Monthly Archives: February 2022
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Gov’t bans Hong Kong returnees from booking optional quarantine hotels
Returnees from Hong Kong will only be allowed to complete their quarantine period at the Treasure Hotel, which is specifically designed for medical observation for residents ... -
Macau registers 80th infection, adds another asymptomatic case
Macau has recorded one further confirmed case of Covid-19, moving the tally to a total of 80 cases, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center ... -
Kou Hoi In pledges ‘no disease control stricter than gov’t guidelines’ in parliament
The parliament will not implement for itself stricter Covid-19 control measures than what is stipulated for the public in the guidelines issued by the government, Kou ... -
Labor sector lawmaker foresees easing of skills mismatch in construction workforce
With more public work projects to commence gradually in the future, the problem of a skills mismatch between jobs and workers should ease, lawmaker Ella Lei ... -
Gov’t refuses leading role on urban renewal, but agrees to provide support
The government has again ruled out the notion of taking a leading role on urban renewal projects. Members of the executive, including the Secretary for Transport ... -
Fake marriage suspect claims she was lured into scheme by debt
A local 45-year-old woman is being accused, along with two others, of participating in a scheme aiming to grant Macau residency to a mainland man and his ... -
January arrivals plunge due to Covid-19 outbreaks in neighboring cities
Visitor arrivals stood at 694,430 in January, representing a decrease of 15.4% in arrivals month-on-month due to the tightening of border-control measures between Zhuhai and Macau. ... -
FMCC charity gala to support alcohol abuse awareness campaign
The France Macau Chamber of Commerce (FMCC) 2022 Charity Gala Dinner, to take place on March 25 at MGM Macau, will be themed “Around the World in ... -
Lawmaker to meet with UM over illegal currency exchange scam
Lawmaker José Pereira Coutinho is set to meet with the rector of the University of Macau, Yonghua Song, this week, to follow up on the case of the ... -
One American life, set on new course by Nixon’s China visit
Each afternoon, just after the midday rest break, we’d gather in the music room of Fangcaodi Elementary School. The teacher would hand out a song sheet, ... -
China urges US to honor the commitments made by President Biden: Wang
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi yesterday had a telephone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Blinken congratulated China on the successful ... -
UN expert criticizes China, Russia for arms sales to Myanmar
An independent human rights expert working with the United Nations is criticizing China and Russia for allegedly supplying weapons used by Myanmar’s military against civilians since ... -
Putin recognizes breakaway regions, Biden orders limited sanctions – Five essential reads
Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a provocative address that could be construed as a pretext to war, claimed on Feb. 21, 2022, that all of Ukraine ... -
1981 Rebel army seizes control in Spain
Spain is in a state of political confusion after an attempted right-wing coup. This evening about 200 soldiers and members of the paramilitary Civil Guard stormed ... -
Oil prices jump, shares sink as Russian troops enter Ukraine
Oil prices surged nearly 5% and stock prices dropped after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered forces into separatist regions of eastern Ukraine, bringing a long-feared invasion ... -
New generation of F1 cars set to hit the track in Barcelona
Formula One will get a glimpse of what the season may look like when its new generation of cars hits the track in a test session ... -
Ukraine-Russia: Germany suspends Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline
Germany has taken steps to halt the process of certifying the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said yesterday, as the West ... -
Queen still has mild COVID symptoms, cancels online meetings
Queen Elizabeth II canceled scheduled online engagements yesterday because she is still experiencing mild cold-like symptoms after testing positive for COVID-19, Buckingham Palace said. The 95-year-old ... -
Security concerns of all parties in Ukraine crisis need to be addressed
With Russian President Vladimir Putin having signed two decrees recognizing “the Lugansk People’s Republic” and “the Donetsk People’s Republic” as independent and sovereign states on Monday, ... -
Wednesday, February 23, 2022 – edition no. 3957
* HK restricted — Macau bans Hong Kong arrivals from booking optional quarantine hotels while Carrie Lam orders mass testing in 8-million neighboring SAR * Rosario ... -
Putin gets no support from UN Security Council over Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin received no support from members of the U.N. Security Council at an emergency meeting today (Macau time) for his actions to bring ... -
Happy Twosday! Why numbers like 2/22/22 have been too fascinating for over 2,000 years
This Feb. 22, the world hits an unprecedented milestone. It’s the date itself: 2/22/22. And this so-called “Twosday” falls on a Tuesday, no less. It’s true ... -
Women’s Federation pushes for more jobseeker support
Lam Iok Ha, deputy executive director of the Women’s General Association of Macau, has said that she hopes the government can set up more training and ... -
Visitor spending doubles in 2021
Visitor spending for the whole of 2021 soared to MOP24.45 billion, a 104.8% increase year-on-year, due to the rise in visitor numbers and per capita spending. ... -
Gov’t evades lawmaker’s question on anti-corruption measures in public sector
The government has avoided providing specifics of anti-corruption efforts in the public sector raised by lawmaker Leong Sun Iok in a written inquiry. In a reply ... -
Fitch downgrades SJM rating to ‘BB’ due to loan, concession uncertainty
Fitch Ratings has downgraded SJM Holdings Limited’s rating from “BB+” to “BB,” the agency announced in a statement, adding that the rating remains on Rating Watch ... -
PJ exposes cross-border prostitution ring, arrests eight suspects
Eight people have been detained by the Judiciary Police (PJ) on suspicion of being involved with organizing and operating a cross-border criminal organization to exploit prostitution ... -
Schools required to actively promote Covid jabs
Citing the “severe situation in Hong Kong” as justification, the local government is urging schools to “actively promote” Covid-19 vaccination to students. The Education and Youth ... -
Hengqin pilot projects to encourage HK, Macau trade
Pilot projects intended to protect and facilitate trade and investment will be carried out in Hengqin under China (Guangdong) Free Trade Zone measures announced this week ... -
CE praises good showing from Chinese Winter Olympians
With the curtain falling on the Winter Olympics in Beijing, and the Chinese team earning nine gold medals, four silver and two bronze – a record ... -
50 years after Nixon visit, US-China ties as fraught as ever
At the height of the Cold War, U.S. President Richard Nixon flew into communist China’s center of power for a visit that, over time, would transform ... -
Australia welcomes back tourists with toy koalas, Tim Tams
International tourists and business travelers began arriving in Australia with few restrictions yesterday, bringing together families in tearful reunions after separations of two years or longer ... -
Biden-Putin meeting discussed as Ukraine war fears loom
The U.S. and Russian presidents have tentatively agreed to meet in a last-ditch diplomatic effort to stave off Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine as heavy shelling continued ... -
1997 Dolly the sheep is cloned
Scientists in Scotland have announced the birth of the world’s first successfully cloned mammal, Dolly the sheep. Dolly, who was created at the Roslin Institute in ...
