Daily Archives: Monday, March 25, 2024
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A pastor is released after seven years in prison, finds himself unable to get an ID
Unable to buy a train ticket, or even see a doctor at a hospital, a Chinese pastor found that his even after release from prison, he ... -
‘Blind Year’ will be hindering wedding organizers businesses this year
This year is unfavorable for wedding organizers, a sector representative interviewed by public broadcaster TDM Chinese has said, justifying the statement by calling 2024 a “Blind ... -
Travel Agencies will be able to hire more TNR as tour guides with special language skills
Local travel agencies will be able to hire more non-resident workers (TNR) as tour guides, under the bill to update existing laws regulating such activity. Although ... -
Arts Festival tickets on sale now, short-films fest opens
The box office for this year’s Macao Arts Festival (FAM) is now open simultaneously at the Macau Ticketing outlets, by telephone and via online booking. Themed ... -
MGM, Wynn resume dividend distributions
Investment firms are optimistic in view of last week’s dividend resumption announcements from MGM China and Wynn Macau, marking their first dividend distributions since the onset ... -
As people mourns, some families still wonder if their loved ones are alive
Family and friends of those still missing after an attack that killed over 130 people at a suburban Moscow concert hall waited for news of their ... -
Napoleon’s exile, a remote island in South Atlantic is now easier to reach
St. Helena, a small, craggy island in the South Atlantic Ocean, hasn’t seen many tourists in the past for good reason: It’s one of the most ... -
Robbers of illegal currency exchanger arrested in mainland
Four men suspected of robbing illegal currency exchange operator in Macau were apprehended in mainland China eight hours after the alleged crime, the Judiciary Police (PJ) ... -
Japanese Pharmaceutical recalls supplements
Japan’s Kobayashi Pharmaceutical has started recalling three types of supplements following reports of users developing kidney problems, several media have reported. The suspect ingredient is red ... -
Northbound cars from SARs surpass 2M
As of 4 a.m., March 24, the number of northbound vehicles from Macau and Hong Kong surpassed 2 million, a mainland authority has disclosed. Since the ... -
Macau logs 94% success rate in tuberculosis treatment
In the past 20 years, Macau has seen an average tuberculosis recovery rate of 94.4%, “much higher than the 85% required by the WHO,” the government ... -
February Inflation highest in 4 years, DSEC blames calendar
Last month’s inflation reached the highest point of the last four years, a statistics release from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) has shown. According to ... -
National Games competitions in Macau to be unveiled next month
The five or six sports competitions that will be hosted in Macau as part of the co-hosting of the 2025 National Games will be known next ... -
Infrastructure ready before delivery of first public housing in Zone A
All infrastructure at Zone A of the new landfills will be ready before the delivery of the first new public housing apartments, the Public Works Bureau ... -
Chinese coast guard hits Philippine boat with water cannons, causing injuries
Chinese coast guard ships hit a Philippine supply boat with water cannons this weekend in the latest confrontation near a disputed shoal in the South China ... -
Protesters in remote Ladakh demand protection of fragile ecology
Thousands of people in the remote region of Ladakh have been protesting for over two weeks in freezing temperatures, demanding constitutional provisions from the Indian government ... -
Bodies of three Rohingya refugees found dead, rescue ops called off
The bodies of three Rohingya refugees were found in the sea as the Indonesian authorities ended a search for survivors from a boat that capsized near ... -
1980 Britain will go to Moscow Olympics
The British Olympic Association (BOA) has voted by a large majority to defy the government and send athletes to the Olympic Games in Moscow. Fifteen sports ... -
GP Sainz wins race after Verstappen retires early with engine fire
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz ended Red Bull’s Formula 1 winning streak yesterday when the Spaniard took advantage of Max Verstappen’s early retirement to win the Australian Grand ... -
Worldwide support pours in for Kate
Support poured in from around the world over the weekend for Kate, the Princess of Wales, after she revealed in a candid video message that she ... -
Russia and China veto US resolution calling for immediate cease-fire in Gaza
Russia and China vetoed a U.S.-sponsored United Nations resolution supporting “an immediate and sustained cease-fire” in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, calling the measure ambiguous and saying it ... -
Terrorism a challenge to civilization that calls for concerted endeavors to counter
By attacking a concert hall in a Moscow suburb on Friday night, which has resulted in at least 143 deaths and more than one hundred people ... -
Monday, March 25, 2024 – edition no. 4451
* For Poorer — Non-auspicious ‘Blind Year’ will damage the wedding business in 2024, activity operators fear * Tourism | Travel agencies to hire more blue ...
