Daily Archives: Friday, May 16, 2025
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Pacquiao returning to the ring after losing senatorial race
Boxing great Manny Pacquiao is coming out of retirement to fight Mario Barrios for the WBC welterweight crown in July. Pacquiao’s team made the announcement yesterday, ... -
Su Kun resigns, cites ‘personal reasons’; CCDI probes violations
The deputy director of the Executive Committee of the Guangdong-Macau In-Depth Cooperation Zone and Assistant to the Secretary for Economy and Finance, Su Kun, has unexpectedly ... -
Experts urge pedestrian-focused solutions to tackle traffic woes
Transportation experts are demanding urgent upgrades and offering innovative transit solutions amid ongoing traffic congestion and a lack of infrastructural development. The call to action from ... -
Luxurious Summer Retreat
This summer, Four Seasons Hotel Macao unveils a lineup of experiences to inspire traveler. From family-friendly packages that create cherished memories to an exclusive afternoon tea ... -
69 suspected suicide reports logged in first four months
Macau’s suspected suicide reports sharply increased from 42 between January and March 2025 to 69 by April. According to an earlier disclosure by the Fire Services ... -
Property transactions drop in Q1 as prices slide
The property market saw a notable slowdown in the first quarter of 2025, with a total of 1,348 building units and parking spaces transacted, down 1.5% ... -
Wong Sio Chak warns of growing national security threats from US
Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak has acknowledged escalating risks to the SAR’s national security and social stability, citing intensified strategic competition between China and the ... -
Vocational training participation drops in 2024
A total of 67 institutions offered vocational training in 2024, employing 1,885 staff, including 1,138 teachers, according to the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC). The number ... -
UM hosts symposium on Greater Bay Area’s intersecting histories
The University of Macau (UM) hosted the first symposium on the “Intersecting Histories of the Greater Bay Area (1820–1940),” bringing together scholars from Macau, Hong Kong, ... -
Lawmakers review civil aviation bill details, call for greater transparency
The Legislative Assembly’s Third Standing Committee continued deliberations on the civil aviation activities bill. Committee chairman Vong Hin Fai said revisions now require the Chief Executive ... -
DSAL to hold three job matching fairs, offering 77 positions
The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL), in collaboration with the Macau Federation of Trade Unions (FAOM), will hold three industry-specific job matching fairs in the fourth week ... -
Eastern District health center set to open in H2
The health center in the Eastern District is expected to open in the second half of the year, with Kuok Cheong U, deputy director of the ... -
Cross-border vehicles subject to inspections in both jurisdictions: Tam
Cross-border vehicles must be subject to inspection in both jurisdictions, the Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Raymond Tam, said in response to an inquiry from ... -
Tire park to be converted into recreational area
The government is set to enhance the Taipa area by merging the BT11 and BT12 sites into a recreational park with an underground car park. The ... -
Macau Bridge to enforce speed limits with new detection systems
The Transport Bureau (DSAT), in coordination with the Public Security Police Force (PSP), has installed 22 fixed speed detection systems and four average speed detection systems ... -
Gaming tax revenue at MOP30b in first four months
The fiscal revenue from gaming remained stable during the first four months of 2025, with the government collecting just under MOP29.84 billion, according to figures from ... -
Sands Cares Ambassadors Visit Sun Yat-sen’s Chong Sai Pharmacy on Rua das Estalagens
Over 30 Sands Cares Ambassadors and family members recently toured the Former Chong Sai Pharmacy to commemorate the centenary of the passing of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, ... -
Gym-bro Chambers: mighty community
Analysis Over the course of one’s life – shaped by education, one’s temporal environment, upbringing, community and situational norms – one has a sense of how ... -
Exploring Jiangmen: timeless towns and coastal bliss
Travelog Forget what you think you know about Guangdong’s mega-cities. While everyone else is elbowing through crowds in Shenzhen or Guangzhou, Jiangmen is quietly carving out ... -
Businesses in GBA view tariff pause with caution and uncertainty
On the Agenda While U.S. President Donald Trump has talked of victory after reaching a weekend deal with China to reduce the sky-high tariffs levied on ... -
New US ambassador, former senator and business executive arrives in Beijing
The new U.S. ambassador to China, former senator and business executive David Perdue, arrived in Beijing Thursday as China and the U.S. reached a temporary break ... -
Australian PM speaks of Beijing prisoner’s courage, resilience and hope
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese yesterday spoke of the courage, resilience and hope of Australian citizen Yang Hengjun, who was convicted last year in China of ... -
Air force starts emergency inspections on nearly 200 military training planes after crash
Japan’s air force has begun emergency safety inspections on all of its nearly 200 military training aircraft after one of the planes crashed minutes after takeoff, ... -
American basketball player arrested for alleged drug smuggling
An American basketball player for the Indonesian league was arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle illegal drugs to the country, police said Thursday. The Southeast Asian ... -
NATO weighs a US demand to massively hike defense spending
NATO foreign ministers yesterday debated an American demand to massively ramp up defense investment to 5% of gross domestic product over the next seven years, as ... -
1943 Germans crush Jewish uprising
All resistance in the Jewish ghetto in Warsaw has ended after 28 days of fighting. In his operational report, the local SS commander, Brigadier Juergen Stroop, ... -
Schmaltzy and sweet, Vince Vaughn leads Netflix’s ‘Nonnas’
The new Vince Vaughn movie “Nonnas” aspires to be a bit of cinematic comfort food. It’s based on a heartwarming true story, features a lot of ... -
‘Whack Job’ tells the story of a simple survival tool turned murder weapon
From the murder of a Neanderthal-like man to the infamous Lizzie Borden, “Whack Job: A History of Axe Murder” provides a sarcastic, witty and quirky look ... -
UK becomes fastest-growing G7 economy after strong first quarter
The British economy grew at its fastest rate in a year during the first quarter of 2025, official figures showed yesterday, in a welcome boost to ... -
China allows visa-free entry for five Latin American nations to boost ties
China will allow visa-free entry for nationals of five Latin American countries for one year to boost closer connections with the region. Starting June 1, citizens ... -
China’s defense industry is getting a DeepSeek moment
In investing, narratives can matter a lot more than earnings or cash flow analysis. Pakistan is certainly spinning a good story about China’s defense industry. Its ... -
Friday, May 16, 2025 – edition no. 4718
* In the dark — 69 suspected suicide reports logged in first four months, MDT has learned * Boxing | Pacquiao returning to the ring after ...
