Crime | Three cases of domestic violence recorded over the holiday period

According to the PJ, three new cases were recorded in the last few days involving both physical and psychological abuse among family members. The most prominent case involves a 27-year-old grandson

Crime | Five stranded TNR scammed over job search

Five former non-resident workers (TNR) from the Philippines, currently stranded in Macau, have been defrauded by another Filipino over an alleged job referral scheme, the Public Security Police Force (PSP)

MGTO to launch water tours at Barra ferry terminal in Q1

  The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) is set to roll out water tour activities at the Barra ferry terminal, which is slated to open in the first quarter (Q1) of

Covid-19 | 2,000 people registered to get inoculated on first day

Next Monday will be the commencement of the Covid-19 vaccination for the public and as of yesterday afternoon 2,200 people have booked to get their shots on the first day,

Education | UM alters postgraduate fees for international students

Tuition fees for postgraduate international students at the University of Macau (UM) in the upcoming 2021/2022 academic year will be similar to what students from mainland China, Taiwan and Hong

Analysis | Pentagon rethinking how to array forces to focus on China

The Biden administration faces a conundrum as it rethinks the positioning of military forces around the world: How to focus more on China and Russia without retreating from longstanding Mideast

Beijing steps up online controls with new rule for bloggers

Ma Xiaolin frequently wrote about current affairs on one of China’s leading microblogging sites, where he has 2 million followers. But recently, he said in a post, the Weibo site

This day in history | 1954 McCarthy hunts ‘army Communists’

The Secretary of the US army has ordered two generals, subpoenaed by anti-Communist senator Joseph McCarthy, to ignore the summons. The move by Robert T Stevens came on the first day

Australia | News media ‘large and small’ discuss Google deals

Google is quickly negotiating generous deals with big and small Australian media companies to pay for news as lawmakers consider forcing digital giants into such agreements, Australia’s treasurer said yesterday. Seven

Pharma | Taiwan concerned China may have blocked vaccine purchase

Taiwan’s attempts to purchase 5 million doses of BioNTech SE’s Covid-19 vaccine fell apart at the last minute, Taiwan’s health minister said, voicing concern that political pressure from Beijing may

The Art of Giving | 2021, a year to REcommit

The 2019 global Covid-19 pandemic has put foward a series of pressing challenges that few of us anticipated. It is likely that there will be many consequences after a period

Gaming | Crown’s crisis deepens as regulator recommends Perth probe

The crisis enveloping Crown Resorts Ltd. deepened after a state regulator recommended an inquiry into the company’s fitness to run its Perth casino. Hours after Crown was formally found unsuitable to

The Buzz | Australia’s second largest city comes out of third lockdown

Melbourne, Australia’s second largest city, will relax its third lockdown yesterday and allow spectators to return to the Australian Open tennis tournament after a five-day absence. Rod Laver Arena will be

Protests held across Myanmar despite UN fears of violence

Demonstrators in Myanmar gathered yesterday in their largest numbers so far to protest the military’s seizure of power, even after a U.N. human rights expert warned that troops being brought

World Views | China’s bad loan season descends again and this time it may be really bad

It happens again and again. Every time Chinese banks start sweeping their books of bad loans, investors are convinced it will be the tail-end of a chronic problem. Somehow, they tell themselves, lenders are

Thursday, February 18, 2021 – edition no. 3715

— Chinese New Year tourist arrivals fail to meet government’s forecast * Taiwan concerned Beijing may have blocked vaccine purchase * Pentagon rethinking how to array forces to focus on China * Immigration

Hong Kong: Two plead guilty as leading  activists go on trial

Two former Hong Kong lawmakers pleaded guilty to illegal assembly charges today (Tuesday), as a trial opened for them and seven other prominent democracy activists in what is seen as

IPIM approved over 2,000 qualified staff residency applications in 15 years, 403 on renewal

The Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) has approved a total of 2,084 temporary residency applications for technicians with special qualifications over a period of 15 years, IPIM said

Briefs: Customs’ holiday action cracks down on 161 parallel traders

The Macao Customs Service and Gongbei’s customs authority carried out a joint operation between February 3 and 16 to crack down on parallel trading. During the operation, the two departments

Residents oppose third substation within 100-meter radius

A group of residents has demanded the local government to suspend its plan of building an electricity substation at Beco da Rosa. Recently, the group of residents of Travessa do Armazém

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