Yearly Archives: 2020
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Pedestrian footbridge reportedly collapses in Gongbei
Part of a pedestrian footbridge on the Zhuhai side of the Gongbei crossing has collapsed, according to reports by public broadcaster TDM. The incident is understood ... -
André Cheong declines to conserve old Taipa mills
When questioned about the future of the temporary leisure area in Taipa, Secretary for Administration and Justice, André Cheong, declined to save the large site area ... -
Briefs | Indian man masturbates on bus in second sexual harassment incident
A 32-year-old man from India has recently been charged by the police with two counts of sexual harassment. On July 18, the man was charged ... -
Gaming | Lawrence Ho predicts recovery will be gradual, not V-shaped
The recovery of Macau’s casino sector will be gradual and will take longer than first expected, Lawrence Ho, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Melco Resorts ... -
Marshall Hao lawsuit postponed until June 2021
A high-profile lawsuit against casino operator Las Vegas Sands (LVS) has been postponed again, with the trial held in Macau rescheduled to June 16, 2021. The ... -
HK cruise ship owner suspends payments to creditors
A cruise ship operator controlled by Malaysian tycoon Lim Kok Thay suspended all payments to creditors, triggering a 36% drop in the company’s shares and denting ... -
Courts | TSI rules against former secretary’s non-renewal of residence permit
The Court of Second Instance (TSI) has ruled against former Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong’s decision not to accept the renewal of the residency ... -
Students more accustomed to online lectures than teachers: study
About 60% of higher education students prefer hybrid lectures with online and offline teaching components, in contrast to less than half of teaching staff who said ... -
Trade War | US WeChat users sue Trump over order banning messaging app
Some U.S.-based users of WeChat are suing President Donald Trump in a bid to block an executive order that they say would effectively bar access in ... -
Taiwan | US envoy joins president Tsai at military memorial
The U.S. envoy to Taiwan joined President Tsai Ing-wen at a military memorial service yesterday in a fresh show of warming relations that threatened to add ... -
South Korea, China reaffirm plans for leaders’ summit
Senior South Korean and Chinese officials this weekend reaffirmed plans to arrange a summit between their leaders “at an early date” once coronavirus concerns subside, Seoul’s ... -
This Day in History | 1993 Michael Jackson accused of child abuse
Police in Los Angeles are investigating allegations of child abuse made against singer Michael Jackson. They have refused to give details but it has emerged that ... -
TRADE WAR spillovers | US faces back-to-school laptop shortage
Schools across the United States are facing shortages and long delays, of up to several months, in getting this year’s most crucial back-to-school supplies: the laptops ... -
Extra security measures in Paris for PSG’s big game
With Paris Saint-Germain looking to become only the second French club to win the Champions League, around 3,000 police will be deployed on the Champs-Élysées and ... -
The Buzz | EU trade chief under pressure for golf event
The EU’s trade commissioner is coming under intense pressure to step down after attending a golf event despite a ban on public gatherings during the pandemic. ... -
Alexi Navalny Comatose Russian dissident visited by wife, aide in Germany
Alexi Navalny’s wife and a top aide visited him yesterday in a Berlin hospital where the comatose Russian dissident is being treated by German doctors after ... -
World Views | Let Bannon arrest be the coda on Trump’s corrupt presidency
Steve Bannon’s arrest on fraud charges is hardly a tragedy in the traditional sense of the word. Sure, the fall of a hero is the ... -
Monday, August 24, 2020 – edition no. 3603
* Second Court rules against residency permit decision * From Hato to Higos — Lessons learned in being prepared * Nearly 70% of university students ... -
Football | A generation apart, Lewandowski and Mbappé seek first CL title
LISBON — Robert Lewandowski had already been playing for nearly a decade when Kylian Mbappé started his career. The Bayern Munich and Poland striker had scored ... -
Secretary Wong defends ‘special missions’ phrase as PJ bill approved
The Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday approved an amendment of the Judiciary Police (PJ) Bill, Law No. 5/2006, which outlines responsibilities, powers and penalties for police officers ... -
Lawmakers’ agenda
E-voucher 2021: Lawmaker Zheng Anting has proposed that the government continue issuing e-vouchers in 2021. Zheng said that many local residents are not optimistic about the ... -
Portuguese School IT system hacked for ransom
The Internet-based school management system of the Macau Portuguese School (EPM) has been the target of a cyberattack by an undisclosed group attempting to extort money ... -
Criminal cases fall by one-third in first half of 2020
Compared with the first half of 2019, the same period this year has seen about 32% fewer criminal cases received by the police, the Office of ... -
AL approves school framework bill to take effect next year
The Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday approved a revision to the private non-tertiary education private school framework bill, which will enter into force next year. According to ... -
Airport launches design phase for second terminal
The kick-off meeting for the design phase of Terminal 2 and the heliport of the Macau International Airport (MIA) was held on Tuesday, the Macau International ... -
Urban planner sees co-existence of new park, old factory possible
The old factory buildings that are only taking up one-sixth of the proposed new leisure area in Taipa shall not cause much conflict in terms of ... -
Kiang Wu will conduct Covid-19 tests from Monday
Kiang Wu Hospital will be a new Covid-19 test location starting next Monday, with reservations being taken from now, Dr Lo Iek Long from the Novel ... -
SMG improves typhoon readiness through regional cooperation
The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) has been working closely with the weather bureaus of Beijing, Guangdong and Hong Kong to streamline weather forecasting and allow citizens ... -
Briefs | Cinematheque Passion to reopen to the public on September 1
Having been closed for maintenance and renovations since July, the Cinematheque Passion is now almost ready to reopen to the public. After the arthouse’s contract with ... -
Hong Kong | Government slams US decision to suspend treaties
The Hong Kong government yesterday condemned the U.S. decision to suspend extradition and tax exemption treaties with the semi-autonomous Chinese city, saying it was being used ... -
This Day in History | 1968 Russia brings winter to ‘Prague Spring’
Dozens of people have been killed in a massive military clampdown in Czechoslovakia by five Warsaw Pact countries. Several members of the liberal Czechoslovak leadership have ... -
Football | Bayern beats Lyon 3-0, to play PSG in Champions League final
Monday, 3 am PSG v Bayern H 3.45, D 4.25, A 2.07 Oddschecker.com The Champions League final will finally be a meeting of champions again. Bayern ... -
Macau Racing Tips | The Auxerre 1800M Turf 2020-08-23 | Sun | 16:10
This Sunday is the last race meeting day of the 2019-20 MJC racing season. As usual you have all the top horses to come out and ... -
The Buzz | North Korea sets rare party meeting after economic shortfall
With unusual candor, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un admitted that U.S.-led sanctions, the pandemic and devastating floods have hurt his country’s dismal economy as his ... -
Harris seizes historic moment in accepting VP nomination
Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic nomination for vice president yesterday [Macau time], cementing her place in history as the first Black woman on a major party ...
