Daily Archives: Tuesday, December 28, 2021
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Ho downplays gov’t involvement in junket operations
At a press conference last week, Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng underlined the government’s lack of involvement in the operation of junkets, upon being asked to ... -
Education regulator accepts CCAC report
The findings of the corruption watchdog relating to the review process for educational subsidies “are considered harsh [but have nevertheless been] accepted,” the Education and Youth ... -
GBA | Shenzhen Secretary to head Guangdong as provincial head departs for Xinjiang
The Party Secretary of Shenzhen, Wang Weizhong, has been appointed to lead Guangdong Province as the previous provincial governor departs to fill another public post in ... -
Former DSSOPT head arrested under suspicion of corruption
The former Land, Public Works, and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) director, Li Canfeng, has been arrested on suspicion of corruption following an investigation by the Commission Against ... -
Macau records first Omicron case, imported from the US
Macau has recorded its first case of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center reported. According to a statement from the ... -
Galaxy holds event showcasing WHS, talent cultivation
Gambling concessionaire Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG), has showcased workplace health and safety (WHS), as well as talent cultivation, in a recent event attended by Director of ... -
Lawmaker wants faster workplace safety legislation
Lawmaker Lam Lon Wai is urging for the rapid enactment of Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) legislation for the construction industry, in light of recent industrial ... -
Leong Sun Iok requests details on ‘driving to mainland’
Lawmaker Leong Sun Iok asked the government in a written inquiry to release more information on the “driving to mainland” scheme, with particular emphasis on insurance, ... -
Beijing supports plans for diversification, CE says
Returning to Macau after a four-day work visit to Beijing, the Chief Executive (CE), Ho Iat Seng, said in a press briefing at the Macau ... -
Jonathan D. Spence, popular China scholar, dead at age 85
Jonathan D. Spence, a British-born historian who became a longtime Yale University professor and prominent sinologist and attracted a wide following with his 1990 best-seller “The ... -
Delta: Flight to Shanghai turned back because of Covid rules
Delta Air Lines said yesterday that new pandemic-related cleaning requirements at a Shanghai airport were behind the turning back of a recent flight from Seattle in ... -
Myanmar | Photos of aftermath of massacre fuel outrage
Photos of the aftermath of a Christmas Eve massacre in eastern Myanmar that reportedly left more than 30 people, including women and children, dead and burned ... -
Australia | New South Wales reports first omicron death
Australia’s New South Wales state reported more than 6,000 new COVID-19 cases yesterday and confirmed its first death from the omicron variant. The fatal case was ... -
Obituary | Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s moral conscience, dies at 90
Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning icon, an uncompromising foe of apartheid and a modern-day activist for racial justice and LGBT rights, died Sunday at ... -
This day in history | 1980 Green light for breakfast television
A shake-up of broadcasting franchises has paved the way for the launch of breakfast television. The Independent Broadcasting Authority announced the breakfast contract will go to ... -
Football | Glut of goals, postponements as Man City still controls EPL
Man City 6, Leicester 3 Coronavirus postponements aside, 28 goals in the Premier League’s six Boxing Day games provided a heavy dose of drama even without ... -
Omicron spreads global gloom over New Year’s celebrations
After struggling with the coronavirus for far too long, the world understands all too well Belgium’s word of the year, “knaldrang!” — the urge to party, ... -
The Buzz | ‘Spider-Man’ surpasses $1B globally in second weekend
Peter Parker’s good fortune continued over the holiday weekend as Hollywood prepares to close the books on a turbulent 2021. Even with some mighty competition from ... -
China Daily | India should not let border frictions hijack ties
Reports that China and India will hold the 14th round of talks at the corps commander level as soon as possible to try to resolve their ... -
Tuesday, December 28, 2021 – edition no. 3921
* Season fatale — A former high government official and two prominent businessmen were arrested over the Christmas holidays in another major corruption scandal, involving a ...
