Myanmar | Police fire tear gas, rubber bullets at protesters

Police in Myanmar repeatedly used tear gas and rubber bullets yesterday against crowds protesting last month’s coup, but the demonstrators regrouped after each volley and tried to defend themselves with

Analysis | Xi mobilizes China for tech revolution to cut dependence on West

For U.S. politicians, China’s potential to dominate sensitive cutting-edge technologies poses one of the biggest geopolitical threats of the next few decades. President Xi Jinping is similarly worried the U.S.

Wrestling | O’Neal ready to rumble in tag team match

Hack-a-Shaq is coming to All Elite Wrestling. Shaquille O’Neal may again absorb some intentional hits in his tag team match this week. The 7-foot-1 basketball Hall of Famer gets his chance

The Buzz | Beat poet, publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti dies at 101

Lawrence Ferlinghetti, the poet, publisher, bookseller and activist who helped launch the Beat movement in the 1950s and embodied its curious and rebellious spirit well into the 21st century, has

Churchill painting owned by Angelina Jolie sells for $11.5M

A Moroccan landscape painted by Winston Churchill and owned by Angelina Jolie sold at auction for more than $11.5 million, smashing the previous record for a work by Britain’s World

World Views | Carbon emissions made a rapid recovery from Covid

The chief benefit of the International Energy Agency’s new monthly data on global carbon emissions, published yesterday, is getting to see just how awful our predicament is on a much

Wednesday, March 3, 2021 – edition no. 3724

    * Covid tests lifted for casinos * Old cannons found in Cotai * China targets 40% vaccination rate by end-June * Agnes Lam urges the government to amend domestic violence law to empower

Obituary | Beat poet, publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti dies at 101

Lawrence Ferlinghetti, the poet, publisher, bookseller and activist who helped launch the Beat movement in the 1950s and embodied its curious and rebellious spirit well into the 21st century, has

Transfer to Macau via Taiwan has tight rules

The easing of the restrictions for air traffic at Taiwan’s Taoyuan International Airport, which has reopened the possibility of Macau residents currently outside mainland China returning home, comprises tighter rules

Gov’t considering group vaccination bookings, lowers NAT price

Local health authorities are considering accepting group bookings from companies and institutions for vaccinations against Covid-19. This was revealed yesterday by the coordinator of the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination

Briefs | Over 100 unemployed construction workers send petition to DSAL

  A group of more than 100 unemployed construction workers sent a letter to the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) yesterday with hopes of a job matching session. The group was accompanied by

Gaming | Revenue fell in February despite CNY arrivals

The city’s gross gaming revenue (GGR) surged 136% year-on-year to MOP7.3 billion in February, the month that last year saw casinos shut down for 15 days as the pandemic outbreak

Raffles at Galaxy Macau to launch in H2

Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) has inked a collaboration agreement with 130-year-old luxury hospitality group, Accor for Raffles, to jointly establish an all-suite hotel tower, named Raffles at Galaxy Macau and

PSP: Only Macau ID holders have right of demonstration   

The Public Security Police Force (PSP) released a statement yesterday, reiterating that the right to assemble and protest is only given to Macau ID holders, not all people residing in the city. The

Employment | DSAL says job-matching sessions had 45% success rate in January

Job-matching sessions for specific sectors, held by the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) in January this year, have had a success rate of 45%, the bureau has informed in a statement. According

ExCo completes discussion on business bonus plan regulation

The Executive Council has concluded its discussion on the draft administrative regulation relating to a “bonus plan to encourage business development.” In order to encourage companies to use bank loans or

GBA martial arts association sees Macau as a gateway to the world

The Greater Bay Area Martial Arts and Culture Association recently held its first event in the city, aiming to take the advantage of Macau and its specificities in linking and

Rotary Club calls for blood donations, especially RhD negative

  The Rotary Club of Macau, together with the Macao Blood Transfusion Service, is organizing the Rotary Blood Event during March and April, encouraging individuals to make a blood donation, particularly

Beijing said to speed up move to more survivable nuclear force

China appears to be moving faster toward a capability to launch its newer nuclear missiles from underground silos, possibly to improve its ability to respond promptly to a nuclear attack,

Economy | Manufacturing weakens for third month in February

China’s manufacturing recovery weakened for a third month in February as exports and new orders declined, according to two surveys released yesterday. A monthly purchasing managers’ index issued by a prominent

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