Monthly Archives: July 2020
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Trump-connected lobbyists reap windfall in COVID-19 boom
Forty lobbyists with ties to President Donald Trump helped clients secure more than $10 billion in federal coronavirus aid, among them five former administration officials whose ... -
Briefs | Labour Affairs Bureau receives 7,500 job requests
The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) has registered 7,500 job applicants this year. Of these, 3,000 applicants have been dismissed for six months, meaning they were ... -
Motorsports | McCormack returns to BSB with Roadhouse Macau
Former Superbike and Supersport champion Brian McCormack is ready to take on the 2020 Bennetts British Superbike Championship (BSB). The Irish rider, who is often seen ... -
National security | Lawyers say Macau need not copy Hong Kong’s draconian bill
The introduction of a stringent national security law in Hong Kong need not require equally strict legislation to be passed in Macau, according to lawyers and ... -
Gov’t promotes ‘Characteristic Stores’ as small businesses struggle
The Macau government promoted the “Macau Characteristic Stores” scheme last Friday, with an additional aim this year to support the city’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). ... -
Monetary Authority asks MPay to ‘seriously review’ breakdown
Mobile payment platform MPay, operated by contactless payment card issuer Macau Pass, was ordered by the Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM) to conduct a “serious review” ... -
Subscription for major disaster insurance for SMEs starts today
Special insurance specifically designed to cover losses from major disasters such as typhoons is available from today, the Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM) has informed. ... -
Suspected money laundering cases drop 31%
The SAR government has recorded a drop of 31.2% in the number of suspected money laundering cases, down to 947, during the first half of the ... -
Repatriated students offer feedback on return missions
Several returning students have expressed their thoughts on how the government could have better conducted repatriation missions from Europe and North America via Hong Kong. The ... -
Quarantine waiver extended across mainland side of Greater Bay Area
Selected Macau residents are now able to travel more freely across the Greater Bay Area after a quarantine waiver scheme previously applicable to just Zhuhai was ... -
Returning resident shocked by 6,000 pataca parking bill
A local resident, who recently returned to Macau from Hong Kong, was stunned to learn his car parking bill had grown to nearly 6,000 patacas while ... -
China’s era of mega-dams is ending as solar and wind power rise
It’s the beginning of the end for the era of mega-dam building in China. China Three Gorges Corp. last week turned on the first set of ... -
White House considering next steps over Hong Kong law
President Donald Trump has yet to sign legislation that would impose sanctions on certain Chinese officials over Hong Kong, but other moves against Beijing are possible ... -
Southern China braces for more storms
A wide swath of southern China is bracing for more seasonal rains and flooding that state media said has already left more than 120 people dead ... -
This Day in History | 1997 Mars buggy starts exploring Red Planet
Nasa scientists have freed a robot from the space probe Mars Pathfinder, allowing it to begin its exploration of the Red Planet at last. The rover, ... -
Covid-19 | English pubs reopen but little normal elsewhere in the world
At least two U.S. senators said yesterday [Macau time] that China hid data from the World Health Organization that could have altered the course of the ... -
HSBC pledges more investments in China as tension escalates
HSBC Holdings Plc pledged to boost investments in China to capture more wealth and retail clients even as political tension escalates after Beijing launched sweeping new ... -
The Buzz | Trudeau suspends Hong Kong extradition treaty on China law
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is suspending Canada’s extradition treaty with Hong Kong, making it the first country to break law enforcement links with the former British ... -
Kanye West says he’s running for president, Twitter explodes
Kanye West says he’s running for president. It’s not clear if the musician is serious, or if this is a publicity stunt for himself or a ... -
World Views | Balkanization is bad for Facebook’s business
The internet, once a freewheeling global network, is becoming balkanized into national spheres of influence. This could be bad for both cross-cultural communication and U.S. ... -
Monday, 6, 2020 – edition no. 3569
* New law, no need — Lawyers and lawmakers say it is not necessary for Macau to revise its own national security law to match the ... -
New Macau urges gov’t to save Penha Chapel panoramas
On the eve of the government’s public consultation period regarding the general urban planning of the city, which will start in September, the New Macau Association ... -
Galaxy signs safety charter with construction contractor
Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) and Shanghai Construction Group (Macau), a main contractor for GEG’s new development in Cotai, recently signed a safety charter formalizing both companies’ ... -
New GCS director wants to make communication with press a priority
The new director of the Government Information Bureau (GCS), Inês Chan Lou, says she wants to make maintaining close communication with the press a top priority. ... -
Courts | IPIM: Visa applicant learned of investment criteria from Jackson Chang’s daughter
The daughter of the former Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) president became the focus of yesterday’s court hearing, as the case against Jackson Chang ... -
Briefs | Gov’t to give 2 weeks’ notice before ending mask scheme
The termination of the Centralized Mask Supply Scheme will be announced two weeks in advance, Dr. Alvis Lo from the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination ... -
E-vouchers to give economy bigger boost than salary subsidy: economist
The government-issued e-vouchers, formally known as the Consumption Subsidy Smartcard, which are being handed out to all local residents, are expected to be more beneficial for small ... -
Ho Iat Seng pledges to commercialize Chinese medicine
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng has pledged that he will press ahead with the commercialization of knowledge and products linked to the traditional Chinese medicine sector, ... -
Two local universities included in latest university rankings
The Macau University of Science and Technology and the University of Macau ranked 38 and 42 respectively in the Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2020. ... -
Environment bureau has will to ban polystyrene, but no timeline
The Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) will work to restrict the use of disposable polystyrene and is collecting data to determine the scope of a possible ban, ... -
‘Melco & Colleagues Giving Stores’ now open to support the community
In partnership with Macao Federation of Trade Unions (FAOM) and the Fu Hong Society of Macau, Melco & Colleagues Giving Stores are now open to support ... -
Interview | Jimmy Lai says city now ‘dead’
When Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrived in Hong Kong at age 12, the city felt like heaven to him, brimming with hope and freedom. ... -
Australia may offer safe haven to Hong Kongers
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said yesterday his government was considering an offer of safe haven to Hong Kong residents threatened by China’s move to impose ... -
House passes bill rebuking China over Hong Kong; Senate next
The House yesterday [Macau time] joined the Senate in approving a bill to rebuke China over its crackdown in Hong Kong by imposing sanctions on groups ... -
China, pro-Beijing activists condemn ‘meddling’ in Hong Kong
China’s government and pro-Beijing activists in Hong Kong condemned what they called foreign meddling in the territory’s affairs yesterday, as countries moved to offer Hong Kongers ...
