Monthly Archives: July 2024
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France players celebrating election results back home ahead of semifinal
Several France players are already celebrating something at the European Championship — the result of the elections back home. A leftist coalition that came together to ... -
Hamilton finally stops counting the days since his last win after brilliant British GP victory
Lewis Hamilton had been counting the days since his last Formula 1 win and the number was creeping toward 1,000. After a brilliant victory in front ... -
Crew of NASA’s earthbound simulated Mars habitat emerge after a year
The crew of a NASA mission to Mars emerged from their craft after a yearlong voyage that never left Earth. The four volunteer crew members spent ... -
French vote splits among left, center and far-right. With no majority, political paralysis threatens
French voters divided their legislature among left, center and far right, with no single political faction getting even close to the majority needed for form a ... -
Manila’s infringement activities heading to wrecking confrontation
Last week, the China Coast Guard said it monitored and controlled Philippine Coast Guard vessels that attempted to transfer personnel and supplies to a coast guard ... -
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 – edition no. 4519
* New line riders — Increase in passengers projected with the opening of Seac Pai Van and Hengqin Lines, LRT told the Times; yet concerns arise ... -
GEG Holds the Second Module of the “Behind the Scenes of Star Cuisine” Workshop Series and Arranges Industry Practitioners to Visit the Central Production Kitchen of Galaxy Macau
Over the years, Galaxy Entertainment Group (“GEG”) has made various efforts aimed at solidifying Macau’s reputation as a Creative City of Gastronomy. This year, GEG, the ... -
Beijing cracks down on city’s illicit ‘currency exchange gang’
China’s Ministry of Public Security has launched a major crackdown on “money exchange gangs” operating in Macau, targeting illegal foreign exchange activities linked to a surge ... -
Rare 1955 footage of second Macau GP goes online
Rare footage of the second Macau Grand Prix in 1955 has been published online. Richard Delingpole, the son of racer Malcolm Delingpole who appears in the ... -
MOP113 million price tag for Cotai’s new temporary arena
The government has extended invitations to six companies to take part in the tender process for the construction of Cotai’s new 50,000-seat temporary outdoor performance venue, ... -
Hong Kong racers dominate qualification races Macau GP
The Macau Touring Car Series (MTCS) ended yesterday afternoon at the Zhuzhou International Circuit. It consisted of two rounds of qualification races for this year’s Macau ... -
Activist Joshua Wong asks for a lesser sentence in landmark security case
Prominent activist Joshua Wong asked for a lesser sentence in court Friday after he earlier pleaded guilty in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case. Wong was ... -
Construction sites adapt to scorching summer heat
As the summer heat continues, Macau’s construction workers have been warned to take extra precautions to avoid heat exhaustion. The scorching temperatures, which have reached highs ... -
Yan Zhichan removed from Liaison Office post
China’s State Council has announced that Yan Zhichan has been removed as deputy director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macau ... -
Extending medical care to Elderly in GBA
The Association for the Elderly is working to expand medical services for seniors looking to retire in the Greater Bay Area (GBA). Access to medical treatment ... -
Broadway classic ‘Annie the musical’ comes to Macau
“Annie the Musical” is coming to the Macau Cultural Centre’s Grand Auditorium for twelve shows from Aug. 2 to Aug. 14. This optimistic celebration of love ... -
Job scam targets students’ MPay accounts
At least 10 citizens have fallen victim to an online part-time job scam this month, resulting in the theft of their MPay accounts and a cumulative ... -
Mainland recovers RMB9.23m in fraudulent funds as gaming-related crimes surge
Mainland authorities have recovered RMB9.23 million in fraudulent funds from Macau, according to the Judiciary Police (PJ). As part of a wider crackdown on cross-border fraud ... -
World Anti-Doping Agency ‘disappointed’ at US investigation into Chinese doping case
The World Anti-Doping Agency says it is “disappointed” to learn of a U.S. criminal investigation into the case of 23 Chinese swimmers who were allowed to ... -
Former leader Duterte and aide accused of steering government contracts to cronies
JIM GOMEZ, MANILA, Philippines A former Philippine opposition senator accused ex-President Rodrigo Duterte of plundering state coffers in a criminal complaint filed Friday, alleging that he ... -
Man who stabbed opposition leader sentenced to 15 years in prison
A man who stabbed South Korea’s opposition leader in the neck earlier this year was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Friday, court officials said. ... -
Election winner only becomes prime minister when King Charles III says so
The Labour Party has won Britain’s general election, bringing a new party to power for the first time in 14 years. But Labour leader Keir Starmer ... -
2003 Conjoined twins die in separation op
Conjoined Iranian twins who volunteered to go ahead with a major operation to separate them have both died during surgery. Laleh and Ladan Bijani suffered a ... -
Kylian Mbappé is enduring a tough match. It might not stop France winning the title
He has a broken nose that requires him to wear a vision-limiting face mask. He is managing fitness issues stemming from the end of the club ... -
Super sub Wout Weghorst to the rescue for the Netherlands
Netherlands 1, Turkey 0 Where there’s a Wout, there’s a way. A goal down at half-time in its European Championship quarterfinal against Turkey, the Netherlands turned ... -
Tearful Germany coach lauds his team’s example for German society
Germany 1, Spain 2 Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann struggled to hold back tears Saturday as he talked about his team’s exit from the European Championship the ... -
Russian strikes leave thousands in northern Ukraine without power and water
Russian strikes overnight left over 100,000 households without power in northern Ukraine and cut off the water supply to a regional capital, Ukrainian authorities reported Saturday, ... -
Mount Everest’s highest camp is littered with frozen garbage, and cleanup is likely to take years
The highest camp on the world’s tallest mountain is littered with garbage that is going to take years to clean up, according to a Sherpa who ... -
Palestinian space being single-mindedly squeezed
With Israel’s war in Gaza creating an ever-worsening humanitarian disaster and drawing ire and opposition from the world, the Jewish state’s latest land appropriation in the ... -
Monday, July 8, 2024 – edition no. 4518
* Market Exchange — Beijing tightens grip on illicit money exchange groups, as authorities seize RMB9.23 million in fraudulent funds amidst rising gaming-related crimes * 1955 ... -
Bamboo scaffolding industry complains to CE, claims lack of support
Representatives from the bamboo scaffolding industry delivered a letter yesterday morning to the Chief Executive (CE), complaining of a lack of support for their traditional activity. ... -
Residents slam gov’t over botched road renovations in Cotai
Macau residents have taken to social media to criticize the government’s handling of road work around the Cotai ecological reserve. The newly constructed roads and traffic ... -
TSI extends Jackson Chang’s sentence to eight years
The Court of Second Instance (TSI) has upheld the corruption convictions of two former leaders of the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM). The court ... -
Losses from phone and online fraud at nearly MOP60 million
Phone and internet scams in Macau have resulted in losses of nearly MOP60 million in the first quarter of 2024, police said, with students comprising a ... -
Industry optimistic about summer holidays
The local tourism industry is optimistic about the summer holiday season, the lawmaker and president of the Association of Macao Tourist Agents, Cheung Kin Chung, said ...
