Yearly Archives: 2022
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Hong Kong reopens beaches, Beijing relaxes quarantine rules
Hong Kong reopened beaches and pools yesterday in a relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions, while China’s capital Beijing began easing quarantine rules for arrivals from overseas. Hong ... -
Survivor found almost six days after China building collapse
Rescuers in central China have pulled a woman alive from the rubble of a building that partially collapsed almost six days earlier, state media reported yesterday. ... -
Debate sparks over China’s interest in election
Australia’s defense policy debate heated up when the defense minister said there was evidence that the Chinese Communist Party wanted Australia’s government to change at the ... -
Mariupol steel mill battle rages as Ukraine repels attacks
Heavy fighting raged yesterday at the besieged steel plant in Mariupol, as Russian forces attempted to finish off the city’s last-ditch defenders and complete the capture ... -
1994 President and Queen open Chunnel
The Queen and France’s President Francois Mitterrand have formally opened the Channel Tunnel during two elaborate ceremonies in France and Britain. After travelling through the tunnel, ... -
In ‘Happening,’ a riveting abortion drama
Happening Audrey Diwan’s Golden Lion-winner at last year’s Venice Film Festival, is set in 1963 France but the period detail isn’t prominent. Instead, it’s an abortion ... -
Classics with a twist
Renowned for its culinary artistry, Lai Heen’s meticulously curated gastronomic journey enables it to take its place in the highly respected accolades for six consecutive years ... -
Covid continues to decline, except in Americas, Africa: WHO
The World Health Organization said yesterday [Macau time] that the number of newly reported coronavirus cases and deaths globally continued to fall in the last week, ... -
Bank of England raises key rate to highest level in 13 years
The Bank of England raised its key interest rate to the highest level in 13 years on Thursday as policymakers around the world combat inflation fueled ... -
Greater efforts required to strike right balance
The central decision-makers have made it clear that “lying flat” and “co-existence” with COVID-19 are not an option for the country, and the efficient “dynamic clearing” ... -
Friday, May 6, 2022 – edition no. 4005
* Quarantine with a view — Gov’t assigns three more hotels for quarantine in a move towards relaxing restrictions on summertime * Beijing lowers quarantine ... -
SJM suffering cash bleed, reports Q1 losses of HKD1.3b
SJM is suffering a continual cash bleed with brokerage firm Sanford C. Bernstein warning that the gaming operator is in “critical” need of boosting its financial ... -
Confirmation with NAT booking links to be sent to entrants
Due to a new measure to be come into force on May 8 which requires quarantined visitors to pay for their own SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid tests ... -
Arrivals on last day of holidays fall to 19,000
Macau’s tourism arrivals have continued to decline on the last day of the May Golden Week holidays, recording a total of only 19,188 visitors as of ... -
Vaccine Transformation Center established in Guangzhou
A vaccine technology transformation center has recently been established in Guangzhou, the provincial capital of the neighboring Guangdong Province, the city’s government announced. A statement ... -
Domestic violence doubles to 81 cases in 2021
Macau has recorded 81 cases of suspected domestic violence in 2021, an increase of over 100% compared to data from 2020, when 38 cases were recorded. ... -
Taiwan’s liberalized residency plan for Macau, HK still in limbo
Taiwanese politicians’ efforts to push forward a set of less stringent residency regulations for Macau and Hong Kong residents have not yet resulted in any agreement, ... -
Woman extorts MOP150,000 in repeated sham marriages
A local man has allegedly “rented” out his partner on two occasions to attempt to obtain Macau residency for five mainland residents, the Public Security Police Force ... -
Legality of casinos accepting deposits in doubt
The lawmakers of the Second Standing Committee of the Legislative Assembly (AL) have expressed doubts about the legality of the gaming concessionaires accepting deposits from players ... -
Lawmakers alarmed at inspection powers
Inspection powers to be given to the Financial Services Bureau (DSF) by the new junket operations bill and the limits to the duty of concerned parties ... -
Beijing closes 10% of subway stations to stem virus spread
Beijing yesterday closed around 10% of the stations in its vast subway system as an additional measure against the spread of coronavirus. The subway authority in ... -
Economy shrinks 4% under anti-virus controls
Hong Kong’s economy shrank by 4% compared with a year earlier in the quarter ending in March after the Chinese territory shut restaurants and other businesses ... -
North fires ballistic missile amid rising animosities
North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters yesterday, South Korean and Japanese officials said, days after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed ... -
Foreign reserves at record low, politics in crisis
Sri Lanka’s economy is in dire straits with its usable foreign reserves down to less than $50 million, the country’s finance minister said yesterday. Ali Sabri ... -
Israel lashes out at Russia over Lavrov’s Nazism remarks
Israel lashed out at Russia over “unforgivable” comments by its foreign minister about Nazism and antisemitism — including claims that Adolf Hitler was Jewish. Israel, which ... -
1981 Bobby Sands dies in prison
Hunger striker Bobby Sands has died in prison 66 days after first refusing to eat. The 27-year-old republican spent the last days of his life on ... -
Starbucks reports record Q2 sales, enhances worker benefits
Starbuck’s sales climbed to record levels in its fiscal second quarter, but its profits took a hit from climbing labor costs. And those costs are set ... -
Melco with MGTO for ‘Spring Rejoice’ drone show
Melco Resorts & Entertainment has supported the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO)’s Light up Macao Drone Gala 2022 as one of the event’s partner entities to help deepen ... -
Sands Resorts Macao launches Mother’s Day treats
This coming Mother’s Day, Sands Resorts Macao is offering an array of celebratory menus and exclusive spa promotion to spoil all mothers. A total of 11 signature restaurants ... -
Diaz’s dynamism, flair energizing Liverpool’s quadruple bid
Villarreal 2, Liverpool 3 The January transfer market has often been cast as a place where desperate clubs trade in a bid to salvage their seasons. ... -
As US poised to restrict abortion, other nations ease access
As women in the United States find themselves on the verge of possibly losing the constitutional right to abortion, courts in many other parts of the ... -
Asian shares slip ahead of Fed interest rate decision
Shares were mostly lower in Asia yesterday, with markets in China, Japan and some other markets still closed for holidays. Hong Kong and Seoul fell more ... -
History suggests US won’t be able to prevent a recession
With inflation surging to a new 40-year high and continuing to accelerate, the Fed is expected to lift interest rates by a half-percentage point at the ... -
Thursday, May 5, 2022 – edition no. 4004
* Grand crisis — SJM suffering cash bleed, reports Q1 losses of HKD1.3b * Domestic violence doubles to 81 cases in 2021 * GBA | Vaccine ... -
MGM revenue slumps in Q1 amid lockdowns in China
MGM China continues to face headwinds in the short term, with public health policies impacting customers’ ability to enter Macau, according to MGM Resorts’ CEO and ...
