Daily Archives: Tuesday, October 12, 2021
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Panic buying as Typhoon Kompasu approaches
Pictures and videos showing people panic-buying staple goods have been widely circulating on social media since Monday. The Times visited several retailers including supermarkets and bakeries ... -
Man found hanging in hotel room
A man was found dead in a hotel room in Cotai this afternoon, having apparently committed suicide, Judiciary Police (PJ) reported. The fire department notified the ... -
Crime | Man arrested for defamation regarding Covid-19 information
A resident of The Bayview has been arrested for spreading false information and accused of defaming two senior officials in connection with the Covid-19 pandemic. The ... -
City records relapse Covid-19 case
A Macau resident who was diagnosed abroad with Covid-19 has relapsed, the Novel Coronavirus Coordination and Response Centre confirmed. The resident was tested upon arrival in ... -
MATCHDAY: Denmark can seal World Cup spot; England, Portugal in action
GROUP A Serbia looks to keep the group lead ahead of Portugal when it hosts last-placed Azerbaijan. The Serbians are coming off a victory in their ... -
Kompasu: Storm leaves nine dead in landslides, floods in Philippines
A tropical storm set off landslides and flash flooding as it barreled over the tip of the northern Philippines overnight, and officials said today (Tuesday) at ... -
China pledges $230 million for biodiversity fund at UN meet
China today (Tuesday) pledged $230 million to establish a fund to protect biodiversity in developing countries. President Xi Jinping, speaking by video to a U.N. conference ... -
T3 may be replaced by T8 from 8PM
The present T3 may be replaced by T8 between 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. tonight, the weather bureau announced. The local winds will strengthen. At 16 ... -
IMF foresees a slight drop in global growth from pandemic
The International Monetary Fund is slightly downgrading its outlook for the global recovery from the pandemic recession, reflecting the persistence of supply chain disruptions in industrialized ... -
THE CONVERSATION | How your emotional response to the pandemic changed your behavior and your sense of time
The COVID-19 pandemic, now in its 19th month, has meant different things to different people. For some, it’s meant stress over new school and work regimes, ... -
Gov’t launches new round of support to SMEs, low-income residents
The government yesterday announced a new set of support measures for struggling small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and low-income residents as the pandemic crisis continues to ... -
Typhoon Kompasu | Issuance of T8 ‘relatively high’ tonight
The probability of hoisting a Typhoon Signal 8 between tonight and tomorrow morning is “relatively high.” This comes just a few days after the city saw ... -
Sands China deploys 2,400 employees during mass testing drives
Sands China has deployed over 2,400 Sands China team members, including Sands Cares Ambassadors, who took shifts around the clock during the second and third community-wide ... -
Hao vs LVS | Witness reaffirms major changes to bidders score done by commission
The former member from the gaming consultants’ team who was hired by the government to evaluate and grade tender bidders for Macau gaming licenses in 2002 ... -
Vaccine required for attendees of AL swearing-in ceremonies
The swearing-in ceremonies of the lawmakers and the president of the seventh Legislative Assembly (AL) will take place, respectively, at 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. on ... -
Transmac ‘severely condemns’ violent behavior against driver
Bus company Transmac “severely condemns” the assault of its bus driver on October 4, which involved a senior citizen punching the driver when he was not ... -
Covid-19 | Gov’t stresses two racial groups have low-risk amid alleged discrimination
Following the announcement of the high-frequency nucleic acid test (NAT), some shops have allegedly started banning customers of Vietnamese nationality, as raised yesterday in a press ... -
India, China army talks to defuse border tensions fail
Talks between Indian and Chinese army commanders to disengage troops from key friction areas along their border have ended in a stalemate and failed to ease ... -
Climate | Flooding sends bus into river; 120,000 evacuated
A bus fell into a river in northern China yesterday, leaving at least three people dead and 11 others missing after flooding from heavy rains destroyed ... -
North Korea | Kim calls for improved living conditions
North Korea said yesterday leader Kim Jong Un urged officials to overcome a “grim situation” facing the country and make stronger efforts to improve the food ... -
Philippines | Official says journalist’s Nobel Prize not a slap on Duterte
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration belatedly congratulated journalist Maria Ressa yesterday for being one of two winners of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of ... -
This day in history | 2002: Dozens killed in Bali nightclub explosion
Reports from the Indonesian holiday island of Bali say more than 50 people have been killed in two explosions. At least 10 foreigners died and more ... -
Mideast | Israel can’t ‘lose sight’ of deal with Palestinians: Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday implored Israel not to “lose sight” of the need to establish a Palestinian state, as she wrapped up a two-day farewell ... -
Sheraton Grand Macao recognized in The World’s Best Hotels in Asia – China
Sheraton Grand Macao has been ranked 15th in The World’s Best Hotels in Asia – China in Condé Nast Travele’s annual Readers’ Choice Awards. Multi-property Vice President of ... -
Manufacturing | Murano glassblowing model shattered by methane price surge
The glassblowers of Murano have survived plagues and pandemics. They transitioned to highly prized artistic creations to outrun low-priced competition from Asia. But surging energy prices ... -
Football | France wins Nations League with late goal from Mbappé
Spain 1, France 2 Kylian Mbappé scored late as world champion France came from behind to win the Nations League with a 2-1 victory over Spain ... -
The Buzz | US-based economists win Nobel prize for societal research
A U.S.-based economist won the Nobel prize for economics yesterday for pioneering research that showed an increase in minimum wage does not lead to less hiring ... -
Bosnian makes rotating house a monument of love for his wife
It’s not exactly on par with India’s Taj Mahal, but a family house in a small town in northern Bosnia is in its own way a ... -
China Daily | Yunnan ideal to host UN biodiversity meeting
Kunming is ready to host the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, which will review the ... -
MDT ONLINE ONLY TILL MONDAY
Macau Daily Times will not publish its print edition Thursday still due to the influence of Typhoon Kompasu, which affects the operation from printing to distribution. ...
