Daily Archives: Thursday, December 17, 2020
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Law proposing DSSOPT to have power to suspend water, electricity supply pass
The government has been given the right to suspend the supply of water and electricity to illicitly built properties or properties with illegal engineering work under ... -
2020 marks many losses and hard-won gains, management heads say
This year and the pandemic have prompted a substantial financial loss and loss of personnel for the city’s various industries, but it has also heralded changes ... -
City Fringe Festival to go ahead posing ‘everyone as artist’
The 20th Macao City Fringe Festival will be held in January next year as usual, with a program of 18 events and 17 extended activities, highlighting ... -
CE inaugurates Patriotic Education Base
Macau’s Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng yesterday presided over the opening ceremony of the Patriotic Education Base — an institute established to fortify nationalism and patriotism ... -
Covid-19 prompts more locals to seek financial subsidies
The pandemic pushed up the number of people applying for financial assistance by around 40% from January to November year-on-year, Director of Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) Hon Wai ... -
Viva Macau | Pan-democrat lawmakers want AL hearing with Edmund Ho, Francis Tam
Lawmakers Sulu Sou and José Pereira Coutinho want to call former Chief Executive (CE) Edmund Ho and former Secretary for Economy and Finance Francis Tam to ... -
Sands China unwavering in commitment to long-term investment
Sands China Ltd. has placed great importance on continually investing in the local market, actively paying heed to the government’s call for market diversification in Macao. ... -
DSEJ attempts to start early registration for first-time kindergarten students
The Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) is aiming to accelerate the process of its Central Registration for first-time kindergarten students to avoid causing parents anxiety ... -
Taiwan open for talks to discuss returnee students
Taiwan is open to having talks on quarantine measures for Macau students when they return to the jurisdiction, Chen Shih-chung, Commander of Taiwan’s Central Epidemic Command ... -
WHO to sift Chinese samples, data in hunt for virus origins
A German scientist who is part of a small team of experts assembled by the World Health Organization to investigate the origins of the coronavirus says ... -
Gov’t charges HK activists over attempted flight to Taiwan
China has charged Hong Kong activists detained for more than three months over their attempt to flee to Taiwan. Two people were charged with organizing an ... -
This Day in History | 1944 Germany counter-attacks in Ardennes
The Germans have mounted a series of counter-attacks on the Western front allowing them to re-cross the borders of Luxembourg and Belgium. On the second day ... -
EU chief von der Leyen sees progress in Brexit talks
After weeks of relentless pessimism, the European Union said yesterday there was now a clear, if narrow, path to reaching an agreement with the United Kingdom ... -
Germany enters harder lockdown as virus deaths hit new high
Germany reported a record level of coronavirus deaths as it entered a harder lockdown yesterday, closing shops and schools to try to bring down stubbornly high ... -
Lyft wants people to be hailing fully driverless cars on its app by 2023
Lyft Inc. expects customers will be able to use its app to hail cars without drivers starting in 2023, the company said yesterday. The self-driving rides ... -
Melco collaborates with CCTV to bring esports event to Macau
Melco Resorts & Entertainment presents “GBA Sim Racing Grand Prix (SRGP) 2020 – The Grand Final” at City of Dreams from today until December 19. The esports event ... -
HEYTEA to open first local store at The Venetian Macao
HEYTEA, the originator of Cheezo Tea, will open its first Macau store at The Venetian Macao on December 19, with a second coming soon to The ... -
Cathay still mired in Covid trouble with traffic down 99%
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. carried just 37,815 passengers in November, down 98.6% from a year earlier, and warned that its second-half losses will be significantly ... -
The Buzz | US regulators OK genetically modified pig for food, drugs
U.S. regulators have approved a genetically modified pig for food and medical products, making it the second such animal to get the green light for human ... -
Sundance Film Festival unveils slate for 1st virtual edition
A Questlove-directed documentary about the other major music event of the summer of 1969 and documentaries about the creators of Sesame Street and the coronavirus pandemic ... -
World Views | If Facebook broke up, would anyone notice?
What would happen if Facebook disappeared tomorrow? Would people suddenly be unable to communicate online? Would the economy screech to a halt? Would anyone be deprived ... -
Thursday, December 17, 2020 – edition no. 3680
* Turning the tide — Despite hefty financial losses, companies exert effort to ‘mitigate the damage’ * DSEJ attempts to start early registration for first-time ...
