Monthly Archives: August 2023
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San Kio District to gradually reopen after pipeline works
As pipeline renewal work in San Kio District gradually progresses, some blocked streets may be reopened for public use, Municipal Affairs Bureau and Transport Bureau announced ... -
SSM visits caterers’ association to promote anti-alcohol law
A delegation from the Health Bureau visited The United Association of Food and Beverage Merchants of Macao this week to promote the drinking control law, and ... -
Retail sales value up 64.3% in Q2
The value of Macau’s retail sales for the second quarter of 2023 totaled MOP21.58 billion up 64.3% year-on-year, the statistic department said yesterday. The latest report ... -
Basketball World Cup 2023 in Asia but with little to no attention in Macau
The 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup will commence today at 4 p.m. at the Philippine Arena in the city of Manila. The choice could not be ... -
mPay to expand e-payment coverage to over 40 countries through Alipay+
Local electronic payment (e-payment) platform mPay will expand its activities beyond Macau to more than 40 countries, platform owner Macau Pass S.A. (Macau Pass) announced in ... -
China bans seafood from Japan after the Fukushima plant begins its wastewater release
The tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant began releasing its first batch of treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday — a controversial step ... -
US approves new $500M arms sale to Taiwan as tension intensifies
The Biden administration has approved a $500 million arms sale to Taiwan as it ramps up military assistance to the island despite fervent objections from China. ... -
A plane crash believed to have killed mercenary chief Prigozhin is seen as the Kremlin’s revenge
Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and top officers of his private Wagner military company were presumed dead in a plane crash that was widely seen as ... -
1997 East German leader guilty of Berlin Wall deaths
A court in Berlin has sentenced the former East German leader, Egon Krenz, to six-and-a-half years in prison. Krenz, 59, was convicted of instigating a shoot-to-kill ... -
‘Bottoms’ is a gonzo gay high-school comedy that comes out on top
The rites and rituals of the raunchy high-school comedy can be as prescribed as a class syllabus. But what makes Emma Seligman’s “Bottoms” such an anarchic ... -
Classic with a twist
As a continuance of the collaboration, the Converse x A-COLD-WALL joined forces to craft an innovative edition of the classic Chuck 70. Designer Samuel Ross aims to ... -
Seasonal delights
Whey, a Michelin-starred restaurant serving modern European cuisine with Singaporean influences helmed by chef Barry Quek in Hong Kong, is thrilled to unveil its new Summer ... -
Judge clears the way for a civil case to proceed against Alec Baldwin and ‘Rust’ producers
A New Mexico judge yesterday [Macau time] rejected a request by Alec Baldwin ‘s attorneys to dismiss a civil lawsuit by three “Rust” crew members who ... -
Regulator finds 30 Swiss banks shortcomings in money-laundering controls
Switzerland’s financial markets authority said yesterday that an in-depth review of more than 30 banks conducted this spring found that “a large number” failed to meet ... -
How a hip-hop mindset can help teachers in a time of turmoil
While hip-hop has created a lot of good memories, good music and good times, the culture has gifted society much more than just entertainment. As a researcher ... -
Friday, August 25, 2023 – edition no. 4316
* Overcrowded, not overloaded? — Some bus routes in Macau are overcrowded, but DSAT says they are not ‘overloaded’. Here’s the question * Horse racing insider ... -
Macau bans food product imports from 10 prefectures in Japan
The Macau government has officially banned food products from 10 prefectures of Japan. The ban was officialized yesterday in a Chief Executive (CE) order published in ... -
Jockey Club facing the blues
The future of horse racing in Macau appears to be hanging in the balance, with growing concerns among trainers, officials and stakeholders that the Macau Jockey ... -
BCM shareholders recover stability, issue interim dividends
The two parent companies of local BCM have stabilized after the ending of disease control measures, issuing interim dividends of HKD0.36 and HKD0.11 per share. Dah ... -
Endangered tortoises smuggled into Macau
Three endangered red-footed tortoises were found in a plastic bag in a private vehicle trying to exit mainland China from the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, the ... -
Guangdong moves ahead with the third bond issuance in Macau later this month
The People’s Government of Guangdong Province will issue offshore bonds for the third consecutive year, the local government has announced. According to a government statement, the ... -
India lands a spacecraft near the moon’s south pole, a world first
India yesterday made history as it became the first country in the world to land a spacecraft near the moon’s south pole, an uncharted territory that ... -
IPIM boasts year-over-year rise in MICE figures
The Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) yesterday boasted in a statement that in the first half of this year the city saw 490 MICE ... -
Economic secretary congratulates Macau winners in global IT contest
The Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lei Wai Nong, has congratulated the Macau contestants competing in a global software skills competition involving Microsoft Office and Adobe ... -
MGTO in full swing to attract foreign tourists
The Macao Government Tourism Office has closed deals with airline companies to offer flight ticket promotions to tourists from Singapore, Korea, Japan, Thailand and Vietnam. For ... -
Impacts perceived for Japanese restaurants
The enforcement of a food product import ban from today against 10 Japanese prefectures will potentially impact Japanese cuisine restaurants in Macau, the president of the ... -
Digital clones and Vocaloids may be popular in Japan. Elsewhere, they could get lost in translation
Kazutaka Yonekura dreams of a world where everyone will have their very own digital “clone” — an online avatar that could take on some of our ... -
Chinese-backed port project in Peru to be the ‘gateway from South America to Asia,’ official says
Dozens of cranes lift blocks weighing several tons and drop them to compact the soil of a roughly one-square-mile area on Peru’s Pacific coast, part of ... -
China coast guard blocks Philippine vessels near disputed shoal
As a U.S. Navy plane circled overhead, two Philippine boats breached a Chinese coast guard blockade in a dangerous confrontation this week in the disputed South ... -
New leader is a wealthy property developer who didn’t hide his political views
The leader of one of Thailand’s best-known property empires has been selected prime minister just nine months after joining a political party that champions the poor. ... -
Putin denounces sanctions on Russia during his speech from a distance for BRICS summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin took multiple shots at the West on the opening day of an economic summit in South Africa, using a prerecorded speech that ... -
1993 Michael Jackson accused of child abuse
Police in Los Angeles are investigating allegations of child abuse made against singer Michael Jackson. They have refused to give details but it has emerged that ... -
Sands China brings three local artists to international stage for Art Macao 2023
Sands China Ltd. is presenting “Behind the Forms: Aesthetics of Contemporary Art – Trio Exhibition by Lei Ieng Wai, Leong Chi Mou and Lai Sio Kit,” ... -
Taiwan looks tough at Little League World Series with star Fan Chen-Jun leading the way
Taiwan’s players put the finishing touches on a 10-0 mercy rule win over Japan, then marched to the oversized Little League World Series bracket between Volunteer ... -
Prosecutors say witness in Trump’s classified documents case retracted false testimony
A witness in the criminal case against Donald Trump over the hoarding of classified documents retracted “prior false testimony” after switching lawyers last month and provided ...
