Daily Archives: Friday, November 13, 2020
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Lawmakers probe gov’t on budget defiance to Basic Law
Lawmakers of the First Standing Committee of the Legislative Assembly (AL) have questioned the government regarding the 2021 budget bill, which presents a deficit due to ... -
Education suffers MOP1 billion cut in 2021
The education sector will face a 1 billion pataca cut in 2021, as per the 2021 Budget bill presented by the government. The bill, currently under ... -
Ao Ieong dispels public worries over recruitment of mainland teachers
The recruitment of 27 teachers from mainland China to offer local teachers tutelage on assistance and counseling by the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) has ... -
Unitary police law remains in place
The unitary police law remains in place following yesterday’s discussion by the First Standing Committee of the Legislative Assembly (AL). Yesterday, members of the committee met ... -
Local racers deny document forgery accusations in court
Two local car racers have denied the Macao Foundation’s accusations of document forgery in the Court of First Instance, according to a report by Macao Daily ... -
Gaming tax drops 74% in Jan-Oct period
The SAR government has reaped MOP24.3 billion in gaming taxes from January to October, a sharp drop of 74% from the same period last year, the ... -
Wynn Promotes Traditional Chinese Culture
Wynn Resorts (Macau) S.A. and the National Conditions Education (Macau) Association co-organized the fourth ‘Wynn Cup—Macau Primary School Student National Education Drawing Competition’ under the theme ... -
Briefs | Wisdom Policy urges tourism recovery
Local think tank Wisdom Policy’s president Ho Ion Sang recently proposed that the local government continue its discussion with the mainland’s relevant government department to ... -
Ineligible for court, buyers of mainland residences seek help from lawmaker
Several hundred Macau buyers purchasing units in Wanzai District of China’s southern city of Zhuhai have seen the type of properties mysteriously altered, making them legally ... -
Consultation fatigue | Simultaneously held public consultations ‘quite improper’
The recent emergence of three public consultations in two months is not giving the general public a clear idea of each, leaving members of the public ... -
Covid-19 | Brazil resumes trials of Chinese vaccine candidate
Brazil’s health regulator yesterday (Macau time) authorized the resumption of large-scale clinical trials on a potential coronavirus vaccine developed by a Chinese company just over a ... -
LegCo crisis | Hong Kong pro-democracy legislators hand in resignations
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy legislators began resigning in protest yesterday, one day after the government ousted four members of their camp. The 15 remaining members of the ... -
Social Media | TikTok asks court to intervene as Trump order looms
The popular video-sharing app TikTok, its future in limbo since President Donald Trump tried to shut it down earlier this fall, is asking a federal court ... -
Philippines | Typhoon-ravaged northeastern provinces pummeled by new storm
A typhoon swelled rivers and flooded low-lying areas as it passed over the storm-battered northeastern Philippines, where rescuers worked yesterday to help people flee the rising ... -
USA | Biden moves forward without help from Trump’s intel team
The presidential race was hovering in limbo in 2000 when outgoing President Bill Clinton decided to let then-Gov. George W. Bush read the ultra-secret daily brief ... -
This Day in History | 1979 Times returns after year-long dispute
The Times newspaper has been published for the first time in nearly a year. The paper’s disappearance from news stands followed a dispute between management and ... -
Analysis | Why Trump fears leaving the White House
Donald Trump is the luckiest man alive. Unlike almost, well, everyone, he’s been protected from the consequences of his own mistakes his entire life. Born into ... -
Drive in | Winslet finds passion among the rocks in ‘Ammonite’
The new film “Ammonite” unearths the stories of two women buried by history: paleontologist Mary Anning, who in the 19th century made significant prehistoric fossil discoveries ... -
Wellness | Soothing sensation
To keep skin hydrated and soothed during winter, there are numerous types of moisturiser one could purchase. However, for the discerning few who are searching for ... -
Food review | Deluxe to-go sushi
Anyone who loves Japanese food knows that high-quality sushi can be expensive. There are supermarkets and shops selling extremely affordable machine-made sushi, yet the “texture of ... -
The Buzz | New Yorker fires writer Jeffrey Toobin after Zoom incident
The New Yorker has fired longtime staff writer Jeffrey Toobin after he reportedly exposed himself during a Zoom conference last month. He had already been on ... -
Chinese shoppers spend over $100 billion in shopping fest
Chinese consumers spent over a hundred billion dollars during this year’s Singles’ Day shopping festival, signaling a rebound in consumption as China recovers from the coronavirus ... -
World Views | Lockdowns make perfect sense now
The development of what looks like an effective vaccine against Covid-19 has ignited hopes that the worst of the pandemic will be over relatively soon. If successful, it will ... -
Friday, November 13, 2020 – edition no. 3657
* The magnificent 27 — Education authorities are under fire from teachers after a dispatch reveals the hiring of 27 educators from mainland China; Secretary Ao ...
