Messner’s law firm represented state-run Chinese insurer

Republican Senate candidate Corky Messner takes a hard line against China in his campaign, but his law firm once represented an insurance company run by the Chinese government that sued

Ex-Chinese diplomat details new WTO forecast on world trade

A former Chinese diplomat took center stage yesterday at the World Trade Organization, announcing its revised prediction for a 9.2% percent decline in world merchandise trade this year and

This day in history | 2003 The Terminator takes on California

The film star Arnold Schwarzenegger has been elected governor of California, ousting the incumbent, Gray Davis, three years before his term was due to end. It is the first time in

Circus school in full swing again, despite Covid

The ropes are swinging. Chalk stains the mats anew. And students at the ESAC international circus school in Brussels are smiling again, even if it is through a mask sometimes. The

Book It | ‘Missionaries’ sees our forever wars as vocation

Phil Klay’s “Redeployment” was a masterwork in mostly spare prose, its tonal range from laugh-out-loud, Joseph Heller-esque absurdity to soul-crushing bleakness. It may be our best literary window into the

Two scientists win Nobel chemistry prize for ‘gene scissors’

Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry yesterday for developing a method of genome editing likened to “molecular scissors” that offer the promise of one day curing inherited diseases

Our Desk | A not-so-golden week

The streets of Leal Senado leading up to the Ruins of St Paul have not been crowded for the past – at least – seven months, due to the city’s

Thursday, October 8, 2020 – edition no. 3634

* Americans can stay — US operators losing gaming license is ‘remote’ possibility, says brokerage * A Viewer Guide | Virus response on stage with Pence, Harris * Lawmakers submitted to the Legislative

Billionaire Packer says he didn’t consider Stanley Ho ban in Melco deal

Crown Resorts Ltd.’s billionaire shareholder James Packer pushed for a tie-up last year between Australia’s biggest casino operator and Hong Kong-based Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd. This was despite prohibitions levied

Greek court rules Golden Dawn party criminal organization

A Greek court ruled today (Wednesday) that the far-right Golden Dawn party was operating as a criminal organization, following a politically charged five-year trial against dozens of defendants, including former

Suspect detained in HKD800,000 counterfeit money scam

A 33-year-old man from the mainland was detained by the Judiciary Police (PJ) as one of three suspects involved in a HKD800,000 counterfeit banknote fraud case. The case was revealed

Briefs | Gov’t not proposing establishment of liquor licensing system

  The Macau SAR government is not suggesting that a liquor licensing system be established, according to the transcript of a public consultation on alcohol control for underage youth. The local

City sees 21,500 visitors on 5th day of Golden Week

The number of tourists from mainland China is showing a slight improvement as Macau recorded a total of 21,500 visitors for the fifth day of the National Day Holiday. Preliminary data

PJ to set up national security department next week

The Judiciary Police (PJ) will set up a new department on October 12 for safeguarding national security, the government announced yesterday. According to a dispatch published in the official gazette, the

Worker’s group objects to cancellation of cash handouts

Some of the city’s frontline workers have expressed disapproval and refused to accept the idea of canceling the cash handout for next year. Their representatives conveyed the objections to the

Police confirm dead body found on Hac Sa Beach

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have confirmed that a dead body was found yesterday afternoon after a reader of the Times provided a lead about the discovery in Hac Sa early

Sulu Sou concerned about school subsidies

Pro-democracy lawmaker Sulu Sou is concerned about the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau’s (DSEJ) lack of supervisory capacity, due to the high amount of subsidies that have been attributed to

Ex-lawmaker Chan Wai Chi considering running in next election

Former full-attendance lawmaker Paul Chan Wai Chi hinted at his desire to run in the next election, which will take place in 2021. The member of local democrat group New Macau

Lawmaker Ella Lei asks gov’t to further digitize procedures

Complimenting the government’s move to digitize certain services, lawmaker Ella Lei has asked the government to make further progress on this, including allowing the full electronic submission of applications. The E-governance

Ng Kuok Cheong calls on gov’t to improve parking lot ventilation

In his recent written inquiry, lawmaker Ng Kuok Cheong asked the government about progress in improving ventilation in underground parking lots across the city. The lawmaker pointed out that unlike ground-level

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