Daily Archives: Wednesday, January 15, 2025
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SSM without solutions to address the excessive use of emergency services
The Health Bureau (SSM) has no solutions for the excessive use of Macau’s emergency services other than asking the population to avoid using them unless they ... -
‘U-shaped’ recovery anticipated for the property market in 2025
Centaline Property expects the Macau property market to follow a “U-shaped” recovery in 2025. The forecast was shared during an event earlier this week, where the ... -
Urban space violations decline by 23% over the last decade
The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) recorded 17,736 violations of urban space regulations, which include offenses such as littering and spitting on the ground in 2024. While ... -
Macau-based investor increases stake in Star Entertainment amid financial struggles
Star Entertainment’s financial woes have taken a curious turn as Macau-based businessman Xingchun Wang increased his stake in the company for the second time in a ... -
Gov’t introduces new testing parameters for public health population assessment
The government officially introduced the “Macao Citizens’ Physical Fitness Monitoring Study 2025” during a ceremony yesterday. The initiative, which will run from January to April, aims ... -
Taiwan iPhone maker Foxconn sets its sights on the ever more crowded EV market
Auto industry newcomers like Taiwan-based iPhone maker Foxconn and China’s Huawei Technologies are maneuvering to gain an edge in the electric vehicle sector, prompting automakers like ... -
Gov’t to enforce special measures to address flu ‘peak season’ despite high vaccination rate
An interdepartmental group comprised of the Health Bureau (SSM), the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS), and the Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) has announced that it ... -
Two suspects arrested after HKD300,000 heist
Two mainland men are suspected of robbing a money changer of HKD300,000 in a hotel room in Cotai, under the guise of a currency exchange. The ... -
Biden’s administration proposes new rules on exporting AI chips, provoking an industry pushback
The Biden administration is proposing a new framework for the exporting of the advanced computer chips used to develop artificial intelligence, an attempt to balance national ... -
MGM symposium explores intersection of technology and cultural heritage
MGM recently held a Museums Exchange Program titled the “Cultural Inheritance Through Technology” Symposium, bringing together cultural experts and representatives from various institutions. The event focused ... -
Sands China launches Alipay Tap! service
Sands China Ltd., in collaboration with Alipay and Macau Pass, recently launched the Alipay Tap! service at Sands Resorts Macao. This payment technology aims to enhance ... -
Police vow to crack down on telecom fraud
Chinese police will maintain harsh response to telecommunications fraud, and keep up international law enforcement cooperation to dismantle fraud dens abroad and hunt down major fugitives, ... -
China is pushing the Philippines ‘to the wall’ with aggression in the South China Sea, Manila says
A Philippine security official said yesterday that China is “pushing us to the wall” with growing aggression in the disputed South China Sea and warned that ... -
North Korea launches missiles toward eastern waters in second launch of year, South says
North Korea yesterday test-fired multiple missiles toward its eastern waters, South Korea’s military said, as it continued its weapons demonstrations ahead of Donald Trump’s return to ... -
Multiracial boom in 2020 census was mostly an illusion, researchers say
When the 2020 census results were released, they showed a boom in the number of people classified as multiracial in the United States since 2010. Two ... -
1973: Nixon orders ceasefire in Vietnam
President Nixon has ordered a halt to American bombing in North Vietnam following peace talks in Paris. The decision comes after Dr Henry Kissinger, the president’s ... -
Monfils outduels fellow Frenchman in first-round match for the ages
The pragmatic pro in Gael Monfils would like to have finished off his first-round win in straight sets against up-and-coming fellow Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard at ... -
Ukraine holds first soccer tournament for war-wounded amputees — and plans to go international
The players were chosen from among the thousands of Ukrainians wounded in the war. With limbs lost to Russian attacks, they gathered at a stadium in ... -
Queen Elizabeth II wasn’t told about Soviet spy in her palace, declassified MI5 files show
Queen Elizabeth II wasn’t told details of her long-time art adviser’s double life as a Soviet spy because palace officials didn’t want to add to her ... -
153 winners of Nobel and World Food prizes seek new ways to grow food to meet surging global need
More than 150 recipients of the Nobel and World Food prizes released an open letter yesterday calling for a dramatic increase in research and a commitment to new ... -
From Myanmar to Gaza, Ukraine to Sudan – 2024 was another grim year, according to our mass atrocity index
With major conflicts in Africa, the Middle East, Europe and Southeast Asia, 1 in 8 people worldwide were exposed to conflict in 2024 – proving another ... -
Wednesday, January 15, 2025 – edition no. 4642
*Use Sparingly — Amid influenza peak, gov’t admits it has no solutions for the excessive use of emergency services, urging the public to use them only ...
