Monthly Archives: June 2024
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Farrell anticipates China will lift final obstacle for exports
Australian Trade Minister Don Farrell yesterday predicted the final obstacle for exports to China, Beijing’s ban on live lobster imports, will be lifted soon after Chinese ... -
More than 1.5 million foreign Muslims arrive in Mecca for pilgrimage
Muslim pilgrims have been streaming into Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca ahead of the start of the Hajj later this week, as the annual pilgrimage ... -
1967 Moscow calls for UN action against Israel
The United Nations Security Council has rejected Soviet demands for an immediate vote on a resolution condemning Israel’s aggression in the six-day war. Moscow – which ... -
China keeps its hopes alive despite a 1-0 loss to South Korea; Thailand, India miss out
China kept its 2026 World Cup hopes alive by the narrowest of margins despite a 1-0 loss to South Korea this week in Asian qualifying. China ... -
Will Japanese women be able to keep their maiden names after marriage?
A powerful Japanese business lobby is calling on the government to allow married couples to keep dual surnames, saying the lack of freedom to do so ... -
UN says violence against children in conflict reached extreme levels in 2023, including in Gaza
Violence against children caught in multiplying and escalating conflicts reached “extreme levels” in 2023, with an unprecedented number of killings and injuries in crises, from Israel and ... -
Stop comparing Hong Kong to Singapore
Business travelers have been visiting Hong Kong in recent weeks, attending big finance conferences and mulling whether to wade back into China. Chinese and Hong Kong ... -
Thursday, June 13, 2024 – edition no. 4501
* Tribute to Filipino resilience — Celebrating Philippines Independence Day in Macau as a tribute to community resilience * It’s official | Macau is world’s favorite ... -
Lawmaker Song unhappy with the quality of Macau teachers
Lawmaker Song Pek Kei is unhappy with the quality of local teaching staff, which she says is also unbalanced with too many teachers in non-tertiary education ... -
Children’s art festival to feature over 45 activities
The 1st Macao International Children’s Arts Festival this July will feature over 45 activities spanning more than 1,000 sessions, promising to be a “vibrant summer celebration ... -
Ho Iat Seng praises Portuguese community’s support in boosting local economy
Macau’s Chief Executive, Ho Iat Seng, praised the “exemplary” nature of Sino-Portuguese relations and the Portuguese community’s unwavering support in driving the SAR’s economic development during ... -
Casino revenue faces June slump amid weather
Macau’s casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) is expected to see a low point this year in June, due to a combination of exceptionally wet weather and ... -
Organized crime gang arrested for street heist
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has arrested four suspects from mainland China for gang-related theft. The suspects aged 38, 49, 57, and 50 – all reportedly farmers ... -
Macau payload specialist selected for manned space mission
Macau has secured a spot among nine other astronauts selected to take part in the upcoming manned space missions for the country. The selection process for ... -
AL debates impact of teens’ excessive use of smartphones
The impacts of excessive use of smartphones by the younger generations were debated at the Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday. By the initiative of the lawmaker Leong ... -
Ao Ieong: Gov’t improves support to special needs children
The Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Elsie Ao Ieong has said that the government has been working hard to improve support to children with special ... -
China successfully defends Macau Dragon Boat Race titles
After several intense rounds of competition, China’s Nanhai Jiujiang team emerged victorious in both the Open and Women’s categories of the Macao International Invitation Standard Dragon ... -
Real estate loans on the rise
The approvals of residential mortgage loans (RMLs) and commercial real estate loans (CRELs) both increased month-on-month in April 2024. Data from the Monetary Authority of Macao ... -
MGTO to host roadshow in Bangkok
The local government will host the “Experience Macao” Bangkok Roadshow at a shopping mall in Thailand for three consecutive days starting this Friday. A promotional and ... -
Drug trafficking bust nets over 100 grams and MOP400,000
Authorities have busted a drug trafficking operation, seizing over 119 grams of methamphetamine and arresting two Filipino suspects. The suspects, identified as Pene, 42, and Bagaan, ... -
343,000 visitors during Dragon Boat holiday break
The Dragon Boat Festival holiday period saw a significant influx of visitors to Macau, according to the city’s Public Security Police. Between June 8 and June ... -
Chinese premier to visit Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia
Chinese Premier Li Qiang will visit New Zealand, Australia and Malaysia starting tomorrow, officials said. Li will visit the three countries from June 13 to 20, ... -
Top Canadian judge will step down from top court following other resignations
A former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada is stepping down from Hong Kong’s top court, city officials said Monday, the latest overseas judge ... -
Four US college instructors teaching at Beihua U attacked in public park
Four instructors from Iowa’s Cornell College teaching at Beihua University in northeastern China were attacked in a public park, reportedly with a knife, officials at the ... -
A growing Filipino diaspora means plenty of celebration worldwide for Independence Day
In the Philippines — where Spanish and later U.S. colonial rule persisted for nearly four centuries — June 12 is the real Independence Day. That date ... -
Italy’s Meloni fortified by a vote that shook French, German leaders
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni hosts this week’s summit of the Group of Seven industrialized nations as the most stable European Union leader. Meloni’s German and French ... -
1986 Labour expels Militant Hatton
Derek Hatton, the controversial deputy leader of Liverpool Council, has been thrown out of the Labour Party for belonging to the left-wing Militant faction. Mr Hatton, ... -
Ricky Hatton, Michael Moorer strike different tones in leading their class into Hall of Fame
Ricky Hatton laughed his way through his Hall of Fame induction speech, marveling at the places boxing took him and the thousands of his fans that ... -
Malawi’s vice president, nine others died in a plane crash, the president says
Malawi’s vice president, Saulos Chilima, was among 10 people killed when a small military plane crashed in a mountainous region in the north of the country, ... -
Germany’s 2006 WC patriotic fervor unlikely to repeat at Euro 2024
When Germany hosted the 2006 World Cup, it unleashed an unexpected burst of national pride across the country. For many Germans, it was the first time ... -
Emigration: The hidden catalyst behind radical right’s rise in Europe
Earlier this spring, the European Parliament voted to overhaul its immigration policy to more evenly distribute responsibility among member states for managing the arrival of migrants ... -
Wednesday, June 12, 2024 – edition no. 4500
* Look who’s talking! — Lawmaker Song Pek Kei wants local teachers to go training abroad while demanding the gov’t allow non-resident students to enroll in ... -
These candidates who won seats in the European Parliament this week aren’t who you might expect
He has no political experience. No high-profile endorsements. No party affiliation. What Fidias Panayiotou does have are 2.6 million followers on YouTube and more on TikTok. ... -
Macron hopes to contain Le Pen’s National Rally in snap elections after it surged in EU vote. It’s a risky bet
The surge of the far right in France in elections for the European Parliament was widely expected. What came next was not. French President Emmanuel Macron ... -
AI & machine learning revolutionize casino marketing
Imagine a world where casino marketing strategies are as seamless as a well-oiled machine, where every move is calculated, every decision is informed, and every player ...
