Monthly Archives: May 2020
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Tourism board calls off Int’l Fireworks Display Contest
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) has announced the cancellation of the 31st Macao International Fireworks Display Contest originally slated to be held this September and ... -
Asia Today: India’s cases spike with Chennai market cluster
NEW DELHI — Health officials are rushing to contain the spread of the coronavirus in India’s southern city of Chennai, where a large cluster has been ... -
Rosário: Macau in position for other anti-plastic restrictions
The Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Raimundo Arrais do Rosário, is pleased with the results of the plastic bag law that entered into effect last ... -
Mask use gets in the way of physical education outdoor activities
Outdoor activities during physical education classes should be suspended for the time being, Wong Ka Ki, head of the Education Department of the Education and Youth ... -
Nine appeals dismissed by the courts regarding expired lands
The Court of Second Instance (TSI) and the Court Final Appeal (TUI) have dismissed nine appeals regarding idle land plots that the government sought to reclaim ... -
Dragon boat races going ahead in June, but without foreign teams
Despite many other activities having been canceled or postponed this year, the annual International Dragon Boat Competition is still running to schedule, the Sports Bureau (ID) ... -
MUST to collaborate with global firms on AI computerization
The Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) has recently launched its new generation Artificial Intelligence (AI) Supercomputer Center, with the support of the Macao Science ... -
MGTO launches online learning for catering professionals
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) launched online learning videos for catering professionals yesterday in order to advance the city’s development as a Creative City of ... -
Crime | Police unveil fake marriage scheme involving sisters from mainland
The Public Security Police Force (PSP) has unveiled a complex case involving multiple fake marriages aiming to secure Macau residency permits for at least seven people. ... -
Crime | Two charged over the appropriation of lost property
During yesterday’s joint police forces press conference, the Public Security Police Force (PSP) spokesperson revealed that two locals have recently been charged with the appropriation ... -
Hong Kong inches toward normalcy with move to open schools, bars
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam moved to loosen curbs on social gatherings and reopen shuttered schools, as a lull in coronavirus infections set the stage for ... -
Gaming operator SJM’s net profit fell 148% in Q1
SJM Holdings Ltd experienced a net loss of HKD409 million in the first quarter, a plunge of 148.1% from HKD850 million in profit over the same ... -
Virus-afflicted 2020 looks like 1918 despite science’s march
Despite a century’s progress in science, 2020 is looking a lot like 1918. In the years between two lethal pandemics, one the misnamed Spanish flu, the ... -
This Day in History | 1997 Brown sets Bank of England free
The Chancellor, Gordon Brown, has given the Bank of England independence from political control. His surprise announcement – coming only four days after Labour’s landslide election ... -
Four new cases in South Korea; China show work on containment
China and South Korea, which had early, intense outbreaks of the coronavirus, together reported only four new infections yesterday and were slowly resuming public events after ... -
Hong Kong retail sinks 42% in March as China consumers vanish
Hong Kong’s retailers will need to get creative to survive the deepening recession that’s enveloped the city as tourists from the mainland who fueled past rebounds ... -
Corporate Bits | Melco unveils special summer offers for Macau residents
Melco Resorts & Entertainment is bringing special summer offers to Macau residents over the next three months. Melco has announced the return of “Melco Loves Locals” ... -
Technology | Here come Covid-19 tracing apps – and privacy trade-offs
As governments around the world consider how to monitor new coronavirus outbreaks while reopening their societies, many are starting to bet on smartphone apps to help ... -
tTunes | Lucinda Williams channels her anger into song
Lucinda Williams has come up with an album for our times — at least if you’re as angry as she is. “Good Souls, Better Angels” is ... -
The Buzz | US Senate reopens despite risks as House preps more virus aid
The Senate reopened in a Capitol largely shuttered by the coronavirus, but prospects for quick action on a new aid package are uncertain with a deepening debate ... -
Former Hong Kong leaders launch pro-Beijing coalition
Two of Hong Kong’s former leaders launched a pro-Beijing alliance yesterday to uphold China’s “one country, two systems” policy and work to revive the city’s economy ... -
World Views | Pay cuts are better than layoffs in this recession
Economists have long explained recessions in part by pointing to the reluctance of employers to reduce workers’ pay. This so-called market rigidity reverberates throughout the economy, creating waves of ... -
Wednesday, May 6, 2020 – edition no. 3527
* 1918/2020 | Between two plagues — Little do we know * Mask use gets in the way of physical education outdoor activities, experts say * ... -
Asia Today: South Korea has low daily increase as sports resume
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea on Tuesday reported its lowest daily increase in coronavirus cases since Feb. 18, as the country restarts professional sports and ... -
Royal Supermarket issues apology for pricing errors
Royal Supermarket issued a statement today apologizing for pricing errors that prompted an outcry on social media and Macau’s Consumer Council (CC) to revoke its “Certified ... -
US couple’s nightmare: Held in China, away from daughter
The first thing Daniel Hsu noticed about the room was that there were no sharp edges. The walls were covered with beige rubber, the table wrapped ... -
Corporate Bits | Melco unveils special summer offers for Macau residents
Melco Resorts & Entertainment is bringing special summer offers to Macau residents over the next three months. Melco has announced the return of “Melco Loves Locals” ... -
Tourism diversification as solution to solving pandemic crisis
Non-gaming tourism activities have been presented as a possible solution for shielding Macau from future crises such as the one presented currently by the Covid-19 pandemic. ... -
BOC, BNU to issue new pataca notes amounting to mop37.7 billion
The Executive Council has concluded its discussion on the draft executive regulations for Bank of China (BOC) and Banco Nacional Ultramarino (BNU), which will issue new ... -
Briefs | Daily wages of construction workers grow 3.3%
The average daily wage of construction workers grew 3.3% in the first quarter of 2020 compared to the previous quarter. According to data released yesterday ... -
Pandemic and politics push Hong Kong’s economy into record slump
Hong Kong’s economy suffered its worst quarter on record, extending the first recession in a decade as the coronavirus pandemic battered a city already weakened by ... -
Students eager to resume studies, education regulator says
Students are enthusiastic to resume their formal studies,” Wong Ka Ki, head of the Education Department of the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) said yesterday, ... -
Only six patients remaining at Coloane’s clinical center
The Macau SAR has no active cases of Covid-19, with only six recovered patients remaining at the Public Health Clinical Centre in Coloane. The city confirmed ... -
Group of casino workers suffers food poisoning
A large group of workers from four different casinos – all connected to gaming operator Sociedade dos Jogos de Macau (SJM) were diagnosed with food poisoning ... -
Award-winning cartoonist calls for simpler gov’t subsidy applications
Local comic writer and cartoonist Angela Lao’s recent animation “Desireland, Multiverse” has won the LA Shorts Awards Best Short Film – Diamond Award. The 13-minute animated ...
