Monthly Archives: July 2021
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56% of MGM employees vaccinated
As MGM has received positive responses after hosting the first “Outreach Vaccination Program – MGM” in May, the company once again invited a group of medical staffs from ... -
Melco launches culinary program with DSAL, IFTM
Melco Resorts & Entertainment announces the launch of its Culinary Foundation Acceleration Program (Melco Culinary FAP), Macau’s first culinary program of its kind in collaboration with Labour Affairs ... -
Preview | England inspired by expectation, Denmark by resilience
England is shouldering rising expectations. Denmark is powered by resilience and recovery. And emotions will be high at Wembley Stadium before their European Championship semifinal match ... -
Olympics | Tokyo event shaping up to be TV-only with few fans
The pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics are shaping up as a TV-only event with few spectators — if any — being allowed when they open in just over ... -
The Buzz | German who ran think tank arrested for spying for China
A German man who ran a think tank has been arrested on suspicion of being an informant for Chinese intelligence for years, German prosecutors said yesterday. ... -
Hong Kong | Six students among nine arrested in alleged bomb plot
Nine people, including six secondary school students, were arrested in Hong Kong yesterday for allegedly plotting to set off homemade bombs in courts, tunnels and trash ... -
China Daily | Discriminatorily accepting vaccines dangerous
In a substantial move toward reopening, the European Union on Thursday officially inaugurated its COVID-19 passport/certificate for citizens and residents of all member countries, as ... -
Wednesday, July 7, 2021 – edition no. 3808
* Art throughout the city — The Macao International Art Biennale 2021 created a new brand of cultural tourism as the gov’t taps into it to ... -
Gov’t urged to enhance road quality
Macau’s road design and paving standards fail to meet a surging number of vehicles arising from the city’s accelerating development, and it is imperative that the ... -
Lawmaker calls for early study on senior re-employment
Lawmaker Lei Chan U recently asked the government to make early preparations for a labor market proportionate to an aging population, through measures such as refining ... -
Fire bill proposes division of authorities to govern obstructions
A bill under discussion at a parliamentary committee proposes division of authority between the Fire Services Bureau (CB) and the Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau ... -
ELECTIONS 2021 | Group promoting ‘spirit of Basic Law’ submits candidate list to CAEAL
The Alliance for the Promotion of the Basic Law of Macao was the last group to submit their candidate list and political platform to the Legislative ... -
Covid-19 | 80% vaccinated population required for herd immunity
Unless at least 80% of the population in Macau are fully vaccinated, or the city will not achieve herd immunity, Tai Wa Hou, coordinator of the ... -
Applications for DSAL training program increasing
The number of applicants signing up for the Vocational Training Program with Subsidy is on the rise, the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) noted. According to a ... -
Crime | Contractor defrauds another by MOP500,000 in fake loan scheme
A 41-year-old local civil construction contractor is being accused of fraud over an alleged false money-loaning scheme for construction works, the Judiciary Police (PJ) informed today ... -
Septuagenarian accused of unlawful appropriation of mobile phone
A 73-year-old local man is being accused of having unlawfully appropriated a mobile phone that he found on the street, the Public Security Police Force (PSP) ... -
SMG considers issuing T1 today
The Meteorological and Geophysics Bureau (SMG) is considering the issuance of a tropical cyclone signal no.1 between midnight and this morning as another low pressure ... -
Crime | Four arrested in regional anti-human smuggling joint operation
On Sunday evening, law-enforcement authorities from Macau and Zhuhai apprehended a human smuggling syndicate and arrested a total of four suspects, the Judiciary Police (PJ) announced ... -
MUST pledges to integrate into GBA development
The Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) pledged to actively integrate into the development of the Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau Greater Bay Area. MUST ... -
Residents’ deposits and loans increased in May, total deposits drop 0.2%
Official statistics released yesterday by the Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM) referring to May this year show an increase in both residents’ deposits and loans from ... -
Chinese ride service Didi told to take app off online stores
Ride-hailing service Didi Global Inc., which made its U.S. stock market debut last week, was ordered Sunday by Chinese regulators to remove its app from online ... -
Electronic information manufacturing sector maintains fast expansion
China’s electronic information manufacturing sector continued to steadily expand over the first five months of the year, data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology ... -
Covid-19 | Taiwan’s push to shortcut vaccine approval sparks debate
At the end of May, Chen Pei-jer, a member of an expert committee in Taiwan to evaluate COVID-19 vaccines for use on the island, resigned. Chen’s ... -
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 ... -
Israel looks to renew law that keeps out Palestinian spouses
Israel’s parliament was set to vote yesterday on whether to renew a temporary law first enacted in 2003 that bars Arab citizens of Israel from extending ... -
Las Vegas is bouncing back, but the virus is on the rise too
Fifteen months after the pandemic transformed Las Vegas from flamboyant spectacle to ghost town, Sin City is back. Tourists are streaming in again, gambling revenue has ... -
Semi-finals | Only four teams remain at Euro 2020, which is headed to Wembley
The European Championship is coming to Wembley Stadium for the final three games of the tournament. Italy will take on Spain on Tuesday in the first ... -
The Buzz | Two artworks chosen for display in London’s Trafalgar Square
A sculpture symbolizing Britain’s complex colonial ties and an artwork featuring the faces of 850 transgender people are set to go on display in Trafalgar Square, ... -
Japan searches for dozens missing in resort town mudslide
Rescue workers slogged through mud and debris yesterday looking for dozens feared missing after a giant landslide ripped through a Japanese seaside resort town, killing at ... -
China Daily | Rejuvenation will make country a great partner
The grand gathering in Tian’anmen Square in Beijing on Thursday morning to celebrate the centenary of the Communist Party of China naturally drew the world’s attention. ... -
Tuesday, July 6, 2021 – edition no. 3807
* Long shot — At least 80% of the population needs to be vaccinated to achieve herd immunity, according to health authorities, adding that more time ... -
Elections 2021 | Four parties submit lists of candidates to run for AL
As the deadline for submission of candidate lists and election platforms draws closer, the intensity of the elections went up significantly — with four groups handing ... -
MGTO to communicate new entry measures to Hong Kong tourists
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) will soon embark on a mass communication regarding the new entry measures for Hong Kong travelers once the Hong Kong-Macau ... -
Non-resident falls ill after receiving unlicensed skin whitening injections
A non-resident worker from the Philippines has recently been arrested by the Public Security Police Force (PSP) for allegedly administering three injections on fellow Filipino woman, ... -
Court rejects MP appeal, acquitting quarantine breacher of charges
The Court of Second Instance (TSI) has rejected an appeal by the Public Prosecutions Office (MP) against the decision by the Court of First Instance (TJB) ...
