Beijing 2022 | Russian skater can compete, but medal ceremony won’t be held

Russian teenager Kamila Valieva has been cleared to compete in the women’s figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics despite failing a pre-Games drug test, setting

Beijing 2022 | Eileen Gu advances on busy day of freestyle at Olympics

Trying for three gold medals in one Olympics is a hectic business. So it was no surprise that Eileen Gu was a skier in a hurry yesterday.

New Zealand | Ardern signals harsher stance on vaccine protest

New Zealand’s prime minister yesterday said protesters who oppose coronavirus mandates were using “intimidation and harassment,” as authorities appeared to take a harsher stance toward the convoy of

The Buzz | South Korea to allow special voting for Covid-19 patients

South Korea’s parliament yesterday approved plans to provide a special time for COVID-19 patients to vote during the March 9 presidential election as the country grapples with a

In Russia’s Ukraine plans, how much does the mud matter?

The Russian expression “tanks don’t fear mud” is common enough that it’s been the title of a short-lived Russian television series and can be found stenciled on car

Tuesday, February 15, 2022 – edition no. 3951

— Gov’t wants to replace obsolete scooters with electric models, pays MOP3,500 * Group estimates Prosperity Index to rise this quarter * Gov’t insists on barring entry of foreign domestic workers * A

Airport records 29,000 passengers in first five days of Lunar New Year

During the first five days of the Chinese New Year holiday the Macau International Airport (MIA) recorded passenger traffic of over 29,000, the MIA company

Returnee from Portugal classified as asymptomatic for Covid

A local resident who arrived in Macau February 9 after travelling from Portugal via Munich and Singapore, has tested positive for Covid-19 upon his arrival on February 11,

MGTO: Visitors continue to rise after CNY

The director of the Macao Government Tourism Office, Helena de Senna Fernandes, has said that the number of visitors continues to rise following the Chinese

Civil servant group calls for more quarantine hotel rooms

A civil servant group has issued a letter to the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture to call for sufficient quarantine hotel rooms for student returnees

Dozens of taxi drivers protest at DSAT, urge authorities to restart taxi meters

Several dozen taxi drivers participated in a protest at the Transport Bureau (DSAT), requesting the authority to unlock their taxi meters, which were suspended as some

Secret purchase of antique mansion backed by privacy protections

The heretofore undisclosed purchase of the Chio Mansion was facilitated by the involvement of personal privacy protections, Leong Wai Man, president of the Cultural Affairs

Gaming | Moody’s downgrades SJM as concerns for financial management grow

Moody's Investors Service has downgraded SJM Holdings Limited’s corporate family rating (CFR) to Ba2 from Ba1, reflecting the gaming operator’s delays in “its execution of its

Pandemic opens a window on existing problems

The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted some extant structural problems in Macau, making them visible to society and allowing the community to take action to address

Cross-border case completed via online legal service

The Guangdong High Court has announced that a Macau resident has successfully completed a cross-border filing of a case through an authorized witness pass service, a new

Cross-border RMB tax online services open to Macau residents

Hengqin has now implemented full electronic payment of cross-border RMB taxes, social insurance premiums and tax refunds, with the services available to Macau residents, the Guangdong

US aims to counter China by opening Solomon Islands embassy

The U.S. says it will open an embassy in the Solomon Islands, laying out in unusually blunt terms a plan to increase its influence in the

Hong Kong reports record Covid-19 cases, tightens measures

Hong Kong on Saturday reported its daily record of confirmed COVID-19 cases, at 1,514.  The city is struggling with the worst outbreak of the

Ukraine Crisis | German leader travels to Russia, Ukraine as tensions grow

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is flying to Ukraine and Russia this week in an effort to help defuse escalating tensions as Western intelligence officials warn

This day in history | 1984 British ice couple score Olympic gold

Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean have been crowned the Olympic ice skating champions after scooping gold in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.  More than 24 million people watched the British couple

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