Daily Archives: Thursday, September 17, 2020
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MOP200 million flew away with Viva Macau, no criminal charges against extinct airline
A report released by the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) Thursday says that public servants responsible for the vetting and approval of 212 million patacas in loans ... -
Gareth Bale to fly to England on Friday on return to Tottenham: BBC
Jose Mourinho was keen to take the credit Wednesday for Real Madrid signing Gareth Bale. The Tottenham manager was coyer on the team’s moves to bring ... -
Drive In | Back roads brutality in ‘The Devil All the Time’
Say what you will, Antonio Campos’ “The Devil All the Time” lives up to its title. Spanning numerous generations and set across a bleak and blood-stained ... -
Fifth Macau-Taipa link still intact despite Zone D’s reevaluation
The Macau SAR government is continuing with its plans for a fifth cross-water link between the Macau peninsula and Taipa, according to Chan Pou Ha, Director ... -
Briefs | Man apprehended for involvement in 13 million patacas fraud
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has apprehended a mainland man suspected of fraud in a case involving 13 million patacas. Last week, the PJ cracked down ... -
Sin Fong owners rebut claims of interest subsidization
The management committee of Sin Fong Garden has issued a statement denying lawmaker Zheng Anting’s claim that his organization is subsidizing the interest on the loans ... -
Gaming | Experts say tech is ready for safety and security in Covid-19 era
With the help of fast-evolving technology, the gaming industry is ready to face the new challenges posed by the Covid-19 crisis, a panel of specialists taking ... -
Gov’t has plan to allow foreign bluecards back in
The government has drafted a plan for gradually reopening the borders to allow for the return of some people of non-Chinese nationalities to Macau, the ... -
Crime | Ex-couple conflict complicates car crash investigation
A car crash incident has become far more complicated after a joint investigation by both the Public Security Police Force (PSP) and the Judiciary Police (PJ) ... -
Crime | Security guard charged with sex offenses against 9-year-old
A non-resident security guard from the mainland has been charged by the PSP with sexual offenses against minors. The 30-year-old suspect worked at a Taipa residential ... -
Fashion festival to be themed ‘Green Sustainability’
The Macao Fashion Festival 2020 will be held from October 22 to 24 at the Cotai Expo Hall A with the theme “Green Sustainability.” Covering an ... -
GP Committee acknowledges difficulties this year for racers
The Macau Grand Prix Organizing Committee (MGPOC) has acknowledged that several participants from the 67th edition of the local Grand Prix are facing difficulties to participate ... -
Forex reserves edge down to 189 billion patacas
The preliminary estimate of Macau’s foreign exchange reserves amounted to 189.2 billion patacas at the end of August 2020, the special administrative region’s monetary authority ... -
SMG considers issuing Signal No. 1 today
The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) is considering issuing a Tropical Cyclone Signal No. 1 this morning as tropical storm Noul gradually intensifies and moves across ... -
China war games a signal to Taiwan leader, foreign backers
Recent Chinese war games near Taiwan were a deliberate signal to the leaders of the island and its foreign backers that Beijing intends to make good ... -
Hong Kong | German think tank closes office over new law
A German think tank said yesterday it is closing its Hong Kong office following China’s imposition of a sweeping new national security law on the territory. ... -
Chinese Communist Party wants bigger role in private sector
China’s Communist Party is looking to strengthen its leadership and control of the country’s growing private sector and its employees by extending the work of the ... -
This Day in History | 1993 Shock as racist wins council seat
The British National Party has won its first council seat in a by-election in East London, provoking fear in the local Asian community. Unemployed lorry driver ... -
Japan | New Prime Minister Suga, self-made and strong-willed
Before he got Japan’s top government job, Yoshihide Suga was known as a “shadow” prime minister and the right-hand man for his long-serving predecessor. When Shinzo ... -
Tourism | Chinese-owned Thomas Cook reborn as online travel agent
Thomas Cook relaunched yesterday as an online travel firm that will initially sell holidays to destinations on the U.K. government’s safe travel corridor list. The company, ... -
40 students graduate from MGM’s lion dance training
MGM recently hosted a graduation ceremony for 40 graduates of this year’s “Junior Lion Dance Training Program” at Grande Praça, MGM Macau. The graduates showcased what ... -
The Ritz-Carlton Spa receives wellness and spa award
The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Macau has received the “Most Attractive Spa Treatment of the Year” award at the SpaChina Wellness and Spa Awards 2020. The hotel’s Restorative ... -
China’s paper win at WTO doesn’t dissuade Trump from trade war
The World Trade Organization’s ruling that the U.S. violated international regulations by imposing tariffs on more than $234 billion of Chinese exports failed to dissuade Washington ... -
Golf | Tiger Woods in need of some magic at US Open
By now, Tiger Woods should have had a chance to defend his Masters title. By now, there should be an answer for his rabid fans about ... -
The Buzz | Report finds global economic outlook not as bad as expected
The global economy is not doing as bad as previously expected, especially in the United States and China, but has still suffered an unprecedented drop due ... -
Study hints antibody drug may cut Covid-19 hospitalizations
A drug company says that partial results from a study testing an antibody drug give hints that it may help mild to moderately ill COVID-19 patients ... -
World Views | Retailers think you can’t work in sweatpants forever
Consumerism is back in fashion in spite of the enduring Covid-19 pandemic. The biggest European clothing retailers Inditex SA and Hennes & Mauritz AB both demonstrated that demand ... -
Thursday, September 17, 2020 – edition no. 3621
* Typhoon at bay — Weather bureau considers issuing Signal no. 1 today * Fashion festival aligns with green sustainability * A non-resident security guard from ...
