Monthly Archives: June 2021
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Easing border restrictions with Hong Kong to be a progressive system
As the neighboring region Hong Kong reaches 14 consecutive days without new Covid-19 cases in the community, questions arise about how the government will ease the ... -
Covid-19 | Health bureau ‘regrets’ latest Covid-19 case’s hiding of travel history
The Health Bureau (SSM) has expressed regret about the latest Covid-19 patient’s non-disclosure of travel history to India. The patient arrived in the city from Taiwan ... -
Retired bus driver describes special shift as ‘difficult income’
A retired bus driver has stressed that the special “4-4 shift” is indeed a whole day’s work and he “would not want to do it again ... -
Taishan Plant | Environmentalist calls for review of nuclear incident communication mechanism
In response to recent public concerns about the safety of the Taishan Nuclear Power Station, environmental group Green Future Macau has argued that the current nuclear ... -
May tourist arrivals up 9% month-on-month
May saw a 9% increase in tourist arrivals than April, the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) has announced. The government’s statistic body pointed out that in ... -
Youth Affairs Committee confirms yearly accolades recipients
The Youth Affairs Committee has decided to grant awards to celebrate events held by two subsidiaries of one of its member organizations, the committee announced late ... -
DICJ to ramp up manpower
The Executive Council (ExCo) has completed draft administrative regulations concerning the structure and operation of the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ), with a bid to ... -
Gov’t pledges harsh penalties ahead of party anniversary
China is pledging to harshly punish anyone responsible for major industrial accidents or outbreaks of violence in coming days as the ruling Communist Party prepares lavish ... -
Editor, CEO denied bail in Apple Daily case in Hong Kong
A Hong Kong court ordered the top editor of pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily and the head of its parent company held without bail Saturday in the ... -
US sending Taiwan 2.5 million vaccine doses, tripling pledge
The U.S. is sending 2.5 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Taiwan, tripling an earlier pledge in a donation with both public health and ... -
This day in history | 1983 Filipino opposition leader shot dead
The Philippines opposition leader, Benigno Aquino, has been assassinated just minutes after returning home from exile. Mr Aquino, 50, had spent the last three years in ... -
As Brazil tops 500,000 deaths, protests against president
Anti-government protesters took to the streets in more than a score of cities across Brazil on Saturday as the nation’s confirmed death toll from COVID-19 soared ... -
US | Appeals court upholds FCC subsidy ban for Huawei purchases
A federal appeals court refused Friday to hear Chinese tech giant Huawei’s request to throw out a rule used to bar rural phone carriers on national ... -
Euro 2020 format causes qualification confusion for England
England’s draw with Scotland showed just how confusing the European Championship format can be for the teams and even the organizers. UEFA’s official website stated ahead ... -
Germany clicks at Euro 2020 with 4-2 win over Portugal
Germany finally clicked into gear at the European Championship, with a little help from defending champion Portugal. The Portuguese became the first team to score two ... -
Preview | Ukraine and Austria close in on round of 16 at Euro 2020
A draw might be enough for both, while a win would be a guarantee for either. Ukraine and Austria each have one victory and one loss ... -
The Buzz | Hard-line judiciary head wins Iran presidency in low turnout
Iran’s hard-line judiciary chief won a landslide victory in the country’s presidential election, a vote that both propelled the supreme leader’s protege into Tehran’s highest civilian ... -
Australia accused of ‘excessive and unnecessary’ secrecy
Australia’s suppression of information seen as pivotal to a free and open media is at the center of accusations that the country has become one of ... -
China Daily | Anti-sanction law necessary to protect sovereignty
The law on countering foreign sanctions, which the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, China’s top legislature, passed on June 10, has drawn both ... -
Monday, June 21, 2021 – edition no. 3796
* Hiding in the gray area — Broadcaster MASTV has been getting away with not paying long-overdue salaries to its staff due to a loophole in ... -
USD12 billion case | Former DICJ director testifies in LVS-Asian American case
Manuel Joaquim das Neves, the former director of the Macau Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ), who was also one of the Macau Gaming Commission members ... -
MGTO closes Lisbon office to save money
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) has closed operations at its office in Lisbon, Portugal, in the hopes of streamlining operations and human resources, Maria Helena ... -
Covid | Gov’t lowers mRNA threshold to 12-year-olds
The government announced in an Executive Order that it will lower the age limit of eligibility to take the mRNA vaccine to 12 years old from ... -
Elections 2021 | CAEAL approves 13 of 16 lists for direct elections, six are under consideration
The Electoral Affairs Commission for the Legislative Assembly Election (CAEAL) has so far analyzed 16 candidate lists submitted for the Legislative Assembly (AL) elections in September. ... -
Gaming | June GGR daily rate to drop 34.4% month-to-month: Bernstein
Macau’s daily gross gaming revenue (GGR) run rate is expected to display a 34.4% month-to-month slump in the first half of June, mainly dampened by the ... -
Sands China keeps open attitude on professional advice from SMEs
A fire system is a vital component of a building for safeguarding people’s lives and the property. Being the largest integrated resort operator in Macao, Sands ... -
Lawmakers demand support for cross-border workers, students
Lawmakers Ho Ion Sang, Ella Lei, and Wong Kit Cheng expressed concerns on Wednesday over the recent border-crossing regulations requiring commuters to take Nucleic Acid Tests ... -
Ng Kuok Cheong urges gov’t to postpone gaming licenses tender for another two years
Lawmaker Ng Kuok Cheong has urged the government to postpone the public tender for new gaming licenses for a period of two years in a statement ... -
Crime | Man secretly photographs woman in public library
A young man was arrested by the Public Security Police Force last Thursday at the Patane Library over allegations that he secretly took a sexually intrusive ... -
Air Macau suffered over MOP1b net loss in 2020
Air Macau, the city’s flagship airline, has endured an annual net loss of approximately MOP1.04 billion in 2020, owing to the double blows of the Covid-19 ... -
CE congratulates central gov’t on spacecraft launch
The Chief Executive, Ho Iat Seng, sent a congratulatory message to the Central Government regarding the successful launch of the Shenzhou-12 crewed spacecraft, which blasted off ... -
Editors of Hong Kong newspaper arrested under security law
Hong Kong police used a sweeping national security law yesterday to arrest five editors and executives of a pro-democracy newspaper on charges of colluding with foreign ... -
EXPLAINER | The significance of China’s new space station
Adding a crew to China’s new orbiting space station is another major advance for the burgeoning space power. WHAT’S THE MISSION’S PURPOSE? The three-member crew is ... -
Japan announces easing of virus emergency ahead of Olympics
Japan yesterday announced the easing of a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and six other areas from next week, with new daily cases falling just ... -
This day in history | 1972 UK’s worst air crash kills 118
All 118 people on board a flight from London Heathrow to Brussels have died when the airliner crashed minutes after take-off. The British European Airways plane ...
