Daily Archives: Thursday, January 16, 2020
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Hengqin: JLL optimistic about future demand
The potential for property development in Hengqin is significant, as is local residents’ access to such real estate, said Jones Lang LaSalle’s chief operating officer (COO) ... -
Gov’t considering making rent payments by bank transfer mandatory
The government is considering making the payment of rent fees by bank transfer mandatory. The policy proposal was floated by the Secretary for Administration and Justice, ... -
Briefs | Gov’t says no air deterioration from Zhuhai explosion
Major air quality deterioration in Macau owing to the explosion that took place yesterday at a Zhuhai petrochemical plant is unlikely, noted the Environmental Protection Bureau ... -
Tourism regulator forecasts 3% fewer visitors in 2020
Macau visitor arrivals will drop by 3% in 2020, according to a prediction by Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, director of the Macao Government Tourism Office ... -
Artyzen to develop lifestyle hotel in China’s Chongqing
The company responsible for managing Grand Lapa, Macau and Grand Coloane Resort has signed a hotel management agreement with a Chongqing firm to develop a hotel ... -
Analysts: January GGR might be better than expected
Macau gross gaming revenue since the opening of the year seems to be holding much steadier than what analysts had earlier predicted. Total GRR for the ... -
MGM teams up with sports league on betting deal
The National Lacrosse League is the latest U.S. sports association to embrace gambling. The league is teaming up with Roar Digital, a joint venture between MGM ... -
Gov’t science fund to offer millions for R&D
As much as MOP1 million will be given to the winners of three awards by the Science and Technology Development Fund, alongside other incentive programs encouraging ... -
Taxi drivers want gov’t to pay for recording systems
The city’s taxi drivers are maintaining their position demanding the local government pay for the recording and tracking devices required to be installed inside their vehicles. ... -
Two residents commit suicide in less than 24 hours
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has reported two cases of suspected suicide involving local residents in less than 24 hours. The first case occurred on the evening ... -
Abuse of ambulance services more common in 2019
During 2019, the Fire Services Bureau (CB) ambulance service responded to more calls for ambulances due to an increase in reports of fever, stomach ache, and ... -
Macau and mainland update agreement on judicial cooperation
The government of the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) and the Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China have signed an amendment to an ... -
Singapore companies abandon home to list in Hong Kong
Hong Kong remains the top listing venue for Singapore companies. CTR Holdings Ltd., a provider of engineering services, is the latest example. It’s the second Singaporean ... -
Trade, intellectual property initiative issued in Guangzhou
The Nansha Initiative on Trade and Intellectual Property was signed yesterday in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong Province, as the two-day Forum on Global Trade, Technology Innovation ... -
Rebounding Atlantic City casinos see $3.3 billion revenue in 2019
Atlantic City’s casinos won almost $3.3 billion from gamblers in 2019, helped by surging sports and internet bets as the seaside resort continued to rebound from ... -
Prada unveils pop-up store at Shoppes at Four Seasons
Milanese luxury brand Prada is back in Macau to unveil a new pop-up store inside Shoppes at Four Seasons for the upcoming Chinese New Year. The ... -
Sands China volunteer team visit elderly in annual event
A group of around 120 Sands Cares Ambassadors visited the homes of about 100 elderly living at Seac Pai Van public housing in Coloane Sunday, in ... -
Pneumonia outbreak | China: Possible that new virus could spread between humans
The possibility that a new virus in central China could spread between humans cannot be ruled out, though the risk of transmission at the moment appears ... -
Russia says US Indo-Pacific strategy is to contain China
Russia yesterday criticized the United States for introducing a new Indo-Pacific concept it said was aimed at containing China. Addressing a global conference in the Indian ... -
Gov’t says Taiwan policy intact despite election results
A Chinese official said yesterday that Beijing will not change its policy of annexing Taiwan through its “one country, two systems” framework, despite the heavy turnout ... -
Official blasts human rights report, praises current situation
China has blasted a report from Human Rights Watch that accused it of constructing a surveillance state at home while seeking to silence critics abroad. Foreign ... -
Beijing’s ties with key European ally nosedive over Taiwan
China’s relationship with a country that was supposed to be a key proponent of its interests in Europe is growing increasingly caustic. The Czech Republic, ... -
Despite risks, villagers made Philippine volcano their home
It’s the second-most active volcano in the Philippines, a designated permanent danger zone long declared off-limits to human settlements. Yet to more than 5,000 people the ... -
Thai army chief signs intelligence pact with Indonesia
An intelligence-sharing agreement signed by the army chiefs of Thailand and Indonesia is unlikely to significantly help Thailand end a Muslim separatist insurgency in its ... -
Cambodia | Treason trial begins of opposition leader Kem Sokha
The trial of a top Cambodian opposition leader charged with treason began yesterday, more than two years after he was arrested in what is widely seen ... -
Russia | Putin announces constitutional reform, his PM steps down
President Vladimir Putin accepted the resignation of his prime minister yesterday after proposing constitutional amendments that could herald his intention to carve out a position that ... -
Iran warns Europe as diplomat says officials ‘lied’ on crash
Iran’s president warned yesterday that European soldiers in the Mideast “could be in danger” after three nations challenged Tehran over breaking the limits of its nuclear ... -
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, ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
‘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 ... -
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. ... -
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 ... -
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 ...
