MGTO expecting up to 30,000 daily visitor arrivals this festive season

Macau is expecting an average of 20,000 to 30,000 daily visitor arrivals during the forthcoming peak holiday season of Christmas and New Year’s Eve, said Deputy Director of the Macao

Group calls for gov’t’s intervention in mainland property investment ‘scam’

A group of local residents is calling on the Macau SAR government for help after they encountered problems while purchasing properties in parts of mainland China, particularly in Zhuhai. On Friday,

Briefs | Gov’t in talks with mainland China regarding digital currency

  The Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM) is currently in communication with the People’s Bank of China regarding the issue of digital currency from the bank. In a reply to lawmaker

DSEJ to offer more external study chances for students

The Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) hopes to provide more opportunities for students with different talents and strengths to study outside of Macau. On Friday, the Non-Tertiary Education Council and

Sands China prioritizes talent development, appreciates long-serving team members

Sands China has always attached great importance to the professional development of team members, and the company’s focus on providing team members with ideal development prospects has helped increase employee

Vintage culture appreciated for style, not just ‘nostalgia’

The number of local fans and supporters of so-called “Vintage Culture” has been growing over the past few years. Such a trend has been adhered to by people of all

Hong Kong | Lai charged with endangering national security

Hong Kong media tycoon and prominent pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai was charged with colluding with foreign forces under the city’s sweeping new national security law and denied bail in a

This day in history | 1972 Last Moon mission returns

The last manned space mission to the Moon is on its way back to Earth, bringing to an end the US programme of lunar exploration. The two Apollo 17 astronauts, Eugene

Spain | Barcelona concert tests use of same-day COVID-19 screening

Eager for a live music show after months of social distancing, more than 1,000 Barcelona residents gathered to participate in a medical study to evaluate the effectiveness of same-day coronavirus

Israel | Netanyahu: ‘Business as usual with Iran’ will be mistake

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday said it would be a mistake “to go back to business as usual with Iran,” signaling Israeli resistance to an expected push by President-elect

China’s love affair with Australian wine ends in a messy breakup

China’s assault on Australia’s wine industry is becoming quite the buzzkill. The latest round of tariffs - which could push import duties to over 215% in total - have left Australia’s winemakers reeling.

The Buzz | Flamethrower drone incinerates wasp nests in China

A drone has been converted into a flying flamethrower in central China in a fiery campaign to eradicate more than 100 wasp nests. Blue Sky Rescue, a volunteer group that conducts

Top officials commemorate Nanjing Massacre victims

The Macau SAR government held a memorial ceremony yesterday to mourn the 300,000 victims of the Nanjing Massacre. Nearly 300 people commemorated the event at the Security Forces Higher School in

World Views | The vaccines that could use a shot in the arm

In a pandemic, trust is everything. Beijing and Moscow saw early the potential benefits of pulling ahead in the race to produce an effective inoculation against Covid-19. Apart from the public health benefits and

Monday, December 14, 2020 – edition no. 3677

— The Commission of Audit slams the developer of TCM Park in Hengqin for pursuing ‘the most costly’ development model resulting in billions of additional public funds * Vintage vehicles increasing

Climate change: Let’s keep the Spirit of Paris alive!

By Alexandre Giorgini, Consul-General of France in Hong Kong and Macau Five years ago in France, for the first time in history, the world’s nations came together in a

US sanctions ‘Broken Tooth’ for corruption, piggybacking

  The U.S. has imposed a sanction on Wan Kuok-koi, an infamous gangster and triad boss in China who goes by the alias “Broken Tooth” for the alleged illegal activities he

Briefs | Man pretends to be high-ranking official to carry out scam

The Judiciary Police (PJ) has apprehended a 57-year-old Macau man, who is suspected of pretending to be a high-ranking government official in order to defraud his victim, who wished to

Limbo wins Best Film in IFFAM

Ben Sharrock’s Limbo won Best Film in the the 5th International Film Festival & Awards – Macao, while Hirokazu Kore-eda was honoured for his achievements in film with the festival’s

Gov’t expecting MOP29.46b in gaming tax in 2020

The Macau government anticipates it will collect MOP29.46 billion in gaming taxes from the city’s casinos in 2020, 70% less than the forecast of MOP98 billion that was reported in November last

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