Daily Archives: Thursday, November 26, 2020
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Policy Address | Cheong: Gov’t ‘highly concerned’ about accountability, democracy
Secretary for Administration and Justice André Cheong has affirmed that the Macau SAR government places great importance upon democracy and the accountability of high-ranking officials. During ... -
Policy Address | mandatory registration of food-takeout businesses being considered
The Macau SAR government will trial a mandatory registration measure for food take-out businesses, as announced by the Secretary for Administration and Justice André Cheong ... -
Letter to the Editor | Car parking in Coloane
Dear Editor, I write on behalf of some residents of Coloane regarding car parking in the village. Parking in the village has become a major challenge. ... -
WTT Macao | players outside Top 8 kick off tournament
The first-ever World Table Tennis (WTT) event kicked off yesterday at Macau’s Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion. Doing the honors of the event opening were the players ... -
11% of secondary school pupils bullied online
More than 11% of high school students have reported falling victim to cyberbullying, according to the results of a recent survey jointly published by the ... -
Crime | Man arrested after indecent videotaping
A male non-resident worker has helped police apprehend a man accused of non-consensual videotaping of a woman’s private parts at the Border Gate. At 10:15 p.m., ... -
Source market diversification vital to tourism in long term: academics
Macau’s long-term prospects of tourism revival and development will depend on cultural factors, Dr Pan Lei, academic at the University of Macau and an enthusiastic traveler, ... -
Gov’t reclaims ‘Ocean World’ land plot
The SAR government reclaimed the debated Taipa land plot originally slated for the “Ocean World” theme park but left desolate for decades on Tuesday. The ... -
Sands China’s local team members undergo training, eyeing promotion
Several local team members at Sands China Ltd. have been in the process of receiving promotions after the gaming operator offered a training platform for their ... -
Sands’ occupancy rate expected to reach over 40%
Wilfred Wong, who helms Sands China, remains confident that the occupancy rate of the groups’ hotels in December will fare far better than November. “The overall ... -
IC defends not publicizing long list of potential heritage sites
Publicizing a list of more than 100 properties of potential historic significance may jeopardize the goodwill of preserving them, Leong Wai Man, Vice President of the ... -
China stepping up virus testing on imported food packaging
China is stepping up virus inspections on imported food packaging as cooler weather brings new waves of coronavirus infections in several overseas countries, Chinese officials said ... -
Beijing demands India rescind app ban amid border tension
China yesterday demanded India rescind a ban on more Chinese mobile phone apps amid tension between Beijing and other governments over technology and security. A foreign ... -
This day in history | 1992 Queen to be taxed from next year
A British monarch is to pay income tax for the first time since the 1930s. The Prime Minister, John Major, told the House of Commons the ... -
USA | America is back: Biden pushes past Trump era with nominees
Declaring “America is back,” President-elect Joe Biden introduced his national security team, his first substantive offering of how he’ll shift from Trump-era “America First” policies by ... -
Big Pharma | With hope high for vaccine, Europe prepares to roll it out
With major COVID-19 vaccines showing high levels of protection, British officials are cautiously — and they stress cautiously — optimistic that life may start returning to ... -
5G | China accuses Britain of discriminating with tech ban
China accused Britain yesterday of improperly attacking Chinese tech companies after the British government proposed a law to block market access to telecom equipment giant Huawei ... -
Hong Kong | Carrie Lam lauds new security law despite criticism
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam lauded the city’s new national security law yesterday as “remarkably effective in restoring stability,” despite criticism that it is severely narrowing ... -
World Views | China makes a safe space for consumers. Will they spend?
Emerging from nearly a year of battling an economy dragged down by Covid-19 and a rickety financial system, Beijing is realizing what the most important collateral damage has been: ... -
Thursday, November 26, 2020 – edition no. 3666
* André Cheong: Gov’t ‘highly concerned’ about accountability, political reform * Sands China’s occupancy rate expected to reach over 40%: Wong * The first-ever World Table ... -
Obituary | Maradona, soccer icon who led Argentina to glory, dies at 60
Diego Maradona, arguably the best soccer player ever whose wild swings in fortune came to personify the flux of his home nation Argentina, has died. He ...
