Daily Archives: Friday, January 12, 2024
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Central Hotel to enter new era in targeted Q1 opening
The newly revamped Central Hotel is now ready to open its doors to the public, entering a new era and likely on its way to returning ... -
Lawmakers concerned with the future of LRT operation
Lawmakers Ma Io Fong and Ron Lam are concerned with the future role and operational approach of the Light Rapid Transit (LRT) system. The two separately ... -
MUST brings in over 200 scholars for space and planetary science forum
The opening ceremony of the 2024 Macau International Forum on Space and Planetary Science, held at the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) yesterday, brings ... -
Lawmaker Wu wants Macau to be a platform for football
Lawmaker Wu Chou Kit wants Macau to be a “platform” for the development of sports, namely football. The lawmaker declared this yesterday in a spoken inquiry ... -
KMT’s top candidate promises to boost island’s defense, restart talks with Beijing
One of Taiwan’s leading opposition party candidates in tomorrow’s major election has promised to boost the island’s defense capabilities while restarting dialogue with Beijing, which claims ... -
From besting Tetris AI to epic speedruns – inside gaming’s most thrilling feats
After 13-year-old Willis Gibson became the first human to beat the original Nintendo version of Tetris, he dedicated his special win to his father, who passed ... -
First reading of public procurement bill passed
Lawmakers passed the initial reading of the Public Procurement Bill at the Legislative Assembly yesterday. The government proposed the bill after its review of a topical ... -
UM to offer MSc in Business Analytics
The University of Macau (UM) will offer a Master of Science (MSc) in Business Analytics program in the 2024/25 academic year. In a statement, the university ... -
Dow Jones Names Sands China in DJSI World and DJSI Asia Pacific Sustainability Indices
The Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) have named Sands China Ltd. to its DJSI World and DJSI Asia Pacific indices, marking Sands China’s second consecutive year ... -
Ella Lei calls for reinforcement of laws to combat illegal work
Lawmaker Ella Lei has called on the government to review existing laws on illegal work and expand the authorized actions that local authorities can take to ... -
Banks approve more mortgage loans
New residential mortgage loans (RMLs) approved by Macau banks increased by 10.7% month-on-month to MOP977.92 million in November 2023, according to Monetary Authority of Macao. Of ... -
Air Macau recruits 30 new flight attendants in 2023
Air Macau said it has successfully recruited local flight attendants every month since January 2023. Last year, a total of 30 people were recruited. 13 of ... -
Chinese auto exports rose 64% in 2023, with strong push by EVs
China’s auto exports surged 63.7% in 2023 while domestic sales, boosted by year-end incentives, rose 4.2%, an industry association said yesterday Chinese automakers have aggressively expanded ... -
SJM to pay one-month bonus to employees
SJM Resorts, S.A. (SJM) announced that it will distribute a special discretionary bonus equivalent to one month’s salary to all eligible employees on Jan. 31, benefiting ... -
Galaxy Macau offering festivities for Year of the Dragon
In celebration of the Year of the Dragon – a symbol of immense significance in Chinese culture – Galaxy Macau, in collaboration with StarWorld Hotel and ... -
Taiwan’s election is shaped by economic realities, not just Beijing’s threats to use force
Beijing’s threats to use force to claim self-governed Taiwan aren’t just about missiles and warships. Hard economic realities will be at play as voters head to ... -
ASEAN special envoy embarks on inaugural mission
A veteran Laotian diplomat recently appointed the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ‘ special envoy to Myanmar arrived this week on his first mission to the ... -
213 deaths caused by New Year’s quake; eight happened in shelters
The 7.6 magnitude earthquake that hit the western coastline of Japan on New Year’s has killed 213 people as of yesterday. Eight of the deaths were ... -
Germany ready to help de-escalate tensions in disputed waters, its foreign minister says
Germany’s top diplomat said yesterday that China’s actions in the South China Sea violate the rights of Asian coastal states like the Philippines and threaten freedom ... -
New Guinea Riots in two biggest cities reportedly leave 15 dead
The Papua New Guinea government worked to restore order yesterday after at least 15 people were reportedly killed during rioting and looting that left the country’s ... -
Iran’s navy seizes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman
Iran’s navy seized an oil tanker yesterday in the Gulf of Oman that once was at the center of a major crisis between Tehran and Washington, ... -
1991 US Congress votes for war in Iraq
The United States Congress has voted to authorise the use of military force against Iraq to end its occupation of neighbouring Kuwait. The vote seals the ... -
Kaluuya builds a compelling near-future dystopia in ‘The Kitchen’
The near-future is bleak for the working class of London in “The Kitchen,” a well-executed film about a familiar kind of urban dystopian nightmare. It is, ... -
‘Sugar, Baby’ is a train wreck with no consequences that you can’t help but read
Agnes Green grew up on the poor side of a town outside London in the new novel “Sugar, Baby.” She’s been an outsider her whole life, ... -
Dragon Indulgence
Dragon is a symbol of power, honor and prosperity beloved by the Chinese for millennia—a fact that makes the Year of the Dragon extra special. No ... -
AI-powered misinformation is the world’s biggest short-term threat
False and misleading information supercharged with cutting-edge artificial intelligence that threatens to erode democracy and polarize society is the top immediate risk to the global economy, ... -
Former England coach Eriksson says he has cancer and less than a year to live
Swedish soccer coach Sven-Goran Eriksson said he has cancer and might have less than a year to live. The former England coach told Swedish Radio P1 ... -
Self-revolution essential for CPC’s vitality
For anyone curious about the governance philosophy of the Communist Party of China, the communique of the third plenum of the 20th CPC Central Commission for ... -
Friday, January 12, 2024 – edition no. 4404
* Back to its glory — Central Hotel to enter new era; rooms to be marketed at lower prices in targeted Q1 opening * Rising concerns ...
