Daily Archives: Wednesday, May 13, 2020
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Asia Today: New Zealand has no new cases for 2nd day
New Zealand reported zero new cases of the coronavirus on Wednesday, the second day in a row without any new cases and the fourth day since ... -
Opinion | As Macau bans annual Tiananmen Massacre exhibition, Hong Kong should be wary of China exporting censorship
China’s Communist Party is continuing to export its repression of free speech. After more than 20 years of photographic exhibitions and vigils recounting the 4 June ... -
Cheong: cancellation of Tiananmen exhibition not for political reasons
Secretary for Administration and Justice, André Cheong Weng Chon, said that the cancellation of the photo exhibition that showcases the history of the 1989 Democracy Movement and the ... -
CE appoints Portuguese judges to lower courts
The Chief Executive has appointed two judges to the lower two courts; the Court of First Instance (TJB) and the Court of Second Instance (TSI). An ... -
DICJ leadership to change hands
The office of the Secretary for Economy and Finance has confirmed that Paulo Martins Chan will leave his post as director of the Gaming Inspection and ... -
Briefs | Man charged for stealing Macau Pass card
The Public Security Police Force (PSP) charged one man for appropriating a Macau Pass electronic payment card, the PSP reported yesterday. The case took place ... -
Zhuhai policy mistake inconveniences Macau workers across the border
On Monday, Zhuhai residents who work in Macau but reside in Zhuhai were finally able to return to Macau for work. These residents were told they ... -
Population increase mainly due to TNRs
The total population as of end-March 2020 rose by 16,500 quarter-to-quarter to 696,100, driven by an increased number of non-resident workers living in the city. ... -
Macau’s F3 World Cup, not season finale this year
Rumors previously anticipated what several teams have now confirmed: the FIA Formula 3 World Cup will not be held this year as the season finale, but ... -
Macau emergency medical team to help in Algeria
The China International Emergency Medical Team (Macao) is deploying five members to Algeria to assist in a 15-day Covid-19 response mission, the Health Bureau (SSM) announced ... -
12th round of government’s facemask distribution kicks off
The 12th round of the centralized facemask supply scheme initiated by the government has begun and will last until May 21. According to information previously presented ... -
US Senate joins calls for Taiwan to regain WHO status
The U.S. Senate unanimously approved a bill seeking the restoration of Taiwan’s observer status with the World Health Organization, escalating an international campaign to push back ... -
China and Taiwan at odds amid pandemic
U.S.-China relations have never been worse. Verbal sparring between a Trump administration determined to find someone to blame for the pandemic and China’s aggressive diplomats pushing conspiracy theories ... -
This Day in History | 1981 Thousands see Pope shot in Rome
The Pope has been shot four times as he blessed the crowds in St Peter’s Square in Rome. Surgeons have performed a five-hour operation and say ... -
Foretaste of Brexit | Virus cuts off much of UK farm labor
Britain’s fruit and vegetable farmers have long dreaded their country’s exit from the European Union, worrying that it would keep out the tens of thousands of ... -
Macau gambling exec linked to $1 billion Cohiba cigar deal
The buyers of Imperial Brands Plc’s premium cigar business, including world-renowned Cohiba, have been shrouded in a smoky veil of secrecy. But one group of investors ... -
Retirees, isolated by virus, become DJs for new radio hour
Tucked away inside his room at a senior care facility, Bob Coleman knew he couldn’t go out into the world with the coronavirus raging. But he ... -
The Buzz | Coronavirus: Wuhan draws up ‘10-day battle’ plan to test all 11 million residents
Wuhan is drawing up plans to test its entire population of 11 million people for Covid-19, state media report. The plan appears to be in its ... -
Hong Kong to prioritize passing of contentious anthem bill
Hong Kong’s government will give “priority” to a contentious bill that seeks to criminalize abuse of the Chinese national anthem, the city’s leader said yesterday, days ... -
World Views | Students can’t afford to take the whole summer off
Having slogged through weeks of unevenly administered distance learning, schools in the U.S. are preparing to shut down for the summer. Amid the stress of ... -
Wednesday, May 13, 2020 – edition no. 3532
* Strait of rising tensions — China’s cooling down ‘nationalistic fever’ amid calls for the invasion of Taiwan during the pandemic, while Taipei fights Beijing for ...
