Daily Archives: Tuesday, June 2, 2020
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Asia Today: South Korea clamps down again as virus rebounds
Areas around the South Korean capital moved to curb large gatherings Tuesday and officials urged churchgoers and some health care workers to avoid crowds as the ... -
Gaming revenue plummets for 8th month straight
Macau gaming revenue has plummeted again in May, recording a drop of 93.2% from a year earlier, a figure that was slightly better than the median ... -
Briefs | Applications for education loan interest subsidy starts
The government has officially opened applications for the education loan interest subsidy program for local students yesterday. The application period will run until December 31 this ... -
Cross-border traffic drops 90% in April
The restrictions imposed over Covid-19 quarantine measures have caused the cross-border traffic in and out of Macau to drop by 89.5% in April this year ... -
HK to adopt Health Code system to open borders to Macau and Guangdong
The authorities of Hong Kong are preparing to adopt the Health Code system currently in use in Macau and the Guangdong province to reopen their borders ... -
Non-resident workers down 7,900
The number of non-local residents working in the SAR is down by 7,900 as of April, compared to the end of 2019, according to Chan Un ... -
Gov’t to allow reopening of daycare centers
Elderly daycare centers and rehabilitation facilities will be allowed to reopen in phases, announced the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) at the Health Bureau’s (SSM) press conference ... -
Briefs | AAM calls on members to report difficulties on the job
The Macau Lawyers Association (AAM) is calling on its members to immediately report any difficulties they face with accessing information, documentation, or others while performing ... -
PJ charges restaurant worker for embezzlement
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has forwarded one man to the prosecution authority under the charge of embezzlement, officials revealed during yesterday’s joint police press conference. The ... -
IFFAM joins online global film festival with 5 movies
The International Film Festival and Awards Macao (IFFAM) is joining the online global film festival “We Are One,” organized by Tribeca Enterprises and YouTube. Macau’s international ... -
Hong Kong blocks Tiananmen vigil; rush on for UK passports
Police rejected an application yesterday for an annual candlelight vigil marking the anniversary this week of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, as residents rushed to apply ... -
Xinhua interview | China’s national security legislation reduces uncertainty in Hong Kong: US expert
China’s national security legislation for Hong Kong “reduces uncertainty by thwarting instability” for financial markets in the “Pearl of the Orient,” said a renowned U.S. expert ... -
This Day in History | 1953 Queen Elizabeth takes coronation oath
Queen Elizabeth II has been crowned at a coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey in London. In front of more than 8,000 guests, including prime ministers and ... -
Mass gatherings, erosion of trust upend coronavirus control
Protests erupting across the nation over the past week — and law enforcement’s response to them — are threatening to upend efforts by health officials to ... -
Trump’s options to hit Hong Kong, from tariffs to China’s banks
If the markets are any judge, U.S. President Donald Trump’s vow of “meaningful” action to strip some of Hong Kong’s trade privileges has so far proved ... -
The Buzz | SpaceX’s historic encore: Astronauts arrive at space station
SpaceX delivered two astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Sunday, following up a historic liftoff with an equally smooth docking in yet another ... -
World’s reaction to US weaves solidarity, calls to change
Several thousand people marched in New Zealand’s largest city yesterday to protest the killing of George Floyd in the U.S. as well as to stand up ... -
Our Desk | ‘If you’re going through hell, keep going’
This quote by Sir Winston Churchill flashed into my mind when I was about to write this piece. If it’s necessary to explain why I have ... -
Tuesday, June 2, 2020 – edition no. 3546
* Hong Kong | Rush on for UK passports * Travel bubble | HK to sync Health Code system with Macau, Guangdong * Elderly daycare ...
