Yearly Archives: 2020
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Eighth round of mask distribution starts today
The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center has advised that from today, a new round of face mask distribution organized by the government will start. Doctor ... -
Melco records 10% growth in 2019 profit
Melco International Development Limited, the gambling concession holder owned by Lawrence Ho, achieved 10% growth in both net revenues and profit last year, reaching HKD45 and ... -
Briefs | Local secondary student holds debut painting exhibition
Local young painter, Wong Si Kei, will hold her debut exhibition at the Art Exhibition Pavilion for The Youth, the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau announced. ... -
Following Macau | Casinos in Vietnam, Cambodia close to slow Covid-19 spread
Some casino operators in Vietnam have heeded the government’s call for a shutdown to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. As of yesterday, the country ... -
Lawmakers express urgency in approving amended 2020 budget
The Second Standing Committee of the Legislative Assembly (AL) has agreed that the 10 billion pataca fund, which will be offered to local residents and businesses ... -
Philippine Consulate reportedly offering relief goods to citizens on unpaid leave
The Philippine Consulate General in Macau is allegedly offering relief goods to Filipino nationals who can provide a declaration that they are on unpaid leave. According ... -
China reveals 1,541 symptom-free virus cases under pressure
China said that it’s put 1,541 people infected with the novel coronavirus but who don’t have symptoms under observation as of March 30, a much-anticipated announcement ... -
Fake news or the truth? Russia cracks down on virus postings
Two weeks ago, an opposition-leaning radio station in Russia interviewed political analyst Valery Solovei, who alleged the government was lying when it said no one had ... -
Exceptional Times | Volunteers fill gaps amid UK pandemic lockdown
The Rev. April Keech knocked on the door of an apartment in east London, took three giant steps back and made way for other volunteers to ... -
This Day in History | 1986 Bomb tears hole in airliner over Greece
Four people, including an eight-month old baby, have been sucked out of a TWA passenger jet after an explosion ripped a hole in its side. The ... -
Mass testing, empty ICUs: Germany scores early against virus
Late last year — long before most people had heard of the new coronavirus now sweeping the globe — scientists in Germany sprang into action to ... -
World’s top gold market freezes as Chinese shoppers stay away
The coronavirus pandemic has frozen the Chinese gold market, torpedoing demand at a time when investors elsewhere in the world are clamoring for the safety of ... -
The Art Of Giving | Modern Philanthropy: THERE IS SUCH A THING AS SOCIETY
Half the world is in lockdown. For those who are healthy it is a good time to catch up on some new reading or to go ... -
After Tokyo move, swimming looks for new worlds dates
After new dates were announced for the Tokyo Olympics, the swimming’s governing body is going back to the drawing board to figure out when to hold ... -
The Buzz | Facebook joins resistance to Bolsonaro virus claims
Major social media companies are taking aim at Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s dismissal of social distancing, joining others in the country who have lined up against ... -
Reganmian | Wuhan’s favorite noodles are back as virus-hit city recovers
The noodles smothered in peanut sauce are as much a trademark of Wuhan as deep-dish pizza in Chicago or spaghetti in Rome. Zhou Guoqiong still isn’t ... -
World Views
CHINESE officials say dry conditions, high temperatures and a sudden change in wind direction all contributed to the deaths of 19 people in a forest fire ... -
World Views | Even food delivery is getting hit in virus siege
The various levels of lockdown and quarantine across China haven’t proven a golden opportunity for the biggest food delivery and bookings company, a warning for on-demand service providers elsewhere ... -
Thursday, April 2, 2020 – edition no. 3506
* Budget emergency — Lawmakers call Gov’t to hasten approval * Mass testing, empty ICUs: Germany scores early against virus * Government to evaluate centralization ... -
The Latest: Tourists stuck in Nepal headed back to Australia
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with ... -
No way back to Macau for those without ‘safe-conduct’ through mainland
With the halt of the special transportation service from Hong Kong International Airport to Macau arranged by the Tourism Crisis Management Office, the only way residents ... -
Macau residents with Zhuhai residency card can bypass quarantine
The representative of the Public Security Police Force at the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center said yesterday that local residents that have a Zhuhai city ... -
Legislative Assembly | Lawmakers call on casino operators to do more for diversification
Some of Macau’s lawmakers called yesterday for gaming operators to do more to contribute toward the economic diversification of the city ahead of the concession expiry ... -
Mother and son returnees are latest confirmed cases
The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center announced today two new confirmed cases of Covid-19, bringing the total number of cases in Macau up to 41. ... -
Legislative Assembly | Medical exams at border test 4,000 tourists but Macau ‘unable’ to test residents
The Macau SAR government can approve over 4,000 tourists to enter Macau after an equivalent number of Covid-19 medical examination were held near the border checkpoints, ... -
Crime | Drunk driver crashes vehicle at Border Gate checkpoint
A drunk driver crashed his vehicle into a gate at the Border Gate vehicle passageway on March 26, on his way back to Macau from Zhuhai, ... -
Gov’t introduces e-voucher registration measures for newborns
The government will allow newborns to be registered on the Consumption Subsidy Scheme, better known as the 3,000-pataca e-voucher scheme. The measures now being introduced facilitate ... -
Suncity management see salaries reduced for two months
Senior management personnel at gaming promoter Suncity Group have announced that they will take a voluntary salary deduction for two months, media outlet Allin Media reports. ... -
Briefs | Joint university exams to take place between April 16 and 19
The joint exams of four local universities will take place as planned from April 16 to April 19, according to the exam organizer. The four ... -
Dismantling democracy? Virus used as excuse to quell dissent
Soldiers patrol the streets with their fingers on machine gun triggers. The army guards an exhibition center-turned-makeshift-hospital crowded with rows of metal beds for those infected ... -
Exceptional Times | South Korea shoe cobbler donates for needy amid coronavirus
Kim Byung-rok survived tuberculosis when he was 23, but was left with one good lung. In his work polishing and mending shoes, he inhaled too much ... -
Exceptional Times | Students provide sanitizers to daily workers to fight virus
They toil on the fringes, without any job security or set hours or decent wages. And the coronavirus has made their already difficult lives harder, and ... -
This Day in History | 2000 Wartime coding machine stolen
A coding machine used by the Germans to encode messages during World War II has been stolen from the Bletchley Park Museum in Buckinghamshire, south-east England. ... -
Spain hit by record virus deaths; NY demands reinforcements
Spain’s coronavirus deaths jumped by a record number yesterday as the country’s medical system strained to care for its tens of thousands of infected patients, and ... -
Huawei warns of ‘pandora’s box’ if US curbs Taiwan supply
Huawei Technologies Co. is bracing for its most difficult year on record in 2020, when tightening U.S. sanctions and the Covid-19 pandemic threaten to slam an ...
