Monthly Archives: October 2021
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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. ... -
Typhoon Kompasu | Gov’t issues alert for ‘severe tropical storm’
The Unitary Police Service calls on the public to take precautions against typhoon and flooding following the weather bureau’s announcement that the severe tropical storm “Kompasu” ... -
HAO VS LVS | David Green: LVS experience more relevant than partners on Macau bid
Former government gaming consultant David Green said in court Friday that the experience which the Las Vegas Sands Corporation (LVS) has gathered over the years — ... -
COD to manage Club Cubic following ‘unfruitful’ talks on rent reductions
The operator of Club Cubic Macau said that it has failed in its attempt to seek rent reductions for its space with City of Dreams, causing ... -
‘Lionrock’ broke duration records; first T8 of 2021
Over the weekend, Macau had its first tropical cyclone reach Signal 8 in 2021. The “Lionrock” also broke duration records — it was the longest recorded ... -
Covid-19 | Gov’t enforces NAT tests for certain occupation, racial groups following new cases
Certain occupational and racial groups of individuals – identified as key groups by the Health Bureau (SSM) – have been ordered to take four nucleic acid ... -
Boxer in critical condition after match
A local boxer is currently in a life-threatening condition after a sparring match at a boxing ring, the Judiciary Police (PJ) announced. The victim was brought ... -
Covid-19 | Gov’t issues itineraries of cases 76 and 77
Authorities have disclosed the itineraries of the city’s two latest Covid-19 patients, including routes taken to local supermarkets and a restaurant. The Novel Coronavirus Response and ... -
Stranded students may return home to Zhuhai
Cross-border students under 14 years of age currently stranded in Macau may gradually return to their homes in Zhuhai with quarantine-upon-arrival, Wong Ka Ki, chief of ... -
Bayview NAT test-takers quarantined, but not residents
Certain individuals that took part in the citywide nuclei acid tests (NATs) at the Bayview Building have been quarantined, while the building’s residents have not been, ... -
Golden Week arrivals dip in blow to city
The just-concluded week-long National Day holiday often dubbed Golden Week was an extraordinary one for the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) – a city highly dependent ... -
Taiwan rejects China’s ‘path’ amid show of military force
Taiwan’s leader yesterday vowed to defend the island from China’s rising pressure for reunification, after a week of unprecedented tensions with Beijing. Speaking at the island ... -
Elections | S. Korea’s ruling party nominates maverick politician in race
South Korea’s ruling liberal party yesterday nominated its candidate for next year’s presidential elections, selecting a maverick politician known for his outspoken views who is likely ... -
India | Police detain hundreds amid violence in Kashmir
Government forces have detained at least 500 people in a sweeping crackdown in Indian-controlled Kashmir, local officials said yesterday, following a string of suspected militant attacks ... -
This day in history | 1976 China’s ‘Gang of Four’ arrested
The new chairman of China’s Communist Party, Hua Guofeng, has ordered the arrest of four leading radicals in Peking. It is a sign that China is ...
