New law proposes limits to MGTO’s hotel inspection

Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) inspectors may face greater restrictions in accessing some hotel facilities under a new law being discussed at the Legislative Assembly (AL). The change was revealed by

Family continues donation drive supporting migrant workers in need

Seven months into the Covid-19 pandemic, one Macau-based family has continued to lead a donation drive to assist migrant workers who have lost their jobs or have been on a

Philanthropy association organizes urgent help for Lebanon

The Associação Internacional de Filantropia (Macau) is launching a fundraising campaign aiming to provide financial support to the people of Lebanon, namely those recently affected by the explosions in the

Fraying US-China relations tested by Trump ahead of election

The almost daily drumbeat of tensions between the U.S. and China shows little sign of letting up, while touching on everything from the coronavirus to trade to defense issues to

Guangzhou to halt frozen seafood, meat imports on virus worry

The Cold Chain Association of Guangzhou ordered all member companies to suspend imports of frozen meat and seafood from coronavirus-hit areas, the city’s Internet Information Office said on its official Weibo account,

This Day in History | 1969 Woodstock music festival ends

Thousands of young people are heading home after three days and nights of sex, drugs and rock and roll at the Woodstock music festival. An estimated 400,000 youngsters turned up to

Belarus | Workers hit the streets, as EU chief calls summit

Thousands of factory workers in Belarus took to the streets and hundreds of demonstrators besieged the state television headquarters yesterday, raising the pressure on authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko to step

Briefs | China traders ready for stock limits to double next week

  Stocks on China’s Nasdaq-like ChiNext board will be allowed to rise or fall 20% as of next week when the first batch of listings under revamped rules start trading. The

China’s bank regulator warns dollar is seed of crisis

China’s top banking watchdog cautioned that U.S. dollar dominance combined with the massive stimulus unleashed by the Federal Reserve could push the world to the edge of another financial crisis. In

China’s loss may be India’s gain in shifting supply chains

India’s latest set of incentives to entice businesses moving away from China seem to be working, with companies from Samsung Electronics Co. to Apple Inc.’s assembly partners showing interest in

No worries: Hamilton wins Spanish GP for 88th victory in F1

Lewis Hamilton was worried about Max Verstappen before Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix. Worried, too, about how the Mercedes tires would cope under a searing summer sun after wilting last week in

Wimbledon champion Halep opts out of playing at U.S. Open

Wimbledon champion Simona Halep will skip the U.S. Open, saying Monday she is putting her health first and prefers to stay in Europe amid the coronavirus pandemic. Halep, a former top-ranked

The Buzz | First Mediterranean cruise sets sail after virus tests

Cruise ship passengers had their temperatures checked and took COVID-19 tests yesterday (Macau time) so they could set sail on what is being billed as the first Mediterranean cruise after

Southeast Asia detects mutated virus strain sweeping the world

Southeast Asia is facing a strain of the new coronavirus that the Philippines, which faces the region’s largest outbreak, is studying to see whether the mutation makes it more infectious. The

Our Desk | Chill. Congestions mean wealth

Over the past several weekends, the main residential areas of the Peninsula, spanning from the Reservoir and the Guia Hill – along the several major roads – to Fai Chi

Tuesday, August 18, 2020 – edition no. 3600

* Macau sees little risk in new virus cases in Guangdong * Lawmakers mull new restrictions for hotel inspection powers * Health authorities say they need more time to study the use

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