Monthly Archives: March 2020
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World Briefs
CHINA The city of Wuhan, where the virus outbreak emerged, is now allowing for limited movement within and outward as its months-long lockdown gradually eases. The ... -
Our Desk | Fun Mandarin: zí
Today marks the first day of the fun mandarin series. This series will serve only for entertainment purposes. In 2019, the simplified Chinese character 梓 (zǐ) ... -
Tuesday, March 24, 2020 – edition no. 3499
* HK enforces total visitor ban * Municipal Affairs Bureau under fire for unreasonable progress on public projects * Macau courts warn of legal precedents ... -
Corporate Bits | Wynn to donate anti-epidemic supplies worth MOP2 million to SMEs
Casino operator Wynn Macau has announced that it will donate MOP2 million to purchase anti-epidemic supplies for local small and medium-sized enterprises in order to help ... -
Corporate Bits | MGM Cotai awarded energy management certification
MGM Cotai has recently attained the ISO 50001:2018 certification for effective energy management systems, making the company’s two properties ISO 50001 certified, the gaming operator announced ... -
Boy aged 12 among latest two confirmed cases
Two new Covid-19 infections – both Macau students studying in the U.K. – were announced within of each other this morning by the Novel Coronavirus Response ... -
Medical director calls on public to halt shaming of returnees
At the end of the daily press briefing yesterday, Lo Iek Long, medical director of the Conde São Januário Hospital, took three minutes to explain that ... -
Seven quarantine facilities raise supply to over 1,700 rooms
San Tung Fong Commercial Inn, South Wing, situated on Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro, has become the seventh hotel designated for medical observation purposes, the government announced ... -
Three new Covid-19 cases in just hours
Macau has confirmed three new cases of imported Covid-19 infections within a matter of hours. The 22nd and latest case involves a 44-year-old male resident of Macau ... -
Visitor arrivals plunged 95% in February
Visitor arrivals plunged 95% in February, the same month that Macau casinos faced an unprecedented 15-day shutdown amid an outbreak of the novel coronavirus in mainland ... -
HK to extend airport testing to asymptomatic arrivals
Hong Kong will extend Covid-19 testing to asymptomatic arrivals after a sharp rise in infections driven mainly by imported cases, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said. The ... -
Government urges fuel companies to lower prices
The government has issued a statement urging fuel companies to lower their prices in Macau due to the significant decrease in the price of petroleum products ... -
International Short Film Festival accepting submissions until mid-June
The Macau International Short Film Festival will be returning for its 11th edition this year. Formerly known as the Sound & Image Challenge International Festival, ... -
Briefs | 50 workers complain to government about unpaid wages
The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) received complaints on Friday regarding unpaid salaries from a group of 50 local workers consisting of bus drivers, tour guides ... -
DSEJ expects changes to college entry requirements
The Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) expects local universities to adjust college entrance requirements because of the impact on education from the novel coronavirus. ... -
Macau halves 2020 casino revenue forecast on coronavirus hit
Macau is predicting a record drop in gaming revenue this year as casinos in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory deal with the disruption caused by the coronavirus ... -
On PR offensive, China sends masks and experts abroad
As the fight against a new virus shifts to Europe and beyond, China is supplying millions of masks and other desperately needed items to struggling governments, ... -
Half of Chinese retailers risk collapse within six months
Almost half of China’s listed consumer companies don’t have enough cash to survive another six months, underscoring the urgent task Beijing has to re-start its economy ... -
This Day in History | 1983 – Reagan launches Cold War into space
President Reagan has unveiled plans to combat nuclear war in space. The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) proposes a defensive shield, using laser or particle beam technology ... -
Virus advances around the world as medical supplies dwindle
The virus pandemic advanced yesterday after the U.S. and Europe reported soaring new cases, prompting a scramble in some regions to set up additional hospital beds ... -
Casinos, cruise lines poised for aid as bailout list grows
The biggest casino operator on the Las Vegas Strip weathered the 2008 financial crisis and a gunman’s rampage nine years later that killed 58 and wounded ... -
Global athletes group calls for postponement of Olympics
A worldwide group representing Olympic hopefuls is calling on the IOC to postpone the Tokyo Olympics until the coronavirus pandemic is under control. “As the world ... -
The Buzz | Africa gets emergency medical supplies from China’s Jack Ma
Africa has received a much-needed coronavirus care package from Chinese billionaire Jack Ma. A cargo flight containing more than 6 million medical items arrived yesterday in ... -
Israeli leader offers to step down next year in unity deal
Israel’s prime minister Saturday said he is ready to step down next year as part of a proposed power-sharing agreement with his chief rival meant to ... -
World Briefs
NORTH KOREA President Donald Trump sent a personal letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, seeking to maintain good relations and offering cooperation in fighting ... -
World Views | A Look at Economies and Markets After Covid-19
The 1920s didn’t “roar” until viewed from the perspective of the depressionary 1930s. Similarly, in the aftermath of the serious global recession I believe the ... -
Monday, March 23, 2020 – edition no. 3498
* China embarks on PR offensive * Global coronavirus cases reach 300,000 as world outbreak intensifies * Macau halves 2020 casino revenue forecast in steepest ... -
21st case confirmed just hours after 20th
Macau’s 21st case of Covid-19 infection has just been confirmed by the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center, the second such case within a matter of hours. ... -
Macau records 20th case of Covid-19
Macau has recorded its 20th confirmed case of Covid-19 this evening. The latest patient is a 20-year-old Macau resident of Portuguese nationality, who is a student in ... -
The Latest: US Navy sailor in Florida tests positive
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 278,000 people and killed more than 11,500. The COVID-19 illness causes mild or moderate symptoms ... -
New case of Covid-19 takes tally to 18
The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center reports that a new imported case of pneumonia caused by the new type of coronavirus was diagnosed in Macau ... -
Sixth designated hotel as venue of medical observation comes into service tonight
The government temporarily utilizes Treasure Hotel in Taipa as the sixth hotel designated for medical observation starting from today (Saturday), MGTO has announced in a press ... -
Quarantined students pressure hotels with ‘personalized demands’
Macau students currently under quarantine in hotels have been showing their “strength” by asking for multiple types of “personalized demands” from their sheltering hotels. During Friday’s ... -
Online petition calls for withdrawal of TNR ban
An online petition calling on the government to withdraw the blanket ban on non-resident workers (TNR) from overseas countries entering the Macau SAR was launched yesterday. ... -
Gov’t appoints Regency Hotel as third quarantine venue
The 326-room Regency Art Hotel has been designated as the third hotel to be used for quarantining individuals undergoing 14-day medical observation. Casino Taipa, the casino ...
