Daily Archives: Monday, February 28, 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 ...
