Catalan economy feels the pinch amid bid to split from Spain

Jittery businessmen in Catalonia, spooked by signs the recent tumult over the region’s latest bid to secede from Spain is hurting the local economy, have put their

World Views | China should let its migrant workers roam free

Over the past few weeks, people here in Beijing have been riveted by the so-called migrant “clean- out” - the government’s attempt to evict tens of thousands of migrant workers

Tuesday, December 19, 2017 – edition no. 2951

* Sound of Music premieres tomorrow | How do you solve a problem like Maria? * Imperial Qing relics on display at MAM * HK secretary says Delta Bridge to open next

Cameras in prison cells might be unlawful says data protection office

The installation of surveillance cameras in the individual cells of Macau prisons, announced last week by the director of the Correctional Services Bureau (DSC) Cheng Fong Meng, may

Gov’t to launch measures to control housing market

The government is planning to launch mortgage- and tax-related measures designed to control the price of Macau housing and promote the healthy development of the real

Ho Iat Seng leads NPC vote

Legislative Assembly President Ho Iat Seng received the most votes (440) among 15 candidates to represent Macau in the National People’s Congress (NPC), the People’s Republic of China’s

Briefs | MGTO and IACM to adjust restaurant licensing mechanism

The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) and the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) will issue licenses to restaurants as separate administrative entities. MGTO director Maria

Indonesian consulate takes steps to protect migrant rights

The Indonesian consulate in Hong Kong and Macau said that it is working closely with the city’s Labour Affairs Bureau to address local migrant groups’ call

Those struggling financially need not pay for copies of medical records

The list of fees to request copies of medical records was published last week in compliance with the medical error law, as stated in the Chief

Q&A – Álvaro Barbosa | Dean of the Faculty of Creative Industries, USJ: ‘In Macau there is a big need for audiovisual production’

The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) will launch a bachelor in Digital Cinema starting from September 2018, to train professionals in cinema production. The focus

Science | UM medical researchers win awards at Challenge Cup

Two teams formed by postgraduate students from the University of Macau’s (UM) Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences (ICMS) received second prize and third prize, respectively, at the Challenge

Japan Gaming Congress returning ahead of IR bid

The Japan Gaming Congress will return in 2018 with a conference at the Conrad Tokyo from May 10 to 11. Returning for its third year, the

Packer testifies in Israeli PM scandal

Israeli police questioned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for about four hours yesterday over two corruption scandals surrounding the long-ruling leader, one of which involves Australian gaming

Monetary Authority raises base rate 0.25pct

The Monetary Authority of Macau raised the bate rate of the discount window last week by 25 basis points to 1.75 percent, making it the fifth raise

Corporate Bits | Janet Mcnab receives hotelier award

The managing director of Sheraton Grand Macao Hotel, Cotai Central and The St. Regis Macao, Cotai Central, Janet McNab, received top honors at last week’s prestigious

South China Sea | As tensions ease, Beijing keeps building on disputed islands

Tensions over China’s island-building in the South China Sea may have eased in the past year, but Beijing has kept busy. New satellite imagery shows China

AP exclusive | Thought police instill fear in western China

Nobody knows what happened to the Uighur student after he returned to China from Egypt and was taken away by police. Not his neighbors, not his classmates,

Pakistan Suicide bombers attack church, killing 5

Two suicide bombers attacked a church in the southwestern city of Quetta yesterday, killing five people and wounding 18 others, officials said. Sarfaraz Bugti, home minister

Indonesia | Clerics want boycott of US products over Jerusalem

Muslim clerics called for a boycott of American products yesterday in Indonesia’s largest protest against President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Wearing white

Sydney man charged with brokering North Korea missile sales

A South Korean-born Sydney man was charged yesterday with acting as an economic agent for North Korea in Australia by allegedly attempting to broker sales worth tens

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