Daily Archives: Friday, December 11, 2020
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US sanctions ‘Broken Tooth’ for corruption, piggybacking
The U.S. has imposed a sanction on Wan Kuok-koi, an infamous gangster and triad boss in China who goes by the alias “Broken Tooth” for ... -
Briefs | Man pretends to be high-ranking official to carry out scam
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has apprehended a 57-year-old Macau man, who is suspected of pretending to be a high-ranking government official in order to defraud his ... -
Limbo wins Best Film in IFFAM
Ben Sharrock’s Limbo won Best Film in the the 5th International Film Festival & Awards – Macao, while Hirokazu Kore-eda was honoured for his achievements in ... -
Gov’t expecting MOP29.46b in gaming tax in 2020
The Macau government anticipates it will collect MOP29.46 billion in gaming taxes from the city’s casinos in 2020, 70% less than the forecast of MOP98 billion that was ... -
Wynn Supports Digital Transformation of Local SMEs
As a large-scale integrated enterprise deeply rooted in Macao, Wynn has been actively engaged in long-term partnerships with local small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for many ... -
Democrat group wants security in career, housing prospects in youth policy
Local democrat group New Macau Association (ANM) has cited Hong Kong and Taiwan as examples to prove that Macau should include youth careers and housing prospects, ... -
Testing underway for bus recording devices
Some of the city’s public buses are currently equipped with voice recording devices, but Director of the Transport Bureau (DSAT) Lam Hin San says that ... -
Gov’t makes ‘largest scale’ amendment in 30 years to stamp duty law
The Third Standing Committee of the Legislative Assembly (AL) believes that the government has just made the biggest changes to the city’s stamp duty policy in ... -
Bubble Up your Festive Spirit at MGM
Make this your ultimate Holiday calendar! MGM COTAI has dressed up and turned into a candy house this winter! Start humming the best Christmas carols at ... -
New group of Macau racers ready to prove themselves as soon as racing restarts
A new batch of Macau racers is ready to start racing and challenge themselves against other competitors in their categories. Starting from square one, which in ... -
Electoral Affairs Commission to be set up by month’s end
In accordance with the law, the Electoral Affairs Commission for the Legislative Assembly Election will be established by the end of this year, Secretary for Administration ... -
Lawmakers’ Agenda | Wu Chou Kit denies Sulu’s sentiments on whistleblowers
In an unusual occurrence on Wednesday, lawmaker Wu Chou Kit used some of his speaking time to reply to a spoken inquiry that another lawmaker ... -
Authority says two Canadians have been indicted, tried
China’s Foreign Ministry said yesterday that two Canadians who have been held for two years in a case linked to a Huawei executive have been indicted ... -
Digital Minister: Taiwan to guard privacy
Taiwan plans to create an independent agency to enforce digital privacy, a Cabinet minister says, tackling an increasingly urgent issue as countries step up surveillance during ... -
Pompeo unloads on US universities for China ties
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo yesterday (Macau time) accused U.S. universities of caving to Chinese pressure to blunt or bar criticism of the Chinese Communist Party. ... -
Authorities to sanction US officials, curb some diplomat travel
China said it will sanction more U.S. officials and place new travel restrictions on American diplomats in retaliation for measures taken by the Trump administration over ... -
Thailand | Activists urge UN to help repeal royal defamation laws
Pro-democracy demonstrators in Bangkok marked United Nations Human Rights Day yesterday with rallies calling for the abolition of Thailand’s strict royal defamation law, which was recently ... -
Australia excluded from global climate meeting as policies lag
Around 70 leaders including Boris Johnson and Emmanuel Macron will use a global climate summit this weekend to outline new pledges to cut greenhouse-gas emissions. Australia’s ... -
This day in history | 2001 30,000 postal jobs ‘to be cut’
Up to 30,000 Post Office workers could lose their jobs over the next 18 months, Consignia, the company which runs the service, has announced. The company ... -
Pfizer says some vaccine documents accessed in EMA hack
Pfizer Inc. said some documents it had submitted to Europe’s top drug regulator regarding its Covid-19 vaccine had been accessed in a cyber-attack on the agency. ... -
TASTE OF EDESIA | A memorable Christmas feast
Christmas is just around the corner and as individuals are preparing for the holidays, many are deciding on where to eat and spend quality time with ... -
WELLNESS | Sanctuary of relaxation
Christmas is the best time to pamper oneself and let go of negative emotions and memories from the past before the New Year begins. Regarded as ... -
Macau Racing Tips | The Cardiff 1500 Metres Turf (Fri) & The Hull 1500 Turf (Sat) 2020-12-11 | Fri | 19:40 & 2020-12-12 | Sat | 15:10
It’s pity that the international racing fraternity who come to Hong Kong for the HKIR this week cannot make it to Macau to experience our racing ... -
The Buzz | Portugal immigration chief quits after Lisbon airport death
Portugal’s immigration chief quit yesterday [Macau time] after an outcry over the death of a Ukrainian man suspected of being tortured by officials before dying in ... -
Brexit | UK says EU trade talks face ‘moment of finality’ on weekend
Britain’s foreign minister said yesterday that negotiations on a trade deal with the European Union will reach a “moment of finality” this weekend, with both sides ... -
World Views | Boris Johnson’s Brexit Divide-and-Rule Plan Is Failing
Wednesday was supposed to be Boris Johnson’s ultimate showdown: A face-to-face meeting with Ursula von der Leyen, boss of the European Commission, to make a once-and-for-all ... -
Friday, December 11, 2020 – edition no. 3676
* Ready for the track — A group of youngsters are gearing up to carry the Macau flag to the top of the podium once race ...
