Monthly Archives: May 2020
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Briefs | Chinese doctor advises Trump not to take medicines
A Chinese doctor has said he does not recommend that people take medicines when they have not been prescribed them. Doctor Alvis Lo from Macau’s ... -
Crime | Couple charged with fraud, laundering of 3.3 million patacas
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has charged a local couple with money laundering, the police department announced during a press conference yesterday morning. The couple consists of ... -
Crime | Man accused of selling elderly neighbor’s e-voucher
The Public Security Police Force (PSP) has charged one man with the sale of another person’s e-voucher. The victim is a senior citizen aged in ... -
Anti-corruption report highlights document forgery in 2019 review
The 2019 Annual Report of the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC), published yesterday in the government’s Official Gazette, details instances last year where several public officials from ... -
Portuguese consulate expresses gratitude for local fundraising
On behalf of the Portuguese government, the Portuguese Consul-General in Macau and Hong Kong has expressed its gratitude towards the local community for donating personal protective ... -
Democrat lawmaker calls on parliament to enter digital age
The website of the Legislative Assembly (AL) is poorly designed and not user-friendly, lawmaker Sulu Sou told a press conference yesterday, as he called for more ... -
Visitor spending falls 70% in first quarter
Visitor spending plummeted in the first quarter of 2020 in proportion to the decline in the number of arrivals, new data from the Statistics and Census ... -
MGTO to launch free tours in overnight visitor push
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) will provide free half-day tours for overnight visitors as part of an ambitious plan to revive the local tourism sector. ... -
Virus looms over China’s national legislative session
When China convenes its National People’s Congress tomorrow, will the 3,000 delegates stand shoulder to shoulder? Will they wear masks? This year’s version of China’s biggest ... -
This Day in History | 1991 Bomb kills India’s former leader Rajiv Gandhi
Rajiv Gandhi, the 46-year-old former Indian prime minister, has been assassinated. He was campaigning for the Congress Party on the second day of voting in the ... -
‘New normal’ anything but as countries continue to reopen
Hundreds of thousands of high school seniors in South Korea had their temperature checked and rubbed their hands with sanitizer as they returned to school yesterday, ... -
Analysis | Crisis reminds us that nothing beats dollars
There is something about America that tends to shed fear. Its citizens occasionally tremble, but America as a whole exploits fear. It may do anger or ... -
One Good Thing | Donation brings a bit of Mardi Gras to hospital workers
Emily Bauman is a believer in the power of music. So when she got her stimulus check, she put that power to work — for New ... -
The Buzz | Taiwan President Tsai takes stock of pandemic
Taiwan’s president said the coronavirus pandemic has changed the global political and economic order, accelerated and expanded the reorganization of global supply chains, restructured the global ... -
Quest for ‘super-duper missile’ pits US against key rivals
They fly at speeds of a mile a second or faster and maneuver in ways that make them extra difficult to detect and destroy in flight. ... -
World Views | How to make coronavirus restrictions easier to swallow
To address the coronavirus pandemic, it’s essential to influence human behavior; to promote social distancing, to get people to wear masks, to encourage people to stay home. ... -
Thursday, May 21, 2020 – edition no. 3538
* Last appeal — Organizers take police ban on Tiananmen vigil to court * Visitor spending plummeted in the first quarter in proportion to the decline ... -
Ghosn’s suspected escape accomplices arrested in Boston
A former Green Beret soldier and his son, charged in Japan with aiding the escape of Carlos Ghosn, were arrested in Massachusetts today [Macau time] and ... -
Asia Today: S. Korean students return to class; 32 new cases
South Korean students began returning to classes Wednesday as the country counted 32 new coronavirus cases. It was the first time in nine days that the ... -
Last Macau Covid-19 patient recovers as second wave subsides
All patients diagnosed with Covid-19 have officially recovered, the Health Bureau (SSM) revealed yesterday at the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center’s daily press conference. After ... -
Local health officials join WHO Assembly by videoconference
Macau’s Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Ao Ieong U said that health officials and other government staff gained new insight from the opening session of ... -
Court clears hotel from liability over guest death
The Court of Second Instance (TSI) has cleared a hotel unit at the Sands Cotai Central development of any liability over the suicide of a guest ... -
Casino workers seek government help after mass food poisoning case
Yesterday, six members of the New Macau Gaming Staff Rights Association delivered a petition of complaint to the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) asking the government ... -
MGM Resorts redeems $700 million from real estate trust
MGM Resorts International has announced the redemption of $700 million (5.6 billion patacas) worth of “operating partnership units” from its real estate trust, MGM Growth Properties ... -
MUST launches book on Tong King-sing studies
The Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) will continue its research on historical figures Zheng Guanying and Tong King-sing with a new book launched yesterday. ... -
Installation aims to provoke thought on reclamation works
A 3D sound and art installation, intending to provoke thought about the precarity between land and sea, and invention and destruction, kicked off yesterday at Creative ... -
Briefs | Police warn public about suspicious messages
The Judiciary Police (PJ) have published a warning about a suspicious mobile message. The message includes an unverified hyperlink bearing the domain of instant messaging ... -
Basketball | Terrific 12 tournament to go ahead amid Covid-19 restrictions
The East Asia Super League (EASL) will push through with The Terrific 12 basketball tournament this year, despite the many Covid-19 restrictions in place. According to ... -
Agnes Lam calls on hikers not to litter
Lawmaker Agnes Lam has reminded hikers to pick up their rubbish after finishing their leisure activities. Taking to the hills and the countryside has recently become ... -
Ho Iat Seng to attend NPC under special safety measures
Chief Executive (CE) Ho Iat Seng will travel to Beijing to attend the opening of the third session of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) to ... -
Lost e-vouchers may be reissued in scheme’s second phase
In response to a written question from lawmaker Agnes Lam, the Economic Bureau (DSE) stated that provisions would be made for local residents who have lost ... -
1,210 subsidized SMEs have closed down since 2003
Since 2003, some 1,210 local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which received government subsidies under the SME Aid Scheme, have closed down, according to the Deputy ... -
WHO bows to calls from countries for independent virus probe
The World Health Organization bowed to calls yesterday [Macau time] from most of its member states to launch an independent probe into how it managed the ... -
This Day in History | 1965 British police to be issued with tear gas
Britain’s police are to be armed with tear gas guns and grenades to be used against armed criminals or dangerous individuals. The Home Secretary, Sir Frank ... -
Trump’s use of malaria drug likely to be welcomed in India
President Donald Trump’s declaration that he was taking an antimalarial drug of dubious effectiveness to help fend off the coronavirus will likely be welcomed in India. ...
