Daily Archives: May 27, 2020
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Asia Today: South Korea cases rise, India crosses 150,000
SEOUL — South Korea reported 40 new cases of the coronavirus on Wednesday, its biggest daily jump in nearly 50 days, causing alarm as millions of ... -
Editorial | Uncle Stanley
Stanley Ho has been a household name in Macau and East Asia for seven decades. His trade: gambling, although, as the legend goes, he never gambled ... -
Larger than life; the passing of a legend
At 98-years, Stanley Ho passed away in Hong Kong yesterday, not living long enough to see the opening of the last property of the empire he ... -
CPPCC | Macau members urge Beijing to resume tourist visa scheme
Four Macau members of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) have expressed their wish to welcome mainland visitors to the region sooner than planned. During ... -
CPPCC | Proposal would see Macau LRT connected to Zhuhai metro
Five Macau members of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) have brought a joint proposal to Beijing, requesting that the government connect the railway networks ... -
CPPCC | Football can develop cultural industry exchange: Liu, Chui
Football and related industries should be utilized as a medium to promote cultural exchange between China and Lusophone countries, Liu Chak Wan and José Chui ... -
Dismissed TNRs struggle to pay rent while away from the city
Several former employees of gaming operators are distressed at not being able to return to the city to retrieve their belongings after being made redundant while ... -
Gaming | Bernstein: Average daily revenue down 103%
The average daily rate of Macau gross gaming revenue from May 18 to May 24 fell into the negative, according to estimates from brokerage Sanford C. ... -
What a travel bubble along the Pearl River would mean for Macau
The last hopes for a summertime tourism recovery are now pinned on travel bubbles, geographic areas inside which people can traverse borders at a time when ... -
Hong Kong to resume airport transit services from June 1
Hong Kong’s Chief Executive, Carrie Lam, said yesterday that transit services at the Hong Kong International Airport would gradually resume from June 1, according to a ... -
WHO warns that first wave of pandemic not over; dampens hopes
As Brazil and India struggle with surging coronavirus cases, a top health expert is warning that the world is still smack in the middle of the ... -
This Day in History | 1964 Light goes out in India as Nehru dies
Jawaharlal Nehru, founder of modern India and its current prime minister, has died suddenly at the age of 74. He was taken ill in the early ... -
Xi seeks victory over Trump in race for a Covid-19 vaccine
President Xi Jinping’s government is throwing the might of the Chinese state behind the country’s vaccine developers as the world races to make a shot against ... -
Rich Chinese snapping up luxury homes from Singapore to Sydney
Rich Chinese home buyers are back. Across China and in some of their familiar hunting grounds in Asia, wealthy buyers are snapping up luxury housing, in ... -
MGM attains major global and regional HR awards
Casino operator MGM’s work in talent development and human resources has once again been recognized both regionally and globally, with the institution receiving several awards from ... -
Branson’s Virgin Orbit fails on first rocket launch attempt
Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit failed yesterday [Macau time] in its first test launch of a new rocket carried aloft by a Boeing 747 and released over ... -
The Buzz | Minister quits UK government over aide’s lockdown breach
A junior British government minister quit yesterday over Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s failure to fire his top aide for allegedly breaching coronavirus lockdown rules. Johnson has ... -
Hong Kong braces for downtown protests on China-backed laws
Hong Kong is bracing for what could be its biggest day of protests in months, with pro-democracy groups calling for a general strike against China’s latest ... -
World Views | The more Covid-19 vaccines, the merrier
The way the Covid-19 crisis ends is with vaccines — not a vaccine. More than one horse can win this race. Some of us might end ... -
Wednesday, May 27, 2020 – edition 3542
STANLEY HO: 1921-2020 * Several former employees of gaming operators are distressed at not being able to return to the city to retrieve their belongings * Gaming: ...
