Monthly Archives: May 2020
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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 ... -
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 ...
