Monthly Archives: September 2021
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Majority of legislators with high attendance to AL work
Over the past four legislative years, majority of the local lawmakers have registered a significant high attendance at all Legislative Assembly (AL) meetings, including Plenary Sessions ... -
Japan ministry seeks 2.6% defense hike amid China worries
Japan’s Defense Ministry yesterday asked for a 2.6% increase over this year’s record budget as it seeks to further strengthen the country’s military in the face ... -
PMI | Manufacturing sector slows as export demand weakens
China’s factory activity decelerated in August as export demand weakened, a survey showed yesterday. The monthly purchasing managers’ index of the Chinese statistics bureau and an ... -
Thailand | Lawmakers’ no-confidence debate focuses on pandemic
Thai lawmakers yesterday began a no-confidence debate targeting Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and five of his Cabinet members, with the opposition focusing on charges the government ... -
Pakistan | 11 Islamic State militants killed in raid: police
Pakistan’s counter-terrorism units raided a hideout of the Islamic State group in the restive southwestern Baluchistan province before dawn yesterday, setting off a shootout that killed ... -
This day in history | 1976 Water crisis deepens
The first of 11,500 standpipes have been connected in Yorkshire as local reservoirs reach their lowest levels in years. Yorkshire Water Authority (YWA) have said that ... -
USA | Hurricane Ida traps Louisianans, shatters the power grid
Rescuers in boats, helicopters and high-water trucks brought hundreds of people trapped by Hurricane Ida’s floodwaters to safety yesterday [Macau time] and utility repair crews rushed ... -
Technology | Analysis: China extends control with online gaming crackdown
Hugely popular online games and celebrity culture in China are the latest targets in the ruling Communist Party’s campaign to encourage the public to fall in ... -
CTM undertakes works following damage to underground communications cable
CTM has arranged for a technical team to conduct emergency maintenance work and rapid network diversification following the service interruption at the Central District of Macau ... -
GEG sets up blood donation drive
This year, Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) collaborated with the Health Bureau’s Macao Blood Transfusion Service to host the 13th annual blood donation drive at Galaxy Macau, ... -
Paralympics | Masters cruises to gold in hand-cycle time trial
A thought recently struck Paralympic gold medalist Oksana Masters: What would young Oksana, the one who shuffled between Ukrainian orphanages, think of this grown-up version? Young ... -
Birds of prey face global decline from habitat loss, poisons
Despite a few high-profile conservation success stories – like the dramatic comeback of bald eagle populations in North America – birds of prey are in decline ... -
World Views | What do Muslims believe and do? Understanding the five pillars of Islam
When I was growing up in India, my father’s Muslim friends would get me new clothes for Eid al-Fitr, a festival that celebrates the end of ... -
Wednesday, September 1, 2021 – edition no. 3848
* Elections2021 | Ad under probe — Allegedly paid online advertisement under police investigation; list leader says CAEAL guidelines ‘unclear’ * Legislature 2017-21 | Majority of ...
