 100,000 letters in Macau remain undelivered due to the Covid-19 epidemic, according to the government. The undelivered mail are mostly electricity bills, water bills, ... -
Wuhan rescue mission | 60 Macau residents to land tomorrow afternoon
Tomorrow, a group of about 60 Macau residents will be brought back to the SAR from Hubei province in a rescue operation organized by the local ... -
China’s factories try to shield workers as output revives
To keep his 40 employees indoors and away from China’s virus outbreak, the manager of an electronics factory in Dongguan, near Hong Kong, says he hired ... -
Hong Kong | Dogs, cats can’t pass on coronavirus, but can test positive
Pet cats and dogs cannot pass the new coronavirus on to humans, but they can test positive for low levels of the pathogen if they catch ... -
Philippines | Police chief, seven others injured in chopper crash
A helicopter carrying the Philippine national police chief and seven other people crashed after hitting a power cable on takeoff yesterday, critically injuring two other generals ... -
Koreas | Kim expresses condolences over virus in the South
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a personal letter to South Korean President Moon Jae-in to express his condolences over a soaring viral outbreak, Seoul ... -
India restores full internet access in Kashmir for two weeks
Indian authorities yesterday temporarily revoked a ban on social media sites and restored full internet access in disputed Kashmir for two weeks, seven months after they ... -
This Day in History | 1970 – Rabies ban on British pet imports
The British Government has announced an indefinite ban on the importation of domestic pets. It follows the death from rabies of a dog called Sessan in ... -
USA | Virus death toll hits 11; feds investigate nursing home
Federal authorities announced an investigation of the Seattle-area nursing home at the center of an outbreak of the new coronavirus as the U.S. death toll climbed ... -
Cycling | Tour champ Bernal’s team stops racing amid virus outbreak
After the team of Tour de France champion Egan Bernal withdrew from all races over the next three weeks, Astana became the latest outfit to stop ... -
The Buzz | Anima co-leads petition for Portuguese gov’t to ban greyhound racing
Animal rights groups – including Anima Macau – are calling on the Portuguese government to ban greyhound racing in Portugal. In an online petition with Italy’s ... -
UK airline Flybe collapses as virus hits weakened company
The struggling British airline Flybe collapsed yesterday amid drops in demand caused by the new coronavirus, leaving passengers stranded and threatening the viability of regional airports ... -
World Briefs
CHINA To keep his 40 employees indoors and away from China’s virus outbreak, the manager of an electronics factory in Dongguan, near Hong Kong, says ... -
Editorial | Small ain’t pretty
The concept of the SME (Small and Medium Enterprises) in Macau should be used cautiously because over 80 percent of our incorporations are actually small or ... -
Friday, March 6, 2020 – edition no. 3487
* Flight Covid-19 • 60 residents to land tomorrow afternoon * Recovery timeline uncertain without China’s help * Macau must report any outbreak of animal ... -
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 ...
