Daily Archives: Friday, May 19, 2023
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National Security Bill passed without much discussion
The National Security Law Amendment Bill was passed yesterday unanimously in parliament with only two questions raised by lawmaker Ron Lam. When the second reading reached ... -
Visitor arrivals surge to 2.27 million in April amid travel rebound
Visitor arrivals totalled 2.27 million last month, representing an upsurge of 274.7% year-on-year and a rise of 16.2% month-on-month, data from Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) ... -
First corporate bond issued in Hengqin
The Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin saw the issuance of the first corporate bond in the region by Zhuhai-based Huafa Investment Holdings Group at a cooperation zone ... -
Big Data to be used to vet, review talent acquisition eligibility
IT strategies and apparatuses will be used to investigate the eligibility and credibility of people obtained through the future Talent Acquisition Law, a government official assured ... -
Military imported $1 billion in weapons since 2021 coup: UN expert
Myanmar’s military has imported at least $1 billion worth of weapons and related material from Russia, China and other countries since its February 2021 coup, some ... -
Three lessons from Aristotle on friendship
While most love songs are inspired by the joys and heartaches of romantic relationships, love between friends can be just as intense and complicated. Many people ... -
Beijing, Macau gov’ts satisfied with passing of amendments
Upon passing of the National Security Law Amendment Bill in local parliament, government bodies in Beijing and Macau expressed their satisfaction in separate statements. Besides showing ... -
Gov’t unveils MOP7.8b overhead bridge in northern district
An overhead network of walkways will be constructed in the northern district, the local government announced yesterday.According to the plan presented by the Public Works Bureau, ... -
Police officer suspected of filming woman
A public security police officer is suspected of secretly filming women with his mobile phone at the central district while off-duty, according to the Public Security ... -
Man in custody following suspicion of drug trafficking and use
The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a 40-year-old Filipino on suspicion of drug trafficking and drug use after finding a variety of drugs worth a total of ... -
Lawmaker calls for improving education on environmental protection
More general education on environmental protection should be introduced to make progress in the area, lawmaker Wu Chou Kit said in his parliamentary pre-agenda speech yesterday. ... -
Banks’ int’l business share rises in Q1
The proportion of international business in Macau’s local banking sector rose in the first quarter of 2023, the monetary watchdog said. According to statistics released by ... -
CPTTM calls for fashion illustration entries
The “14th Macao Fashion Illustration Contest” of the Macau Productivity and Technology Transfer Center (CPTTM) is now open for entries and will remain open until June 28. ... -
Guangzhou to host GBA science forum
The 2023 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Science Forum will be held from May 20 to 23 in Guangzhou, according to China Science Daily. This year’s ... -
Exhibition highlights five HK and Macau artists to promote cultural exchange
Galaxy Macau launched it fourth art exhibition since 2021 “Artists-in-residence: Summer Love” which showcases 15 exclusive canvases from five different artists; two from Macau and three ... -
Why Hyundai and Kia have everyone else playing catch-up
In the past few years, Hyundai and Kia vehicles have skyrocketed to the top of Edmunds’ rankings in some of the most popular vehicle segments. For ... -
Bar Patuá at MGM Cotai presents a four-hands malt cocktail pop-up
Bar Patuá at MGM Cotai presents the “Double Twists: Lorenzo Coppola x Paul Zhang” – a four-hands malt cocktail pop-up that features renowned mixologist Lorenzo Coppola, Creative Bar director of ... -
Sands continues tradition of giving boxed lunches to taxi drivers as it celebrates anniversary
Sands Macao celebrated its 19th anniversary yesterday with its annual tradition of presenting complimentary boxed lunches to Macau taxi drivers. Sean McCreery, executive vice president of ... -
Beijing asks embassies to avoid ‘propaganda’ in apparent reference to pro-Ukrainian displays
Foreign embassies in Beijing were asked by the Chinese government to avoid displaying what it calls propaganda in an apparent response to shows of support for ... -
Lee defends removal of politically sensitive books in public libraries
Hong Kong’s leader said yesterday the city’s public libraries would not recommend books featuring “bad ideologies” to residents after they pulled titles related to the 1989 ... -
China asks Australia to increase search for 39 aboard capsized boat as 2 bodies reportedly found
A Chinese envoy asked Australian authorities yesterday to increase efforts to find survivors in the search for 39 crew members who were aboard a Chinese fishing ... -
Beijing lifts ban on Australian timber imports
China opened its doors yesterday to Australian timber imports for the first time in more than two years, in another sign that the tattered bilateral relationship ... -
Biden consults with Kishida ahead of Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima
President Joe Biden arrived in Japan yesterday and greeted Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida by saying, “When our countries stand together, we stand stronger” — a ... -
Australia to provide surveillance drones to Philippines
Australia will provide surveillance drones and other high-tech gear to the Philippine coast guard and is considering whether to take part in joint patrols in the ... -
Russia fires 30 cruise missiles at Ukrainian targets; Kyiv says 29 were shot down
Russia fired 30 cruise missiles against different parts of Ukraine yesterday in the latest nighttime test of Ukrainian air defenses, which shot down 29 of them, ... -
1997 Labour to stub out tobacco sponsorship
The sponsorship of sports events by tobacco firms is to be outlawed, according to Labour’s Health Secretary, Frank Dobson. The announcement, made in a speech to ... -
Smelling dirt with Joel Edgerton in Schrader’s murky ‘Master Gardener’
Paul Schrader plants the seeds of an intriguing melodrama in his latest creation “ Master Gardener.” Sigourney Weaver is a wealthy dowager with a stately name ... -
Jonas Brothers’ ‘The Album’ is a summer hit for incurable romantics
“The Album” by Jonas Brothers (Republic Records) If, like many of us, you got burned trying to get tickets to the Jonas Brothers recent tour, their ... -
Michelin celebration
Zi Yat Heen, the signature restaurant at Four Seasons Hotel Macao, has received a Michelin star for the fourteenth consecutive year, a distinguished recognition from the Michelin Guide ... -
Prince Harry and Meghan made getaway in NYC taxi after being trailed by paparazzi
Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, were trailed in their car by photographers as they left a New York City charity event this week, briefly taking ... -
Syrian president heads to Saudi Arabia for regional summit, sealing country’s return to Arab fold
Syrian President Bashar Assad headed to Saudi Arabia yesterday to attend a regional summit, his first visit to the oil-rich kingdom since Syria’s conflict began in ... -
Cooperation at heart of modern Silk Road
The success of the bilateral meetings President Xi Jinping held respectively with the leaders of the five Central Asian countries in Xi’an, Shaanxi province, on Wednesday ... -
Friday, May 19, 2023 – edition no. 4249
* National security | Bill in force — Macau and central governments ‘satisfied’ the new National Security Law passed with unanimous vote at the AL ...
