Daily Archives: Monday, April 4, 2022
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Hong Kong: Carrie Lam won’t seek new term after rocky five years
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said today (Monday) she wouldn’t seek a second term after a rocky five years marked by huge protests calling for her ... -
LRT passenger suggests merchandise sale for railway promotion
A Light Rapid Transit (LRT) passenger suggested yesterday the rail line sell branded souvenirs and merchandise to better promote the infrastructure. Yesterday saw the railway’s reopening following ... -
Another round of e-voucher scheme will be launched soon: Lei Wai Nong
The government will introduce a new round of electronic consumer cards (e-vouchers), Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lei Wai Nong, announced on Friday at the Legislative ... -
Simple Pay operators offer surcharge reductions till end-September
Service providers of Simple Pay have agreed to extend special surcharge arrangements till September 30 this year, the Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM) said in a ... -
Illegal accommodation law effective from April 1
The new legal regime on the banning of illegal accommodation came into force last Friday, April 1. The new law aims to stop the provision of ... -
MUST appoints veteran pediatrician as new vice president
The Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) appointed on April 1 a new vice president, Chair Professor Paul Kwong Hang Tam, who is a renowned ... -
Money laundering involved over MOP400m in cryptocurrency
Police have detained eight men for money laundering. The group used stolen funds to purchase USD56 million (MOP430 million) in cryptocurrency over a six-month period, of ... -
Food poisoning agent detected at Inner Harbour’s Thai restaurant
Bacteria known to cause food poisoning, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, was detected in a sample of Thai shrimp sashimi at a Thai restaurant located in the Inner Harbour, ... -
Association calls on gov’t to conserve Taipa trees
As part of a radio show, Leong Kun Fong, executive director of the Association for the Promotion of Landscaping and Greening in Macao (the Association) said ... -
New directors for new bureaus sworn in
The directors and deputy directors of the Land and Urban Construction Bureau (DSSCU) and Public Works Bureau (DSOP) officially took office last Friday, April 1. The ... -
Casino at Grand Emperor Hotel to halt operations June 26
The casino at Grand Emperor Hotel will close for business as they will not renew the service agreement with gaming concessionaire SJM, which expires June 26, ... -
Ella Lei: No further employment arrangements for casino closure
Lawmaker Ella Lei has stressed that the Grand Emperor Hotel group has not further announced any employment arrangements for its staff. “Many people are worried that ... -
Shanghai lockdown triggers complaints as Covid cases rise
COVID-19 cases in China’s largest city of Shanghai are still rising with millions isolated at home under a sweeping lockdown, as the draconian “zero tolerance” approach ... -
US investigators fly to China to aid in plane crash probe
U.S. accident investigators arrived in China on Saturday to help authorities look for clues into what caused last month’s crash of a Boeing jetliner with 132 ... -
Kim’s sister enraged by Seoul’s preemptive strike comments
The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called the South Korean defense minister a “scum-like guy” for talking about preemptive strikes on the ... -
China to back military-ruled Myanmar regardless of situation
China says it will back neighbor Myanmar “no matter how the situation changes,” in the latest show of unequivocal support for the ruling military that seized ... -
Ukraine sees openings as Russia fixed on besieged Mariupol
Residents of Ukraine’s besieged southeastern coast awaited possible evacuation yesterday as the country’s president said Russia’s obsession with capturing a key port city had left its ... -
1968 Martin Luther King shot dead
The American black civil rights leader, Dr Martin Luther King, has been assassinated. Dr King was shot dead in the southern US city of Memphis, Tennessee, ... -
China’s World University Games still on despite withdrawals
Organizers of the World University Games, which open in just under three months in Chengdu, China, say they are going ahead despite some countries pulling out ... -
Man in Germany gets 90 Covid-19 shots to sell forged passes
A 60-year-old man allegedly had himself vaccinated against COVID-19 dozens of times in Germany in order to sell forged vaccination cards with real vaccine batch numbers ... -
Will Smith resigns from film academy over Chris Rock slap
Will Smith resigned Friday from the motion picture academy following his Oscars night slap of Chris Rock and said he would accept any further punishment the organization imposed. ... -
China and the war in Ukraine: much to lose and little to gain
The war spurred by the invasion of Ukraine translates to a flagrant violation of international law, which is the foundation of one of the pillars of ... -
Monday, April 4, 2022 – edition no. 3985
* Another day, another dollar — The gov’t is set to introduce a new round of consumption subsidy that could go ahead as early as next ...
