This day in history | 1968 Berlin student unrest worsens

A massive student rally in West Berlin has ended in violent clashes between police and protesters. Students blocked the city’s main thoroughfare, the Kurfurstendamm, in protest at the shooting last week

Religion | Muslims open Ramadan with social distanced prayers, vaccines

Muslims began marking Ramadan with communal prayers yesterday in a socially distanced contrast to the empty mosques of a year ago when Islam’s holiest month coincided with the start of

Technology | China warns 34 firms to curb excess in antitrust review

China ordered 34 internet corporations yesterday to rectify their anti-competitive practices within the next month, signaling that Beijing’s scrutiny of its most powerful firms hasn’t ended with the conclusion of

Economy | China’s March exports rise 30.6% as global demand revives

China’s exports rose 30.6% over a year ago in March as global consumer demand strengthened and traders watched for signs of what President Joe Biden might do about reviving tariff

The Ritz-Carlton launches springtime offers

The Ritz-Carlton Macau is offering seasonal menus at Lai Heen, The Ritz-Carlton Bar & Lounge and The Ritz- Carlton Café, as well as a spa treatment at The Ritz-Carlton Spa. Lai Heen’s

Melco co-organizes program on women’s mental wellness

The Women’s General Association of Macau and Melco Resorts & Entertainment co-organized an inauguration ceremony for the “Feel Better – Women’s Personal Development and Support Program” followed by a mental

Olympics | Torch runs through empty park in Osaka as cases rise

The torch relay for the Tokyo Olympics ran through a mostly empty Osaka city park yesterday, showing the risks of trying to hold the postponed games during a pandemic. It came

The Buzz | Premier League kickoff moved due to Prince Philip’s funeral

More sports events are being moved to avoid clashing with Prince Philip’s funeral, with a Premier League match between Wolverhampton and Sheffield United pushed to Saturday evening. The match will now

Hong Kong’s legislative elections to take place in December

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said yesterday that the semiautonomous Chinese territory’s legislative elections will take place in December, more than a year after they were postponed by authorities citing

Our Desk | Macau’s (new) low standards

In a region that survives almost exclusively on tourism and the service sector, we should expect that its service standards would be of a so-called “world-class level.” In reality, the attempt

Wednesday, April 14, 2021 – edition no. 3752

— The legislative debate on economic stimulus would be ‘useless,’ the Chief Executive said * Casino Rio allegedly used ploy to coerce staff to resign * Tourism | Booking data shows rapidly

Covid-19 | Residents forbidden to alter vaccination record following earlier incident

The government will no longer allow local residents to alter any information relating to their vaccination record, in order to preclude any recurrence of the incident in which a person

Third stimulus | Gov’t promises close scrutiny of price hikes, unlawful commercial practices

The economic authorities will closely monitor and control price hikes and other potentially unlawful commercial practices during the implementation of the third round of government stimulus (e-vouchers), the director of

THIRD STIMULUS | Gov’t e-voucher scheme to grant MOP8,000 per resident

Yesterday, the government presented the amended measures related to the electronic consumption vouchers (e-vouchers) as part of the third round of economic stimulus. The new plan, unveiled by the government in

Briefs | Craft market starts this weekend

  The Tap Seac Craft Market will be held at Tap Seac Square for two consecutive weekends, from Friday to Sunday, April 16 to 18 and from April 23 to 25.

E-medical vouchers to put into use from May 1 

  The MOP600 electronic medical voucher will be available for use from May 1. The validity period of each voucher will last until April 30th, 2023 for a period of 2

Greater Bay Area establishes international IT association

Hong Kong, Guangdong and Macau have jointly launched the Greater Bay Area (GBA) International Information Technology Association, holding an inauguration ceremony to celebrate the occasion. The association aims to boost the

In charge of their own lives

From afar, Ms. Cheng was looking at her daughter, Jackie, as she attended a lecture about event management. Cheng had never seen Jackie, currently in her 30s, so upbeat and self-motivated

Gaming | Casino EBITDA to drop 23% in Q1: Morgan Stanley

The earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of Macau’s casino sector is forecast to reach USD181 million for the first quarter (Q1) of 2021, representing a 23% drop

Two new nurseries underway in Northern District

Two new nursery schools are expected to open in the third quarter of this year at Ilha Verde and Mong Ha, which are expected to provide an additional 348 places

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