Daily Archives: Tuesday, April 19, 2022
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Liaison Office: Macau has effective measures to ensure safeguarding national security
Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the SAR, Fu Ziying, has said that Macau has seen progress and effective measures put ... -
Gov’t to distribute MOP8,000 in next consumption cards
The third round of the electronic consumer cards (e-vouchers) will be distributed in May and will hold a total value of around MOP8,000, according to the ... -
SUV burnt as tire went flat, worn down to the rim
A Mercedes-Benz G63, price-tagged about MOP3 million, has been burnt on the Amizade Bridge at around 8 a.m. yesterday after the vehicle squeezed a flat ... -
Economic performance for March, April estimated to be weak
Despite a rising estimated trajectory, the Prosperity Index for March to June will likely fly low, the Macau Economic Association (MEA) has forecast in a statement. ... -
Lawmaker asks about plans for crematorium
As exporting human bodies for cremation is legally infeasible, lawmaker Ron Lam is calling on the government to reveal its roadmap for building a crematorium. His ... -
IC warns of graffiti on cultural relics
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) is warning the public against placing advertising materials or graffiti on heritage buildings, noting that it constitutes a violation of the ... -
More domestic workers choosing to leave employers after over two years of ‘lockdown’
A number of domestic workers have opted to go back home for good with many deciding that not seeing their families for over two years is a ... -
Lionel Leong proposed to represent CCCC in Mota-Engil
Former Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lionel Leong Vai Tac, has been proposed as a member of the board of directors of Mota-Engil, to serve as ... -
Shanghai reports first deaths in current outbreak
Shanghai authorities yesterday reported the first COVID-19 deaths in the latest outbreak in China’s most populous and wealthiest city. All three people who died were elderly, ... -
Economy grows still-weak 4.8% in January-March
Chinese leaders face pressure to shore up sinking economic growth after Shanghai and other cities shut down to fight coronavirus outbreaks, threatening to disrupt global trade ... -
PM Morrison warns of a resurgence in asylum seekers
Australia’s prime minister yesterday warned that thousands of asylum seekers will attempt to reach the country by boat if the opposition party wins elections on May ... -
Cabinet reshuffled to counter economic crisis
Sri Lanka’s president appointed 17 new Cabinet ministers yesterday as he and his powerful family seek to resolve a political crisis resulting from the country’s dire ... -
Russian strikes kill at least seven in Lviv, Moscow preps assault on the east
Russian missiles hit the western Ukrainian city of Lviv yesterday, killing at least seven people, Ukrainian officials said, as Moscow’s troops stepped up strikes on infrastructure ... -
1993 Waco cult siege ends with inferno
At least 70 people are feared to have died in a fire at the besieged headquarters of the Branch Davidian sect near Waco, Texas. The fate ... -
Undisputed, still undefeated welterweight champ may be next
There could be an undisputed, and still undefeated, welterweight champion later this year. Undefeated champs Errol Spence Jr. and Terence “Bud” Crawford may finally get in ... -
Ronaldo hat trick boosts Man U’s hopes for Champions League
Cristiano Ronaldo capped his hat trick with a stunning free kick in the 76th minute to give Manchester United a 3-2 win over Norwich over the ... -
China sending up next space station crew in June
China will launch three more astronauts to its newest space station in June after the latest crew returned this weekend following a six-month stay in orbit, ... -
Syrian fighters ready to join next phase of Ukraine war
During a visit to Syria in 2017, Vladimir Putin lavished praise on a Syrian general whose division played an instrumental role in defeating insurgents in the ... -
The dollar, other currencies and control over the international financial system
After the Bretton Woods agreement in 1944, other currencies began to maintain a fixed exchange rate with the US dollar (dßollar), which in turn was backed ... -
Tuesday, April 19, 2022 – edition no. 3993
* Helpers exodus — Domestic workers choosing to leave employers by the thousands this year after over two years of ‘lockdown’, despite new gov’t measures to ...
