Monthly Archives: September 2020
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Macau working on travel bubble arrangements
Work is in progress to develop travel bubbles with nearby jurisdictions, Dr. Leong Iek Hou from the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center disclosed yesterday at ... -
US flags suspicious activity at Macau banks, FinCEN data leak reveals
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has detected suspicious activity involving a total of MOP544 million passing through four local banking institutions in Macau, which could ... -
Tak Chun to acquire further 29% stake in Macau Legend
Gaming promoter Tak Chun Group is set to acquire the remaining 29% of Macau Legend Development Ltd shares currently held by public shareholders, the Inside Asian ... -
Adelsons pump $25 million into GOP Senate super-PAC in August
Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson and his wife Miriam Adelson gave $25 million to the Senate Leadership Fund, a super-PAC tied to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, part ... -
Former Sands executives join SJM ahead of Cotai property opening
Two former senior Sands executives, Benjamin Toh and Daniel Shim, have been appointed to the respective posts of Chief Operating Officer for Finance and Development and ... -
InterContinental Hotels opens new Holiday Inn Express
Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, a new low-cost hotel, the Holiday Inn Express Macau City Center, has quietly opened its doors in Macau. The hotel is celebrating ... -
Government to build world-class amusement park in Hac Sa by 2021
The Macau SAR government is planning to build a world-class amusement park zone in the Hac Sa Beach area, according to a statement written to lawmaker ... -
Rabbit lantern installation removed after plagiarism controversy
An installation for the Mid-Autumn Festival has been removed from Praça de Jorge Álvares garden in central Macau by the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM). The “Rabbits ... -
Analysis | Fingers crossed for Golden Week
Macau is crossing its fingers and holding its breath for some good news during Golden Week, now little more than a week away. Applications for travel ... -
India, China commanders meet again on ending border standoff
Senior Indian and Chinese military commanders are holding talks yesterday aimed at resolving a tense monthslong standoff along their disputed border in the mountainous Ladakh region. ... -
Judge agrees to delay US government restrictions on WeChat
A judge has approved a request from a group of U.S. WeChat users to delay looming federal government restrictions that could effectively make the popular app ... -
This Day in History | 2001 Simpson smuggled into Afghanistan
The BBC’s world affairs editor has become the only television reporter to broadcast from Taleban-held Afghanistan as the country prepares for an American attack. John Simpson ... -
FinCEN | Banks moved $2 trillion amid laundering orders, ICIJ says
A new investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists says JPMorgan Chase & Co., Deutsche Bank AG and several global banks “kept profiting from powerful and dangerous ... -
HSBC shares fall to 25-year low on China fears, banks report
HSBC Holdings Plc slumped below its financial crisis low set more than a decade ago as pressures mount on several fronts, including a potential threat to ... -
Football | EPL: Son nets 4 as Spurs triumph; Mane double in Liverpool win
No fans but no shortage of goals. There were 18 goals in the Premier League’s four games yesterday [Macau time]— with Tottenham’s 5-2 victory over Southampton ... -
The Buzz | UK science advisers warn of darker Covid-19 days ahead
Britain’s top medical advisers yesterday painted a grim picture of exponential growth in illness and death if nothing is done to control the second wave of ... -
Film | Outlook not improving for beleaguered US movie theaters
About three quarters of the country’s movie theaters are open, but Americans are not going back in significant numbers in the COVID-era, even with new films ... -
Our Desk | Macau’s stranger things
In the past few days, strange and mysterious things have been happening in Macau which have not been mentioned. Over the last week, the Health Bureau ... -
Tuesday, September 22, 2020 – edition no. 3624
* Rabbit replicants — Lanterns installation for Moon Fest removed from downtown garden after plagiarism allegations * FinCEN leaks | Macau banks involved in laundering of ... -
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 ...
