This Day in History | 1979 – Shah of Iran flees into exile

The Shah of Iran has fled the country following months of increasingly violent protests against his regime. Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi and his wife, Empress Farah, left Tehran and flew to

Offbeat | Group hopes to prevent ‘opossum dropping’ on New Year’s Eve

A movement is growing in North Carolina to prevent the act of so-called “opossum dropping.” The practice involves suspending an opossum in a transparent box on New Year’s Eve and slowly

Priyanka Chopra Jonas joining Amazon’s spy series ‘Citadel’

Priyanka Chopra Jonas will star opposite Richard Madden in the U.S. edition of “Citadel,” a drama series to be produced in conjunction with programs from several other countries. “The idea is

Springsteen shows up for son’s swearing-in as firefighter

Bruce Springsteen’s son was sworn in Tuesday as a firefighter with the Jersey City Fire Department, along with 15 others. Sam Springsteen was joined by his famous father and mother, Patti

‘Armless Archer’ Stutzman and his disarming sense of humor

Matt Stutzman has no arms. He was born that way. But he has — pardon the pun — a disarming sense of humor. The American is known as the “Armless Archer,”

The Buzz | Police: Mafia ripped off EU for millions in farm aid

Italian authorities allege say crime clans of the Sicilian Mafia have defrauded the European Union of more than 10 million euros ($11 million) in agricultural aid. Officers from the Italy’s paramilitary

Experts seek answers behind constant quakes in Puerto Rico

Seismologists in southern Puerto Rico gingerly walked around a patch of dirt that marks the location of recently buried sensors they hope will reveal answers behind the constant and unusual

World Briefs

MYANMAR The United Nations’ top court announced yesterday that it will issue a decision next week on a request to order Myanmar to halt what has been cast as a

The stranger | Brain importer

The University of Macau (UM) is planning to fill up approximately 75% to 80% of its undergraduate program offers with Macau residents this year. This rate is high if one

Thursday, January 16, 2020 – edition no. 3455

  * MGTO chief predicts 2020 will bring visitor drop * January gaming revenue tracking much better than expected * Abuse of ambulance services more common last year * The public science and technology

Legislative Assembly | 15% of households uncooperative in solving water leakage problems

Fifteen out of every 100 house owners or occupants have not cooperated with the Housing Bureau in solving water seepage and leakages in residential units, according

Charity expects HKD1.1m from famine campaign

Macau Famine 2020, a charity campaign including a core event that requires its participants to refrain from eating for 10 hours, is expected to generate about

Series of gov’t events to celebrate CNY

A collection of 27 activities will be held by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) to celebrate the Chinese New Year. “The Long Journey: The Forbidden City

UM expects local economy to contract 3.7% this year

Macau’s economy is expected to contract by 3.7% this year, according to the University of Macau’s 2020 macroeconomic forecast. Yesterday, Kwan Fung, assistant professor of the Department of Economics

Secretary Lei says bond market still under study

Macau’s Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lei Wai Nong, has said that the local government is studying ways to enhance the legal framework necessary to support

E-payments widely accepted in Macau

Some 96% of the 176 shops surveyed by the Consumer Council accept e-payments, a survey conducted by the Council has found. The survey was conducted between August and

Single day crossings narrowly miss half-million mark

Just two weeks after setting a new record, Macau immigration at the Border Gate recorded a new record high in the number of single-day crossings. The

IPIM delegation joined China Expo to promote MICE

The Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) led a delegation of Macau MICE sector representatives to participate in the 16th China Expo Forum for International

Analysts divided over visitor tax impact

Analysts of the tourism and gaming industries are seemingly divided when it comes to a proposed tax on visitor arrivals in Macau. The views, aired this

Briefs | 71-year-old becomes first influenza fatality

On Monday, the Health Bureau reported the first death related to influenza since January 2019. The deceased, a 71-year-old Macau local resident, had been struggling with a malignant

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