Daily Archives: Thursday, June 8, 2023
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Lawmakers concerned with return of quality of life post-pandemic
Several lawmakers have expressed concerns over what they called the lack of a return of residents’ quality of life post-pandemic. Lawmakers expressed concerns in several spoken ... -
Sands China holds mega event to showcase Macau offerings in Singapore
Sands China Ltd. commenced its ‘The Macao Showcase’ at its sister property, Marina Bay Sands, in Singapore yesterday, in a bid to showcase Macau’s gastronomy, fashion, arts & culture, and ... -
Parking meters e-payment debate returns to AL
The decision to scrap the use of coins for street parking meters was debated again at the Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday. The topic, previously discussed on ... -
Macau’s regular contender dies at Isle of Man TT
Macau’s regular contender at the Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix, Raul Torras Martinez, died after a crash during the 2023 Isle of Man TT races in the ... -
Trade tumbles in May, adding to signs economic recovery is slowing
China’s exports fell 7.5% from a year earlier in May and imports were down 4.5%, adding to signs an economic rebound following the end of anti-virus ... -
MUST students win national tourism innovation competition
A team from the Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Management of the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) has won a first-tier award in ... -
Hengqin’s new tax measures benefit enterprises from Lusophone countries
The authority of the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin recently released 25 tax-related measures. The tax measures intend to provide enterprises and individuals services in their investment, ... -
Domestic violence arrest
The Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested a man for allegedly assaulting his wife several times and threatening her with a kitchen knife. The 48-year-old taxi driver ... -
Emergency visits down
Pang Fung Kuong, a medical director of Conde S. Januário Hospital, has said emergency visits in the hospital have trended downward. The average daily number of visits ... -
Taxi association calls for price hike
The Macau Taxi Driver Mutual Association has said that in the face of rising operating expenses, taxi rents and fuel prices, the industry has been communicating ... -
CPU member highly concerned with execution of Zone A plans
An Urban Planning Committee (CPU) member expressed concerns yesterday on the execution of the New Urban Zone A plans, despite government assurances. The consultation company the ... -
OpenAI CEO suggests international agency like UN’s nuclear watchdog could oversee AI
Artificial intelligence poses an “existential risk” to humanity, a key innovator warned during a visit to the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, suggesting an international agency ... -
Turkish lira declines to record lows following start of Erdogan’s new presidential term
The Turkish lira tumbled to a fresh record low yesterday, extending its slide against the U.S. dollar since President Recep Tayyip Erdogan started his third term. ... -
Galaxy Macau wins Asia Pacific’s ‘Integrated Resorts’ award
Galaxy Macau has received multiple accolades at the Travel + Leisure Luxury Awards Asia Pacific 2023 for the first time, with a number of its hospitality ... -
MGM Theater presents premier of Digital Collective Movie ‘SHIP’
MGM Theater at MGM Cotai presented the global premiere of the world’s first Digital Collective Movie “SHIP” by Art Tokyo Global Japan, earlier this month. The ... -
Fiji reconsiders security ties with China amid Pacific tensions
Fiji’s leader indicated yesterday his nation is reconsidering its security ties with China at a time that geopolitical tensions in the Pacific are rising. Prime Minister ... -
Thailand cuts power to Myanmar border towns’ notorious casinos, but they keep operating
A Thai state enterprise that has been exporting electricity to neighboring Myanmar has cut off power to two border towns with notorious casino complexes that allegedly ... -
Japan, Australia, US to fund undersea cable connection in Micronesia to counter China’s
Japan announced Tuesday that it joined the United States and Australia in signing an agreement on a $95 million undersea cable project that will connect East ... -
In Jerusalem’s contested Old City, shrinking Armenian community fears displacement after land deal
A real estate deal in Jerusalem’s Old City, at the epicenter of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, has sent the historic Armenian community there into a panic as ... -
1982 Fifty die in Argentine air attack
Up to 50 British servicemen have died in an Argentine air attack on two supply ships in the Falklands. Sir Galahad and Sir Tristram were anchored ... -
Lavish Sunday Brunch to Start Your French-Inspired Holiday
The French way of life is all about enjoying the best moments, embracing the fine things in life with a sense of relaxed sophistication. If you’re ... -
Artist Françoise Gilot, acclaimed painter who loved and later left Picasso, is dead at 101
Françoise Gilot, a prolific and acclaimed painter who produced art for well more than a half-century but was nonetheless more famous for her turbulent relationship with ... -
Unlikely Champions League finalist Inter Milan out to upset Manchester City
With its massive spending power, Manchester City’s run to the Champions League final has hardly come as a surprise. The same cannot be said for Inter ... -
Protests in France as unions make last-ditch bid to resist higher retirement age
French union activists marched on the headquarters of the Paris Olympics and slowed traffic at the capital’s Orly Airport with strikes Tuesday as they sought to ... -
Spain registers hottest spring temperatures on record
Spain registered its hottest spring on record this year, and its second driest ever, the state meteorological agency said yesterday. Rubén Del Campo, spokesman for the ... -
Enduring partnership of China and France
During his phone talks with Emmanuel Bonne, diplomatic advisor to French President Emmanuel Macron, Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of ... -
Thursday, June 8, 2023 – edition no. 4262
* Inflation Concerns — Lawmakers called on gov’t to launch measures controling consumer price hike amid economic recovery as many families are ‘still struggling’ * Events ...
