Daily Archives: Wednesday, November 8, 2023
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MGM Announces its Stellar Team Sponsorship Lineup to Celebrate the 70th Macau Grand Prix
Dedicated to promoting the development of “tourism + sports” and helping Macau to establish itself as a global sports-event destination, MGM continuesto make contributions to the ... -
First non-deficit budget of this gov’t term passed but with many remarks
The 2024 budget will be the last from the current government term and will be the first that will not be in deficit and resorting to ... -
City sets new record for highest October temperature
Macau sweltered through its hottest October on Oct. 4, reaching 35.2 degrees Celsius, which was attributed to Typhoon Koinu, with the city entering autumn in September. ... -
Prosecutor accuses Kong’s colleagues of malpractice
The prosecution in Kong Chi’s alleged corruption trial has accused two of Kong’s Public Prosecutions Office (MP) colleagues of separate instances of malpractice. Prosecutor Leong Man ... -
Portuguese PM resigns after being involved in corruption probe
Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa said yesterday he is resigning after being involved in a widespread corruption probe. Costa said in a live nationally televised address ... -
Lawmakers unhappy with public parking fee increase
Several lawmakers have expressed dissatisfaction with the government’s planned increase of the hourly parking fees of seven public car parks. The measure, announced by the Transport ... -
Mobile transactions up 4% in Q3
The number of transactions carried out by local mobile payment tools increased 4% quarter-to-quarter to 76.9 million in the third quarter (Q3). The transaction value totaled ... -
UM, Datastory inaugurate AI lab
The University of Macau (UM) and Datastory inaugurated their Joint Laboratory of Artificial General Intelligence yesterday. The joint laboratory will explore cutting-edge technologies and business applications ... -
IFTM collaborates with Foshan University for cultural study
The Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM) recently collaborated with Foshan University (FOSU) to carry out a five-day field study with the theme of Intangible Cultural ... -
Duo apprehended for alleged phone scams
Police have arrested two men and delivered them to the Public Prosecutions Office (MP) for alleged impostor phone scams, the MP said in a statement yesterday. ... -
Local Changquan athlete wins bronze
Local athlete Sou Cho Man yesterday won the bronze medal in the Changquan event in the ongoing first Student (Youth) Games of China, scoring 9.666 points. Sou, a student of ... -
HK considers Macau-style cross-boundary vehicle visits
Hong Kong’s Secretary for Transport and Logistics Lam Sai-hung has said his government is considering allowing vehicles from Macau and Guangdong Province to take the bridge ... -
Post office announces Christmas cut-off dates
The Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau (CTT) has announced the cut-off dates for this year’s Christmas mail. Mail to most destinations will end in November, with ... -
More seats available for Fado-Chinese orchestra
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) has announced that due to overwhelming demand, additional seats are available for the show featuring Portuguese Fado divo Camané and the ... -
Pharmaceutical bureau recalls TCM patent
The Pharmaceutical Administration Bureau has recalled a patented traditional Chinese medicine pill made with coptis chinensis and manufactured by Three Mast Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. in Taiwan ... -
New Edition announces Wynn Las Vegas residency from late February
R&B group New Edition will bring their New Jack Swing tunes to Las Vegas early next year. The Grammy-nominated sextet announced that New Edition: Las Vegas ... -
Chinese imports rise in October while exports fall for sixth straight month
China’s imports rose in October while exports fell for a sixth straight month compared with a year earlier in the latest evidence the world’s second largest ... -
Philadelphia Orchestra returns to China for tour marking 50 years since its historic 1973 visit
The Philadelphia Orchestra returned to Beijing yesterday for a tour that will mark 50 years since its historic performance in China, the latest sign of improving ... -
Resistance claims first capture of a district capital from regular forces
Armed resistance groups fighting Myanmar ‘s military government seized a district capital in the north this week after taking state offices and a police station in ... -
Prince William cheers on 15 finalists of Earthshot Prize ahead of awards ceremony
Britain’s Prince William cheered on 15 finalists of his third Earthshot Prize in Singapore yesterday ahead of the awards ceremony where five of them will win ... -
Israel-Hamas war crowds crisis-heavy agenda as foreign ministers meet in Japan
Fresh from a whirlwind tour of the Middle East, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shifted his intense diplomacy on the Israel-Hamas war to Asia yesterday, ... -
Woman and her three granddaughters killed in Israeli strike laid to rest
A Lebanese woman and her three granddaughters were laid to rest in their hometown in southern Lebanon yesterday, two days after they were killed in an ... -
2000 Bush and Gore fight to the finish
The result of the American presidential election is still hanging in the balance hours after the last polls officially closed. Votes are still being counted in ... -
Macau Bats return to Hong Kong festivals
Local rugby team, the Macau Bats, entered their first rugby festival of the new season in Hong Kong last weekend. The club entered six teams across ... -
9-man Tottenham beaten by Chelsea in chaotic match
Tottenham 1, Chelsea 4 Tottenham’s players lost their heads and the remaining unbeaten record in the English Premier League. A late hat trick by Nicolas Jackson ... -
Jewish man dies after confrontation during pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian rallies
A Jewish man in California has died after getting into a confrontation during dueling protests over the Israel-Hamas war, authorities said. Paul Kessler, 69, died at ... -
Wednesday, November 8, 2023 – edition no. 4363
* Optimist budget — First non-deficit budget of this gov’t term passed but with many remarks, namely on overly confident accounting * Climate Change | ...
