Yearly Archives: 2023
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Applicants question FSS’s lack of online application for Covid subsidy
Applicants have criticized the Social Security Fund (FSS) for the absence of online application channels for Covid-19 illness subsidies. The fund’s offices have seen long ... -
Three wins in four matches added to Black Bears’ campaign in ABL
After a slow start in the Singapore round of the 2023 ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) invitational tournament, the Macau Black Bears have improved their performance in ... -
Food stall wins awards for CNY fair young tenants
A food stall named “Rabbits Alliance” was grand winner of the Entrepreneurship Contest for Young Tenants of the Lunar New Year’s Eve Fair, located at Tap ... -
Melco promotes physical and mental wellness through Reach! athlete nurturing program
In alignment with the Macao SAR government’s emphasis on promoting physical and mental wellbeing, Melco Resorts & Entertainment has developed and launched its Reach! athlete nurturing ... -
Beijing accuses ‘some Western media’ of coverage bias
China yesterday accused “some Western media” of bias, smears and political manipulation in their coverage of China’s abrupt ending of its strict “zero-COVID” policy, as it ... -
Bangkok’s new passenger train terminal starts operations
Thailand ushered in a new age of train travel yesterday Southeast Asia’s biggest railway station officially began operations. The government says the huge, modern development on ... -
Fashion sneakers propel sustainable rubber in Amazon
Rubber tapper Raimundo Mendes de Barros prepares to leave his home, surrounded by rainforest, for an errand in the Brazilian Amazon city of Xapuri. He slides ... -
1961 John F Kennedy sworn in as US president
The Democrat John F Kennedy has been sworn in as the youngest ever elected president of the United States. The 43-year-old Roman Catholic was inaugurated as ... -
Premier Jacinda Ardern, an icon to many, to step down
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden, who became a global icon of the left and exemplified a new style of leadership, said yesterday that she would ... -
FM Wong ‘deeply troubled’ by Chinese espionage case
Australia’s foreign minister said yesterday her government was “deeply troubled” by the delays in China resolving espionage allegations against Chinese-Australian Yang Hengjun, while a supporter said ... -
At Lunar New Year, desserts can be customary or ‘cute-ified’
Every Lunar New Year without fail, Kat Lieu’s mother would make her steamed nian gao, which is a sweet rice — or mochi — cake. It ... -
The Green Paws Lunar New Year
2023-01-23 | Mon | 14:35 Kung Hei Fat Choy to all readers of Macau Daily Times, may the good new year of the Rabbit bring you ... -
A Gleaming Oasis
This Chinese New Year, many covid restrictions are lifted and we can finally visit Hong Kong without having to quarantine. For those who are thinking of ... -
New photographs of Warsaw Ghetto found in family collection
Warsaw’s Jewish history museum yesterday [Macau time] presented a group of photographs taken in secret during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of 1943, some of which have ... -
UNESCO seeks to prevent trafficking of looted Ukrainian art
The United Nations cultural organization is training law enforcement and judiciary officials from countries on Ukraine’s western borders, seeking to prevent the trafficking of looted cultural ... -
Why China’s shrinking population is a big deal
Throughout much of recorded human history, China has boasted the largest population in the world – and until recently, by some margin. So news that the ... -
Friday, January 20, 2023 – edition no. 4173
* Macau bounces like the Rabbit — The MSAR is the preferred destination of mainlanders traveling outside of its borders during the CNY holidays, crowding the ... -
Court sentences Alvin Chau to 18 years jail, hefty fines
The boss of the former casino intermediary, Suncity, Alvin Chau has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for illegal gambling, running a triad and major ... -
Macau air traffic to reach 50,000 passengers during holidays
Taipa airport is predicted to serve 50,000 passengers during the five-day Chinese New Year period, up 92.3% year-on-year, Macau Airport Company (CAM) said yesterday. That traffic ... -
Electric faults cause majority of fires: CB
Electricity-related issues are the cause of the higher number of fires in Macau, the Fire Services Bureau (CB) announced today in the presentation of their annual ... -
NJ gambling revenue matches all-time high, with online help
New Jersey’s gambling revenue matched its all-time high of $5.2 billion in 2022, but only half that amount was won by casinos from in-person gamblers. Figures ... -
China’s Covid-19 Policy is scientific, targeted and effective
Recently, in light of the evolving situation, China has been refining its COVID-19 policies which adopt the measures against Class-B, instead of the more serious Class-A ... -
Gov’t expects daily average of 47,000 arrivals during CNY
The government said yesterday that it expects there will be on average 47,000 visitors arriving in Macau per day during the Lunar New Year holiday period, ... -
‘Wishing Well 2023 & Love Trees’ initiative opens at Albergue SCM
A New Year charity event in support of World Cancer Day, organized by CAC – Círculo dos Amigos da Cultura de Macau and sponsored by Macau ... -
Fire department asserts that a contingency plan for EVs is in force
The Fire Services Bureau (CB) already has a contingency plan in force to respond to traffic accidents or other incidents related to electric vehicles (EVs), Commander ... -
US, China officials agree to climate finance work
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen met yesterday [Macau time] with her Chinese counterpart and pledged an effort to manage differences and “prevent competition from becoming anything ... -
Ruling party’s new chair vows to safeguard democracy
The new head of Taiwan’s ruling party who described himself as pro-independence vowed to uphold the self-ruled island’s democracy in face of China’s authoritarianism and continue ... -
Threats, advantages seen in China’s shrinking population
For seven decades, China’s Communist Party has ruled the world’s most populous country. As the nation’s population crests and begins to shrink, experts say, it will ... -
UN chief warns the world is in a ‘sorry state’
The world is in a “sorry state” because of myriad “interlinked” challenges including climate change and Russia’s war in Ukraine that are “piling up like cars ... -
1966 Indira Gandhi takes charge in India
Indira Gandhi, only daughter of India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, is to become the country’s next leader. She was chosen at the end of a ... -
It’s Messi vs. Ronaldo again in unlikely Saudi reunion
One of the greatest rivalries in soccer history is set to resume at the unlikely venue of Riyadh’s King Fahd International Stadium. The stage is set ... -
Hampered by bad hip, Rafael Nadal loses at Australian Open
Rafael Nadal bowed his head during changeovers and rested his elbows on his knees, the very picture of resignation. What already was a poor start to 2023, ... -
Ukraine interior minister, others killed in helicopter crash
Ukraine’s interior minister died yesterday in a helicopter crash near the capital that killed another 15 people, including other officials and three children, authorities said. Interior ... -
World’s oldest known person, French nun, dies at 118
A French nun who was believed to be the world’s oldest person has died a few weeks before her 119th birthday, the spokesperson for her nursing ... -
China’s NetEase criticizes Blizzard offer as unequal, unfair
China games company NetEase Inc. has rejected a proposal from World of Warcraft creator Activision Blizzard to temporarily extend its partnership while the U.S. company seeks ...
