Daily Archives: Tuesday, May 12, 2020
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Asia Today: Singapore partly reopens despite rise in cases
Singaporeans were able to get a haircut at the barber or pop in to their favorite bakery Tuesday as the government loosened restrictions three weeks before ... -
Education | Primary schools to resume classes from May 25
Local primary school level students will be back in classes from May 25, the government announced yesterday during the daily press conference of the Novel Coronavirus ... -
Hospital visits reinstated, with limitations
Visits to hospitalized patients at the Conde de São Januário Hospital Center (CHCSJ) have been reinstated as of yesterday, although several restrictions will remain in force, ... -
Briefs | 200 ‘wealthy households’ moved out from subsidized housing
In 2019, over 200 households moved out from government-subsidized apartments due to their growth in incomes, according to Chan Wa Keong, head of the Public ... -
DSEJ online study platform to help schools to launch September
The Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) is establishing a centralized online study platform for local schools to use. According to DSEJ Director Lou Pak Sang, ... -
IC launches new app for library users
The Macao Public Library has launched the new mobile application “My Library”, which includes functions such as reserving and renewing library items and searching for items ... -
Cinematheque Passion to reopen in August after renovation
After renovation works scheduled for July, the Cinematheque Passion is expected reopen to the public this August, possibly under a new operator. Macau Association of Audiovisual ... -
Maxim Bessmertny’s latest film is an eye into the freelancer life
After months of 20th anniversary fever in Macau, there is a welcome respite in Maxim Bessmertny’s The Handover (2020), which is neither a salute to the ... -
Crime | Police bust document forgery group
A n operation that has been counterfeiting visitor arrival documents since July 2019 has been uncovered by the Public Security Police Force (PSP), the bureau announced ... -
Sands China works with local SME to provide pandemic relief
A local small and medium enterprise (SME) has been actively collaborating with Sands China Ltd. to supply necessary products during the coronavirus pandemic, as the gaming ... -
Borders busy as non-resident workers crowd for Covid-19 tests
A large number of non-resident workers who wished to carry out the nucleic acid test queued up at the Taipa Ferry Terminal, according to a statement ... -
Briefs | Financial Intelligence Office valid for two more years
The validity of the Financial Intelligence Office has been extended for two years from August 8 this year, as announced in a Chief Executive Dispatch. The ... -
HK in talks with Macau, mainland on easing travel restrictions
The Hong Kong government is currently in talks with Macau and mainland authorities on lifting some of the travel restrictions in place between the three regions. ... -
Tale of two outbreaks | Singapore tackles a costly setback
Weeks after two of his roommates were diagnosed with COVID-19, Mohamad Arif Hassan says he’s still waiting to be tested for the coronavirus. Quarantined in his ... -
This Day in History | 1967 Stansted to become London’s third airport
The British Government has given the green light to plans to convert Stansted into London’s third airport. President of the Board of Trade Douglas Jay told ... -
Restart or re-stop? Countries reopen amid second-wave fears
Plastic spacing barriers and millions of masks appeared yesterday on the streets of Europe’s newly reopened cities, as France and Belgium emerged from lockdowns, the Netherlands ... -
Shanghai Disneyland reopens with anti-virus controls
Visitors in face masks streamed into Shanghai Disneyland as the theme park reopened yesterday in a high-profile step toward reviving tourism that was shut down by ... -
The architect of rock ‘n’ roll | Jagger, Dylan react to death of Little Richard
Little Richard, one of the chief architects of rock ‘n’ roll whose piercing wail, pounding piano and towering pompadour irrevocably altered popular music while introducing black ... -
The Buzz | Hong Kong police arrest more than 200 in renewed protests
More than 200 people were arrested during anti-government protests in Hong Kong on Sunday night, police said yesterday, as authorities seek to prevent a revival of ... -
Grant Bowie resigns from MGM China top posts
MGM China Holdings Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, Grant Bowie, will leave his position at the company effective May 31, the casino operator unveiled in ... -
Our Desk | To give or not to give
The ongoing petition for non-resident workers to also receive the 3,000 patacas e-voucher has reached nearly 2,800 signatures as of press time. The petition was started ... -
Tuesday, May 12, 2020 – edition no. 3531
* Travel backlog — Hong Kong in talks with Macau, mainland authorities on easing travel restrictions * Bowie leaves MGM China * Maxim Bessmertny’s latest film ...
