Yearly Archives: 2020
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Wednesday, October 21, 2020 – edition no. 3642
* Arrivals may tumble 90% — The city’s tourism board is expecting a decline of over 90% in tourist arrival numbers for the whole of 2020 ... -
Another typhoon threatens to affect Macau later this week
A tropical depression currently developing to the east of the Philippines will enter the South China Sea in the next few days and intensify later in ... -
CESL Asia awards 35 participants in drawing contest
The CESL Asia Social Investment 20th Anniversary drawing contest themed “How to Grow a Beautiful City” has awarded 35 children who participated in the contest. The ... -
Catholic association launches website to promote historical culture
The Macao Catholic Culture Association has launched its official website aiming to promote the historical culture and tradition of the religion in the SAR. In a ... -
UNU Macau to open heritage building to public for first time
The United Nations University Institute in Macau (UNU Macau) will be opening its heritage building, Casa Silva Mendes, to the public this weekend for the first ... -
Hengqin’s Golden Week visitors outnumbered Macau’s 3 to 1
The Hengqin district of Zhuhai received nearly three times as many visitors as Macau during Golden Week this year, totaling 450,000, up 36% compared to ... -
Briefs | Chief Executive extends validity of AIDS Commission
The Chief Executive has extended the validity of the AIDS Commission, an entity managed by the Health Bureau, for three years. The Commission will exist ... -
Youngster accused of profiting from prostitution
A local 22-year-old male has been arrested by the Public Security Police Force (PSP) under suspicion of aiding and profiting from the work of at least ... -
Briefs | Sexagenarian accused of ‘blackmailing’ woman who lost ID
A 63-year-old woman, who is a resident of Macau, is being charged for attempting to sell an identification card back to a mainland woman who ... -
PJ arrests suspect in fake loan-sharking case
A 36-year-old man from the mainland has been arrested by the Judiciary Police (PJ) while attempting to reenter Macau. He was detained on the suspicion of ... -
IAS announces resumption of subsidized nursery services
All subsidized nursery facilities will be allowed to resume classes gradually from November 3, Choi Sio Un, head of the Social Assistance Department of the Social ... -
Grand Prix racers, visitors to face same restrictions as everyone else
The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center was questioned yesterday whether it was really viable to hold the Macau Grand Prix given that neighboring cities are ... -
Taiwanese diplomat hurt in scuffle with China officials in Fiji
Chinese diplomats injured one of their Taiwanese counterparts during a scuffle in Fiji earlier this month, a senior Taiwanese official said, highlighting rising concerns over Beijing’s ... -
Beijing accuses Canada of condoning alleged anti-China remarks
China said yesterday that it has complained to Canada for allegedly condoning anti-China comments that appeared in Canadian media following controversial remarks made by the Chinese ... -
India army apprehends Chinese soldier amid standoff
The Indian army said it apprehended a Chinese soldier yesterday in the remote Ladakh region, where the two countries are locked in a monthslong military standoff ... -
Pandemic | World struggles as confirmed Covid-19 cases pass 40 million
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across the planet has surpassed 40 million, but experts say that is only the tip of the iceberg when it ... -
China’s economy plows on as world’s only major growth engine
China’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic continued in the third quarter and showed signs of broadening in September as consumer spending accelerated, keeping the economy on ... -
This Day in History | 1988 New law could erode right to silence
The British Government has announced plans to change the law regarding a suspect’s right to remain silent so that remaining silent could incriminate rather than protect ... -
Wynn holds award ceremony for national drawing competition
Co-organized by Wynn Resorts (Macau) S.A. and the National Conditions Education (Macau) Association, the fourth ‘Wynn Cup – Macau Primary School Student National Education Drawing Competition’ ... -
Pansy Ho recounts experience of pioneering cultural tourism
Co-Chairperson and Executive Director of MGM China, Pansy Ho, was a guest speaker in the “New Concept, New Mindset, New Development” sharing session held on October ... -
Cycling | Vuelta hopes to emulate Tour success with zero infections
The Spanish Vuelta cycling race starts today amid tight health restrictions in the hopes of avoiding the coronavirus infections that have knocked some riders, including top ... -
Plan to retrieve Titanic radio spurs debate on human remains
People have been diving to the Titanic’s wreck for 35 years. No one has found human remains, according to the company that owns the salvage rights. ... -
Thailand to censor coverage of protests
Thai authorities worked yesterday to stem a growing tide of protests calling for the prime minister to resign by threatening to censor news coverage, raiding a ... -
UK festival curator accuses UAE minister of sex assault
The chair of Britain’s Hay literary festival said yesterday [Macau time] the event will not return to Abu Dhabi after one of the festival’s curators alleged ... -
Our Desk | The Grand Prix of Ignorance
In less than a month, Macau will host the largest annual event in the city and one of the largest events in all of Asia – ... -
Tuesday, October 20, 2020 – edition no. 3641
* ‘Second Macau’ outshines first — Neighboring Hengqin’s Golden Week visitors outnumbered Macau’s 3 to 1 * China’s economy plows on as world’s only major growth ... -
Anti-drug law adds 10 new banned narcotics to gov’t list
During Friday’s Legislative Assembly (AL) plenary meeting, an amendment to law No. 17/2009 “Prohibition of Unlawful Production, Trafficking and Consuming of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances” ... -
Lawmakers complain about entry bans as internal security amendment approved
The Legislative Assembly (AL) has passed the internal security bill after Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak brought the bill to the AL for voting on ... -
Chief Executive confirms cash handout amount unchanged next year
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng confirmed over the weekend that next year’s cash handout will remain similar to this year’s. Formally known as the Wealth Partaking ... -
China in discussions to criminalize luring residents to gamble overseas
A bill to criminalize the act of promoting or encouraging overseas gambling to residents of mainland China is currently being studied in the People’s Republic of ... -
Briefs | Youth arrested for stealing HKD180,000 from pawn shop
A 24-year-old man has been arrested by the police on allegations of appropriating HKD180,000 from a pawn shop where he used to work. He departed ... -
China to legalize gambling in 10 years, expert predicts
China could be on the verge of progressively legalizing gambling activities in parts of the country besides Hong Kong and Macau over the next 10 ... -
Sands China president sees gambling law review having little impact on Macau
The President of Sands China Limited, Wilfred Wong, does not think that the possible amendments to China’s gambling laws will significantly affect Macau because the SAR’s ... -
Teams informed 54th Motorcycle GP officially canceled
The 54th Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix initially scheduled to take place in November during the Macau Grand Prix has been canceled, participants told the Times. According ... -
More local SMEs to participate in investment fair
The Macao International Trade and Investment Fair (MIF) will see an increase in participation from local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the Macao Trade and ...
