Monthly Archives: August 2020
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Lawmakers’ agenda
E-voucher 2021: Lawmaker Zheng Anting has proposed that the government continue issuing e-vouchers in 2021. Zheng said that many local residents are not optimistic about the ... -
Portuguese School IT system hacked for ransom
The Internet-based school management system of the Macau Portuguese School (EPM) has been the target of a cyberattack by an undisclosed group attempting to extort money ... -
Criminal cases fall by one-third in first half of 2020
Compared with the first half of 2019, the same period this year has seen about 32% fewer criminal cases received by the police, the Office of ... -
AL approves school framework bill to take effect next year
The Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday approved a revision to the private non-tertiary education private school framework bill, which will enter into force next year. According to ... -
Airport launches design phase for second terminal
The kick-off meeting for the design phase of Terminal 2 and the heliport of the Macau International Airport (MIA) was held on Tuesday, the Macau International ... -
Urban planner sees co-existence of new park, old factory possible
The old factory buildings that are only taking up one-sixth of the proposed new leisure area in Taipa shall not cause much conflict in terms of ... -
Kiang Wu will conduct Covid-19 tests from Monday
Kiang Wu Hospital will be a new Covid-19 test location starting next Monday, with reservations being taken from now, Dr Lo Iek Long from the Novel ... -
SMG improves typhoon readiness through regional cooperation
The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) has been working closely with the weather bureaus of Beijing, Guangdong and Hong Kong to streamline weather forecasting and allow citizens ... -
Briefs | Cinematheque Passion to reopen to the public on September 1
Having been closed for maintenance and renovations since July, the Cinematheque Passion is now almost ready to reopen to the public. After the arthouse’s contract with ... -
Hong Kong | Government slams US decision to suspend treaties
The Hong Kong government yesterday condemned the U.S. decision to suspend extradition and tax exemption treaties with the semi-autonomous Chinese city, saying it was being used ... -
This Day in History | 1968 Russia brings winter to ‘Prague Spring’
Dozens of people have been killed in a massive military clampdown in Czechoslovakia by five Warsaw Pact countries. Several members of the liberal Czechoslovak leadership have ... -
Football | Bayern beats Lyon 3-0, to play PSG in Champions League final
Monday, 3 am PSG v Bayern H 3.45, D 4.25, A 2.07 Oddschecker.com The Champions League final will finally be a meeting of champions again. Bayern ... -
Macau Racing Tips | The Auxerre 1800M Turf 2020-08-23 | Sun | 16:10
This Sunday is the last race meeting day of the 2019-20 MJC racing season. As usual you have all the top horses to come out and ... -
The Buzz | North Korea sets rare party meeting after economic shortfall
With unusual candor, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un admitted that U.S.-led sanctions, the pandemic and devastating floods have hurt his country’s dismal economy as his ... -
Harris seizes historic moment in accepting VP nomination
Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic nomination for vice president yesterday [Macau time], cementing her place in history as the first Black woman on a major party ... -
World Views | Holiday Inn may offer refuge from the pandemic
With international travel decimated by Covid-19, it’s a dark time for hoteliers. So it’s hardly surprising that Accor SA might be interested in a merger with London-listed ... -
Friday, August 21, 2020 – edition no. 3602
* EPM hacked for ransom * Macau to host Asian pro basketball league games * The Legislative Assembly approved an amendment of the Judiciary Police ... -
Basketball | Macau mulled as major venue for East Asia Super League
Debuting next year, the East Asia Super League (EASL) is eyeing Macau as one of the stops on its Asian tour, the organizers have revealed to ... -
Russian opposition leader Navalny in coma after alleged poisoning
Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny is in a coma and on a ventilator in a hospital intensive care unit after falling ill from suspected poisoning that ... -
Asia Today: India has record high of 69,000 more infections
India counted another record high of new coronavirus infections today (Thursday) as it ramped up testing to more than 900,000 a day. The 69,652 new cases ... -
Driver flees scene after colliding with motorbikes
The Public Security Police Force (PSP) has reported a motor accident where the responsible driver fled the scene. According to the PSP, the incident was ... -
New border building damaged by Higos
A picture went viral on social media yesterday, depicting parts of the roof of the new Hengqin border checkpoint building reportedly damaged by typhoon Higos. The ... -
Macau spared from severe damage as typhoon Higos sweeps through
Macau has been spared from severe damage, injuries, and casualties during the overnight passage of typhoon Higos. Although many incidents were reported and account for some ... -
Falling hotel ceiling injures three at integrated resort
An incident related to a falling piece of ceiling at a Macau integrated resort has injured three people, according to a report by the Fire Services ... -
Three slot machine rooms closed in anticipation of flooding
Three slot machine rooms operated by Mocha Clubs requested permission to close as a consequence of the typhoon Higos. The company made the request to the ... -
Government recovers land plot in Coloane
The Macau SAR government has recovered one land plot in Coloane, according to an official decree signed by the Secretary for Transport and Public Works. ... -
Gov’t declines to predict Golden Week visitor numbers
The immigration authorities of Macau and Zhuhai declined to estimate the number of visitor arrivals through the new Hengqin Port during the upcoming Chinese National Day ... -
Study finds genetic susceptibility shared among ancestry
A research team consisting of professors from the Macau University of Science and Technology has showed that there is a substantial shared genetic susceptibility to one ... -
IC calls for Macanese cuisine recipe submissions
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) has launched an international call for Macanese cuisine recipes, aiming to develop the city’s Macanese cuisine database. According to a statement ... -
Briefs | Man from Hong Kong found dead in hotel room
A 42-year-old man from Hong Kong, surnamed Kwok, was found hanging and dead in a hotel room on Avenida de Amizade yesterday, the Judiciary Police ... -
China Daily | TikTok case reflects bitterly on US
On Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump gave Chinese company ByteDance 90 days to divest itself of any assets used to support the popular short video-sharing ... -
Typhoon adds to southern China’s rain and flooding woes
China suffered a double blow yesterday of flooding and landslides from unusually heavy seasonal rains and a typhoon that came ashore on its southern coast. Five ... -
A US WeChat ban could hurt many in America, not just China
For millions of people in the U.S. who use the Chinese app WeChat, it’s a lifeline to friends, family, customers and business contacts in China. That ... -
Wuhan pool parties bring post-coronavirus relief in China
For more than two months, the 11 million residents of Wuhan endured a strict lockdown as coronavirus raced around the city in central China. Now, some ... -
This Day in History | 1970 Bobby Moore cleared of stealing
The England soccer captain, Bobby Moore, has been cleared of stealing an emerald bracelet in Colombia. Moore, who captained England to World Cup victory in 1966, ...
