Rugby Academy | Bats compete at their first HK festival of the season

Local rugby team the Macau Bats competed in their first festival of the new season held at King’s Park, Hong Kong last weekend. The festival hosts

Rugby World Cup | England, Boks meet in a final not for the faint-hearted

Saturday, 17:00 England v South Africa H 1.53, D 26, A 3.1 Oddschecker.com During one of England’s practice sessions this week, front-rower Kyle Sinckler donned a

All Blacks aim to start next World Cup streak with bronze

Friday, 17:00 New Zealand v Wales H 1.1, D 61, A 11 Oddschecker.com A painful knockout loss in 2007 was the catalyst for an All Blacks

World briefs

Hackers with a history of state-sponsored espionage have intercepted the text messages of thousands of foreigners in a targeted campaign that planted eavesdropping software on a telecommunications provider’s

The Buzz | US official urges ASEAN to stand up to China in sea row

A senior U.S. official urged Southeast Asian nations meeting this weekend in Bangkok to put up a stiffer resistance to China’s militarization of the disputed South China Sea. At

Poll: Trump approval steady as impeachment rages

President Donald Trump’s approval rating is holding steady as the House presses forward with an impeachment probe that could imperil his presidency, according to a new poll

Bizcuits | Obsolescent mind

Obsolescence: I’ve always had to rely on the spell-checker for this one, in maybe a subconscious attempt to deny the existence of the commercial form of this phenomenon.

Friday, November 1, 2019 – edition no. 3407

• The Chinese character of the word pataca on banknotes issued by the Bank of China raises questions at a Legislative Assembly specialized committee — and buzz on social media.

Legislative Assembly | Euthanizing animals to be last resort to prevent disease spread

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) will make euthanizing animals its last resort used to prevent animal disease, the bureau’s representatives remarked during yesterday’s Legislative Assembly (AL) plenary

Legislative Assembly | Urban renewal, bus concessions and fire services top lawmakers concerns

During yesterday’s Legislative Assembly (AL) plenary session, the majority of lawmakers expressed their concerns over the government’s urban renewal plan, the recent renewal of bus concessions, and fire service

Locations, not lenses | Sulu Sou discovers 1,600 surveillance camera figure may be much higher

With regards to the police force’s announcement of the installation of 1,600 surveillance cameras, lawmaker Sulu Sou has discovered that this figure actually refers to the number

Briefs | Subsidy for recycling industry to be extended for another year

The government has announced a one-year extension of the financial support plan for purchasing equipment and vehicles in the recycling industry. According to the order of the Secretary

BOC Macau president features in Macau Inc.

The November 2019 issue of the Macau Inc. magazine is on sale, featuring an interview with Li Guang, president of the Bank of China, Macau Branch, who shares the

Sands China hosts trade session for local SME suppliers

Sands China hosted its fourth invitational matching session yesterday, featuring 10 participating local small and medium enterprises (SME) that offer sustainability-related products and services. The

Melco signs Naomi Osaka as brand ambassador

Melco Resorts & Entertainment has announced that rising Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka has been made brand ambassador and sports group manager for the company’s expected casino

Decade-long disaster prevention plan released by the government

A comprehensive disaster prevention and mitigation plan was officially published by the government yesterday. Covering the next 10 years, the Decennial Disaster Plan, known in full as

Crime | Seventy-six suspects arrested in loan shark scheme

Macau and Zhuhai authorities have arrested 76 suspects in an alleged loan-shark scheme targeting gamblers in local casinos involving over HKD20 million. According to the Judiciary

Chui to visit Chinese Academy of Social Sciences today

Chief Executive Chui Sai On is due to visit Beijing today to receive a report conducted by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences on the work of

Hong Kong | China backs decision to exclude candidate Joshua Wong

China yesterday strongly backed Hong Kong’s move to exclude pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong from elections for local councilors, a decision seen as likely to fuel further public

Greater Bay could boost Macau’s role as ‘knowledge centre’

Macau has an important role to play as a ‘knowledge centre’ in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area project, according to Sino-Lusophone researchers present at a recent seminar in

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