Monthly Archives: February 2021
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New Macau Association ‘prudent’ on Sou’s re-election
Icy Kam Sut Leng, the director-general of New Macau Association (NMA), stressed that the group is “prudent” when asked in an exclusive interview by the Times ... -
Economic slowdown reflected on electricity and water consumption in 2020
The local economic slowdown in 2020 had an indirect impact on the electricity and water consumption in Macau, figures released by the Statistics and Census ... -
G-7 skirts the China question, yet need for answers grows
Leaders of the Group of Seven industrialized nations tiptoed around the issue of China during their first, virtual, gathering of 2021 and failed to disguise a ... -
Gov’t considers new actions to lift flagging birthrate
China is considering additional measures to increase its flagging birthrate, more than four years after ending its controversial one-child policy. For decades, China enforced strict controls ... -
Regulator imposes further caps on online lending amid clampdown
China’s banking regulator imposed new restrictions on banks and financial institutions working with online microlenders including those led by Jack Ma’s Ant Group Co., dealing further ... -
More charges against Chinese scientist in visa fraud case
A Chinese researcher visiting Stanford University who was charged with visa fraud after she allegedly hid her military background is facing new charges, federal prosecutors said. ... -
This Day in History | 1997 Dolly the sheep is cloned
Scientists in Scotland have announced the birth of the world’s first successfully cloned mammal, Dolly the sheep. Dolly, who was created at the Roslin Institute in ... -
Moscow | Court rejects opposition leader Navalny’s appeal
A Moscow court on Saturday rejected Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s appeal of his prison sentence, even as the country faced an order from a top ... -
Tennis | Djokovic beats Medvedev for 9th Australian Open, 18th Slam
Novak Djokovic’s Australian Open dominance is intact — nine finals, nine championships. And he keeps gaining on Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in the Grand Slam ... -
After 170 years, the America’s Cup still eludes Britain
Britain’s attempt to recover the America’s Cup sailing trophy after 170 years has again ended in failure, this time on the opposite side of the world ... -
The Buzz | Oil spill stains Israeli shoreline; investigations underway
Hundreds of volunteers took part in a cleanup operation of the Israeli shoreline as investigations are underway to determine the cause of an oil spill that ... -
Myanmar | More protests and funeral follow deadly shootings
Protesters gathered again yesterday all over Myanmar, a day after security forces shot dead two people at a demonstration in the country’s second biggest city. A ... -
World Views | Bitcoin stocks are possibly the dumbest Bitcoin play
If you believe in Bitcoin, you buy Bitcoin. And if you’re wary, you stay away. That’s about the simplest way of calculating your investment options when ... -
Monday, February 22, 2021 – edition no. 3717
* Cotai-Hengqin link by 2025 — The LRT extension line to Hengqin is expected to be completed in four years with a budget of MOP3.5 billion ... -
Inquiries regarding mental health issues climbed in 2020: IAS
The number of phone inquiries relating to mental health matters the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) has received in 2020 is higher vis-à-vis 2019, Sou Chi Kuan, ... -
Briefs | First tropical cyclone of the year develops
The first tropical cyclone of the year, named Dujuan, developed yesterday above the Northwest Pacific. It was located, as of 2 p.m. yesterday, 1,460 km ... -
Jazz Club to hold live sessions tonight
Jazz Club de Macau is set to hold its “Jazz Club Live Sessions #01” tonight at Sofitel Macau, presenting the musical acts The Bridge, Groove Ensemble ... -
Liu Xianfa appointed new Foreign Ministry Commissioner
The former Chinese Deputy Consul-General to Los Angeles, Liu Xianfa, has been appointed head of the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ... -
90,615 tourists recorded during CNY, down 65.3% YoY
Macau has registered an aggregate of 90,615 tourist arrivals over the Spring Festival Golden Week period in 2021, representing a drop of 65.3% compared to the ... -
IPIM reports 101 suspicious immigration cases to prosecution office
A hundred and one cases of suspicious immigration processed by the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) have been reported to the Public Prosecutions Office ... -
Int’l assets in local banking sector dropped in Q4
The share of international assets in total banking assets declined to 85.1% at end-December 2020 from 85.8% at end-September 2020, official data shows. The Hong ... -
Employment | Over 3,800 locals land jobs in 2020 through DSAL
The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) helped over 3,800 locals secure jobs throughout 2020 and is pledging to continue to review and adjust the number of foreign ... -
Lawmaker calls for discussion of falling tiles at parliamentary plenary
Lawmaker José Pereira Coutinho submitted a motion on February 10 to debate the falling tiles in public housing, a scenario he said had existed for two ... -
Wynn F&B Academy Enables Local Talents to Achieve Global Standards
In 2009, Wynn became the first local integrated resort to establish an F&B Academy, and over the last decade the Academy has invested significant resources to ... -
CRIME | Casino maintenance worker accused of embezzling HKD270,000
A casino worker in charge of the maintenance of slot machine games is being accused by his employer, a casino operator, of embezzling a total of ... -
Covid-19 | Senegal to get 200,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine
Senegal is to receive 200,000 doses of the Chinese COVID-19 vaccine Sinopharm yesterday [Macau time]. President Macky Sall will preside over a ceremony to mark the ... -
Hong Kong | Activist publisher Jimmy Lai denied bail again
Prominent Hong Kong democracy advocate and newspaper publisher Jimmy Lai was again denied bail yesterday ahead of his April trial on charges of colluding with foreign ... -
This day in history | 1997 China’s reformist Deng Xiaoping dies
China’s paramount leader Deng Xiaoping has died at the age of 92. He had been suffering from failing health for several years and was last seen ... -
United Nations | Guterres urges global plan to reverse unfair vaccine access
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sharply criticized the “wildly uneven and unfair” distribution of COVID-19 vaccines yesterday [Macau time], saying 10 countries have administered 75 percent of ... -
Drive In | A different kind of American odyssey in ‘Nomadland’
The great recession didn’t just eliminate jobs, it also erased an entire town. Six months after U.S. Gypsum closed its doors in Empire, Nevada, a company ... -
Macau Racing Tips | The Happiness 1500 Metres Turf 2021-02-20 | Sat | 15:45
Kung Hei Fat Choi to all racing fans in Macau, may the year of the Ox bring you winners all through non-stop. Hope we can kick ... -
Book It | An insider’s look behind the ‘60 Minutes’ stopwatch
Long-time multi-award-winning producer Ira Rosen has written a sometimes sad, often funny, always revealing portrait of American television’s most famous and successful news show, “60 Minutes.” ... -
The Buzz | US charges North Korean computer programmers in global hacks
The Justice Department has charged three North Korean computer programmers in a broad range of global hacks, including a destructive attack targeting an American movie studio, ... -
NASA rover streaks toward a landing on Mars
A NASA rover streaked toward a landing on Mars today (Macau time) in the riskiest step yet in an epic quest to bring back rocks that ... -
World Views | The real battle for the City of London
Britain’s departure from the European Union has left a visible mark on the City of London. Almost overnight at the start of January, the world’s preeminent financial ...
