Monthly Archives: August 2020
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Latest LRT breakdown stokes public frustration
The Macao Light Rapid Transit Corporation, the operator of the Macau’s Light Rapid Transit (LRT) network, has issued an apology to the public regarding a major ... -
EVA Air to operate flights from Macau to Europe
EVA Air will operate five flights from Macau to Europe in August and September, the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) said at Friday’s Novel Coronavirus Response ... -
12 Portuguese nationals allowed to travel without need to quarantine
Twelve Portuguese nationals residing in Macau have been granted permission to travel from Macau to Hong Kong and back to Portugal without the need to undergo ... -
SMEs pleased with outcome of Sands Shopping Carnival
Hundreds of local SMEs participated in the first Sands Shopping Carnival held over the weekend in the hopes of showcasing their products and services to the ... -
Briefs | Too many teachers for non-tertiary education
The supply of teachers for non-tertiary education exceeds demand, according to a statement released by the Talents Development Committee (SCDT). By the end of March, ... -
Macau joins list of 250 World Heritage cities
Macau has become a member of the Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC), an international non-governmental organization that gathers around 250 cities possessing sites listed on ... -
Lisboeta hotel receives operating license
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) has granted a four-star hotel unit classification to the Lisboeta hotel development in Cotai. The information was revealed in ... -
Briefs | Londoner Macao phase one to complete by September
Sands China President Wilfred Wong has said that the first phase development of the Londoner Macao hotel is still on track to complete by the ... -
US alleges visa fraud, criminal conspiracy at Saipan casino
U.S. federal prosecutors indicted three people involved with Imperial Pacific International Holdings Ltd.’s controversial casino project in Saipan for employing undocumented workers, making illegal money transfers, ... -
Atlantic City | Workers want mandatory temperature checks for casino patrons
Five Atlantic City casinos are not physically checking the temperatures of guests entering the property, workers said as they pushed New Jersey’s governor to require the ... -
This Day in History | 1990 Magellan starts mapping Venus
The Magellan spacecraft has arrived at the planet Venus after an epic 15-month journey from Earth. The craft arrived just after 1730 BST (1630 GMT). Soon ... -
Hong Kong officials jeer at US sanctions
Hong Kong’s leader and China’s top representative in the city took pot shots at the United States over the weekend after the Trump administration sanctioned them ... -
Shopping carnival offers weekend fun to families
The Sands Shopping Carnival offered a weekend of fun for the Macau community, with good deals and fun activities catering to all age segments of the market. ... -
Nokia CEO outlines neutral stance in superpower tech wars
Nokia Oyj Chief Executive Officer Pekka Lundmark said the Finnish networks maker plans to stand clear of geopolitics as the technology industry increasingly is thrust into ... -
TikTok to sue Trump administration as soon as Tuesday
TikTok plans to file a federal lawsuit as soon as Tuesday to challenge President Donald Trump’s executive order banning the video-sharing service from the U.S. as ... -
The Buzz | Macau’s Ávila closes ‘racing marathon’ with strong results
Macau race driver Rodolfo Ávila yesterday concluded a series of eight races in six days in the China Touring Car Championship (CTCC) with a strong showing. ... -
TCR Asia confirmed as Macau GP headliner
The Times has learned that the iconic Guia Race for touring cars, one of the headliners of the Macau Grand Prix, will go ahead this ... -
World Views | What people fear most about ‘cancel culture’
Cancel culture” is a phenomenon with almost no defenders. Instead there are people who lament and assail it, and people who deny it exists. It “isn’t ... -
Monday, August 10, 2020 – edition no. 3594
* Macau GP but a little different — The iconic Guia Race for touring cars is going ahead this year amid an otherwise unorthodox lineup * ... -
More surveillance cameras underway, gradual border opening in discussion
Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak has given an update on the increase in the number of CCTV surveillance cameras and on developments toward the resumption ... -
Briefs | Special transport arrangements at various locations
Services to the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) bus stop will be temporarily suspended, starting from Saturday. As a result, seven bus routes will be diverted ... -
Triad boss arrested in Cambodia, reports HK media
Local businessman and alleged head of the triad organization known as “Water Room,” Lai Tong Sang, has been reportedly arrested by Cambodian law-enforcement agencies, according ... -
Standing Committee wants oversight on public department rentals
The Executive branch should task a specific department with the supervision and handling of public properties, a Standing Committee of the Legislative Assembly has proposed. The ... -
Greater Bay | Shenzhen emerges as engine of China’s tech frontier
In the northern suburbs of tech city Shenzhen, a forest of tower cranes stand at the site of a cow farm that is being transformed into ... -
Covid-19 vaccine trials begin in Jiangsu province
Staff Reporter Human clinical trials of BioNTech and Fosun Pharma’s Covid-19 vaccine have begun in China’s Jiangsu province. As of August 5, some 72 participants have ... -
Measures on entrants from HK further tightened
Starting from 6 a.m. today, people who are entering Macau from Hong Kong or have been to Hong Kong in the preceding 14 days, will be ... -
Top model sees potential in Macau for Russian tourists
Living in Macau for the past 10 years, Mila Just is a well-known face among the modeling, entertainment, and promotion scenes. Less known is that Mila, ... -
China sentences third Canadian to death on drug charges
China has sentenced a third Canadian citizen to death on drug charges amid a steep decline in relations between the two countries. The Guangzhou Municipal Intermediate ... -
2003 Bali bomber smiles at guilty verdict
A court in Indonesia has convicted and sentenced to death a 41-year-old mechanic for his part in the bombing of two nightclubs in the island resort ... -
North Korea’s escalating virus response raises fear of outbreak
North Korea is quarantining thousands of people and shipping food and other aid to a southern city locked down over coronavirus worries, officials said, as the ... -
Lebanon | Officials probe blast amid rising anger, calls for change
Lebanese officials targeted in the investigation of the massive blast that tore through Beirut sought to shift blame for the presence of explosives at the city’s ... -
Li Ka-shing’s group profit drops as pandemic slams business
CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.’s profit fell as the Hong Kong conglomerate founded by the city’s richest tycoon Li Ka-shing saw its retail, ports and real estate ... -
Pompeo urges cutting ties with Chinese tech companies
Secretary of State Michael Pompeo urged American companies to bar Chinese applications from their app stores, signaling that U.S. efforts to banish Chinese technology from U.S. ... -
Macau Racing Tips | The Bristol Class 3&4 1510 Metres (Sand) 2020-08-09 | Sun | 16:00
New Zealand gelding Pearl Lucky (pictured) by Red Giant out from Crystal Hill should follow through his upward racing curve come this Sunday. Trainer K. H. ... -
Police: Three teens inadvertently jump wall into Mar-a-Lago
Three teenagers fleeing police while carrying a semiautomatic gun in a backpack jumped a wall at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, but probably didn’t know that’s ...
