Daily Archives: Thursday, September 28, 2023
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Police expect 500,000 daily entry and exits during seven-day holiday
Police authorities are expecting the daily average number of inbound and outbound trips will exceed 500,000 during the seven-day National Day Holiday, describing it as “more ... -
SJM to revamp Ponte 16, pledges to keep clock tower
Piers 14 and 16 at Inner Harbour, as well as San Ma Lo, will be revamped as SJM Resorts, S.A.’s participation in the traditional district rejuvenation ... -
Macau reports first monkeypox case
Macau has reported the first case of monkeypox in the city, urging people at high risk to be vaccinated against the disease. The patient is a ... -
DSSCU to evaluate market after receiving only one bid
The government has only received one bid for the BT8 and BT9a lot projects – after it launched a public tender last month for the lease ... -
Las Vegas hospitality workers permit union to call strike against hotels, casinos
Tens of thousands of Las Vegas hospitality workers fighting for new union contracts voted yesterday [Macau time] to authorize a strike that could impact more than ... -
Many powerful leaders skipped UNGA, creating space for emerging voices to rise
Togo’s foreign minister wasn’t having any of it. He talked of an accelerating “African awakening,” of a resolve to “fight our own battles,” of a refusal ... -
Joint police operation concludes with nearly 5,000 inspections
The joint police operation of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau – “Operation Thunder 2023” – has busted 122 people suspected of prostitution, as well as 182 ... -
Man hit by car dies
A man hit by a private car died from serious injuries in a traffic accident at the roundabout of Leonel Sousa in Taipa. The Public Security ... -
Plans to promote Macau in EU underway
The plan to promote Macau in the European market will be launched next year with discounts on the purchase of plane tickets, according to the deputy ... -
Gov’t forms alcohol control alliance
The Macau Alcohol Control Alliance was launched yesterday with 33 members, to promote awareness of alcohol control in the SAR. Health Bureau (SSM) director Alvis Lo ... -
August hotel guests total 1.31 million amid holidays
The number of guests of hotel establishments in August leapt by 234.7% year-on-year to 1.31 million guests. Those from mainland China (968,000), Hong Kong (206,000) and Taiwan ... -
China accuses Taipei of using economic and trade issues to seek independence
The Chinese government yesterday accused Taiwan’s ruling party of seeking independence, a day after the self-governing island’s president lobbied for Australia’s support in joining a regional ... -
China allegedly puts Evergrande’s billionaire founder in police custody: report
Hui Ka Yan, the billionaire chairman of beleaguered property developer China Evergrande Group, “has been placed under police control,” according to people with knowledge of the matter, cited ... -
With spying charges behind him, NYPD officer now fighting to be reinstated
A suspended New York City police officer who had been accused — then later cleared — of spying for China is fighting to be reinstated, but ... -
As mental health worsens among women, the UN is asked to declare ‘gender apartheid’
The U.N.’s most powerful body must support governments seeking to legally declare the intensifying crackdown by Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers on women and girls “gender apartheid,” the ... -
Belarus’ top diplomat says he can’t imagine his nation entering the war in Ukraine alongside Russia
The foreign minister of Belarus, which has a strategic partnership with Russia, says he cannot envision a situation where his country would enter the war in ... -
1985 Riots in Brixton after police shooting
Riots have broken out on the streets of south London after a woman was shot and seriously injured in a house search. Armed officers raided a ... -
IndyCar’s return marks major comeback for 120-year-old Milwaukee Mile
Once a fixture on the IndyCar racing circuit, the Milwaukee Mile lost its spot on the schedule and was in danger of closing altogether on multiple ... -
A fire at a wedding hall in northern Iraq has killed around 100 people and injured 150
A raging fire seemingly caused by fireworks set off to celebrate a Christian wedding consumed a hall packed with guests in northern Iraq, killing around 100 ... -
Taylor Swift is a fan of Travis Kelce and suddenly, so is everyone else
Taylor Swift’s trip to watch the Kansas City Chiefs’ Travis Kelce play football on Sunday didn’t just have the internet talking nonstop. Following the 12-time Grammy Award ... -
Thursday, September 28, 2023 – edition no. 4340
* Crazy-busy border — Police expect 500,000 daily entry and exits during seven-day holiday * Big Seven | SJM to revamp Ponte 16, pledges to keep ...
