Yearly Archives: 2020
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Spike in cases delays Singapore-Hong Kong travel bubble
Singapore and Hong Kong on Saturday postponed the start of an air travel bubble meant to boost tourism for both cities, citing a spike in infections ... -
Japan to suspend domestic travel campaign in virus hotspots
Chikafumi Hodo, Grace Huang & Takashi Nakamichi Japan will partially suspend the country’s “Go-To” domestic travel campaign in areas where coronavirus cases are increasing, Prime Minister ... -
This day in history | 1963 Johnson takes over as US president
Fifty-five year old Lyndon Baines Johnson begins his new job today as US president. He was sworn in yesterday just two hours after an assassin shot ... -
G-20 | Trump stays mum on sharing vaccines as leaders pledge to do so
Leaders of the world’s richest countries are promising to ensure equality in the race to vaccinate people against the coronavirus, even as President Donald Trump stays ... -
Tottenham beats Man City to go top of Premier League
Tottenham 2, Man City 0 Tottenham beat Manchester City 2-0 yesterday [Macau time] to go top of the English Premier League with a trademark, defense-first performance ... -
The Buzz | Bodies of man and his slave unearthed from ashes at Pompeii
Skeletal remains of what are believed to have been a rich man and his male slave attempting to escape death from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius ... -
One Good Thing | Malaysia group teaches refugee women how to read and write
In a bare room, students seated on the floor recite the alphabet. But these are not children. The students are refugee women in Malaysia, some in ... -
World Views | Go on, jump. A pile of soft dollars will catch you
The economic recovery from the coronavirus will have its share of false dawns. What’s unlikely to be derailed, however, is the wall of money sloshing through ... -
Monday, November 23, 2020 – edition no. 3563
* No renewal of contracts — 137 foreign employees whose work permits have expired during The House of Dancing Water show hiatus will be departing * ... -
Macau ‘King’ Huff dethroned by Stewards’ decision
British touring car racer Rob Huff got a late penalty handed by the racing Stewards panel which resulted in the loss of his 10th Macau Guia ... -
Charles Leong wins first-ever F4 race in Macau
Macau racer Charles Leong confirmed the prospects and won the Macau Grand Prix Formula 4 (F4) race. Leong showed clear dominance all over the weekend in ... -
Law amendment proposes reduced lecture hours for public teachers
The Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Ao Ieong U, brought the amendment of law no. 67/99/M to the Legislative Assembly (AL) for approval yesterday. The ... -
Lawmakers push gov’t to launch third stimulus
Several lawmakers are urging the SAR government to roll out a third round of economic stimulus as a lifeline thrown to locals and SMEs who have ... -
Central gov’t yet to consider resumption of group travel to Macau
The SAR government has been working with the central government in petitioning for the cross-border visits of Mainland tour groups to Macau. However, owing to the ... -
Mainland tourists baffled by redundant Covid-19 test required for casino entry
Some tourists from China have grumbled about what they consider to be the unfair treatment requiring only them, but not casino staff, to present a negative ... -
AL passes law amendment canceling specific civil service positions
During yesterday’s plenary meeting, an amendment to law No. 14/2009, concerning the career of civil servants, was passed by the Legislative Assembly. According to the current ... -
Briefs | IPIM pledges to develop convention industry
The president of the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute, Lau Wai Meng, has pledged to foster the development of the convention and exhibition sector, ... -
Policy Address | 5G not for all, CE warns
The implementation in Macau of the fifth-generation wireless network (5G) is one of the projects that the government is paying significant attention to regarding the infrastructure ... -
WHOLE PERSON DEVELOPMENT | Melco YOU-niversity program nurtures local management talent
Melco Resorts & Entertainment believes innovation and success is realized through personal growth and advancement. The Melco Learning Academy, Macau’s first in-house academy, embraces this commitment ... -
Lawyers Association to elect new board on Dec. 10
The Macau Lawyers Association (AAM) is preparing to run elections on December 10. As on previous occasions, a ticket headed by veteran lawyer Jorge Neto ... -
Crime | Student assaults teacher as revenge for bad grading
A 23-year-old university student, a resident from the mainland who is studying at a higher education institution located in Taipa, is being charged in connection to ... -
Crime | Suspect of robbery-stabbing case involving HKD183,000 arrested
Police authorities have arrested the suspect of a stabbing and robbery case that took place in a hotel guestroom in Rua de Cantão in Zape. Information ... -
On the road to GP: Interview | Charles Leong, Macau F4 racer | ‘I am looking forward to winning the Macau F4 race’
Macau race driver Charles Leong will be contesting this year’s Macau Grand Prix (GP). Already a customary participant of the Formula 3 GP, Leong will be ... -
Xi says China will avoid decoupling amid tension with US, Europe
China’s President Xi Jinping yesterday spurned suggestions that his country might decouple or separate itself from the U.S. and other trading partners, amid tension with Washington ... -
AL approves fire safety regulation amendment giving firemen law enforcement powers
The Legislative Assembly (AL) has approved the amendment of the fire safety regulation during last week’s plenary meeting. The bill has eight new items: expanding the ... -
Beijing calls for action from Australia amid worsening ties
China called on Australia to take action to stem worsening relations between the two countries, in the latest indication that Beijing will offer few if any ... -
US Justice Dept.’s China focus likely to continue under Biden
President Donald Trump has identified China as the country’s biggest foe and the Justice Department mirrored that emphasis over the last four years with a drumbeat ... -
This day in history | 1995 Diana admits adultery in TV interview
Diana, Princess of Wales, has spoken openly for the first time about her separation from the Prince of Wales in a frank interview for the BBC’s ... -
G-20 | Online summit lacks glam, and maybe results, amid virus
This weekend’s summit of leaders from the Group of 20 stands out more for what it is not than for what it is. Held online this ... -
Quarantine Diary | A Blessing in Disguise
It was October 29. The doorbell woke me up at 8 a.m. I felt groggy as I tottered to the door. It was hours after dawn, ... -
Macau Racing Tips | The CLYDEBANK 1510 Metres Sand 2020-11-20 | Fri | 20:35
Hostwin Prosperits from Y.C Fung’s yard is racing well. His last outing 30 Oct in the 1510 metres sand race has been very impressive and he ... -
Drive In | Bromance ‘The Climb’ a triumph of quirky filmmaking
Three-quarters through “The Climb” comes a scene we’ve all come to expect in a romantic comedy: A wedding is interrupted by the best man who rushes ... -
The Buzz | Biden approaches 80 million votes in historic victory
President-elect Joe Biden’s winning tally is approaching a record 80 million votes as Democratic bastions continue to count ballots and the 2020 election cracks turnout records. ... -
Charles Yu novel, Malcolm X bio win National Book Awards
Charles Yu’s “Interior Chinatown,” a satirical, cinematic novel written in the form of a screenplay, has won the National Book Award for fiction. Tamara Payne and ... -
World views | As travel bubbles begin, don’t expect a miracle
This Sunday, the post-Covid travel era will begin at airports in Hong Kong and Singapore. Two hundred passengers, prescreened for the virus, will board flights in each city ...
