Daily Archives: Monday, September 21, 2020
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Crime | Outraged at being asked to repay money, debtor imprisoned creditor
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has apprehended a woman from the mainland who is suspected of imprisoning her creditor. The suspect is accused of detaining the creditor ... -
Briefs | Survey finds that 10% of Macau people have suicidal thoughts
A recent survey conducted by the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) found that 40% of respondents suffered from varying degrees of depression, while 10% of ... -
Two-thirds of local workers report no salary cut during Covid-19
A survey conducted by the Macau Federation of Trade Unions (FAOM) has shown that nearly two-thirds of interviewed local workers have not experienced any salary cuts ... -
Five influenza clusters recorded as schools resume
Over the past week, the Health Bureau has detected five influenza clusters at five schools, involving a total of 33 students. The schools involved in the ... -
Schools can start using Smart Campus platform this week
Starting from as early as this week, local schools may start using the Smart Campus platform, recently commissioned by the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ). ... -
Green space per capita to shrink by 2040
Macau’s green space is expected to shrink by more than one-quarter in the next 20 years, according to a recent forecast revealed at a consultation session ... -
Macau Government organizes tourism outreach in Beijing
The Macau government is rolling out a series of promotional activities to encourage tourists from Beijing to visit Macau in the months ahead. With the pandemic ... -
Anima joins int’l alliance to stop dog-racing in Portugal
Local animal welfare association Anima Macau has joined forces with the Portuguese League for Animal Rights (LPDA), Pet Levrieri and GREY2K to organize a worldwide ... -
Advisor wants locals involved in Central Library design
Urban Planning Committee member Chan Choi I has urged the Macau government to allow locals to participate in the design of the new Central Library, according ... -
Engineer asks gov’t for more data on LRT East Line
Despite agreeing with the proposed route of the East Line of the Light Rapid Transit (LRT), veteran engineer Lei Hay Ip has asked the government to ... -
Briefs | Consumer Council reviews biscuit labels
The latest issue of Consumer Report features a comparison report on the nutrition facts of biscuits, with analysis into samples that contained high contents of ... -
CCAC discovers red flags in Viva Macau case
The Commission Against Corruption has found that no members of Industrial and Commercial Development Fund (FDIC), which granted five loans to failed airline Viva Macau in ... -
Chinese F4 championship Zhuhai rounds start before Macau GP
THE first rounds of the formula car racing championship that is coming to Macau this year in lieu of the normal Formula 3 race were held ... -
Hong Kong urged to boost stimulus using fiscal war chest
Hong Kong’s government is drawing fresh criticism from economists and business advocates who say a third round of virus relief stimulus doesn’t go far enough. While ... -
China flies 18 warplanes near Taiwan during US envoy’s visit
China’s military sent 18 planes including fighter jets over the Taiwan Strait in an unusually large show of force Friday as a U.S. envoy held a ... -
Briefs | China denies its unreliable entity list targets US companies
China dismissed accusations of targeting U.S. firms as it seeks to punish foreign companies that damage its national security by adding them to a “unreliable ... -
This Day in History | 1998 Clinton’s Grand Jury testimony released
Bill Clinton’s testimony about his relationship with a young female assistant has been released to the United States public. The video of the American president’s 17 ... -
How Ginsburg’s death could reshape the presidential campaign
A presidential campaign that was already tugging at the nation’s most searing divides has been jolted by the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, ... -
NFL | Raiders ready for big opening act on Las Vegas Strip
The Death Star comes alive for the first time Monday night in a prime-time debut that just a few years ago would have been unimaginable. The ... -
The Buzz | Coronavirus-wary Bavarians kick off toned-down Oktoberfest
Oktoberfest celebrations got underway yesterday in Munich with the traditional tapping of a keg and the cry of “O’zapft is!” — “It’s tapped!” — but this ... -
France | Carpenters wow public with medieval techniques at Notre Dame
With precision and boundless energy, a team of carpenters used medieval techniques to raise up — by hand — a three-ton oak truss yesterday in front ... -
World Views | Trump’s WeChat ban is just a MAGA wall in cyberspace
Having failed to complete a huge wall along the U.S. southern border, President Donald Trump’s administration now seems desperate to build one in cyberspace for ... -
Monday, September 21, 2020 – edition no. 3623
* Macau’s new GP series kickstarts in Zhuhai * Influenza clusters — Some 33 children across five schools have got the flu, just weeks into the ...
