Daily Archives: Monday, April 19, 2021
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Covid-19 | Resident diagnosed with Bell’s palsy after vaccination
A 27-year-old male resident of Macau has been reportedly diagnosed with facial nerve paralysis, known as Bell’s palsy, after being inoculated with a vaccine against Covid-19, ... -
DSAL launches subsidized training course in English
The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) has launched a new subsidized training course on Western Restaurant Service in the English language which will increase the vocational ... -
CE attends Boao Forum for Asia in Hainan
Macau’s Chief Executive (CE) Ho Iat Seng is leading a delegation to take part in the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2021 in Hainan ... -
MGTO to select 700 applicants for helicopter tour by lots
The highly celebrated “Helicopter Flight Experience Tour” received several thousand applications on its debut registration day on April 15 — far exceeding its quota of some ... -
Tourist arrivals hit record high since pandemic
Tourist arrivals in Macau reached a total of 191,828 visitors from April 9 to 15, showing an upward trend in recent days. On Friday, the SAR ... -
Scoot cancels SG-Macau route flights
The flights from Macau to Singapore intended to be operated by Singapore’s low-cost airline Scoot have been canceled, according to an email the Times had access ... -
Shake Shack opens with localised menu
World-famous modern-day burger chain Shake Shack opened its first restaurant in Macau over the weekend. Located at the newly opened The Londoner Macao, the restaurant aims ... -
Animal Protection Law | IAM to release animal abuse data
The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) stated that it is now reviewing the possibility of publishing the statistics regarding violations of the Animal Protection Law, which has ... -
IC U-turns on preserving 200-year-old customs checkpoint
After waving away concerns over the historic values of No 5-7 Pátio do Amparo raised at an earlier Urban Planning Committee plenary, the Cultural Affairs Bureau ... -
DSEC laying the groundwork for 2021 Population Census
The Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) convened meetings with the city’s tertiary institutions and associations to lay the groundwork for the city’s 16th Population Census this ... -
Shenzhen Fashion Week | Local designer stages latest collection
At the recent Shenzhen Fashion Week, local designer Nuno Lopes once again staged his latest collection from his namesake brand and received positive feedback from the ... -
Hong Kong | Lai and other top activists sentenced amid crackdown
Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai was sentenced Friday to a total of 14 months in prison for attending unauthorized protests and charged ... -
Beijing says US ‘too negative’ toward China
A top Chinese diplomat said Friday that U.S. policy toward China is “too negative” and that cooperation could be critically important as the Biden administration focuses ... -
Hong Kong | Trudeau Visa gets over 500 applications
Justin Trudeau’s special immigration initiative for Hong Kong residents received more applications than expected in its first three weeks, according to a spokesperson for Canada’s immigration ... -
This day in history | 1995 Many feared dead in Oklahoma bombing
A huge car bomb has exploded at a government building in Oklahoma City killing at least 80 people including 17 children at a nursery. At least ... -
Climate change | US, China agree to cooperate on climate crisis with urgency
The United States and China, the world’s two biggest carbon polluters, agreed to cooperate to curb climate change with urgency, just days before President Joe Biden ... -
Baseball | Sean Kazmar makes it back to majors after 13-year absence
Sean Kazmar Jr. grounded into a double play — and sounded overjoyed. “Definitely everything and then some,” he said. “What an amazing feeling.” While Kazmar and ... -
The Buzz | Navalny’s doctor: Putin critic ‘could die at any moment’
A doctor for imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is in the third week of a hunger strike, says his health is deteriorating rapidly and ... -
Fashion industry evolves, as virus forces a rethink
The pandemic has torn a multibillion-dollar bite out of the fabric of Europe’s fashion industry, stopped runway shows and forced brands to show their designs digitally ... -
World Views | Don’t write off China’s vaccines — the world needs them
It’s been an awkward time for the head of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Gao Fu was cited over the weekend as telling a health ... -
Monday, April 19, 2021 – edition no. 3755
* The worst is over — A total of 34,252 tourist arrivals were registered in a single day – the highest daily record since the pandemic ...
