Briefs | Unemployment rate climbs above 2% for first time since 2012

  The general unemployment rate for the three-month period between January and March 2020 increased 0.2 percentage points to 2.1% from the previous three-month period (December 2019 to February 2020), according

Gaming | American-owned casino operators report first quarter losses

Macau casino operators owned by U.S. parents are reporting first quarter losses caused by the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. Macau gaming operator Sands China reported a net loss of $166

Education authority to screen school staff and cross-border students to prevent outbreak

The Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) is performing nucleic acid screening tests for Covid-19 on all teachers, school staff, and cross-border students ahead of class resumption, deputy director of

China’s diplomats show teeth in defending virus response

From Asia to Africa, London to Berlin, Chinese envoys have set off diplomatic firestorms with a combative defense whenever their country is accused of not acting quickly enough to stem

China’s virus cases could have been four times official tally

Coronavirus cases in China may have been four times higher than officially reported numbers, according to a study published in the Lancet medical journal. Infections would have been 232,000 in China

This Day in History | 1992 Betty Boothroyd is new Speaker

The House of Commons has elected a woman to the post of Speaker for the first time in its 700-year history. Betty Boothroyd, the 62-year-old Labour MP for West Bromwich West,

Britain | Boris Johnson returns to face growing virus divisions

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is returning to work after recovering from a coronavirus infection that put him in intensive care, with his government facing growing criticism over the deaths

Diary of Samuel Pepys shows how life under the bubonic plague mirrored today

In early April, writer Jen Miller urged New York Times readers to start a coronavirus diary. “Who knows,” she wrote, “maybe one day your diary will provide a valuable window into

The Buzz | Hong Kong police reject labor group’s request for May 1 march

Hong Kong police rejected an application by a pro-democracy labor group to hold a march on May 1, citing concerns about public health and security risks, the government said in

HK bookstore under attack in China reopens in Taiwan

The part-owner of a Hong Kong bookstore specializing in texts critical of China’s leaders reopened his shop in Taiwan on Saturday after fleeing Hong Kong due to legal troubles, saying

World Briefs

INDIA Lightning killed at least 10 villagers during thunderstorms and heavy rain in eastern India yesterday, said Pratay Amrit, a Bihar state disaster management official. Nine villagers died as they

World Views | Senators’ stock trades would make a poker cheat blush

  One dispiriting story of the Covid-19 pandemic is that four U.S. senators sold hundreds of thousands of dollars of stock in the days after getting a classified briefing on the

Monday, April 27, 2020 – edition no. 3521

— On almost every continent, Chinese envoys have set off diplomatic firestorms with a combative defense whenever their country is accused of mishandling the coronavirus * Former graft buster warns too

Policy Address | High ranking officials’ accountability law under study, solution expected within 2020

The SAR government is studying a specific law to provide a solution for holding high ranking officials accountable, according to Secretary for Administration and Justice André Cheong Weng Chon, who

Legislative Assembly | Macau sets aside billions to transform day visitors into overnight tourists

The government of Macau has reserved 3.19 billion patacas ($400 million) for a project that will aim to turn single-day travelers into overnight visitors. As overnight visitors spend on average considerably

IAS says some nurseries ignore suspension recommendation

  The Social Welfare Bureau (IAS), which oversees government-subsidized nurseries across the city, admitted yesterday that they could only “strongly recommend” that other nurseries suspend their services for the time being. Choi

IKEA opens first store as booking slots filled until May 6

Swedish furniture giant IKEA has opened its first store in Macau to the public. The retailer currently limits the number of people it allows into the store as it heeds the

Airport passenger flow halves in first quarter

The Macau International Airport saw a 50% year-on-year fall in its passenger flow during the first quarter, due to the onset of the pandemic. During the first three months of 2019,

Consumer prices grow 2.47% in March, in faster rise than February

Consumer prices rose 2.47% in year-on-year terms in March 2020, according to information released by the Statistics and Census Service, showing that the rate of increase grew 0.14 percentage points

Illegal crab trap set up in Inner Harbor area

  The Marine and Water Bureau has found an illegal crab trap in the Inner Harbor sea channel. The bureau urged members of the public to refrain from illegal trapping and

WP2Social Auto Publish Powered By : XYZScripts.com
MACAU DAILY TIMES