Daily Archives: Friday, February 18, 2022
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Gov’t orders civil servants to complete vaccination before Feb. 21
All civil servants eligible for vaccination must receive two doses (primary vaccination) of a vaccine against Covid-19 before February 21, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination ... -
Health authorities make contingency plans for potential outbreak
Local health authorities have prepared contingency plans for a potential outbreak of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 in Macau, Dr. Leong Iek Hou, coordinator at the ... -
Committee awaits gov’t reply on gaming bill questions
The parliament’s Second Standing Committee has finished its preliminary discussion of the gaming law amendments and awaits government’s answers to its questions on Tuesday. The committee ... -
S&P downgrades credit rating on LVS, Sands China amid slow recovery
S &P Global Ratings has downgraded the issuer credit rating for Las Vegas Sands (LVS) and Sands China, due to a slower recovery unfolding for Macau’s ... -
UM appoints new vice-rector
The University of Macau (UM) has appointed Mok Kai Meng as vice rector (student affairs), the university announced in a statement. An expert in civil engineering, ... -
Pair arrested for TNR quota fraud
A man and a woman have been detained for alleged document forgery with the aim of securing entry permits for non-resident workers (TNRs), the Judiciary Police ... -
IC calls for Tap Seac market vendors
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) is calling on stall operators and creative handicraft workshops for the Tap Seac Craft Market that will be held at the ... -
Survey finds 80% agree on Taipa footbridge extension
Nearly 80% of respondents from a recent survey supported extending Taipa’s major footbridge to the neighborhood of the Lakeside Economic Housing Estate. The survey was conducted ... -
Property transactions total MOP49.8b in 2021
The number of building units and parking spaces transacted decreased 2.2% year-on-year to 8,802, and the transaction value fell 2.6% to MOP49.77 billion in 2021. Data ... -
Beijing Winter Olympics become most watched games in US despite ‘diplomatic boycott’
More than 100 million Americans have watched the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, where many U.S. athletes continue to show their talents, skills and sportsmanship, and ... -
Covid-19 surge among prisoners fuels outbreak
Facing an outbreak of COVID-19 among prisoners, Hong Kong is moving infected inmates to an isolation facility as the city struggles to snuff out a record ... -
US accuses China of backing away from free-trade commitments
The United States has accused China of failing to meet its commitments to the World Trade Organization and says it is exploring new ways to combat ... -
NATO says Russia misleads world on troop movements
NATO allies accused Russia of misleading the world by saying it was returning some troops to bases, reporting that Moscow has instead added as many as ... -
1981 Thatcher gives in to miners
Mrs Thatcher’s Conservative Government has withdrawn plans to close 23 pits in its first major u-turn since coming to power two years ago. President of the ... -
Finding yourself in ‘The Worst Person in the World’
There is a fallacy of youthful restlessness that’s easy to forget when it’s mostly in the rearview mirror: It’s possible to both not know what you ... -
Reinventing classics
Next month, Wynn Palace’s two-Michelin-starred Sichuan restaurant – Sichuan Moon – will launch a brand new world view of Sichuan cuisine, presenting “colour of taste” as ... -
G-20 finance leaders eye ways to support pandemic recovery
Countries must avoid tensions and cooperate to support a recovery from the pandemic as it lingers in many parts of the world, Indonesian President Joko Widodo ... -
Japan’s deficit reaches 8-year high as energy imports soar
Japan racked up a 2.2 trillion yen ($19 billion) trade deficit last month, an eight-year high, as the cost of energy imports soared, the government said ... -
It’s not all divisions and tensions between China and the West
At a time when the world seems beset by intractable problems and rising tensions, the positive tone of Wednesday’s telephone conversation between President Xi Jinping and ... -
Friday, February 18, 2022 – edition no. 3954
* Better safe than sorry — Health authorities make contingency plans for potential Covid-19 outbreak while civil servants must complete vaccination before February 21 * Tuesday ...
