Yearly Archives: 2021
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Myanmar | Protests swell after junta raises specter of force
Protesters gathered in Myanmar’s biggest city yesterday despite the ruling junta’s threat to use lethal force against people who join a general strike against the military’s ... -
Banking | HSBC’s top executives following the money prepare Asia moves
HSBC Holdings Plc is considering the return of some global leaders to the bank’s original hometown, reinforcing Asia’s role as its center of gravity. A cadre ... -
Football | Man City earns 18th straight win, Spurs lose again in Premier League
Exactly three months ago, Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham was outwitting Manchester City to go top of the Premier League and leave Pep Guardiola doubting the direction he ... -
The Buzz | Biovac plans to become a vaccine maker for underserved Africa
The Biovac Institute, a South African vaccine company, is formulating expansion plans aimed at helping Africa become more self-sufficient when its comes to accessing the immunizing ... -
Haircuts, pubs, gyms must wait as UK lifts lockdown slowly
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is setting out a road map today [Macau time] for lifting one of Europe’s strictest national lockdowns — but the millions ... -
Our Desk | Predictions for the Ox-picious new year
This new year will be running under the auspiciousness of the Metal Ox. This means that it will be certainly a lucky one (as they all ... -
Tuesday, February 23, 2021 – edition no. 3718
* Research fraud implicates Macau — Two academic papers published by a Macau-based researcher in the Springer Nature journal erroneously listed a renowned MIT scholar as ... -
CNY | Occupancy rate of 48.3% outperforms MGTO’s estimate
Macau’s occupancy rate averaged at around 48.3% during the Chinese New Year (CNY) Golden Week from February 11 to 17, demonstrating a contraction of 4.6% points ... -
LRT Hengqin extension expected to be completed in four years
The SAR government announced that the Light Rapid Transit (LRT) extension to Hengqin is aimed to be operational in four years. It will be about 2.2 ... -
Gaming tax contracted 73.6% YoY in 2020
Macau’s government received around MOP29.8 billion from gaming tax in the whole of 2020, a drop of 73.6% year-on-year (YoY), the Financial Services Bureau (DSF) revealed ... -
Taiwan | Macau became a meeting point for retired intelligence officials charged for spying
Four retired Taiwanese military intelligence officials, including a major general, were indicted after being accused of providing sensitive information to China – which includes making multiple ... -
Quarantine measures lifted for visitors from two Chinese cities
As of today, the quarantine measures previously enforced to visitors arriving or staying in the village of Gaodong in Shanghai’s Pudong new area and Tonghua ... -
GBA | Scholar says there is an urgency to set unified rules for competitiveness
The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA) should have a set of unified rules in a bid to be more competitive and better connect with the ... -
Briefs | CPI falls 1.18% in January
Macau’s consumer price index (CPI) fell 1.18% year-on-year in January, marking a continual decline for five consecutive months. The fall was linked with lowered prices ... -
IAM changes booking system for barbecue facilities
A new booking system for the use of barbecue facilities will be in operation from today, the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) informed in a statement. The ... -
Covid-19 vaccination for the public starts today
The Covid-19 vaccination for the general public kicks off today, as previously announced by the health authorities. Residents who have scheduled their inoculation since February 9 ... -
New Macau Association ‘prudent’ on Sou’s re-election
Icy Kam Sut Leng, the director-general of New Macau Association (NMA), stressed that the group is “prudent” when asked in an exclusive interview by the Times ... -
Economic slowdown reflected on electricity and water consumption in 2020
The local economic slowdown in 2020 had an indirect impact on the electricity and water consumption in Macau, figures released by the Statistics and Census ... -
G-7 skirts the China question, yet need for answers grows
Leaders of the Group of Seven industrialized nations tiptoed around the issue of China during their first, virtual, gathering of 2021 and failed to disguise a ... -
Gov’t considers new actions to lift flagging birthrate
China is considering additional measures to increase its flagging birthrate, more than four years after ending its controversial one-child policy. For decades, China enforced strict controls ... -
Regulator imposes further caps on online lending amid clampdown
China’s banking regulator imposed new restrictions on banks and financial institutions working with online microlenders including those led by Jack Ma’s Ant Group Co., dealing further ... -
More charges against Chinese scientist in visa fraud case
A Chinese researcher visiting Stanford University who was charged with visa fraud after she allegedly hid her military background is facing new charges, federal prosecutors said. ... -
This Day in History | 1997 Dolly the sheep is cloned
Scientists in Scotland have announced the birth of the world’s first successfully cloned mammal, Dolly the sheep. Dolly, who was created at the Roslin Institute in ... -
Moscow | Court rejects opposition leader Navalny’s appeal
A Moscow court on Saturday rejected Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s appeal of his prison sentence, even as the country faced an order from a top ... -
Tennis | Djokovic beats Medvedev for 9th Australian Open, 18th Slam
Novak Djokovic’s Australian Open dominance is intact — nine finals, nine championships. And he keeps gaining on Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in the Grand Slam ... -
After 170 years, the America’s Cup still eludes Britain
Britain’s attempt to recover the America’s Cup sailing trophy after 170 years has again ended in failure, this time on the opposite side of the world ... -
The Buzz | Oil spill stains Israeli shoreline; investigations underway
Hundreds of volunteers took part in a cleanup operation of the Israeli shoreline as investigations are underway to determine the cause of an oil spill that ... -
Myanmar | More protests and funeral follow deadly shootings
Protesters gathered again yesterday all over Myanmar, a day after security forces shot dead two people at a demonstration in the country’s second biggest city. A ... -
World Views | Bitcoin stocks are possibly the dumbest Bitcoin play
If you believe in Bitcoin, you buy Bitcoin. And if you’re wary, you stay away. That’s about the simplest way of calculating your investment options when ... -
Monday, February 22, 2021 – edition no. 3717
* Cotai-Hengqin link by 2025 — The LRT extension line to Hengqin is expected to be completed in four years with a budget of MOP3.5 billion ... -
Inquiries regarding mental health issues climbed in 2020: IAS
The number of phone inquiries relating to mental health matters the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) has received in 2020 is higher vis-à-vis 2019, Sou Chi Kuan, ... -
Briefs | First tropical cyclone of the year develops
The first tropical cyclone of the year, named Dujuan, developed yesterday above the Northwest Pacific. It was located, as of 2 p.m. yesterday, 1,460 km ... -
Jazz Club to hold live sessions tonight
Jazz Club de Macau is set to hold its “Jazz Club Live Sessions #01” tonight at Sofitel Macau, presenting the musical acts The Bridge, Groove Ensemble ... -
Liu Xianfa appointed new Foreign Ministry Commissioner
The former Chinese Deputy Consul-General to Los Angeles, Liu Xianfa, has been appointed head of the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ... -
90,615 tourists recorded during CNY, down 65.3% YoY
Macau has registered an aggregate of 90,615 tourist arrivals over the Spring Festival Golden Week period in 2021, representing a drop of 65.3% compared to the ...
