Yearly Archives: 2020
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Philippines | Officials lift deadline for foreigners to leave north
The Philippines lifted a deadline for thousands of foreign travelers to leave the northern third of the country, including the capital, after quarantining the region due ... -
This Day in History | 1970 – Willi and Willy meet in East Germany
The leaders of East and West Germany have met for the first time since the country was divided in 1949. About 2,000 young East Germans greeted ... -
Pandemic | Traffic piles up in Europe as virus lockdowns close borders
Desperate travelers in cars and trucks choked European borders on Wednesday, creating traffic jams up to 17 miles long as they sought to get back home ... -
The Art of Giving | Modern philanthropy and the great disruption
We are living in the times of great disruption. Yesterday the world was identifying a set of pressing global challenges such as climate change, reskilling, blockchain, ... -
Time spent streaming spiked 20% worldwide this past weekend
For years, TV executives have fretted there is too much TV. Now, with the coronavirus looming large, they are worried there might not be enough. Because ... -
TENNIS | Virus forces French Open delay; US Open switch ‘possibility’
The French Open was postponed for about four months because of the coronavirus pandemic, shifting from May to September and juggling the tennis calendar. The French ... -
The Buzz | Facebook bug wrongly deleted authentic coronavirus news
Facebook said a bug in its anti-spam system temporarily blocked the publication of links to news stories about the coronavirus. Guy Rosen, Facebook’s vice president of ... -
Sex workers face ruin amid virus fears, brothel closures
It’s 7 p.m. on a Friday night, a time when Aurel Johannes Marx’s three-room brothel on the edge of Berlin would normally be preparing for its ... -
World Briefs
NORTH KOREAN leader Kim Jong Un acknowledged that his country lacks modern medical facilities and called for urgent improvements in a rare assessment of the North’s ... -
World Views | Big business has all the advantages in the pandemic
Even if fiscal stimulus is successful in getting the U.S. economy back on stable ground after the Covid-19 crisis, the economy will inevitably be transformed. When ... -
Thursday, March 19, 2020 – edition no. 3496
* US-China relations strained by press spat * Non-Chinese foreign workers barred as seven new cases seen in less than one week * The gov’t ... -
Two more cases reported Thursday morning; tally at 17
In the early hours of this morning, two new Covid-19 cases were suddenly reported. The first case involves a 19-year-old female resident who studies in the ... -
15th coronavirus case is Filipino worker
A 31-year-old male non-resident worker from the Philippines has become the 15th confirmed case of the Covid-19 coronavirus. His infection was confirmed after he had been in ... -
Indonesian woman is the 14th recorded case of Covid-19
A 42-year-old woman from Indonesia is infected with Covid-19, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre announced this morning. The woman, who traveled to Macau ... -
Gov’t assures concessionary fares to stay under new bus contracts
The government has assured lawmakers that the current passenger privileges on public bus services would likely be retained when the new services contracts are finally agreed. ... -
Briefs | Overseas students worry about not receiving e-vouchers
Overseas Macau students have expressed concerns about not being able to collect the 3,000 patacas e-voucher, according to a report by Macao Daily News. The Youth ... -
Crime | Chess player threatened over MOP20 board rent
One game of chess played in a public park in Macau reached a “life threatening” level recently, according to a case reported by the Public Security ... -
Health authorities: no travelers can avoid medical examination
The health authorities admitted yesterday that they have been experiencing several problems with Macau residents returning from overseas that refuse to cooperate with the local authorities ... -
Macau drops quarantine measures, goes into lockdown
The Macau SAR is in a partial lockdown after an Executive Order stated that from today, no individuals – aside from Macau residents, non-resident workers of ... -
Sports | Motorcycle race used for Macau GP rider selection cancelled
The legendary Isle of Man TT (Tourist Trophy) races (IOMTT), an annual motorcycle sport event run on the Isle of Man in May and June has ... -
Sports | Macau FIVB tournament postponed until Tokyo 2020
The Macau leg of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) will be postponed until the Olympic Games in Tokyo this year, in response to the latest ... -
Gov’t auditor accuses airport management of overlooking security flaws
The Macau International Airport Company (CAM), the concessionaire that manages the daily operation of the Macau International Airport, has been accused of overlooking security loopholes in ... -
Gaming – Las Vegas | Adelson’s casinos stay open in city divided over virus
MGM Resorts International and Wynn Resorts Ltd. both announced over the weekend that they were closing their Las Vegas casinos until the coronavirus threat passes. But ... -
Macau Analysts converge on 75% revenue fall this March
Analysts are converging on a projected fall in gross gaming revenue of between 75% and 80% this month, after February 2020 recorded the lowest monthly revenue ... -
Analysis | Coronavirus could very well slow by the summer
One great unknown about the coronavirus pandemic currently circling the globe is how it will respond as the weather gets warmer. The virus will “go away ... -
Beijing to deepen reform of government functions, enhance employment stability
China will deepen the reform of government functions, foster new drivers of growth, cultivate new forms of industry in the digital economy and keep employment stable, ... -
Thailand enacts shutdowns to curb spread of coronavirus
Thailand’s government has enacted stronger measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus, including postponing the country’s biggest holiday, shutting down schools and closing bars. Prime ... -
India | Stringent virus testing criteria may mask toll
A British citizen appeared at a public hospital in India’s capital with a cough, difficulty breathing and a private clinic’s referral for a coronavirus test. She was ... -
With borders and businesses closing, world hunkers down
With borders slamming shut, schools and businesses closing and increasingly drastic restrictions on movement in place, tens of millions of people were hunkered down yesterday, heeding ... -
This Day in History | 1982 – Judge halts ‘obscenity’ trial
Charges of gross indecency brought by Mary Whitehouse against a National Theatre director ended today after intervention by the Attorney-General – with both sides claiming victory. ... -
Hong Kong’s jobless rate climbs to 9-year high
Hong Kong’s jobless rate surged to the highest level in almost a decade in February as the full force of disruptions from the novel coronavirus outbreak ... -
Corporate Bits | Melco offers one-year contract for unemployed construction workers
Melco Resorts & Entertainment, with support from Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) and the Macao Federation of Trade Unions (FAOM), has offered 100 job opportunities to unemployed local construction workers. According ... -
Football | UEFA postpones Euro 2020 by one year
This year’s European Championship was postponed for one year yesterday because of the coronavirus outbreak. UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin said the spreading virus currently “makes football ... -
World briefs
THAILAND Bombers attacked a major government office in Thailand’s insurgency-plagued far south as hundreds of local officials and Muslim clerics met to discuss fighting COVID-19. At ... -
The Buzz | Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson reportedly released from hospital
Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, were released from an Australian hospital yesterday, five days after they were diagnosed with the new coronavirus, media reported. ...
