Daily Archives: Thursday, November 30, 2023
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Henry Kissinger, secretary of state under Nixon and Ford, dies at 100
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, the diplomat with the thick glasses and gravelly voice who dominated foreign policy as the United States extricated itself from ... -
Mark Cuban working on $3.5B sale of Dallas Mavericks to Sands casino family: source
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is working on a deal to sell a majority stake in the NBA franchise to the family that runs the Las ... -
Gov’t to reduce street parking spots
The government will reduce the number of street parking spots to widen streets and sidewalks, the Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Raimundo do Rosário, told ... -
FRITZ, GRIEKSPOOR AND KASATKINA LEAD STAR LINEUP FOR THE MGM MACAU TENNIS MASTERS
MGM and IMG, a global leader in sports promotion and management, are excited to be bringing world-class tennis with an element of fun to Macau, attracting ... -
New routes to link ZAPE, Border Gate, Barra
The government will open new bus routes to connect Barra with ZAPE and borders with Zhuhai respectively. This was revealed following a recent Transport Advisory Committee ... -
Airport expansion and conclusion of 4th Bridge, major 2024 highlights
The Macau International Airport expansion and the conclusion of the 4th Bridge between Macau and Taipa are the Transport and Public Works sector’s major 2024 highlights, ... -
Government and communist rebels agree to resume talks on ending conflict
The Philippine government and the country’s communist rebels have agreed to resume talks aimed at ending decades of armed conflict, one of Asia’s longest, Norwegian mediators ... -
700 taxis may be insufficient, Secretary admits
The Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Raimundo do Rosário, discussed at yesterday’s Legislative Assembly (AL) the difficulty of catching a taxi and the fact that ... -
Budgetary slippage and public works delays solved
The budgetary slippage and public works delays so often seen have been solved, the Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Raimundo do Rosário, has told the ... -
CTM contract will be extended for a ‘short period’
The current telecommunications sector reform and liberalization will not be concluded by the end of this year, the Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Raimundo do ... -
IFTM introduces Chinese language Master’s Degree programs
The Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM) will add Chinese language as the medium of instruction to its repertoire of postgraduate programs in academic year 2024/2025. ... -
Exports total MOP1.34b in October
Total merchandise exports amounted to MOP1.34 billion in October, up 16% year-on-year, data from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) shows. The value of re-exports (MOP1.21 ... -
PJ reports dozens receive fraud reports
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has reported that from Nov. 24 to Nov. 27, its anti-fraud inquiry hotline received 48 reports of telecommunications network fraud crimes. Among ... -
DSEDJ: Hengqin school to be consistent with local education system
The Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) has reiterated the local students’ school in the Macau New Neighbourhood (MNN) was initially designed to be consistent with ... -
Hotel staff grows 22% in sector rebound
The numbers of full-time employees in Hotels (53,802), Restaurants (22,914) and Elderly Care (1,383) rose 21.7%, 1.1% and 5.3% respectively year-on-year at the end of the ... -
Gov’t receives over 800 applications under non-local talent regime
Since August this year, the government has received over 800 applications under the city’s program to attract highly qualified professionals, secretary-general of the Talents Development Committee ... -
China, Myanmar conduct naval drills together as fighting surges in border area
Myanmar and China are conducting naval drills together as the military government in the Southeast Asian nation loses ground in its northeast border region to a ... -
11 die in coal mine accident
A violent rock burst in a coal mine killed 11 people in China’s northeastern Heilongjiang province on Tuesday, Chinese state broadcaster yesterday CCTV reported. Mining work ... -
Court hears final arguments in subversion trial of pro-democracy activists
A Hong Kong court started hearing the final arguments yesterday of some of the city’s best-known pro-democracy activists tried under the security law. The activists’ subversion ... -
New laws proposed to detain potentially dangerous migrants
The Australian government yesterday proposed new laws that would place behind bars some of the 141 migrants who have been set free in the three weeks ... -
Haley wins backing from powerful Koch network to take on Trump
Americans for Prosperity, the political arm of the powerful Koch network, formally endorsed Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign yesterday [Macau time], promising to commit its nationwide coalition ... -
1982 Animal activists bomb Downing Street
A letter bomb has exploded inside the British Prime Minister’s London residence. Margaret Thatcher was in 10 Downing Street when the device exploded but was not ... -
Sports Illustrated is the latest news outlet damaged by an AI experiment gone wrong
Computer-generated writers … writing computer-generated stories? Sports Illustrated is the latest media company to see its reputation damaged by being less than forthcoming — if not ... -
Tiger sounds more optimistic about his game than a Saudi deal getting done on time
Tiger Woods sounded more optimistic about playing golf next year than he did about the PGA Tour finalizing a deal with Saudi Arabia or private investors ... -
US aircraft with six aboard crashes off southern Japan, one dead
A crew member who was recovered from the ocean after a U.S. military Osprey aircraft carrying six people crashed yesterday off southern Japan has been pronounced ... -
World economy will slow next year on inflation, high rates and war: OECD
The global economy, which has proved surprisingly resilient this year, is expected to falter next year under the strain of wars, still-elevated inflation and continued high interest ... -
Why gas prices have fallen or remained steady for 10 weeks
It’s not just you. Across the U.S., prices at the pump have felt milder in recent months. Gas prices have fallen or remained steady since Sep. ... -
Thursday, November 30, 2023 – edition no. 4379
* Bet on NBA — Adelson family to buy Dallas Mavericks, inside sources say * Policy Address | Wider streets — Secretary Raimundo do Rosario wants ...
