Monthly Archives: January 2022
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Currency exchange scam returns on large scale
A significant number of scams related to illegal currency exchange have been reported in the past few days, the PJ has announced. These crimes, which were a ... -
Gaming | JP Morgan winds up forecasting for 2022 rebound
Following uncertainties amid the Covid-19 crisis and the subsequent economic fallout and strict border measures implemented, brokerage JP Morgan has said that it will not attempt ... -
Retiring DSSOPT head wants to travel after leaving office
Along with spending more time with her family, Chan Pou Ha, the retiring director of the Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT), said yesterday that ... -
Parliamentary committee seeking concise Taxation Code stipulations
Vong Hin Fai, president of the parliamentary committee studying the Taxation Code, has said that committee members hope to see concise stipulations for more effective laws ... -
Covid-19 | China reports major drop in virus cases in Xi’an
China yesterday reported a major drop in COVID-19 infections in the northern city of Xi’an, which has been under a tight lockdown, in most districts the ... -
North Korea fires ballistic missile, first test in two months
North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the sea yesterday, the U.S. military said, its first such launch in about two months and a signal it ... -
Indonesia | Prosecutors seek life for Bali bombing suspect
Indonesian prosecutors yesterday demanded a life sentence for a top terror suspect who eluded capture for 18 years and accused him of masterminding a series of ... -
Israel | Omicron drives records, zigzag policy, fourth shots
Israel opened to tourists for the first time in nearly two years. After just a month, it slammed shut. Now the omicron variant has set a ... -
This day in history | 1977: EMI fires Sex Pistols
The music publisher EMI has ended its contract with the Sex Pistols punk rock group because of their notorious behaviour in public. In a statement, the ... -
Evergrande | Chinese developer asking bondholders to postpone repayment
A troubled Chinese real estate developer with $310 billion of debt is asking investors in one of its bonds to postpone when they will be repaid. Evergrande ... -
Investment | Southampton bought by firm fronted by Serbian media giant
Southampton has been bought by a company fronted by the founder of eastern European telecommunications giant United Group, the English Premier League club said this week. ... -
The Ritz-Carlton launches festive CNY offers
Spring into the Year of the Tiger at The Ritz-Carlton, Macau, where a range of dining offerings at Lai Heen, The Ritz-Carlton Café, and The Ritz-Carlton ... -
Sands China holds financial management activity
More than 1,400 families recently participated in a Parent-Child Financial Management Challenge – “Responsible Gaming x Virtual Learning” organised by Sands China Ltd. as part of ... -
Figure Skating | Alysa Liu eyes third US figure skating title, first Olympic spot
Alysa Liu already has won a pair of U.S. figure skating championships, breaking Tara Lipinski’s record for the youngest winner at age 13 and then defending ... -
With salty language, Macron berates France’s unvaccinated
French President Emmanuel Macron has provoked outcries in parliament and protests from election rivals by using a vulgarity to describe his strategy for pressuring vaccine refusers ... -
The Buzz | US pushes unity on Ukraine ahead of key Russia meetings
In a display of unity, the Biden administration and its European allies are beginning a series of meetings aimed at showing Russia that an invasion of ... -
Sports Views | Look for Norway to top medal table again at Winter Olympics
The Winter Olympics open in 30 days, and Norway is expected to head the medal standings for the second straight time, even topping its record haul ... -
Thursday, January 6, 2022 – edition no. 3927
* Another lockdown — Macau and Hong Kong are banning incoming flights from regions outside mainland China for two weeks in an attempt to stem ... -
Macau bans flights from outside mainland China
Macau has announced a two-week ban on flights from regions outside the mainland China from January 9 to January 23, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination ... -
Breaking News | Hong Kong bans flights, imposes other Covid-19 restrictions
Hong Kong authorities announced a two-week ban on flights from the United States and seven other countries and held 2,500 passengers on a cruise ship for ... -
2022 to be a ‘sports-busy’ year: Pun
This year will be packed with sporting events, president of the Sports Bureau (ID) Pun Weng Kun said yesterday on the sidelines of a press conference ... -
Seven Olympians among 16-strong WTT Macao field
Seven Olympic athletes, along with other elite players, will compete at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Champions Macao 2021 China Stars tournament to be held between ... -
Quarantine hotel rooms fully booked until Lunar New Year
Some local residents currently abroad who want to return home to celebrate Lunar New Year cannot book rooms for quarantine, local media reports. Local Chinese newspaper ... -
IC: Compulsory footprint registration at Mount Fortress a miscommunication
Reports of the forced registration of visits to the Mount Fortress Corridor with the Macao Health Code app is the result of miscommunication, the Cultural Affairs ... -
No injuries in fire truck rollover
A fire truck flipped over beside the door of the Macao Daily News Building, at the entrance to a flyover, damaging a seven-seater vehicle underneath. The ... -
GBA integration a priority for new drug administration head
Choi Peng Cheong, president of the newly-established Pharmaceutical Administration Bureau (ISAF), has said that traditional Chinese medicine and Macau’s pharmaceutical field entering mainland China are among ... -
Tax bureau rolls out two new e-services for business
Business users of e-services provided by the Financial Services Bureau (DSF) will now have the option to assign specific authorizations to their registered list of account ... -
Hong Kong | Media closures unrelated to press freedom: Lam
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam yesterday said the recent closure of two media outlets in the city does not indicate a decline in press freedom as ... -
Evergrande | Troubled Chinese developer told to demolish resort
A troubled Chinese real estate developer that is struggling with $310 billion in debt announced yesterday it has been ordered to demolish a 39-building resort complex in ... -
Defense | Beijing denies US report it’s rapidly growing its nuclear arms
A senior Chinese arms control official denied yesterday that his government is rapidly expanding its nuclear arsenal, though he said it is taking steps to modernize its ... -
Covid-19 | Conditions hard for residents in Xi’an partial lockdown
Authorities in Xi’an say they can provide food, health care and other necessities for the residents under a now almost two-week-old partial lockdown. But in social ... -
USA | Former Theranos CEO Holmes convicted of fraud and conspiracy
In a case that exposed Silicon Valley’s culture of hubris and hype, Elizabeth Holmes was convicted yesterday [Macau time] of duping investors into believing her startup ... -
This day in history | 1952 Churchill renews ‘special relationship’
The British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, has arrived in the United States for an official visit, his first since re-election last October. He arrived in New ... -
Tech 2021 | Scientist, enforcer, high-flyer: three women put a mark on tech
Three bright and driven women with ground-breaking ideas made significant — if very different — marks on the embattled tech industry in 2021. Frances Haugen, Lina ... -
Tennis | Djokovic given medical exemption to play at Australian Open
Novak Djokovic will get a chance to defend his Australian Open title after receiving a medical exemption to travel to Melbourne, ending months of uncertainty about ...
