USA | ‘He is going to change the world’: Funeral held for Floyd

George Floyd was fondly remembered yesterday as “Big Floyd” — a father and brother, athlete and neighborhood mentor, and now a catalyst for change — at a funeral for

Virus pummels global economy, jobs – even without second wave

THE virus crisis has triggered the worst global recession in nearly a century - and the pain is not over yet even if there is no second wave of infections,

The Art of Giving | Modern philanthropy: Local knowledge and legacy

In his interpretative essay on the construction of the self, cultural anthropologist Clifford Geertz established a landmark notion in the understanding of local cultures, explaining the importance of shared cultural

Billionaire sells Macy’s after making millions on stock rise

DANIEL Kretinsky’s bet on Macy’s Inc. turned out to be short but profitable, and the Czech billionaire might jump back into the stock again if the price is right. His Vesa

Baseball | More fans, fewer restrictions: Games go on Taiwan ballparks

The Taiwan baseball league is continuing as a trailblazer for sports resuming after the lockdown in the coronavirus pandemic. An easing last weekend allows more fans at the ballparks, allows them

The Buzz | Serbian club denies releasing Chinese player over politics

A Serbian soccer club denied yesterday that it released a Chinese player after political pressure from Beijing following statements his father made against that country’s communist leadership. Media in Taiwan said

One Good Thing | Unemployed Filipina feeds other jobless migrants in Dubai

Feby Dela Peña saw her fellow Filipinos standing in line outside her building in Dubai, waiting for free food. And she was stricken — what if her family, too, had

World Views | Zara’s latest fashions will be a post-Covid hit

Don’t be fooled by red replacing black as this season’s color at Zara-owner Inditex SA. The Spanish fast-fashion behemoth reported its first loss since it went public in 2001 after shutting stores during Covid-19

Thursday, June 11, 2020 – edition no. 3553

  * Homecoming — Gov’t to launch special Macau-HK Airport ferry route for stranded passengers * Police axe environmental protection activities * Pro-democrat group calls for the suspension of the 90-meter tall residential building

Asia Today: India surge continues with nearly 10,000 cases

The number of coronavirus cases in India continued to rapidly increase Wednesday, with officials reporting nearly 10,000 new cases over the past 24 hours. The spike has come as the government

Special ferry to serve Macau, HK airport

Special ferry services between Macau’s Taipa Ferry Terminal and Hong Kong International Airport’s Skypier will be operated by both TurboJET and Cotai Water Jet between June 17 and July 16,

Melco purchases agricultural products from Congjiang County

Melco Resorts & Entertainment announces the purchase of 500 gift packs of agricultural specialties from Congjiang to support the government’s poverty alleviation efforts for Guizhou Province. The purchase was to further

Gov’t undecided on airport expansion budget

The government has not yet decided on the budget for the expansion of the Macau International Airport (MIA), the Follow-up Committee for Land and Public Concession Affairs of the Legislative

Briefs | Lawmaker urges gov’t for career training system

  Lawmaker Lei Chan U has urged the local government to amend the city’s vocational training mechanism. In an interpellation to the government, Lei raised questions regarding the professional training mechanism

Lo unaware of athletes’ Covid-19 test requirement

On the sidelines of a Health Bureau (SSM) press conference, medical director of the Conde São Januário Hospital, Alvis Lo Iek Long, told the Times that he was personally not

Police hurting its own image: commentators

The police’s differing practices in handling three incidents held respectively on June 4, 5 and 6 has stirred up public debate. Its deployment of a large team to halt the

Gov’t to hold internship program for graduates

The SAR government is launching an internship program to assist local university graduates. Yesterday, Labour Affairs Bureau director Wong Chi Hong disclosed that the program is scheduled to start at the

Authorities dismantle illegal immigration network

The Judiciary Police (PJ), in collaboration with the Macao Customs Service (SA), have dismantled a criminal organization dedicated to providing illegal transportation of people from the mainland into Macau, a

Local resident loses appeal on children’s residency

  A permanent resident in Macau of Portuguese nationality has lost an appeal to the Court of Second Instance (TSI) in which she aimed to obtain for her two daughters the

GDI receives 24 bids for Zone A public housing

The Infrastructure Development Office (GDI) received a total of 24 bids in the public tender for the public housing project located in the New Urban Zone. The land is located on

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