Yearly Archives: 2020
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Hong Kong | Carrie Lam replaces five ministers in cabinet reshuffle
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam replaced five senior officials, including the minister overseeing ties with Beijing, in the biggest cabinet reshuffle since hundreds of thousands ... -
China ponders late May date for NPC after virus forced delay
China is considering holding its highest-profile annual political meeting in late May, according to people familiar with the matter, after it was postponed for the first ... -
Wuhan embraces Yangtze River as virus-hit city reopens
Bathed in golden late-afternoon light, Chen Enting snapped a photo of his ticket to commemorate his first ferry ride across the Yangtze River after a 76-day ... -
This Day in History | 1984 Scientist finds Aids virus
The discovery of a virus which may cause Aids, the fatal disease sweeping through America, has been hailed as a “monumental breakthrough” in medical research. The ... -
Trump says ‘we don’t know’ how Kim Jong Un is doing
U.S. President Donald Trump said he doesn’t know about Kim Jong Un’s health after American and South Korean officials gave differing accounts on the North Korean ... -
The Art of Giving | Modern philanthropy and globalization
A virus that vanishes with some droplets of soap has put the world into lockdown, caused national health systems to collapse, created one of the greatest ... -
Snapchat says app usage accelerating with people in lockdown
Snapchat’s parent company reported a jump in daily users and said it expects to keep growing as people turn to messaging apps to stay connected during ... -
Pandemic and chill | Netflix adds a cool 16 million subscribers
Netflix picked up nearly 16 million global subscribers during the first three months of the year, helping cement its status as one of the world’s most ... -
The Buzz | China calls virus lawsuit brought by US state ‘very absurd’
China yesterday slammed a lawsuit brought against it by the U.S. state of Missouri over the coronavirus pandemic as “very absurd.” Foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang ... -
As people stay home, Earth turns wilder and cleaner
An unplanned grand experiment is changing Earth. As people across the globe stay home to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, the air has cleaned ... -
World Briefs
NORTH KOREA is saying nothing so far about outside media reports that leader Kim Jong Un may be unwell and there’s renewed worry about who’s next ... -
World Views | Singapore proves there’s no textbook virus response
Once lauded as a beacon in the fight against Covid-19, Singapore reached an unenviable milestone this week: the most cases in Southeast Asia. Soaring infections ... -
Thursday, April 23, 2020 – edition no. 3519
* Ho Iat Seng rethinking the university model * Carrie Lam reshuffles cabinet * Life returns to the Yangtze as Wuhan normalizes * Macau has ... -
Minor earthquake recorded this morning
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake was detected today at 11:35 a.m., according to information released by the Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau. The epicenter was located approximately ... -
Crime | Husband suspected of killing wife after argument
A 67-year-old man is suspected to have killed his 66-year-old wife over a financial disagreement, the Judiciary Police (PJ) disclosed yesterday. The couple had been married ... -
Crime | Dangerous motorbike riders twice ignore police directives
Three local men claimed not to have seen police officers and not to have heard their instructions after they were investigated for dangerous driving, the Public ... -
Briefs | DSEJ prepares masks for kindergarten interviews
As children undertaking kindergarten interviews are required to wear facemasks throughout the admission process, a centralized mask supply has been arranged for them, the Education ... -
Long list of ‘revitalization’ works will advance this year, pledges CE
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng guaranteed yesterday that the long list of public works presented during the Policy Address, which constitute a significant part of the ... -
Policy Address | LRT to go underground to save land resources
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng has said he hopes new Light Rapid Transit (LRT) lines can be built underground in future so as to better allocate ... -
Policy Address | Gov’t has no plan to amend gaming taxes
Macau’s top official said yesterday that the government has no intention of changing the current taxation structure for casinos and other gaming activities. The information came ... -
Experts say economy will bounce back once borders reopen
The Macau SAR is expected to undergo a “much deeper economic contraction” this year, with the city’s economy predicted to plunge by 24%, according to Fitch ... -
JP Morgan: Gaming law revision may be completed only in 2022
Brokerage JP Morgan Securities has predicted that the revision of the city’s gaming laws may only be finalized a matter of months before the concessionaire contracts ... -
Affordable housing | Length of residence now a factor in applications
The Macau SAR government has submitted the latest amendment to the affordable housing bill, having proposed to give more weight to permanent residents as well as ... -
Gov’t mulling best time to end guaranteed mask supply scheme
On the verge of the commencement of the 10th round of the centralized mask supply scheme, Lo Iek Long, medical director of the Conde São Januário ... -
Hong Kong extends social distancing measures for another two weeks
Hong Kong is extending social distancing restrictions for another 14 days as a precautionary measure, even as the financial hub sees a drop off in daily ... -
Consulate launches survey to assess if second chartered flight wanted
The Philippine Consulate General in the Macau SAR is calling on Philippine nationals who want a second chartered flight back to the Philippines to sign an ... -
Fearing big election loss, China goes on offensive in Hong Kong
On the surface, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam appears to have had a few pretty good months: Her government has managed to contain the coronavirus outbreak, ... -
This Day in History | 2000 Swat team grabs tug-of-love Cuban boy
US federal agents have seized six-year-old Cuban shipwreck survivor Elian Gonzalez in an early morning raid on the home of his relatives in Miami. About 25 ... -
UK Parliament to hold virtual debates amid virus lockdown
Britain’s Parliament is going back to work, and the political authorities have a message for lawmakers: Stay away. U.K. legislators and most parliamentary staff were sent ... -
Analysis | The era of airline buccaneers may be ending
Aviation has always carried a whiff of the pirate ship about it. Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd., likes to describe himself as an ... -
Genting plans unprecedented pay cut as virus shuts casinos
Malaysia’s casino-to-hospitality conglomerate Genting Bhd. and its units are planning the first group-wide salary cut since its founding in 1965. Genting, backed by Malaysian tycoon Lim ... -
Book It | ‘Rules for Being a Girl’ leaves readers wanting more
In “Rules for Being a Girl,” by bestselling authors Candace Bushnell and Katie Cotugno, high school student Marin Lospato becomes the victim of a teacher’s sexual ... -
tTunes | New Shelby Lynne album connected to unreleased film
There’s hardly a song among the 11 on Shelby Lynne’s first solo record since 2015 that fails to mention love, and even the exceptions stay on ... -
The Buzz | God shush! the Queen: Elizabeth II marks 94th birthday without fanfare
Britain is marking Queen Elizabeth II’s 94th birthday with silence yesterday, as the nation in lockdown amid the COVID-19 pandemic forgoes the usual gun salutes and ... -
Trump says he will suspend immigration to US over virus concerns
President Donald Trump said he’ll sign an executive order temporarily suspending immigration into the U.S. as the country tries to contain the spread of the coronavirus. ...
