Daily Archives: Tuesday, March 11, 2025
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DSEDJ strengthening ‘tolerance’ and ‘open-mindedness’ across various subjects
The Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) is focused on the moral education of local students and has been working to strengthen tolerance, open-mindedness, and respect ... -
Casino revenue forecast revised amid slower start to 2025
Investment banking firm Jefferies has revised its forecast for the region’s gross gaming revenue (GGR) in 2025, lowering its prediction by 2% to 240 billion patacas. ... -
Macau facing an increasing shortage of care facilities for the elderly
The SAR is facing an increasing shortfall of elderly care spaces, despite government plans to expand capacity in the coming years. Government data indicates that as ... -
Committee member urges Macau to boost platform role
During the National Top Advisory Bodies Plenary Meeting, Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Standing Committee Member Lao Nga Wong urged Macau to strengthen its role ... -
Nissan tests driverless vehicles in city streets filled with cars and people
The van makes its way slowly but surely through the city streets, braking gently when a car swerves into its lane. But its steering wheel is ... -
Dismissed workers submit letter to gov’t over unfair dismissals
A group of former employees from a gaming operator submitted a letter to the government yesterday, alleging unfair dismissal without adequate compensation. The workers from Melco ... -
Women suspected of defrauding a friend of an investment
A 43-year-old unemployed mainland woman has been arrested for allegedly posing as a shareholder of a Cotai VIP room and defrauding a female friend of approximately ... -
FSS urges beneficiaries to provide annual proof of life
The Social Security Fund (FSS) is reminding approximately 168,000 old-age and disability pension beneficiaries to submit their annual proof of life by the end of March ... -
Scholarship application for 2024/2025 academic year announced
The Education Fund released the list of conditionally accepted scholarship applications under the “Higher Education Scholarship Financing Scheme” yesterday. Applicants can view the results on the ... -
Foreign worker loses RMB50,000 in online loan scam
A male foreign worker fell victim to an online loan scam after responding to an advertisement. He registered an account and applied for a loan of ... -
H5N1 avian influenza outbreak in UK prompts import restrictions
An outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been reported in Herefordshire, UK. In response, the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) has announced that it will ... -
Elderly residents hospitalized after flat fire
Two elderly women were hospitalized after a fire broke out in a residential flat in Lok Kuan late Sunday evening, authorities said. The incident occurred around ... -
Sands China hosts special event for families from the Macau Autism Association
Sands China recently organized a special outing for families from the Macau Autism Association as part of its commitment to corporate social responsibility. The event, held ... -
MGM partners with Art Basel Hong Kong to support emerging art talents
MGM has announced its collaboration with Art Basel Hong Kong to promote global arts and culture through the inaugural “MGM Discoveries Art Prize.” The winner of ... -
More judicial efforts aim to protect rights of businesses
The work reports of the Supreme People’s Court and the Supreme People’s Procuratorate have sent strong signals that more judicial efforts will be made to equally ... -
Annual political meetings feature minority delegates in tribal finery with a message
Every year in early March, China’s legislature and its advisory body gather to hear speeches and hold discussions in the capital, Beijing. In contrast to the ... -
Police say antisemitic terrorism plot in Sydney was ‘a hoax’
An explosives-filled trailer that Australian politicians earlier described as an antisemitic terrorism plot and a foiled mass casualty event was staged by criminals in a complicated ... -
North fires several ballistic missiles after the US and S.Korea began military drills
North Korea fired several ballistic missiles into the sea Monday, South Korea’s military said, hours after South Korean and U.S. troops kicked off their large annual ... -
What to know ahead of the talks between the US and Ukraine in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is to host talks today between the United States and Ukraine in a new diplomatic push after an argument erupted during President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s ... -
1985 Gorbachev becomes Soviet leader
There is a new man in charge at the Kremlin – Mikhail Gorbachev has taken over following the death of Konstantin Chernenko. Chernenko, 73, died yesterday ... -
Mbappé and Vinícius score as Real joins Barcelona at top of La Liga
Real Mad 2, Rayo Val 1 Kylian Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior scored goals in a five-minute span in the first half and Real Madrid held on ... -
England overpowers Italy in Six Nations to keep alive title chances ahead of final round
England 47, Italy 24 England kept alive its Six Nations rugby title hopes by running in seven tries in a bonus-point 47-24 win over Italy at ... -
Micro-wineries in Cyprus hope to give Homer’s wine a comeback
Praised by the ancient Greek giants Homer and Euripides for its superb quality nearly 3,000 years ago, Cyprus’ Commandaria is the world’s oldest recorded and named ... -
Canada’s next prime minister has managed the financial crisis, then Brexit and now
Canada’s next prime minister has helped run two Group of Seven economies in crisis before and now will try to steer Canada through a looming trade war brought ... -
Trump loves the Gilded Age and its tariffs
In President Donald Trump’s idealized framing, the United States was at its zenith in the 1890s, when top hats and shirtwaists were fashionable and typhoid fever often killed ... -
Tuesday, March 11, 2025 – edition no. 4677
* Education Bureau promotes tolerance — Amid recent cases of xenophobia in schools, including verbal and visual violence targeting non-Chinese colleagues, DSEDJ is strengthening ‘tolerance’ across ...
