Monthly Archives: July 2021
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Association urges reinstatement of seven-day validity period for Covid-19 test
Representatives of the New Macau Gaming Staff Rights Association delivered a petition letter to Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng yesterday, calling on him to moderate stringent ... -
Croupiers worried about Hong Kong patrons
In its petition, the New Macau Gaming Staff Rights Association also expressed safety concerns about the upcoming flow of Hong Kong patrons should the intercity border ... -
Consumer Council to increase staff for new consumer protection law
The government intends to amend the legislation to enable the Consumer Council (CC) to hire more staff to prepare for the forthcoming consumer protection bill, slated ... -
International travel expo kicks off tomorrow
The 9th Macau International Travel (Industry) Expo will be held from July 9 to 11 at Cotai Expo Halls A and B of the Venetian Macau ... -
Crime | Police bust online gangs in joint SAR operations
Police in Macau and Hong Kong have busted an online scam syndicate, arresting four suspects in Macau and three in Hong Kong, the Judiciary Police (PJ) ... -
Aussie treasurer: National interests come first with China
Australia will always put its national interests ahead of economic interests in its troubled relationship with China, a senior Australian lawmaker said yesterday after a White ... -
Xiplomacy | Xi calls on political parties to pursue ‘wellbeing and progress of mankind’
The choice is in our hands and the responsibility falls on our shoulders.” That was what Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist ... -
This day in history | 2003 Conjoined twins die in separation op
Conjoined Iranian twins who volunteered to go ahead with a major operation to separate them have both died during surgery. Laleh and Ladan Bijani suffered a ... -
Nissan CEO tells Tokyo court Carlos Ghosn had too much power
Nissan Chief Executive Makoto Uchida told a Japanese court yesterday that the company’s former chairman, Carlos Ghosn, had held too much power, failed to listen to ... -
Covid-19 | Australia’s largest city Sydney locks down for third week
Sydney’s two-week lockdown has been extended for another week due to the vulnerability of an Australia population largely unvaccinated against COVID-19, officials said yesterday. “The situation ... -
Biden: US damage appears minimal in big ransomware attack
President Joe Biden said yesterday (local time) that damage to U.S. businesses in the biggest ransomware attack on record appears minimal, though information remained incomplete. The ... -
Galaxy co-hosts activities promoting responsible gaming
Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) and the Macao Gaming Industry Employees Home Integrated Services Centre (MGIEH) have joined hands on organizing a series of activities to promote ... -
MGM and DSAL launch trainings for different professionals
In view of providing more targeted trainings for different types of professionals, MGM collaborated with the Macau Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) again to launch the “Professional ... -
Semi-finals | Review: Italy beats Spain on penalties, reaches Euro 2020 final
Facing a wall of nervous blue-and-white clad Italy fans behind the goal, Jorginho took his trademark hop and skip before calmly stroking in the winning penalty. ... -
The Buzz | Dutch crime reporter shot, badly wounded in Amsterdam street
One of the Netherlands’ best known crime reporters was shot Tuesday evening in a brazen attack in downtown Amsterdam and was fighting for his life in ... -
Bodies of plane crash victims found in Russia’s Far East
Rescuers have found the bodies of 19 victims a day after a plane crash in a remote area in Russia’s Far East, the authorities said. An ... -
China Daily | World needs consultation, not confrontation
When Communist Party of China Central Committee General Secretary Xi Jinping said in his speech on July 1 that “we will never allow any foreign ... -
Thursday, July 8, 2021 – edition no. 3809
* Speculations cleared — Lingering doubts on candidate lists for the upcoming election have now been clarified, following the Electoral Affairs Commission’s publication of the 24 ... -
Gov’t to terminate contract with urban renewal study company
The government will terminate the contract for a study on urban renewal earlier than planned, the Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Raimundo do Rosário said ... -
Recycled water plant project reconditioned
The proposal to install a water treatment plant in Macau to recycle wastewater is being reconsidered in a different format, the Secretary for Transport and Public ... -
Housing | Macau Urban Renewal signs LOIs for Lot C
Yesterday, the Macau Urban Renewal Limited (MUR) signed letters of intent (LOIs) with building contractors for the construction of Temporary Housing Units in Lot C, which ... -
Gov’t taps into Art Macao to drive tourism
The eclectic line-up for the Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2021 (Art Macao 2021) was unveiled yesterday. The government has resolved to capitalize on the ... -
Four lose MOP1m in university admissions bribery scam
Four parents from mainland China sought to bribe a local university through a group of intermediaries in the hopes of purchasing admission for their children, but ... -
Locals opt for lesser-known destinations in China this summer
Considering the international travel restriction still in place in most countries, the city’s travel agencies have recently noted a surge in demand for lesser-known mainland destinations ... -
Chinese officials highlight importance of national security law in Hong Kong
Deng Zhonghua, deputy director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, said that it is “necessary, timely and effective” to formulate ... -
No timeframe yet for HK-Macau reopening: Carrie Lam
In a press conference yesterday, Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam asserted that the governments of both regions have not determined a specific commencement date for ... -
F&B association to help practitioners be more tech-savvy
The United Association of Food and Beverage Merchants of Macau and the Macau Institute of Management have again teamed up to organize the annual training program ... -
Courier denies occurrence of difficulties delivering shipments to Europe
A representative from a local freight company denied claims that container shipments could not be delivered to destinations in Europe due to “problems in Hong Kong.” ... -
Crime | Three arrested for drug dealing and trafficking
The Judiciary Police (PJ) announced yesterday that while busting a drug dealing and trafficking case, it apprehended a Vietnamese couple and a local broker. The law-enforcement ... -
Twitter restricts tweets of academic who mocked China leader
A New Zealand academic says Twitter temporarily restricted her account after she mocked Chinese President Xi Jinping. University of Canterbury Professor Anne-Marie Brady is an expert ... -
Australia denies interfering in China’s Pacific vaccine help
Australia yesterday denied Chinese government and media allegations that it was interfering in the rollout of Chinese vaccine in Papua New Guinea. The clash over vaccine ... -
This day in history | 2005 Bomb attacks on London
A series of bomb attacks on London’s transport network has killed more than 30 people and injured about 700 others. Three explosions on the Underground left ... -
Iran | Major blackouts prompt rare apology from president
Iran’s outgoing president offered a rare apology yesterday for the country’s most severe summer power outages in recent memory, as blackouts cripple businesses and darken homes ... -
Parts of missing Russian plane found; 28 aboard feared dead
Wreckage from a plane carrying 28 people that went missing yesterday was found a few miles from the airport in Russia’s Far East where it ... -
EXPLAINER | Why China is investigating tech firms like Didi
Chinese regulators have clamped down on the country’s largest ride-hailing app, Didi Global Inc., days after its shares began trading in New York. Authorities told Didi ...
