Daily Archives: Monday, August 14, 2023
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CE announces salary increase to civil servants, calls on casinos to follow suit
The Chief Executive (CE), Ho Iat Seng, has said a proposal to increase government workers’ salaries was sent to the Committee for Evaluation of the Remuneration ... -
Cheong: Candidates’ ineligibility to file for appeal do not violate Basic Law
The bill to amend the Chief Executive election law will standardize the qualifications of committee members, executive council spokesperson Andre Cheong has said. If they are ... -
Construction of north of LRT East Line commences
Works for the 2.74km northern section of the East Line that forms part of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) network in Macau has commenced. In February, ... -
ID: Gov’t providing better support for local athletes compared to other regions
The Sports Bureau (ID) has said the local government is supporting Macau athletes better than other regions. Pun Weng Kun told state broadcaster TDM full-time athletes ... -
China evacuates residents and searches for mudslide victims as storms lash parts of the country
Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes in China’s southwest after heavy rain caused hillsides to collapse, while two people died and ... -
Civil aviation authorities strengthen air traffic management
Mainland, Hong Kong and Macau civil aviation authorities have discussed the latest developments in the air traffic management of the Pearl River Delta Region as well ... -
SME loans down 15%
In the first half of 2023, Macau banks approved the new SME credit limit totaling MOP6.4 billion, down 15.4% from the second half of 2022, according ... -
MGTO showcases city’s offerings in Singapore
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) and a Macau trade delegation have showcased Macau’s elements of “Tourism+” to Singaporeans at the Singapore Expo Hall. The office ... -
PJ warns public of fake SMS
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has detected fake SMS messages whereby swindlers claim victims “missed their court hearing over fraud charges and will be executed by firing ... -
Gov’t forecasts 2024 deficit despite MOP200b on expected gaming revenues
The government is preparing to forecast another deficit in 2024, the Chief Executive (CE), Ho Iat Seng, admitted at the Legislative Assembly (AL) Friday, where he ... -
CE in favor of building Kun Iam Statue in Hac Sa reservoir park
The Chief Executive (CE), Ho Iat Seng, has said he is in favor of construction of the monument dedicated to the Kun Iam goddess that is ... -
New drug introduced under ‘Medicine and Equipment Connect’ put into use
On the morning of Aug. 9, a patient and resident in Hengqin surnamed Luo received the first injection of the imported drug, Inclisiran, at the Hengqin branch ... -
Gov’t to build park with ice-skating rink in Taipa
The government plans to build a leisure area in Taipa in front of the two plots of land being auctioned for residential development, the Chief Executive ... -
Huawei reports sales, profit up despite US sanctions
Chinese tech giant Huawei on Friday reported its revenue rose 3% over a year earlier in the first half of 2023 and its profit margin widened ... -
Economy unexpectedly grows by 0.2% in second quarter largely because of June weather boost
The British economy unexpectedly grew in the second quarter of the year, largely as a result of a strong rebound in June when many businesses particularly ... -
Artyzen Grand Lapa co-presents ‘Interior Landscapes’ exhibition
Artyzen Grand Lapa Macau has announced its partnership with Amagao Gallery in introducing the “Interior Landscapes” Exhibition. This collaborative showcase presents works of Mozambican artist Suzy ... -
Hong Kong singer Hacken Lee to kick off Sands China’s concert series
Sands China Ltd., in cooperation with Emperor Entertainment Group (EEG), has announced the introduction of residency shows at the state-of-the-art The Londoner Arena. The concert series ... -
A rare glimpse of jailed pro-democracy publisher Lai
Jimmy Lai, a former newspaper publisher and one of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy activists, spends around 23 hours a day in solitary confinement in a ... -
New embassy planed near the Tower of London stall amid local opposition
China’s plans to build a new embassy near the Tower of London have stalled following local opposition to what would be the biggest diplomatic compound in ... -
No 2 leaves on Paraguay trip amid Chinese efforts to isolate the island
Taiwan’s no. 2 left this weekend on a trip to Paraguay to reinforce relations with his government’s last diplomatic partner in South America at a time ... -
Junta gains upper hand over regional bloc threatening military force, analysts say
One week after a deadline passed for mutinous soldiers in Niger to reinstate the country’s ousted president or face military intervention, the junta has not acquiesced. ... -
1980 Shipyard Poles strike for their rights
Shipyard workers in Gdansk, Poland, have staged a successful strike in protest over the dismissal of militant crane driver Anna Walentinowicz. The strike at the Lenin ... -
Messi scores again, Inter Miami tops Charlotte 4-0 to make Leagues Cup semifinals
Lionel Messi’s goalscoring streak lives on, as does Inter Miami’s winning streak. Messi scored in the 86th minute, his eighth goal in five matches with his ... -
As death toll from Maui fire reaches 93, authorities say effort to count the losses is just starting
As the death toll from a wildfire that razed a historic Maui town reached 93, authorities warned Saturday that the effort to find and identify the ... -
Kuwait and Lebanon move to ban ‘Barbie’ ahead of film’s Mideast release
“Barbie” is set to open across the Middle East last week, but moves by Kuwait and Lebanon to ban the film for allegedly threatening conservative values ... -
Fiction writers fear the rise of AI, but also see it as a story to tell
For a vast number of book writers, artificial intelligence is a threat to their livelihood and the very idea of creativity. More than 10,000 of them ... -
Monday, August 14, 2023 – edition no. 4307
* Budget deficits — Amid a forecasted MOP10b budget deficit for 2024, gov’t announces civil servants’ salary increase and calls on casinos to follow suit * ...
