Monthly Archives: February 2022
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Ukraine War: Lithuania wants Russia probed for war crimes
VILNIUS — Lithuania says it wants the United Nations’ highest court to investigate alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by Russia and Belarus. The ... -
Record-breaking weekend on visitor arrivals
Macau has recorded, so far, the best tourism arrival results for this year with a daily score-bar rising over 30,000 visitors per day for three consecutive ... -
70-year-old falls from height, sustains head injury
A man around the age of 70 fell from two meters over the weekend when he was redecorating at a Christian church. He was sent to ... -
IPIM rejects all but one residency application in 2021
The Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) has rejected all but one application for Macau residency in 2021 for various programs running under IPIM’s umbrella, ... -
Centaline estimates property prices rebound by more than 5% next quarter
Real estate company Centaline Property Macau estimates the Macau property market will gradually pick up and property prices may rebound by more than 5% in the ... -
Woman blackmailed with nude pictures
A female non-resident worker from the Philippines has been blackmailed for USD1,500 with nude pictures secretly taken when she was having a video call with the ... -
MUR and ICBC sign loan contract for Lot P temporary and home swap housing project
Macau Urban Renewal Limited (MUR) and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China -Macau Limited (ICBC Macau) have signed a contract over the weekend for the ... -
CE: Current SAR gov’t efforts fully recognized by Xi Jinping
Chief Executive (CE) Ho Iat Seng said this weekend that the current government had been fully acknowledged by President Xi Jinping and the Central Government. “Over ... -
Ho Iat Seng instructs finance secretary to mull extra consumption subsidy
Commenting on the overall global economic outlook, Chief Executive (CE) Ho Iat Seng advised that Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong has been undertaking ... -
Wynn: Proud Supporters of Rallying the Nation’s Olympic Spirit
To implement the Macao SAR government’s policy to develop the sports industry, Wynn continues to collaborate with related sectors to provide opportunities for local youngsters to ... -
Hong Kong’s success in fending off contagion comes back to haunt
For two years, Hong Kong successfully insulated most of its residents from COVID-19 and often went months without a single locally spread case. Then the omicron ... -
Putin puts Russia’s nuclear forces on alert, cites sanctions
Vladimir Putin put his nuclear forces on increased alert yesterday in an unprecedented escalation of tension with the West since the collapse of the Soviet Union ... -
Trump talks Putin, grievances as GOP focuses on midterm wins
Leading Republicans spent much of three days avoiding Donald Trump’s chief grievances or ignoring him altogether as they unified behind a midterm message designed to win ... -
1986 Swedish prime minister assassinated
The Swedish prime minister has died after being shot in a street ambush in central Stockholm. His wife was wounded. Olof and Lisbeth Palme were attacked ... -
Ukraine invasion puts Russia’s elite sports status at risk
Russia spent upwards of $50 billion to host the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, then concocted the most elaborate doping scheme in history — all to ... -
Sharon Stone takes in Dolce&Gabbana at relaxed Milan fashion
Front-rows of A-listers and shoulder-to-shoulder seating gave Milan Fashion Week a pre-pandemic air. So far this week, Sharon Stone has sat appraisingly at Dolce & Gabbana, ... -
Rescue underway after China mine collapse traps 14 workers
A rescue operation is underway to rescue 14 workers trapped in a coal mine in southwestern China, media reported yesterday. The roof of a shaft at ... -
The EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment
At the end of 2020, the EU Council and Commission concluded an agreement in principle on a Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) with the P. R. ... -
Monday, February 28, 2022 – edition no. 3960
* Putin’s War | Russian nuclear on high alert * Red packets | Gov’t studying new round of consumption subsidy * Tourism | Record-breaking weekend ... -
Live updates: Ukraine diplomat urges China to talk to Putin
TOKYO — The Ukrainian ambassador to Japan is urging China to join international efforts to stop the Russian “massacre” in his country amid Beijing’s lack of ... -
USD6.25b sale of Venetian properties on Vegas Strip complete
The new and old owners of the Venetian and Palazzo casino resorts and former Sands Expo and Convention Center announced Wednesday they have completed the sale ... -
Police investigates cause of Friendship Bridge fire
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has commenced an investigation into the cargo fire that took place yesterday on the Amizade Bridge. Videos depicting a cargo fire on ... -
MOP74b retail sales in 2021
Retail trade business improved in 2021, with the total value of retail sales surging by 63.5% year-on-year to MOP73.96 billion, albeit from a low base. However, ... -
Air passenger traffic expected to recover up to 34% in 2022
Passenger traffic and flight movements of the Macau International Airport (MIA) are projected to recover to about 30% and 34% of pre-pandemic levels in 2019, respectively. ... -
Composite interest rate drops slightly
The funding costs of the local banking sector dropped slightly in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to the Monetary Authority of Macao. At end-December 2021, ... -
Chaos at Treasure after its appointment as exclusive venue for HK returnees
Chaos has ensued at Taipa’s Treasure Hotel after the government announced that, from today onwards, people returning from the neighboring region of Hong Kong would exclusively ... -
Majority of hotel quarantine guests non-locals
The majority of the medically observed quarantine periods hosted within Macau hotels have been completed by non-residents, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre has said ... -
Melco leads as world’s first and only operator with Responsible Gaming accreditation RG Check across global portfolio
99.9% of management and non-management colleagues completed RG training Melco Resorts & Entertainment is dedicated to being the industry leader for the promotion of Responsible Gaming ... -
Gov’t assures parliamentary committee on strict conditions for telecom interception
The bill regarding the interception of telecommunications contains clear provisions governing the grounds and modes of the permission to intercept, as well as the scope of ... -
Grumbling grows as Hong Kong sticks with zero-tolerance policy
Hong Kong residents are becoming increasingly annoyed with the administration’s insistence on sticking to China’s “zero-COVID” strategy as the city posted another record number of cases ... -
Vaccine requirement for restaurants, stores starts
Hong Kong launched a vaccination requirement to enter shopping malls, restaurants and a host of other places yesterday as it battles an expanding omicron outbreak and ... -
Russia-Ukraine conflict raises big risks for global economy
Just what a vulnerable world economy didn’t need — a conflict that accelerates inflation, rattles markets and portends trouble for everyone from European consumers to indebted ... -
What to know as Russia attacks Ukraine
Russian troops launched a broad assault on Ukraine from three sides yesterday, an attack that began with explosions before dawn in the capital Kyiv and other ... -
How a Japanese woman influenced Jamaica’s reggae
A musical revolution in Jamaica has a connection with a bouncy rhythm from a portable electronic keyboard that’s the brainchild of a Japanese woman. The pattern ... -
Malaysian PM discusses Myanmar crisis during visit
The leaders of Malaysia and Cambodia discussed the crisis in military-ruled Myanmar and other regional issues during a meeting in Phnom Penh yesterday, the two countries ...
