Yearly Archives: 2020
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The Buzz | Macau’s Ávila closes ‘racing marathon’ with strong results
Macau race driver Rodolfo Ávila yesterday concluded a series of eight races in six days in the China Touring Car Championship (CTCC) with a strong showing. ... -
TCR Asia confirmed as Macau GP headliner
The Times has learned that the iconic Guia Race for touring cars, one of the headliners of the Macau Grand Prix, will go ahead this ... -
World Views | What people fear most about ‘cancel culture’
Cancel culture” is a phenomenon with almost no defenders. Instead there are people who lament and assail it, and people who deny it exists. It “isn’t ... -
Monday, August 10, 2020 – edition no. 3594
* Macau GP but a little different — The iconic Guia Race for touring cars is going ahead this year amid an otherwise unorthodox lineup * ... -
More surveillance cameras underway, gradual border opening in discussion
Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak has given an update on the increase in the number of CCTV surveillance cameras and on developments toward the resumption ... -
Briefs | Special transport arrangements at various locations
Services to the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) bus stop will be temporarily suspended, starting from Saturday. As a result, seven bus routes will be diverted ... -
Triad boss arrested in Cambodia, reports HK media
Local businessman and alleged head of the triad organization known as “Water Room,” Lai Tong Sang, has been reportedly arrested by Cambodian law-enforcement agencies, according ... -
Standing Committee wants oversight on public department rentals
The Executive branch should task a specific department with the supervision and handling of public properties, a Standing Committee of the Legislative Assembly has proposed. The ... -
Greater Bay | Shenzhen emerges as engine of China’s tech frontier
In the northern suburbs of tech city Shenzhen, a forest of tower cranes stand at the site of a cow farm that is being transformed into ... -
Covid-19 vaccine trials begin in Jiangsu province
Staff Reporter Human clinical trials of BioNTech and Fosun Pharma’s Covid-19 vaccine have begun in China’s Jiangsu province. As of August 5, some 72 participants have ... -
Measures on entrants from HK further tightened
Starting from 6 a.m. today, people who are entering Macau from Hong Kong or have been to Hong Kong in the preceding 14 days, will be ... -
Top model sees potential in Macau for Russian tourists
Living in Macau for the past 10 years, Mila Just is a well-known face among the modeling, entertainment, and promotion scenes. Less known is that Mila, ... -
China sentences third Canadian to death on drug charges
China has sentenced a third Canadian citizen to death on drug charges amid a steep decline in relations between the two countries. The Guangzhou Municipal Intermediate ... -
2003 Bali bomber smiles at guilty verdict
A court in Indonesia has convicted and sentenced to death a 41-year-old mechanic for his part in the bombing of two nightclubs in the island resort ... -
North Korea’s escalating virus response raises fear of outbreak
North Korea is quarantining thousands of people and shipping food and other aid to a southern city locked down over coronavirus worries, officials said, as the ... -
Lebanon | Officials probe blast amid rising anger, calls for change
Lebanese officials targeted in the investigation of the massive blast that tore through Beirut sought to shift blame for the presence of explosives at the city’s ... -
Li Ka-shing’s group profit drops as pandemic slams business
CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.’s profit fell as the Hong Kong conglomerate founded by the city’s richest tycoon Li Ka-shing saw its retail, ports and real estate ... -
Pompeo urges cutting ties with Chinese tech companies
Secretary of State Michael Pompeo urged American companies to bar Chinese applications from their app stores, signaling that U.S. efforts to banish Chinese technology from U.S. ... -
Macau Racing Tips | The Bristol Class 3&4 1510 Metres (Sand) 2020-08-09 | Sun | 16:00
New Zealand gelding Pearl Lucky (pictured) by Red Giant out from Crystal Hill should follow through his upward racing curve come this Sunday. Trainer K. H. ... -
Police: Three teens inadvertently jump wall into Mar-a-Lago
Three teenagers fleeing police while carrying a semiautomatic gun in a backpack jumped a wall at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, but probably didn’t know that’s ... -
World Views | Hezbollah will not escape blame for beirut
As if the Lebanese haven’t suffered enough. For months, they have been caught between an economic meltdown, crumbling public services and a surging pandemic. Now they must ... -
Friday, August 7, 2020 – edition no. 3593
* From Russia with money — Former model Mila Just sees a lot of potential in Macau for Russian tourists * Escalating virus response raises fear ... -
Cambodian butcher quits dog meat trade, shuts slaughterhouse
CHI MEAKH — Animal rights activists in Cambodia have gained a small victory in their effort to end the trade in dog meat, convincing a canine ... -
Lebanon probes blast amid rising anger, calls for change
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Asia Today: Central Japan region put under virus emergency
TOKYO — A governor in central Japan announced a state of emergency today (Thursday) because of rising virus cases and asked businesses and people to curb ... -
Three beauty center managers accused of breaching data protection
Three managers of four beauty centers were arrested by the Judiciary Police (PJ) on suspicion of violating the provisions of the personal data protection act, ... -
Two cases of stolen property reported to police
Two cases involving illegal possession of lost property were reported by the Public Security Police Force (PSP) on Monday. A local woman realized that she ... -
Briefs | 800 new surveillance cameras enter into operation today
A batch of 800 surveillance cameras will enter into operation starting today, according to a decree signed by the Secretary for Security, Wong Sio Chak. ... -
Two more people found to have broken quarantine
Two entrants with Hong Kong ID cards are being charged for violating Macau quarantine requirements. The case was reported to the Public Prosecutions Office, the Novel ... -
Noise report leads to discovery of illegal employment
During the joint press conference held at the Judiciary Police headquarters yesterday, the Public Security Police Force (PSP) revealed that four men accused of working ... -
Briefs | Thousands of locals sign up for Zhuhai health insurance
Over 5,000 Macau residents have signed up for Zhuhai’s public health insurance in the first half of this year. According to Zhuhai’s Health Security Department, ... -
Macau will still lead global gaming recovery, says tourism expert
Macau will still be the epicenter of the global gaming recovery, according to local tourism and gaming expert Glenn McCartney, even as other jurisdictions are showing ... -
Wynn confirms Japan expansion plans halted
Wynn Resorts has ceased its pursuit of a casino license in Japan, according to the company’s Chief Executive Officer Matt Maddox, who confirmed the news ... -
Study finds gambler behaviour changing amid new casino measures
The pandemic has given some gamblers a chance to reexamine their addiction, a survey by a local organization has discovered. Christian organization Sheng Kung Hui ... -
Thailand | Police officer, 3 others shot dead in gambling den
Four people including a police major were killed in a shootout at an illegal gambling den in Thailand’s capital, an official said on Tuesday. Police who ...
