Monthly Archives: February 2022
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Cambodia | Last freshwater dolphin in Mekong River dies
The last surviving freshwater Irrawaddy dolphin on a stretch of the Mekong River in northeastern Cambodia has died, apparently after getting tangled in a fishing net, ... -
Ukraine Crisis | NATO sees no sign Russia is pulling back troops
Russia said yesterday it was returning more troops and weapons to bases, but NATO declared it saw no sign of a drawdown as fears that Moscow ... -
This day in history | 1992 Cannibal killer jailed for life
Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer has been sentenced to life in prison by a court in Wisconsin for murdering and dismembering 15 young men and boys. Dahmer, ... -
Beijing 2022 | Valieva listed two legal oxygen boosters on Olympic forms
Two legal substances used to improve heart function are listed on an anti-doping control form filled out for Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva before her drug ... -
After blow of Beijing, Olympians ask: What about Africa?
Victory, of sorts, for Eritrea’s sole Winter Olympian — one of just six athletes competing for African countries at the Games in China — was achieved ... -
Alec Baldwin sued by family of cinematographer killed on set
The family of a cinematographer shot and killed on the set of the film “Rust” sued Alec Baldwin and the movie’s producers yesterday [Macau time] alleging ... -
Cyberattacks knock out sites of Ukrainian army, major banks
A series of cyberattacks knocked the websites of the Ukrainian army, the defense ministry and major banks offline, Ukrainian authorities said, as tensions persisted over the threat ... -
Washington is asking Asia-Pacific to pay the price for isolating China
In the Indo-Pacific Strategy of the United States it released on Friday, the Joe Biden administration has notably proposed an Indo-Pacific economic framework. The harm that ... -
Thursday, February 17, 2022 – edition no. 3953
* Full vaccination for HK, Taiwan entrants * 40 local students to return from Hong Kong from today * Chinese nation moving with Macau towards the ... -
Expected proceeds from 2022 Macau Famine kept at 2021 level
The group organizing the annual Macau Famine events hopes to retain the total of MOP1 million in donations from the events this year, the same target ... -
English, Portuguese local media help ‘world’ to better understand Macau: CE
English and Portuguese language media efforts are “crucial to enhancing understanding about Macau and China across the world,” Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng said yesterday during ... -
A boost in efforts required to attract talent to cooperation zone
The Chief Executive, Ho Iat Seng, said more effort is needed to attract a greater number of skilled professionals to the Guangdong-Macau In-Depth Cooperation Zone in ... -
Hao vs LVS | Court finds link between AAEC and LVS unproven at the time of swap for Galaxy
A local court has found that there is no proof that an agreement between the Asian American Entertainment Company (AAEC) and the Las Vegas Sands Corporation ... -
Gaming | Committee: Stipulation on concessionaires ownership of casinos ‘not new’
The requirement that gambling concessionaires need to operate in venues they own “is not a new introduction,” lawmaker Chan Chak Mo, president of the parliament’s Second ... -
Foreign exchange reserves at MOP216.6b
The preliminary estimate of Macau SAR’s foreign exchange reserves amounted to MOP216.6 billion at the end of January 2022, the Monetary Authority of Macao has announced. ... -
Post CNY gaming revenue surge driven by strong visitation
Macau’s gross gambling revenue (GGR) post Lunar New Year has hit the highest daily revenue figure since the Golden Week holiday in May 2021, according to ... -
Two more imported asymptomatic cases recorded
Two Macau residents who arrived from the U.S. via Singapore on Monday have tested positive for Covid-19. They were classified as imported cases of asymptomatic infection. ... -
Crime | Four apprehended for alleged ecstasy trade
Four Vietnamese men were arrested on February 14 on allegations of dealing MDMA through international mail, the Judiciary Police (PJ) revealed yesterday. Known scientifically as methylenebioxymethamphetamine, ... -
China crafts a carefully curated slate of Olympic spectators
A spectator’s single clap echoed through the mostly empty National Aquatics Center after the British curling team knocked a Swiss stone out of position, a difficult move ... -
HONG KONG | Virus surge begins to overwhelm Covid measures
Hong Kong’s leader yesterday said a surge of coronavirus cases is overwhelming the city’s emergency resources, but defended strict measures that have been imposed. Chief Executive ... -
Thailand | Royalists ask that Amnesty International office be shut
Royalist activists in Thailand say they will present a petition with 1.2 million signatures to the government tomorrow calling for it to shut down the country’s ... -
Indonesia School principal given life term for raping 13 students
An Indonesian court yesterday sentenced an Islamic boarding school principal to life in prison for raping at least 13 students over five years and impregnating some ... -
Ukraine crisis | Russia says some forces pulling back to bases
Russia said yesterday that some units participating in military exercises would begin returning to their bases, adding to glimmers of hope that the Kremlin may not ... -
This day in history | 1959 Castro sworn in as Cuban PM
Cuba’s revolutionary leader Fidel Castro has become the country’s youngest ever premier. At the age of 32, he has been sworn in as Prime Minister in ... -
Beijing 2022 | Norway takes Olympic gold medal in biathlon team relay
The Russians took the lead right at the start of the Olympic four-man biathlon relay yesterday and stayed well out front until a shooting meltdown at ... -
Beijing 2022 | Su joins Gu with Olympic big air gold for host China
China’s extreme sports youngsters were ready for a big Olympic stage. The host country built one for them, and they delivered. Su Yiming gave China its ... -
BEIJING SNAPSHOT | At Olympics, differing views of the news
Reporters from other countries and their Chinese counterparts seem to have different approaches to the daily news conferences at the Beijing Olympics. Yesterday’s briefing showcased the ... -
Singapore air show subdued two years into pandemic
Singapore’s biennial air show opened yesterday on a smaller scale than before the pandemic, even as the aviation sector gears up for a recovery two years ... -
The Buzz | Putin: Russia ready to discuss confidence-building measures
Russian President Vladimir Putin said last night that Moscow is ready for talks with the U.S. and NATO on limits for missile deployments and military transparency, ... -
The label ‘traitor’ fits no athlete
It is shocking that Gu Ailing, known in the United States as Eileen Gu, should be called a “traitor” by some US television commentators. They believe ... -
Wednesday, February 16, 2022 – edition no. 3952
* Mass hike — Post CNY gaming revenue surge driven by strong visitation * The key role of English, Portuguese local media, according to Ho * ... -
Gaming | Committee expresses concerns over casino operator executives’ dual nationality
The question of the backgrounds of managing directors of casino operators under the gaming law amendment was tabled yesterday by the Second Standing Committee. Led by ... -
City’s Urban Master Plan announced as Executive Regulation
Macau’s Urban Master Plan was finally promulgated yesterday in the form of an Executive Regulation, alongside a separate ordinance enacting the categorization of land use. The ... -
Gov’t wants to replace ‘obsolete’ mopeds with electric models, offers MOP3,500
The government wants the owners of small motorcycles (also known as scooters or mopeds) to replace them with new, electric-powered models, the Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) ... -
Crime | Man apprehended for manufacturing, consuming cocaine
A Tanzanian man has been arrested for allegedly “illegally manufacturing and consuming [a] psychiatric and anesthetic substance,” the Judiciary Police (PJ) announced in a special press conference ...
