Daily Archives: Tuesday, June 23, 2020
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Asia Today: Virus sets off new school closures in Australia
MELBOURNE — Australia’s Victoria state has recorded 17 new cases of COVID-19, resulting in the closing of two primary schools in Melbourne. State Premier Daniel Andrews ... -
Briefs | IC performance venues reopen from June 26 onwards
Following the earlier reopening of cultural facilities and rehearsal venues, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) will resume operation of its performance venues from this Friday, ... -
Wilfred Wong to lead Sands China until 2024
The President of Sands China, Wilfred Wong, will remain in his position until February 20, 2024, a year more than the term initially approved by the ... -
Residents stuck in limbo say they are fed up with IPIM’s stalling
It takes about six months for the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) to review a residency application on the basis of investment or skilled ... -
60% of e-voucher spending targeted small businesses
As of June 15, about 63% of the spending by e-voucher or consumption card has gone to small and medium sized enterprises. Forty percent of spending ... -
Chief Executive orders 2021 government spending be cut
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng has ordered the local government to cut expenditure next year, according to a decree published yesterday in the government official gazette. ... -
Woman attacks coworker after heated argument
A local woman has attacked a coworker in ire after being given a bad work performance review, the police authority reported yesterday. The local woman ... -
Lifting of Macau-HK quarantine needs careful study, says health official
A variety of criteria must be taken into account to fully lift the quarantine measures on people traveling between the two Special Administrative Regions, Leong Iek ... -
Different service fees proposed for employers and employees
The local government has not changed its opinion with regard to service fee standards for employers and non-local employees in the employment agency business, according ... -
Coronavirus lockdowns increase poaching in Asia, Africa
A camera trap photo of an injured tigress and a forensic examination of its carcass revealed why the creature died: a poacher’s wire snare punctured its ... -
Analysis | China faces a rice bowl dilemma after Covid
Empty supermarket shelves in the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic have put grow-your-own back on the world’s agenda, and nowhere more so than in China, where ensuring food supplies for ... -
EU, China look to ease tensions, push on with business
Top European Union officials are holding talks yesterday with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang at a time of rising tensions between two major ... -
This Day in History | 1972 Chancellor orders pound flotation
The Chancellor, Anthony Barber, has announced his decision to temporarily float the pound. The news comes only a day after the bank lending rate was increased ... -
Pandemic | Virus cases surge in US, India, but slow in China, Korea
THE world saw the largest daily increases yet in coronavirus cases, with infections soaring in India’s rural villages after migrant workers fled major cities. India’s coronavirus ... -
Apple will remove thousands of unlicensed iPhone games in China
Apple Inc. will start removing thousands of mobile games lacking government approval from its App Store in China next month, closing a loophole that the likes ... -
Tennis | Dimitrov positive for COVID-19, exhibition event canceled
Grigor Dimitrov has tested positive for COVID-19, leading to the cancellation of an exhibition event in Croatia where top-ranked Novak Djokovic was due to play in ... -
The Buzz | WHO reports largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases
The World Health Organization reported yesterday [Macau time] the largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases by its count, at more than 183,000 new cases in the ... -
Wirecard scandal | Accounts worth billions likely don’t exist
German payment service provider Wirecard said yesterday it has concluded that two accounts that were supposed to contain 1.9 billion euros ($2.1 billion) probably don’t exist, ... -
Our Desk | Way back home it is
At least three repatriation flights will occur between now and the end of the month, with companies sponsoring charter flights for dismissed workers. Recently, the terms ... -
Tuesday, June 23, 2020 – edition no. 3561
* Under review — Expats in Macau wait years for their ID cards ‘under review’ from IPIM, a problem said to affect hundreds in the community ...
