Yearly Archives: 2020
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Melco SME Academy holds series of training sessions
Supported by Melco Resorts & Entertainment’s inhouse Learning Academy, the Melco SME Academy is dedicated to enhancing small and medium enterprise (SME) prosperity and helping local businesses succeed. ... -
Sands China’s RG ambassadors complete refresher training
A group of approximately 60 of Sands China’s Responsible Gaming Ambassadors completed a refresher training at Conrad Macao, Cotai Central, part of the company’s continued efforts to strengthen team ... -
The Buzz | Amid rising infections, Israeli ultra-Orthodox defy lockdown
After a revered ultra-Orthodox rabbi died this week from COVID-19, Israeli police thought they had worked out an arrangement with his followers to allow a small, ... -
Covid-19 | White House nixes updated FDA guidelines on vaccine approval
The White House has blocked new Food and Drug Administration guidelines on bringing potential vaccines for COVID-19 to market that would almost certainly have prevented their ... -
World Views | The expat model is broken
Something big is missing from Singapore’s picturesque and impeccably maintained highway linking downtown with Changi Airport: traffic. The collapse in international travel has hit the city-state ... -
Wednesday, October 7, 2020 – edition no. 3633
* Long March to recovery begins * Suspect detained in HKD800,000 counterfeit money scam * Worker’s group tenders petition to the Chief Executive against the ... -
Trump, still infectious, back at White House — without mask
President Donald Trump staged a dramatic return to the White House Monday night (today, Macau time) after leaving the military hospital where he was receiving an ... -
Gov’t admits GP racer numbers may be low
This year’s Macau Grand Prix may see far lower numbers of racers compared with the organizer’s previous estimates, the Sports Bureau (ID) admitted yesterday. Represented by ... -
Briefs | SMG recognized globally as 100-year facility
The meteorological station of the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) in Taipa Grande was recognized as a Centennial Observing Station by the World Meteorological Organization ... -
Visitor arrivals muted over first half of Golden WeekVisitor arrivals muted over first half of Golden Week
Visitor arrivals were muted over the first four days of October, to the disappointment of casinos, retailers and restauranteurs who had been hopeful for a surge ... -
Caritas’ travel agency underway
Non-governmental organization Caritas Macau has submitted an application to the government to open a travel agency catering towards senior citizens who are incapable of participating in ... -
Local art project may need extra gov’t subsidies to survive
Fortes Pakeong Sequira, director of operation of the “Art Gate” project, located on Rua dos Ervanarios on the Peninsula’s Central District, has hinted that it may ... -
Report claims city’s hotel booking exceeds 2019’s Golden Week
Qunar, one of mainland China’s major online travel agencies, has reportedly revealed that bookings for Macau hotels for the first day of this National Day Holiday ... -
MPay to extend service to Hong Kong in 2021
Macau Pass is set to launch its MPay electronic wallet services in Hong Kong by the second quarter of 2021, enabling local residents to use ... -
72-year-old man found dead
A 72-year-old male resident has been found dead near the Estrada da Barragem de Ka Ho in Coloane, the Judiciary Police (PJ) reported. According to ... -
Macau’s platform role aligned with national ‘dual-cycle’ strategy
Macau will make good use of its role as a platform to serve China’s “dual-cycle” development pattern, the Chief Executive (CE) Ho Iat Seng, said in ... -
Gov’t disagrees with TSI decision on Taipa land plot
The government is not satisfied with the decision reached by the Court of Second Instance (TSI) on a land plot located in Taipa, the Secretary for ... -
Vatican: Pope Benedict XVI approved bishop accord with China
The Vatican doubled down last weekend on its intent to pursue continued dialogue with China over bishop nominations, defending a deal it did with the Chinese ... -
Hong Kong | Police arrest 86 for protesting on October holiday
Hong Kong police arrested at least 86 people on suspicion of unauthorized assembly on China’s National Day holiday after crowds gathered on the streets of a ... -
Hong Kong | Murder suspect plans to turn himself in to Taiwan
A Hong Kong murder suspect, whose case led the government to attempt to pass an extradition bill last year that sparked massive protests, is expected ... -
This Day in History | 2000 Milosevic quits, street celebrations continue
Slobodan Milosevic, President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia has resigned, following mounting pressure to quit over allegations of vote-rigging. The Yugoslav Constitutional Court, which only ... -
Trump’s defender | Pence’s campaign role grows at key moment
Vice President Mike Pence is in a familiar spot: standing by President Donald Trump. With Trump hospitalized with a virus that he spent months downplaying, his ... -
Xi sends sympathy message to Trump over infection
Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a message of sympathy to U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump following their coronavirus diagnosis, state TV reported. ... -
Football | Tottenham humiliates Man United with 6-1 Premier League win
If anyone knows about setbacks as a Manchester United manager it’s Jose Mourinho. But not even Mourinho in his United stint experienced a defeat as heavy ... -
Rugby | Bledisloe Cup tests to be played in front of crowds in NZ
Both Bledisloe Cup rugby tests between New Zealand and Australia this month will be played in full stadiums after lockdown restrictions in New Zealand’s largest city, ... -
AirAsia ceases operations in Japan as pandemic wipes out travel
AirAsia Group Bhd. will cease operations in Japan immediately as it tries to reduce cash burn amid the coronavirus outbreak that’s wiped out travel demand globally. ... -
The Buzz | Three win Nobel medicine prize for discovering hepatitis C virus
Americans Harvey J. Alter and Charles M. Rice and British-born scientist Michael Houghton won the Nobel Prize for medicine yesterday for their discovery of the hepatitis ... -
World Views | What happens if Trump is ‘unable’ to govern
Now that President Donald Trump has tested positive for Covid-19, the Department of Justice is almost certainly focusing on the 25th Amendment, which provides for ... -
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 – edition no. 3632
* Golden weak — Visitor arrivals were muted over the first four days of October, to the disappointment of casinos, retailers and restauranteurs * Chinese report ... -
Asia Today: Remote learning begins in virus-hit Philippines
Grade school and high school students in the Philippines began classes at home today (Monday) after the coronavirus pandemic forced remote-learning onto an educational system already ... -
‘Saturday Night Live’ recreates debate in 46th season opener
“Saturday Night Live” went political with a parody of this week’s presidential debate, Chris Rock’s jab at President Donald Trump and Megan Thee Stallion’s message supporting ... -
Doctor: Trump improving, but not ‘out of the woods’ yet
President Donald Trump went through a “very concerning” period Friday and faces a “critical” next two days in his fight against COVID-19 at a military hospital, ... -
Trump’s age, health woes raise his risk for Covid-19 illness
President Donald Trump has several strikes against him — age, obesity, elevated cholesterol and being male — that could put him at greater risk of becoming ... -
Asia Today: Australia, New Zealand to partially open borders
Australia and New Zealand on Friday announced a partial opening of their borders to travel between the neighboring countries. Passengers will be able to fly to ... -
Little sign of recovery as gaming revenue falls 90% in Sept
Macau gaming revenue showed little sign of improvement, notching a sixth straight month of declines of at least 90%, as a gradual relaxation of travel and visa curbs ...
