Daily Archives: Monday, December 18, 2023
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JLL: Global economic slowdown weighs on SAR’s property market
Macau’s property market is being affected by interest rate hikes, global economic slowdown and mainland China’s slowing economic recovery. In its 2023 GBA Residential Market Update, ... -
Macau and China win at first Asia & GBA Racing Festival
Local and mainland Chinese racers won several racing categories over the weekend at the first Asia & Greater Bay Area (GBA) Racing Festival at the Macau ... -
City logs lowest temperature this winter
The weather station in Taipa Grande has logged the lowest temperature since the beginning of winter this year, recording 9.1 degrees Celsius. The city has felt ... -
Mother and son arrested for smuggling narcotics by swallowing
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has arrested two people, a mother and son, caught smuggling drugs into Macau after swallowing them at home. The mother is surnamed ... -
Caritas: City facing demand for inclusive childcare services
There is a significant demand for inclusive childcare services, according to Caritas secretary-general Paul Pun. According to Pun, two Caritas nurseries can provide inclusive childcare services ... -
Economy is forecast to slow sharply in 2024, the World Bank says, calling recovery ‘fragile’
China’s economy grew at a 5.2% pace in the first three quarters of the year and showed signs of improvement in November, with factory output and ... -
Uneven recovery still problematic in Macau: MEA
The uneven recovery of the city’s economy remains a problem, the Macau Economic Association (MEA) has noted. The group said that although tourism districts, hotels and ... -
MUST confers honorary degree on Japanese writer Haruki Murakami in Tokyo
A Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) delegation, led by Chancellor Dr Liu Chak Wan, has visited Tokyo to confer an honorary degree on influential ... -
Toxic gas kills female worker
A 26-year-old non-resident worker has died after inhaling toxic hydrogen sulfide gas in the restroom of a restaurant where she worked, authorities announced over the weekend. ... -
Top court overrules civil servant dismissal
Macau’s top court has upheld a middle court judgment overruling a government decision to dismiss a civil servant who viewed and/or printed property registrations 44 times, ... -
Macau flu rate still low, gov’t doctor says
Public health doctor and division head at the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Leong Iek Hou, has disclosed that amid a slight increase in ... -
Macau Pass services to expand to overseas e-wallets
Macau Pass S.A has announced its expansion of services to Alipay+ partner e-wallets. The e-wallets include Tinaba (Italy), OCBC and Changi Pay (Singapore), MyPB by Public ... -
AFC Cup CPK wins 4-1 at home
Local football club MUST Chao Pak Kei (MUST CPK) bid farewell to the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup campaign, defeating Taiwan’s Tainan City FC 4-1 ... -
Melco promotes the unique charm of Macau through “tourism + sports”
Melco Resorts & Entertainment continues to actively support the SAR government’s calls for Macau’s economic diversification, dynamically promoting the coordinated development of “tourism + sports” to ... -
Beijing defends bounties offered for Hong Kong dissidents abroad
China on Friday defended controversial bounties offered for the capture of Hong Kong dissidents who have fled abroad that have been criticized by foreign governments and ... -
Japan and ASEAN bolster ties at summit focused on security
Leaders from Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, at a special summit yesterday marking their 50th anniversary of friendship, adopted a joint vision that ... -
UN peacekeeping chief welcomes strong support for its far-flung operations despite `headwinds’
The United Nations peacekeeping chief says he was very satisfied with the strong support of many countries for its far-flung operations at a recent ministerial meeting, ... -
1997 Dawn of Scottish parliament
A bill giving Scotland its own parliament for the first time in three centuries has been unveiled in Glasgow today. Scottish Secretary Donald Dewar revealed his ... -
Leon Edwards retains welterweight belt with unanimous decision over Colby Covington
Leon Edwards successfully defended his welterweight belt Saturday night, unanimously outpointing Colby Covington at UFC 296. In a bout that hardly lived up to its billing, ... -
Author receives German prize in scaled-down format after comparing Gaza to Nazi-era ghettos
The Russian-American writer Masha Gessen received a German literary prize Saturday in a ceremony that was delayed and scaled down in reaction to an article comparing ... -
Canadian youth facing terrorism charges for alleged plot against Jewish people
Canada’s national police force said Saturday that a youth was arrested and charged with terrorism-related offenses that allegedly targeted Jewish people. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police ... -
‘Exclusion law’ as prejudiced as its predecessor
A state law in Florida came into effect in July, which among other things prohibits the state’s public universities from offering anyone living in one of ... -
Monday, December 18, 2023 – edition no. 4391
* Downward Pressure — Global economic slowdown weighs on SAR’s property market, realtor JLL reports * Sports | Macau and China win at first Asia & ...
