New curbs as virus weighs on public life, travel, worship

A  new round of restrictions and border closures was announced in Europe and beyond yesterday as public life and travel increasingly ground to a halt and even

This Day in History | 1988 – Thousands die in Halabja gas attack

Thousands of people are reported to have been killed and many others injured in a poison gas attack on a Kurdish city in northern Iraq. Up

Wuhan soccer team leaving Spain to escape virus

The Chinese soccer team that was originally stuck in Spain because of the coronavirus outbreak is going back home to try to avoid its rapid spread in Europe.

World briefs

PHILIPPINES Thousands of police in the Philippines, backed by the army and coast guard, started sealing the densely populated capital from most domestic travelers yesterday in one of Southeast

The Buzz | Global fund launched to raise funds for COVID-19  pandemic

The World Health Organization's chief launched a global fund on Friday to raise money to help the world's nations respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, saying "every dollar donated is

Mexico holds big music festival despite coronavirus concerns

While the coronavirus pandemic has led authorities around the globe to cancel concerts and sporting events, and even shut down daily activities in some places, Mexico City is

World Views | The Covid-19 Class of 2020

The Class of 2020 has been doubly cursed. They entered college in the late summer of 2016. A few months later their elders ushered Donald Trump into the presidency.

Monday, March 16, 2020 – edition no. 3493

    * Coronavirus re-emerges — Macau has recorded a case of Covid-19 imported from Portugal * Asia raises its guard against the West in major role reversal * The Macau gov’t hints about easing

For Chinese, US visa halt puts jobs, citizen hopes at risk

Courtney Huang fell in love with the U.S. as a nursing student in Texas. She ended up staying 13 years and wants to become a U.S. citizen. But Huang now finds

Macau among Guangdong residents travel wish list after Covid-19

Recently, the company issued the 2020 Destination Wish List Report (the Report) which shows mainland residents’ preferences in terms of travel destinations after Covid-19. In this report, there is a category

25 Macau students ‘flee’ from Portugal

The group of Macau residents are university students. They boarded a flight at 8 p.m., on March 12. They are expected to arrive at the Hong Kong International Airport around

Unemployment rate holds stable up until January

The unemployment rate in Macau remained stable for the three months between November 2019 and January 2020, the government’s Statistics and Census Service announced. Overall unemployment rate during the

Future Bright records losses of HKD376 million last year

Future Bright Holdings Limited is on alert for a considerable continued loss of revenue in the first quarter of 2020 due to the outbreak of the

Approved commercial property loans drop 35%

The monthly average value of new commercial real estate loans approved between November 2019 and January 2020 amounted to 2.4 billion patacas, down by 35.6% in comparison with the

Gov’t e-vouchers to last three months, expiring in August

The government-issued e-voucher worth 3,000 patacas will be made redeemable during the three-month period from May 1 to July 31, while any outstanding funds by

After success at home, health authority shifts attention worldwide

Local health authorities are redirecting their attention regarding the outbreak of Covid-19 away from the mainland and toward other countries and regions, the director of the Health

Sixth round of mask distribution starts today

The sixth round of the sale of masks organized by the government begins today and will be conducted in exactly the same manner as the previous sale,

Local resident: Shanghai’s lockdown psychologically demanding but worth it

A number of Chinese cities have strictly enforced measures to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus, with many cities experiencing whole or partial shutdowns as

Visitors from Norway to face medical exams upon SAR entry

The Macau SAR is requiring individuals who have travelled to Norway within the 14 days prior to their entry into Macau to submit to medical examination.

State Dept criticizes meddling with right to peaceful assembly

The government of the Macau Special Administrative Region is interfering with press freedoms and the right to peaceful assembly, according to the latest human rights report by

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