Complaints about facemask reselling received by health authority

The Health Bureau (SSM) has confirmed reports that facemasks sold under the administration by the government are being resold to people at a higher price. These reports, according

Longtime CEO Jim Murren to step down from MGM

MGM Resorts International’s longtime chairman and chief executive officer, Jim Murren, plans to step down before his contract expires - departing as the casino company copes with fallout

Taiwan request removal from Philippines blanket China travel ban

Taiwan has requested that the Philippines remove the Chinese island from its temporary travel restrictions, noting that it was “wrongly included” in the blanket ban designed to prevent

TDM denies allegations staff were forced to take unpaid leave

Public broadcaster TDM has denied allegations that it asked some of its employees to take unpaid leave following the outbreak of Covid-19. To deter the spread of the virus,

Briefs | Temperatures to drop as low as 10 degrees next week

At the beginning of next week, the minimum temperature will drop to around 10 degrees Celsius, according to weather forecast by the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG). The air temperature

Vietnam locks down village with cluster of cases

Vietnamese news media say a community northwest of the capital Hanoi has been locked down due to a cluster of cases of Covid-19 confirmed there. The village of

Editorial | The dawn of a new era?

Nothing will be the same after the outbreak of the Wuhan coronavirus that infected mainland China and the world with an epidemic disease (recently dubbed Covid-19), financial hurdles, and

Mask provision delayed at some pharmacies

The third phase of the sale of surgical face masks administered by the government was running behind schedule yesterday, reported some pharmacies. Several pharmacies along and around the Avenida de Horta

Second patient discharged from hospital

  Without the pomp and circumstance of the first recovery, Macau health authorities informed the public yesterday of the release of the second patient to recover from novel coronavirus (Covid-19). The

Hotels occupancy rate drops to 16%

The occupancy rate of local hotels during the week of February 1 to 7 was only 16%, a representative of the Macao Government Tourism Office said yesterday at the daily

Over 100,000 queued for masks yesterday

  Some 100,000 people acquired face masks on the first day of the government’s third round of distribution, the Coordinator of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) informed at

Joint university exam postponed until April

  The Higher Education Bureau (DSES) has decided to postpone the Joint Entrance Exam of Four Universities in Macau in view of the need to control the coronavirus epidemic. The bureau

Gov’t efforts to ensure mask supply prove popular

The efforts to ensure an uninterrupted supply of surgical masks to the public has proven the most popular government measure among a raft of other policies introduced to combat the

Briefs | Fog leads to Macau-Shenzhen ferry suspension

  Foggy weather yesterday led to the suspension of some ferry services between Macau and Shenzhen, according to the Marine and Water Bureau. Yesterday’s weather report showed that an easterly airstream

Over 130 Filipinos still stranded in travel ban

We’re really helpless at this moment as there is no other way for me, my wife and my seven-month old son to go back to the Philippines,” said Richard Tadina,

Japan confirms 39 new virus cases on cruise ship

Thirty-nine new cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed aboard a cruise ship quarantined at a Japanese port, on which five Macau residents are being held. The update brings the

Lawyers Association concerned with computer crime amendment

Instances when the Judiciary Police (PJ) is not required to obtain judicial approval before accessing personal computer systems should be well-defined in the law, according to the Macau Lawyers Association. The

Fugitive billionaire Lau sells Hockney work for $30 million

A painting of a swimming pool by David Hockney, owned by fugitive Hong Kong billionaire Joseph Lau, fetched 23.1 million pounds ($30 million) at Sotheby’s in London on Tuesday. Painted in

HK coronavirus-hit property market grinds to a halt

  Hong Kong’s usually booming property market has virtually ground to a halt as the fear of coronavirus impacts life in the city. Just 13 homes were sold in the first three

Third round of masks sale starts today, first including children

The third round of distribution for protective face masks acquired by the government launches today. For the first time, this round of distribution will include masks specially for children aged

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