Yearly Archives: 2022
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Director Kore-eda returns to Cannes with film about baby box
Shoplifters director Hirokazu Kore-eda returns to the Cannes Film Festival with “Broker,” another tale of misfits from society’s margins. This time, the film centers on the ... -
Thai garment workers win USD8.3m in back pay after layoffs
More than 1,250 Thai workers who sewed bras for brands Victoria’s Secret, Lane Bryant and Torrid — and who were laid off last year without their ... -
Russian troops storm city amid eastern Ukraine bombardments
Russian and Ukrainian troops engaged in close-quarter combat in an eastern Ukraine city yesterday as Moscow’s soldiers, supported by intense shelling, attempted to gain strategic footholds ... -
1967 Egypt and Jordan unite against Israel
The King of Jordan and President Abdel Nasser of Egypt have signed a joint defence agreement. The news came as a surprise to Egyptians and foreigners ... -
Madrid wins Champions League final marred by crowd chaos
Yet another Champions League title for Real Madrid, the undisputed king of Europe. Yet another showpiece European soccer game tarnished by chaotic crowd issues and disorder. ... -
Rescuers close to plane that crashed in Nepal with 22 aboard
Rescuers zeroed in on a possible location of a passenger plane with 22 people aboard that is feared to have crashed yesterday in cloudy weather in ... -
25 missing after cargo boat sinks in Indonesia
Rescuers in Indonesia were searching for 25 people who were missing after a cargo boat sank in the Makassar Strait in South Sulawesi province, officials said ... -
The real estate sector and the economic slowdown in China (II)
Rising real estate prices and underlying speculation, leveraged in bank financing and intertwined with land allocated by local governments, have driven the real estate sector into ... -
Monday, May 30, 2022 – edition no. 4020
* The 20k deal — The gov’t is set to grant companies a MOP20,000 subsidy for each local hire to combat unemployment, while a lawmaker has ... -
Residents’ close family allowed to enter from Monday
Non-resident spouses and underage children of Macau residents will be able to enter the region from Monday (May 30), the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center ... -
Domestic workers entry scheme extended to all nationalities
The pilot program for the entry of foreigners to perform domestic work will be extended to people from all nationalities starting from May 30. Coordinator of ... -
Gov’t organizes special flight for the return of students from Shanghai
A representative from the Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ), Chan Iok Wai, yesterday announced that on June 1 a special flight will be organized for some ... -
Daisy Ho confident about closing syndicated loans
Daisy Ho, chairperson of SJM Resorts, S.A. (SJM), yesterday expressed her confidence in seeking funds for the enterprise. Her comment was made on the sidelines of ... -
MP indicts Alvin Chau for heading criminal group
The Public Prosecutions Office (MP) has indicted junket mogul Alvin Chau for founding and directing a “secret association,” according to a report issued by the TDM ... -
22 suspects arrested over MOP1.1b laundering
Police authorities in Macau and Hong Kong have detained 22 people over suspected cross-border money laundering that involves MOP1.1 billion patacas. In a statement, the Judiciary ... -
Water Bureau: Converting local lagoons to reservoirs infeasible
In a recent reply to a lawmaker’s question, the government has confirmed that it has no plans to turn the city’s southern lagoons into reservoirs. Signed ... -
Hotel guests in April plunge 29.5% y-o-y
The number of guests at hotels in April slid by 46.9% year-on-year to 369,000; mainland guests (244,000) declined by 59.5% while local guests (95,000) surged by ... -
Major layoffs allegedly happening at Million Dragon Hotel
A local hotel has reportedly started dismissing team members due to “unforeseeable business prospects,” local media reports. Letters signed by the Human Resources Department of a local ... -
US aims to leverage Russia-Ukraine bloc against Beijing
U.S. officials say the Biden administration is aiming to lead the international bloc opposed to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine into a broader coalition to counter what ... -
Wang Yi starts Pacific tour in the Solomons
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation arrived in the Solomon Islands yesterday at the start of an eight-nation tour that comes amid growing ... -
Gov’t touts financial aid as it aims to banish ‘partygate’
The British government unveiled a multibillion-pound package yesterday to ease a severe cost-of-living squeeze, announcing the plan a day after Prime Minister Boris Johnson vowed to ... -
G-7 nations can lead the way on ending coal use
Germany’s energy and climate minister said yesterday that the Group of Seven wealthy nations can lead the way on ending the use of coal, a heavily ... -
1994 Dissident writer Solzhenitsyn returns
Alexander Solzhenitsyn has flown back to his native Russia after 20 years of exile in the United States. His plane touched down in the far eastern ... -
Acting chemistry boosts (very) dark ‘Count of Three’
On the Count of Three” is marketed as a “darkly comic” movie. Well, there’s dark comedy and there’s darker comedy, and then there’s comedy like this ... -
Philanthropy and the ‘tech for good’
Digital fundraising is reshaping philanthropy in what may be described as a blockchain revolution. It’s a peaceful revolution but, like every revolution, it has its supporters ... -
Edomae nigiri omakase experience
The savoir-faire from the inimitable Edomae nigiri omakase experience has emerged as a novel paradigm of dining with SUSHIDAN at MGM Macau’s Rossio under the leadership ... -
Attorney paying ex-casino mogul Steve Wynn defamation claim
Former Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn has accepted an undisclosed financial settlement to end his federal defamation lawsuit against a well-known attorney who represented a ... -
Portugal’s government approves sale of Chelsea by citizen Abramovich
The Portuguese government has given its authorization for the sale of Chelsea by Roman Abramovich, who as a Portuguese passport holder needed its approval. The decision ... -
Genuine benefits of cooperation mean China a reliable partner
The time when Western powers could imperiously demarcate their spheres of influence in the Asia-Pacific and beyond is long gone. They can no longer regard the ... -
Friday, May 27, 2022 – edition no. 4019
* Now everyone can fly — Domestic workers entry scheme extended to all nationalities; Residents’ close family allowed to enter from Monday * Gaming | SJM’s ... -
Japan, US fly fighters after China drill, N. Korean missiles
Japanese and U.S. forces have conducted a joint fighter jet flight over the Sea of Japan, Japan’s military said today (Thursday), in an apparent response to ... -
Bill proposes foreign vet licenses be certified locally
The Animal Clinical and Business Operations Law made its first appearance at the parliament’s plenary session yesterday. The first reading of the bill raised several questions ... -
Lawmakers urge for tighter measures over non-local workforce imports
Several lawmakers are calling for clearer contract cessation of non-local workforce at the parliament’s plenary session yesterday. 26 lawmakers signed up to give pre-agenda speeches before ... -
Scholars concern over UM’s ‘absorption into mainland’
Academics have expressed concerns that Macau’s public higher education institution conforms to the agenda to “accelerate Macau’s absorption into mainland China.” They are also apprehensive that ... -
Communications Punishment possible if telecom operators decline to surrender requested data
As per a bill currently being discussed in parliament, future telecom operators may be punished if they fail to offer data on request by government agencies. ...
