Yearly Archives: 2021
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This day in history | 1955 Communist states sign Warsaw Pact
The Soviet Union and its Eastern Bloc allies have signed a security pact in the Polish capital, Warsaw, after a three-day conference. Announcements in Warsaw and ... -
Muslims | Virus, Mideast turmoil stifle Eid al-Fitr celebrations
Muslims celebrated Eid al-Fitr in a subdued mood for a second year yesterday as the COVID-19 pandemic again forced mosque closings and family separations on the ... -
Drive In | A Black teen on trial in Netflix drama ‘Monster’
Monster, a courtroom drama starring Kelvin Harrison Jr., Jeffrey Wright, Jennifer Hudson and Jennifer Ehle that’s premiering Friday on Netflix isn’t actually new at all. Yes, ... -
F&B | Celebration in style
Cognac and good food are meant to be enjoyed with good friends, which will take the sensory experience to the next level. Hennessy has collaborated with ... -
TASTE OF EDESIA | Time to shine
For those looking to incorporate wellness into their lifestyles, the new “A Spa Day with Friends” offer is now available at Shine Spa by Sheraton. This ... -
Macau Racing Tips | The Taejon (Sand) 1350 Metres 2021-05-15 | Sat | 16:20
I ‘ll take a chance on a sand galloper from the in-form W.H Tse’s yard. W.H. Tse’s yard albeit having only a handful of horses, some ... -
The Buzz | Millions lose power after Taiwan power plant failure
An equipment failure caused an outage at a power plant in southern Taiwan yesterday, triggering rolling blackouts across the island affecting millions of people. The outage ... -
One Swiss, one American die on Everest in year’s first fatalities
A Swiss climber and an American have died on Mount Everest in the season’s first casualties on the world’s highest mountain, expedition organizers said yesterday. The ... -
World Views | Elon Musk conveniently ignored bitcoin’s inconvenient truth
When electric carmaker Tesla Inc. said in February it would buy $1.5 billion worth of Bitcoin and start accepting it as payment, billionaire boss Elon Musk had little ... -
Friday, May 14, 2021 – edition no. 3772
* e-Yuan | One currency, two paces * Macau’s Prosperity Index still at unsatisfactory level * Suncity Group backs off from IR project in Japan due ... -
Breaking News: All-English CL final moves to Porto with 12,000 fans
The all-English Champions League final will be held in Porto with 12,000 fans from Chelsea and Manchester City, UEFA confirmed today (Thursday). The May 29 showpiece ... -
Crime | Apostate and iconoclast apprehended
An unemployed man suddenly lost faith in a deity in which he previously believed before destroying the statue of the deity he had at home and ... -
Briefs | 81 new CCTVs at Hengqin Port
Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak has mandated the Judiciary Police (PJ) start employing a total of 81 new video surveillance cameras, also known as ... -
Court acquits suspect in sex offence case
A local male driver has been found innocent by the Court of First Instance in a sexual offence case concerning a young girl whose age was ... -
Residential mortgage loans up 38.9% month-on-month
Both new approvals of residential mortgage loans (RMLs) and commercial real estate loans (CRELs) advanced in March, according to data provided by the Monetary Authority of ... -
Local investors allegedly involved in US deli controversy
Macau investors are allegedly involved in a U.S. based company that has topped USD100 million in market capitalization, despite its eatery earning less than USD36,000 in ... -
Council receives 98 complaints on yoga center
The Consumer Council (CC) has received a total of 98 complaints regarding a yoga center that will allegedly close down after a significant number of its ... -
Elections 2021 | Voting stations likely remain at 36, new locations
The coming Legislative Assembly (AL) Election is likely to have 36 polling stations, the same number as the previous round, the Electoral Affairs Commission for the ... -
IC extends Rental Waiver scheme
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) will extend its Rental Waiver scheme until December 31 in a bid to ease the burden caused by the pandemic to ... -
Urban Master Plan | New Macau calls on gov’t for more leisure spaces
The New Macau Association (ANM) has called on the government to consider both the general and the regional population needs concerning the draft of the Urban ... -
Two entities for lift maintenance and inspection for greater safety: DSSOPT
In the forthcoming Elevator Regulation Legislation, the government recommends instituting two separate entities to conduct elevator maintenance and inspection work independently, in order to ensure the ... -
IAM to collect feedback to improve playground safety
The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) pledges consult users’ feedback to further improve the safety standards of playground equipment at Chunambeiro Park and Flora Park. Earlier, Lawmaker ... -
MUST hosts Chinese painting exhibition to celebrate double 21st anniversary
The Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) held an exhibition to celebrate Chinese painting arts, and stressed the importance of the marking of the 21st ... -
Taiwan | 16 new cases cause worry, Tsai says don’t panic
Taiwan’s president yesterday sought to reassure the public that the government is capable of withstanding a further outbreak of COVID -19 after 16 local cases were ... -
Covid-19 | Sinovac shot seen highly effective in real world study
Sinovac Biotech Ltd.’s vaccine is wiping out Covid-19 among health workers in Indonesia, an encouraging sign for the dozens of developing countries reliant on the controversial ... -
John Zhang | Australian court upholds laws against foreign interference
A Chinese-born political adviser yesterday lost his challenge in Australia’s highest court against laws banning covert foreign interference in domestic politics. John Zhang Shi Sheng also ... -
This day in history | 1981 Thousands see Pope shot in Rome
The Pope has been shot four times as he blessed the crowds in St Peter’s Square in Rome. Surgeons have performed a five-hour operation and say ... -
Mideast | 50 killed, hundreds wounded in escalating violence that bears hallmarks of Gaza war
Rockets streamed out of Gaza and Israel pounded the territory with airstrikes early yesterday as the most severe outbreak of violence since the 2014 war took ... -
Gaming | US casinos match best quarter ever; post-Covid hopes rise
America’s commercial casinos matched their best quarter ever in the first three months of this year, as customers continued returning amid the COVID-19 pandemic and internet ... -
Galaxy unveils 10th anniversary promotions
Galaxy Macau unveiled a series of promotions to mark its 10th anniversary. The five luxury hotels at Galaxy Macau is presenting the “10th Anniversary Hotel Packages,” ... -
Tennis | Kazakhstan Davis Cup player banned for corruption
A tennis player who represented Kazakhstan in the Davis Cup has been banned for 10 years after admitting a string of corruption charges. The International Tennis ... -
Football | Sporting Lisbon ends 19-year title drought in Portuguese league
Sporting 1, Boavista 0 Sporting Lisbon’s wait of nearly two decades for a Portuguese league title is finally over. Sporting defeated relegation-threatened Boavista 1-0 yesterday [Macau ... -
The Buzz | Germany drops testing requirement for vaccinated
The German government has agreed to let travelers who have been vaccinated or recovered from a COVID-19 infection avoid testing and quarantine when entering the country, ... -
Beyond vaccines, UNESCO wants more global science shared
While the U.S. president is calling for suspending patents on COVID-19 vaccines, experts at UNESCO are quietly working on a more ambitious plan: a new global ... -
China Daily | Innovation and education can help country get rich before it gets old
The overall trends of the demographic changes in China are predictable, nonetheless the findings of the seventh national census released on Tuesday have still caught ...
