Daily Archives: Tuesday, September 5, 2023
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Gov’t to ban import of non-biodegradable plasticware, environmentalist questions biodegradable standards
Macau will ban the import of single-use non-biodegradable plastic plates, cups, and polystyrene food containers from January 1, 2024, according to an official dispatch from the ... -
Gluten-Free: A dietary need or a trend?
Gluten-free dietary requirements have quickly become popular in our daily lives with a growing range of food products as well as restaurant menus offering “Gluten-Free” options. ... -
Education director: National security, patriotism in new curriculum
Elements of national security and patriotism will be added to curriculum framework, the director of Education and Youth Development, Kong Chi Meng, disclosed yesterday. Following his ... -
No parking lot for Central Library
The new Central Library, to be built on the site of the former Hotel Estoril at Tap Seac, will have no public parking lot, representatives from ... -
Journalist group dissatisfied with police manner of crime announcement
In a statement on its Facebook page, Macau Journalists Association (AJM) has called for improvements in the way in which police release information concerning crimes and ... -
Premier Li to represent China at summit in India during a period of soured bilateral relations
Chinese President Xi Jinping is apparently skipping this week’s Group of 20 summit in India as bilateral relations remain icy. Instead, Premier Li Qiang will represent ... -
Tourism director shares in Beijing Macau’s experience in Tourism+
Macau will use the Tourism+ concept to attract more tourists and to encourage them to extend their stays, director of Tourism Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes ... -
Macau to see thunderstorms this week due to Haikui
The local weather bureau has warned that during the middle and later period of this week, Macau will see more showers with thunderstorms due to Typhoon ... -
Residents deposit record slight increase
Resident deposits increased 1.2% from the preceding month to MOP705.1 billion while non-resident deposits rose 1.0% to MOP297.2 billion. Meanwhile, public sector deposits with the banking ... -
DSAT records over 124,000 bus passengers on first day of school
About 90% of Macau’s non-tertiary schools started yesterday. According to the Transport Bureau (DSAT), 124,791 people took buses in Macau from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m., ... -
Customs busts counterfeit branded clothing sales
Two shops have been found selling counterfeit branded clothing, with two shopkeepers and a staff member apprehended on Aug. 30, Macao Customs has announced in a ... -
Photo exhibition of relics from CPC war with Japan opens
An exhibition of photos about relics from the Communist Party of China’s (CPC) war with Japan decades ago has opened in the SAR. The exhibition was ... -
Science museum sees nearly 100,000 visitors in August
The Macau Science Museum saw more than 473,000 admissions from January to August, returning to the level of the same period in 2019 before the pandemic. In ... -
Hengqin port exceeds 10 million passengers in annual traffic
According to the Hengqin Immigration Inspection Station, as of Aug. 29, the number of inbound and outbound travelers through Hengqin Port surpassed 10 million, with over ... -
Over 43,000 computer accessories smuggled
Cross-border private cars smuggled 43,000 pieces of computer accessories to Zhuhai via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. According to Gongbei Customs, the driver involved in the case ... -
MUST opens new space research institute
The Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) inaugurated a new institute for space research and application on Sept. 1, the university has announced in a ... -
MGM’s ‘Lion IP’ won PATA Grand & Gold Awards
MGM’s international brand engagement program “Lion IP” has been honored by the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Gold Awards 2023, with the “Grand Title” in Marketing ... -
Cantopop sensation Terence Lam to stage concerts at The Londoner Macao
Cantopop singer-songwriter, Terrance Lam, is staging his ‘L*underground SNEAK PEEK Terence Lam Live at The Londoner Arena’ concerts on Oct. 6 to 7. Terence Lam started out ... -
Vice President Kamala Harris to face doubts and dysfunction at meeting
Vice President Kamala Harris will deepen her outreach to Southeast Asia this week at an international summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, where she’ll try to erase doubts ... -
Seoul’s spy agency says Russia has likely proposed N.Korea to join three-way drills with China
Russia has likely proposed that North Korea participate in three-way naval exercises with China, according to a lawmaker who attended a closed-door briefing with the director ... -
Top court orders Okinawa to allow a divisive gov’t plan to build US military runways
Japan’s Supreme Court yesterday dismissed Okinawa’s rejection of a central government plan to build U.S. Marine Corps runways on the island and ordered the prefecture to ... -
Putin says there will be no new grain deal until the West meets his demands
Russian President Vladimir Putin said yesterday that the grain deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain safely through the Black Sea won’t be restored until the ... -
1997 Mother Teresa dies
Mother Teresa, the Nobel Peace Prize winner who devoted her life to helping the sick and the poor, has died at the age of 87. She ... -
World Cup quarterfinals bring a second chance for USA
If there was a silver lining to the U.S. World Cup team losing to Lithuania, it’s this: The Americans now truly know how painful it is ... -
Sancho says he is a ‘scapegoat’ in angry reaction to comments byUnited manager ten Hag
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag said Jadon Sancho was dropped for the Premier League game at Arsenal on Sunday because of below-par displays in training, ... -
Biden and Trump are keeping light campaign schedules as rivals rack up the stops
Their rivals are busy answering voters’ questions at town halls across South Carolina, glad-handing with business owners in New Hampshire and grinding to hit every one ... -
UN nuclear watchdog report seen says Iran slows its enrichment of near-weapons-grade uranium
Iran has slowed the pace at which it is enriching uranium to nearly weapons-grade levels, according to a report by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog seen ... -
Tuesday, September 5, 2023 – edition no. 4323
* Degradable discussion — Gov’t to ban import of non-biodegradable plasticware; environmentalist questions biodegradable standards * MDT Report | Gluten-Free: A dietary need or a trend? ...
