Yearly Archives: 2022
-
Monday, April 11, 2022 – edition no. 3989
* Boosting Ties — Premier Li Keqiang: China is willing to increase cooperation with Lusophone countries in vaccines, medication and health; sets up communication center on ... -
Gov’t: Foreign domestic helper entrants pose potential risks to household members
Allowing foreign domestic helpers to enter the city may pose risks to their employees, especially to children and the elderly, public health doctor Leong Iek Hou ... -
Macau follows mainland standards on Covid-19 positive identification
Leong Iek Hou was also questioned about the mismatching thresholds for positive SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid test (NAT) results between Macau, Hong Kong and mainland China. In ... -
Fitch lowers SARs’ economic growth forecast
Fitch Ratings forecasts Macau’s economy will only expand by 19% in 2022, based on the assumption that gaming revenue will recover to about 44% of its ... -
Equatorial Guinea to officially join Forum Macau
Equatorial Guinea will officially become part of the Forum Macau from April 10, becoming the 10th permanent member of the body, which aims to promote economic ... -
Lawmaker calls for securing local employment
Lawmaker Ron Lam asked the government about its measures to safeguard employment of the local workforce, such as cutting the number of non-resident workers in larger ... -
Police arrest five allegedly faking non-local hires to meet blue card quotas
Five people have been arrested on charges of forging the employment details of 12 non-resident workers (TNRs) in an attempt to meet the business’s TNR hiring ... -
DSAT to achieve turning 50% traffic lights smart by year end
The Transport Bureau (DSAT) will finish upgrading 50% of local traffic lights to the smart system by the end of this year, Lam Chi Kim, department ... -
Spirits of the Two Sessions shared at Melco’s dedicated forum
Splendors of China learning program promotes national pride among colleagues and community A special Forum to share the Spirits of Spirits of China’s Fifth Session of ... -
Chinese ship shadows research vessel, Filipino scientists wary
A Chinese coast guard ship last month maneuvered for days near a research vessel deployed by Philippine and Taiwanese scientists to undertake a crucial survey of undersea ... -
JD.com founder Richard Liu leaves CEO post
Chinese e-commerce company JD.com said yesterday that its founder Richard Liu has left his position as CEO, the latest Chinese billionaire founder to step aside amid ... -
Authorities search for three Europeans lost on dive; one rescued
Malaysian authorities rescued a Norwegian dive instructor and were searching yesterday for three other Europeans, including two teenagers, who disappeared while diving off a southern island. ... -
Ukraine seeks arms from NATO as fight looms on eastern front
Ukraine told residents of its industrial heartland to leave while they still can and urged Western nations to send “weapons, weapons, weapons” yesterday after Russian forces ... -
1973 Art master Picasso dies
The artist Pablo Picasso has died of a heart attack at his chateau near Cannes on the French Riviera. He suffered the fatal seizure at approximately ... -
‘COW’ needs no words to convey one animal’s life
The human voice, a necessity in virtually any film, is barely existent and wholly secondary in “COW.” We hear only random bits of conversation, muffled and ... -
Dolphins’ playful social habits form bonds, but spread virus
Three young male dolphins simultaneously break the water’s surface to breathe — first exhaling, then inhaling — before slipping back under the waves of the Chesapeake ... -
Delicious delights
This April The Lounge at JW Marriott Hotel Macau has prepared new cocktails, small plates and other culinary creations to offer in an elegant space and ... -
Legendary spirit
Last week, Swiss watchmaker Longines staged a launch event for its Longines Spirit — Macau Edition at its flagship store in the Largo do São Domingos, ... -
Haunting Canada boarding school shot wins World Press Photo
A haunting image of red dresses hung on crosses along a roadside, with a rainbow in the background, commemorating children who died at a residential school ... -
Dolphins’ playful social habits form bonds, but spread virus
Three young male dolphins simultaneously break the water’s surface to breathe — first exhaling, then inhaling — before slipping back under the waves of the Chesapeake ... -
Need to make TCM more effective, and acceptable to youths
When I visited my community clinic recently for some medicines, I saw a new face in the consultation room. “Yes, traditional Chinese medicine has been added ... -
Friday, April 8, 2022 – edition no. 3988
* Slow motion — Fitch Ratings forecasts Macau’s economy will only expand by 19% in 2022, based on less than expected gaming revenue * Health ... -
Revolutionary changes in transportation, from electric vehicles to ride sharing, could slow global warming
University of California, Davis A round the world, revolutionary changes are under way in transportation. More electric vehicles are on the road, people are taking advantage ... -
Transport Bureau drops plans to submerge Amaral bus stops
The Transport Bureau (DSAT) replied briefly to three questions raised by lawmaker Ho Ion Sang, stating that its plan to locate some bus stops at Ferreira ... -
Guia Hill pedestrian tunnel expected by end-2022
At an open event, Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosário announced that the conclusion of the Guia Hill Pedestrian Tunnel and the subsequent ... -
MGTO campaign kicks off this month with ‘Spring into Arts’
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) will launch the “Experience Macao, Unlimited” campaign this month with the theme “Spring into Arts,” with artistic and cultural events, ... -
Ching Ming tourist arrivals only at 48,500
The Macau SAR recorded only 48,536 tourist arrivals during the three days of the Ching Ming holiday, the traditional Tomb-Sweeping Festival. Provisional data from the Public ... -
Contactless self declaration of individual income tax service caters to expats in Hengqin
With video link and mobile application, expats working in Hengqin, Guangdong’s Zhuhai city, now have a simple and seamless self declaration of individual income tax process that is entirely ... -
Lawmaker, lawyer call for independent supervisor for call monitoring
Lawmaker Ron Lam and lawyer Leong Weng Pun agree that the future communication interception apparatus requires more refinements to ensure public confidence. The duo told local ... -
Lawyer arrested for alleged verbal assault on police officers
The 46-year-old local lawyer is alleged to have insulted police officers and sexually harassed an underage girl, the Public Security Police Force (PSP) said yesterday. According ... -
Inquiry questions The Star on relationship with Chau despite ‘unsavory business associations’
Australian casino The Star is continuing its partnership with the troubled Suncity despite a 2019 Hong Kong report that Alvin Chau had “very unsavory business associations” ... -
Macau-Shekou ferry route resumes today
Ferry services connecting Outer Harbor Ferry Terminal and Taipa Maritime Terminal with Shenzhen’s Shekou Ferry Terminal will resume today, following a suspension in mid-March to the ... -
Hong Kong Police arrest six accused of sedition
Hong Kong’s national security police used a colonial-era sedition law to arrest six people yesterday on suspicion of causing a nuisance at court hearings in December ...
