Yearly Archives: 2021
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The Buzz | Portugal leads in average virus cases per capita
Portugal has the highest seven-day average rate of new cases per capita and the second-highest rate of new deaths in the world, according to Johns Hopkins ... -
Jack’s back | Chinese e-tycoon ends silence with online video
China’s highest-profile entrepreneur, Jack Ma, appeared yesterday in an online video, ending a 2 1/2-month absence from public view that prompted speculation about the future of ... -
World Views | Covid-19 vaccine passports are a ticket to nowhere
Every identity document brings its own dystopia. Austrian author Stefan Zweig, who saw the modern passport change international travel after the First World War, wrote: “Formerly man ... -
Thursday, January 21, 2021 – edition no. 3699
* Biden sworn in to undo Trump — On his first day in office, President Joe Biden will take a series of executive actions – on ... -
USA | Biden sworn in as nation’s 46th president
Joe Biden has officially become the 46th president of the United States. Biden took the oath of office just before noon today (Wednesday) during a ceremony ... -
Trump’s exit: President leaves office with legacy of chaos
Donald Trump will walk out of the White House and board Marine One for the last time as president today (Wednesday), leaving behind a legacy of ... -
10 casino staff forced to resign by a satellite casino
The New Macau Gaming Staff Rights Association represented some 10 casino staff — who allegedly will be soon dismissed unjustifiably by a satellite casino — to ... -
Letter to the Editor | Edifício do Lago: ‘Each falling tile could easily maim or kill someone’
Dear Editor, Again and again, the tiles are falling from the interior walls of the Edifício do Lago economic housing units. Each falling tile could easily ... -
Gov’t proposes reducing rights for teaching staff claiming public interest
The government’s proposal to amend law 67/99/M, which regulates the statutory rules for the teaching staff of public schools, includes several elements that are considered to ... -
Hiring requests for mainland domestic workers tripled
The number of requests to hire domestic helpers from mainland China increased to 481 during the fourth quarter of last year, suggesting that a significant ... -
Lawmakers call on gov’t to adjust ban on dismissed teachers
The lawmakers that compose the Third Standing Committee of the Legislative Assembly (AL) have reaffirmed to the government that it needs to adjust an article on ... -
Netizens unhappy about returnee residents
At the weekly coronavirus press briefing on Monday, the government for the first time officially admitted to and announced the return of 115 Macau residents, expected ... -
Gov’t e-platform failure caused by air-conditioning
Two electronic service platforms managed by the government broke down yesterday due to an air-conditioning failure that increased the air temperature of the government server room. ... -
MPay records half a million registrants
MPay, the mobile payment platform by local tap-and-go card payment company Macau Pass, recently announced that it has more than 510,000 registered users. As a ... -
Women’s Federation announces run for AL Election
The Women’s General Association of Macau will once again join hands with allies to run in the Legislative Election (AL), Ho Teng Iat, president of the ... -
Crime | MP sends case of tutor accused of sexual abuse to trial
The Public Prosecutions Office (MP) has concluded their investigation into the case of a tutor accused of nine instances of sexual abuse of minors, and forwarded ... -
Gaming | Investors pinning recovery hope on second half of 2021: Bernstein
Investors in Macau’s casino stocks are eyeing a possible recovery in the second half of 2021, and a rebound in 2022, according to statement published yesterday ... -
Fitch Ratings | Grand Lisboa Palace to drive SJM’s recovery from pandemic
Fitch Ratings believes the Grand Lisboa Palace will allow SJM to gain a foothold in Cotai and raise its market share. “We forecast Grand Lisboa Palace ... -
Panel: China, WHO should have acted quicker to stop pandemic
A panel of experts commissioned by the World Health Organization has criticized China and other countries for not moving to stem the initial outbreak of the ... -
China sees virus outbreaks across its northeast
China was dealing with coronavirus outbreaks across its frigid northeast, prompting additional lockdowns and travel bans ahead of next month’s Lunar New Year holiday. The country ... -
Taipei military stages drill aimed at repelling Beijing attack
Taiwanese troops using tanks, mortars and small arms staged a drill yesterday aimed at repelling an attack from China, which has increased its threats to reclaim ... -
AP-NORC poll | Virus, economy swamp other priorities for US
Containing the coronavirus outbreak and repairing the economic damage it has inflicted are the top priorities for Americans as Joe Biden prepares to become the 46th ... -
This day in history | 1961 John F Kennedy sworn in as US president
The Democrat John F Kennedy has been sworn in as the youngest ever elected president of the United States. The 43-year-old Roman Catholic was inaugurated as ... -
UAE | Dubai, party haven amid pandemic, faces its biggest surge
Masks off the minute you step inside. Bars packed and pulsing like it’s 2019. Social media stars waving bottles of champagne. DJs spinning party tunes through ... -
IKEA launches CNY pastries
IKEA Hong Kong and Macau launched a variety of Chinese New Year delicacies to celebrate the upcoming festive season. The three new flavours of the New ... -
Conrad Macao to present CNY promotions
Conrad Macao is presenting a range of Chinese New Year promotions for guests, including festive set menu, relaxing spa treatments and collectable Chinese New Year special edition ... -
Bill Gates-led fund raises another $1b to invest in clean tech
Here’s more evidence the clean-tech boom is only getting bigger. Breakthrough Energy Ventures, the clean-tech venture capital fund led by Bill Gates, has raised USD1 billion ... -
Football | Messi facing lengthy suspension for hitting opponent
After losing the Spanish Super Cup final, Barcelona is also in danger of losing Lionel Messi for an extended period after he hit an opponent toward ... -
The Buzz | Xi, Modi expected for ‘virtual’ Davos in era of pandemic
World Economic Forum organizers are expecting leaders including Chinese President Xi Jinping, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and South African President Cyril ... -
Tedros lambasts vaccine profits, demands elderly go first
The World Health Organization chief lambasted drugmakers’ profits and vaccine inequalities, saying it’s “not right” that younger, healthier adults in wealthy countries get vaccinated against COVID-19 ... -
World Views | Citi’s new CEO must fix old problems fast
Jane Fraser is about to join an elite group. From next month, she’ll be one of a handful of women pulling strings in global finance. But ... -
Wednesday, January 20, 2021 – edition no. 3698
* Hindsight — Experts say WHO, China, other countries should have acted quicker and more resolutely to stop pandemic in its early stages * Returnee residents ... -
Pompeo says China’s policies on Muslims amount to ‘genocide’
On his way out the door, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo lashed out anew at China today by declaring that its policies on Muslims and ethnic ... -
Associations urge the public to care about solitary senior citizens
The ongoing pandemic has been taxing on the mental health of local residents, especially senior citizens who live alone and have no one to talk to, ... -
Covid-19 vaccines | Authorities working on distribution system
Government authorities are currently working on a platform that will ensure the fair distribution of Covid-19 vaccines as soon as they arrive in the region, Dr ...
