Monthly Archives: March 2020
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Government hints: travel restrictions on mainland arrivals to ease
The Macau SAR government is considering easing travel restrictions for tourists coming from mainland China as the Covid-19 situation on both sides of the border is ... -
Thailand | Macau visitors to face scrutiny even after mandatory self-quarantine
Thailand said it will classify all travelers into three groups under intensified surveillance for the new coronavirus as officials try to prevent a wider outbreak in ... -
Sands China steps up relief measures amid global epidemic outbreak
Amidst the novel coronavirus outbreak that was occurring in the SAR, Sands China Ltd. has taken initiative to assure its team members of relief measures, largely ... -
Macau among Guangdong’s travel wish list for after Covid-19
Macau ranks among the top five most anticipated tourism destinations for Guangdong residents for the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a survey by Chinese ... -
Massachusetts | Gaming commission shuts down casinos in response to Covid-19
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission voted unanimously Saturday to temporarily suspend operations at the state’s three casino properties, in a move that closely resembles a decision in ... -
Sports | National team table tennis players to train in Macau
The 47-member Chinese national table tennis delegation has arrived in Macau for 14-days of training prior to their next competition, the Sports Bureau (ID) announced in ... -
In role reversal, Asia seeks to stop virus from coming in
From quarantining travelers from overseas to nabbing those sneaking in with fevers, China and other parts of Asia are scrambling to prevent the new coronavirus from ... -
New curbs as virus weighs on public life, travel, worship
A new round of restrictions and border closures was announced in Europe and beyond yesterday as public life and travel increasingly ground to a halt and ... -
This Day in History | 1988 – Thousands die in Halabja gas attack
Thousands of people are reported to have been killed and many others injured in a poison gas attack on a Kurdish city in northern Iraq. Up ... -
Wuhan soccer team leaving Spain to escape virus
The Chinese soccer team that was originally stuck in Spain because of the coronavirus outbreak is going back home to try to avoid its rapid spread ... -
World briefs
PHILIPPINES Thousands of police in the Philippines, backed by the army and coast guard, started sealing the densely populated capital from most domestic travelers yesterday in one ... -
The Buzz | Global fund launched to raise funds for COVID-19 pandemic
The World Health Organization’s chief launched a global fund on Friday to raise money to help the world’s nations respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, saying “every ... -
Mexico holds big music festival despite coronavirus concerns
While the coronavirus pandemic has led authorities around the globe to cancel concerts and sporting events, and even shut down daily activities in some places, Mexico ... -
World Views | The Covid-19 Class of 2020
The Class of 2020 has been doubly cursed. They entered college in the late summer of 2016. A few months later their elders ushered Donald Trump ... -
Monday, March 16, 2020 – edition no. 3493
* Coronavirus re-emerges — Macau has recorded a case of Covid-19 imported from Portugal * Asia raises its guard against the West in major ... -
For Chinese, US visa halt puts jobs, citizen hopes at risk
Courtney Huang fell in love with the U.S. as a nursing student in Texas. She ended up staying 13 years and wants to become a U.S. ... -
Macau among Guangdong residents travel wish list after Covid-19
Macau is one of the city’s most popular tourism destinations among those who live in Guangdong province, particularly once Covid-19 is gone, according to a report ... -
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 ...
