Yearly Archives: 2020
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Polytec group retracts MOP25b compensation claim against gov’t
Former Pearl Horizon project developer has given up on suing the Macau SAR government, according to a statement released by the Court of Final Appeal. Originally, ... -
Gov’t starts consultation to define ‘sandwich class’
Today sees the commencement of the public consultation which will attempt to define the “sandwich class” of population in Macau, an interdepartmental panel told a ... -
Letter to the Editor | ‘The Macao Orchestra has invited local young musicians as guest performers to extend their experience’
Dear Editor, There are currently two musicians from the Macao Orchestra who could not return to Macau due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The two musicians are ... -
Xi to meet with SARs’ top officials in visit to Shenzhen
President Xi Jinping is set to visit Shenzhen this week to shore up plans to make southern China a global technology hub, prompting Hong Kong leader ... -
Exclusion of TNRs in new Hac Sa BBQ rules trigger public criticism
The announcement by the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) of the rules that will regulate the reopening of the barbecue (BBQ) facilities at the Hac Sa Beach ... -
Gov’t tightens measures to Qingdao in response to an outbreak
Macau will not allow people arriving from Qingdao in Shandong province to enter the city without undergoing medical observation and a 14-day quarantine from today onwards, ... -
Briefs | Lai Man Vai appointed as acting chief of new PJ department
The Judiciary Police (PJ) have announced that criminal investigator, Lai Man Vai, was appointed as the acting chief of the new National Security Department that ... -
Self-service wine dispensers may be removed at restaurants in the future
Establishments allowing their guests to buy wines by simply inserting a prepaid card into automated machines will need to eliminate those machines when the new Legal ... -
Crime | Man overstayed in town for nearly 20 years without being caught
The Public Security Police (PSP) recently found a Hong Kong man who had been overstaying in Macau for nearly 20 years without having his illegal status ... -
Flores | World’s first jetfoil may be dismantled soon
The Jetfoil Conservation Concern Group is “highly concerned about the fate of the world’s first Boeing Jetfoil Flores,” the group said in a note sent yesterday ... -
China’s secret to reaching carbon-neutral goal raises questions
China’s announcement last month that it aims to become carbon neutral by 2060 set off a flurry of discussion among climate watchers about how it would do that. ... -
This day in history | 1988 Government loses Spycatcher battle
The British Government has lost its long-running battle to stop the publication of the controversial book Spycatcher, written by a former secret service agent. Law Lords ... -
UK cities chafe at new restrictions in 3-level lockdown plan
The British government is set to announce new restrictions yesterday on business and socializing in major northern England cities with high infection rates. But pubs, restaurants ... -
Jazz festival attracts over 500 attendees
A two-night jazz festival was held at D2 Club over the weekend where it gathered over 20 artists from different bands who performed an eclectic ... -
Yuan slumps most since march after PBOC acts to arrest gains
The offshore yuan tumbled the most in almost seven months after China’s central bank took steps to restrain the currency’s rally. The exchange rate slumped as ... -
China says it has captured a group of Taiwanese spies
China says it has captured people spying for rival Taiwan and cracked a series of espionage cases. Reports by state TV and other outlets said multiple ... -
The Buzz | China indicts Australian held for almost two years on spy charge
China moved to prosecute an Australian writer detained in the mainland for almost two years on spying charges, the latest strain on an increasingly tense relationship ... -
Chinese foreign minister begins SE Asian tour in Cambodia
China and Cambodia signed a free trade agreement yesterday as China’s foreign minister visited Phnom Penh as part of a four-nation Southeast Asian tour. China’s foreign ... -
World Views | Working from home is here to stay, so let’s get it right
The Covid-19 pandemic has crushed the economy, sent joblessness soaring, and killed over a million people worldwide. But there are a few ways in which the ... -
Tuesday, October 13, 2020 – edition no. 3637
* Xi’s voyage to the south — Xi Jinping left Beijing for Guangdong yesterday and is scheduled to deliver an address on reform tomorrow in Shenzhen ... -
Typhoon signal No. 8 to be hoisted at 7:30am
Typhoon Signal No. 3 will be replaced by Signal No. 8 at 7:30 a.m. today (Tuesday), the Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Services (SMG) has informed. Typhoon ... -
Defense ‘only partially pleased’ with court sentence, may appeal
The defense lawyer of the former president of the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), Jackson Chang, is only “partially pleased” with the sentence ... -
Hotel occupancy scores low for supposedly busy period
Macau welcomed over 156,000 visitors during the Golden Week this year, marking a year-on-year fall of 86.0% in average daily visitor arrivals during the national holiday. ... -
Gaming | Bernstein: ‘disappointing’ GGR over holidays
The total gross gaming revenue (GGR) for traditionally one of the busiest periods in the gaming calendar has plunged 76% year-on-year, which analysts have dubbed as ... -
Consumers’ confidence in employment dropped to lowest point since 2008
The latest results of the Macau Consumer Satisfaction Index show that local consumers’ confidence in local employment has dropped to its lowest point since, according to ... -
Typhoon signal No.1 hoisted as Hainan-bound storm nears
The Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) raised typhoon signal No.1 at 10 p.m. last night as a tropical depression detected about 770 kilometers southeast of ... -
Customs authority arrests seven mainlanders in dramatic maritime chase
The customs authority has apprehended seven mainland men believed to be running a smuggling operation off Taipa’s northeast coast. A dramatic speedboat chase in which the ... -
BNU, BOC to continue issuing the pataca for a decade
The Macau Special Administrative Region Government has recently signed a new currency issuing contract with the city’s two currency issuing banks. Unlike many other jurisdictions, the ... -
Briefs | Elderly man found dead at home
An 89-year-old man was found dead at his home after the neighbors reported an unpleasant smell coming from his apartment to the police. According to ... -
US sees ‘malign influence’ in China-backed school program
The Trump administration on Friday encouraged U.S. schools and colleges to rethink their ties to the Confucius Institute, a program that brings Chinese language classes to ... -
China backs Indonesia to become vaccine hub of Southeast Asia
China supports Jakarta’s efforts to become the center for vaccine production in Southeast Asia, Indonesia Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investments Luhut Pandjaitan said ... -
Hong Kong police arrest nine for aiding dozen to flee territory
Police in Hong Kong said Saturday they have arrested nine people on suspicion of providing funds and other assistance to a group of 12 who sought ... -
China protests latest US Navy mission in South China Sea
China said it dispatched ships and planes to track the U.S. guided-missile destroyer John S. McCain as it passed near Chinese-held islands in the South China ... -
This Day in History |1986 Reykjavik summit ends in failure
US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev have failed to reach agreement at a disarmament summit in Reykjavik. The two men came close to ... -
Armenia, Azerbaijan say Nagorno-Karabakh truce violated
Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to a Russia-brokered cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting Saturday, but immediately accused each other of derailing the deal intended to end the worst ...
