Monthly Archives: August 2020
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Letter to the Editor | ‘I have seen enough of arbitrary laws, selectively enforced’
Dear Editor, There is a bizarre case in Macau recently involving a workplace dispute. An employee started to work for a company and had her salaries ... -
Analysis | The gift of waste
Corporate Social Responsibility and sustainability walk hand in hand. CSR purposefully integrates a company into its corporate eco-system and does not impose costs (externalities) on the ... -
DSAT does not favor double tapping bus cards
The Transport Bureau (DSAT) is disinclined to accept the proposal of passengers “double tapping” bus cards, according to bureau director Lam Hin San. Last month, lawmaker ... -
Transport authority denies ‘ghost buses’ exist
The Transport Bureau (DSAT) issued a statement yesterday to deny allegations regarding the existence of “ghost buses”, referring to buses deployed, partially deployed or never ... -
Legislative Assembly | Rumor crime is an ‘attack on freedoms,’ lawmakers claim
The Legal Regime of Civil Protection received its final approval last night at the Legislative Assembly (AL). Even though the law was unanimously approved in general ... -
Minimum age for economic housing applicants draws lawmakers’ attention
Lawmakers continued to express disagreements over the minimum age required for the subsidized housing applicants to be eligible for properties under the new Economic Housing ... -
‘Special corridor’ for students still under review
The possibility of re-opening the special corridor linking Macau with the Hong Kong International Airport for the purpose of allowing local students to return to overseas ... -
Briefs | Septuagenarian dies after jumping off building
A woman in her 70’s has died after apparently jumping from a residential building near Lilau Square, where she lived. A resident in the building ... -
List of students sent to gov’t meant to inform, not pressure, says source
A letter requesting the Macau government help local students to return to overseas universities this September was intended only to inform the authorities of how ... -
China, WHO in talks on plans to trace coronavirus origin
China and the World Health Organization are discussing plans to trace the origin of the coronavirus outbreak following a visit to the country by two experts ... -
Heavy rains hit eastern provinces from weakening tropical storm
Heavy rains and high winds were hitting China’s eastern coastal region yesterday from a tropical storm weakening as it neared Shanghai. The skies over the financial ... -
This Day in History | 1962 Marilyn Monroe found dead
Screen icon Marilyn Monroe has been found dead in bed at her Los Angeles home. The 36-year-old actress’ body was discovered in the early hours of ... -
India | Residency law in Kashmir amplifies demographic fears
For almost a century, no outsider was allowed to buy land and property in Indian-controlled Kashmir. That changed Aug. 5 last year when India’s Hindu nationalist ... -
Aviation | EasyJet expands summer schedule
EasyJet Plc is seeing a stronger-than-anticipated rebound in passenger demand following the lifting of lockdowns, prompting it to accelerate the addition of flights. Aircraft operated with ... -
HK stocks jump suddenly with property developers leading gains
Hong Kong stocks saw a sudden spike in afternoon trading yesterday, with property shares leading the advance. The Hang Seng Index rose 2% at the close ... -
Drive In | Beyoncé’s ‘Black Is King’ is supreme Black art
King Beyoncé’s new film takes you on a journey of Black art, music, history and fashion as the superstar transports you to Africa to tell the ... -
The Buzz | Prosecutor seeking Trump’s taxes cites probe of his business
A New York City prosecutor fighting to get President Donald Trump’s tax returns told a judge yesterday [Macau time] he was justified in demanding them because ... -
Where’s Juan Carlos? Spain mulls former monarch’s future
Speculation over the whereabouts of former monarch Juan Carlos gripped Spain yesterday, a day after he announced he was leaving the country for an unspecified destination ... -
World Views | Where’s the sympathy for lonely young people
Imagine a condition so bad for your health, it reduces your life expectancy as much as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. It weakens your immune system and ... -
Wednesday, August 5, 2020 – edition no. 3591
* Studying the origins — China, WHO in talks to trace SARS-CoV-2 origin * MUST vaccine will be free for Macau residents * Lawmakers denounced ... -
Huge explosion rocks Beirut with widespread damage, injuries
BEIRUT — A massive explosion rocked downtown Beirut on Tuesday (Wednesday, Macau time), flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors ... -
MUST vaccine expected to be free for Macau residents
The Covid-19 candidate vaccine currently being researched by a team led by the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) is expected to be distributed free ... -
Urgency to bear witness grows for last Hiroshima victims
HIROSHIMA — For nearly 70 years, until he turned 85, Lee Jong-keun hid his past as an atomic bomb survivor, fearful of the widespread discrimination against ... -
Analysis| Irksome in Iceland, brusque in Britain? US envoys draw ire
In Iceland, a nation so safe its president runs errands on a bicycle, U.S. Ambassador Jeffery Ross Gunter has left locals aghast with his request to ... -
Asia Today: Manila back under lockdown as virus cases surge
MANILA — Commuter trains, buses and other public vehicles stayed off the main roads of the Philippine capital today (Tuesday) and police were again staffing checkpoints ... -
MUST to take breakthrough vaccine to human trials shortly
The medical breakthrough announced by Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) researchers this week could prove a major step forward in the development of a ... -
Briefs | Latest weather guidelines released for school activities
The Macau SAR government has publicized the details of the guidelines for school arrangements under extreme weather conditions. When a typhoon signal is hoisted and ... -
Tightened restrictions among new travel policies
The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center has implemented stricter measures on entrants from, or having visited in the preceding 14 days, Hong Kong, Urumqi of ... -
Wynn closes Yokohama office, remains keen on Japan long term
Wynn Resorts Ltd. said it closed its Yokohama office after plans for Japan to award casino licenses were delayed but remains interested in the project. “The ... -
MGM China reports 95% revenue decline in second quarter
Casino operator MGM China reported a 95% decline in net revenue in the second quarter of this year, as the Hong Kong-listed firm struggled to cope ... -
Crime Man accused of exposing genitals to passers-by
A mainland man is accused of sexually harassing three women, in some cases indecently exposing his genitals in front of them. The Public Security Police Force ... -
Ex-lawmaker does not want HK security law mirrored in Macau
Describing the stipulations of Hong Kong’s National Security Law as tougher than the ones in Macau, retired lawmaker Kwan Tsui Hang disagrees with directly copying Hong ... -
Briefs | First taxi surveillance devices already operating
Forty-six taxis have registered to have audio-visual recording devices for surveillance purposes installed this month. The first device was installed yesterday. These devices are now ... -
Transport authority clarifies speed traps and limits
The Transport Bureau (DSAT) has clarified to the Times that reports of motorists being “flashed” by speeding cameras even when obeying the speed limit is due ... -
Macau garrison of PLA celebrates 93rd anniversary
The Macau garrison of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) held a flag-raising ceremony to celebrate the 93rd anniversary of the army’s founding. The troops stationed in ...
