Monthly Archives: June 2020
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June gaming revenue to show another deep plunge
Macau casinos’ June gaming revenue is expected to plunge by more than 90% for the third straight month, as China’s border curbs imposed during the coronavirus ... -
Sands to host shopping carnival aimed at assisting SMEs
The Venetian Macao will host a three-day Sands Shopping Carnival from August 7 to 9 at Cotai Expo, providing a free business platform for local SMEs and ... -
Exclusive interview | Wilfred Wong sees ‘no reason to bar visitors from Guangdong’
In his first interview since the renewal of his contract as president of Sands China Limited (SCL) for a four-year term, Wilfred Wong says he is ... -
Another batch of dismissed workers repatriated
Menzies Macau Airport Services Ltd and the Philippine Consulate General in the Macau SAR have chartered a flight for some 175 Filipino nationals in the region ... -
Sulu Sou asks for more gov’t help finding jobs for youth
Lawmaker Sulu Sou has asked the Macau government to help local youth find jobs. In his interpellation to the local government, Sou posed several questions regarding ... -
Enterprise internship program to include financial subsidy
University graduates this year may receive 8,000 patacas per month or 50 patacas per hour as a subsidy during a three-month internship co-hosted by local enterprises ... -
Consumer law to give gov’t new powers over price information
An amendment to the city’s consumer protection law, currently being discussed by lawmakers, will give the government the power to compel all entities involved in a ... -
CCAC not keen on anonymous corruption reports as it finds majority to be groundless
The use of real names when reporting acts of suspected corruption does not violate the United Nations Convention Against Corruption, the local Commission Against Corruption ... -
Briefs | Households suffer stench from ‘DIY waste pipe’
Some city households have been suffering from their neighbors’ home-made construction. According to a report by Macao Daily News, a senior couple living in a ... -
Students returning from Taiwan exempted from pre-flight Covid-19 test
Macau university students pursuing an education in Taiwan can be exempted from the Covid-19 nucleic acid test prior to their flight back home, the Novel Coronavirus ... -
Briefs | IC says it does not know details of ‘Mollywood’ project
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said it does not know the details of a plan to build a film project in Macau that would rival ... -
USJ video shorts get screen time at MGM’s The Spectacle
Creative students at the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) yesterday saw their projects on the big screen. Actually, 25 large LED screens that make up the ... -
China forces birth control on Uighurs to suppress population
The Chinese government is taking draconian measures to slash birth rates among Uighurs and other minorities as part of a sweeping campaign to curb its Muslim ... -
Hong Kong | Beijing warns of visa bans on Americans
China said yesterday that it would retaliate against U.S. moves to punish officials tied to political crackdowns in Hong Kong by imposing visa restrictions on Americans ... -
This Day in History | 1992 Thatcher takes her place in Lords
Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has taken her place in the House of Lords as Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven. She is expected to take part in ... -
Boris Johnson says COVID-19 has been a disaster for Britain
Prime Minister Boris Johnson acknowledged yesterday that the coronavirus pandemic has been a “disaster” for Britain, as he announced a spending splurge designed to get the ... -
Facebook shares poised to fall after Starbucks joins ad pullback
Facebook Inc. shares were poised to fall for a second day after more businesses, including Starbucks Corp. and Diageo Plc., joined the growing number of brands ... -
Football | Subs, coaches seeing red as refs hear all in empty stadiums
Tommaso Berni, Inter Milan’s third-choice goalkeeper who hasn’t played in six seasons with the club, was sent off the bench for dissent during the weekend’s game ... -
The Buzz | World hits coronavirus milestones amid fears worse to come
The world surpassed two sobering coronavirus milestones yesterday [Macau time] – 500,000 confirmed deaths, 10 million confirmed cases – and hit another high mark for daily ... -
Couple draw guns at crowd heading to St. Louis mayor’s home
A white couple pointed guns at protesters in St. Louis as a group marched toward the mayor’s home to demand her resignation after she read the ... -
Racial Injustice | Democrats want John Wayne’s name, statue taken off airport
In the latest move to change place names in light of U.S. racial history, leaders of Orange County’s Democratic Party are pushing to drop film legend ... -
World Views | The mall can’t survive if there aren’t any stores
Rent collection day last Wednesday looked like a disaster for mall landlords in the U.K. Reeling from the coronavirus lockdown, tenants including JD Sports Fashions Plc, Boots drugstores and ... -
Tuesday, June 30, 2020 – edition no. 3565
* Exclusive | Wong hopes travel bubble soon — In his first interview since the renewal of his contract as president of Sands China, Wilfred Wong ... -
Suspected 17th child of Stanley Ho identified
A man named Ho Yau Pong has been listed as Stanley Ho’s son in his official newspaper obituary, published yesterday. This relative of Stanley has previously ... -
Anima president to step down
Albano Martins, founder and president of Anima Macau, will be stepping down from his position at the animal rights group this July. In an announcement ... -
Unemployment rate reaches highest point since 2011
The general unemployment rate for March-May 2020 stood at 2.4%, the highest figure since 2011, amid the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The unemployment rate ... -
Gov’t plans to freeze wage increase of public servants
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng has disclosed plans to freeze the salary increases of civil servants, noting that the standard increase may prove unpopular with the ... -
Typhoon drill carried out amid special Covid-19 context
The Civil Protection Structure carried out its annual typhoon drill on Saturday, involving the participation of thousands of people across the city and in the context ... -
Briefs | Gov’t receives 37,000 subsidized housing applications
About 37,000 submissions to the government have been made for the latest phase of subsidized housing applications, which ended on June 26. Of these, 85% ... -
US State Department downgrades Macau in human trafficking report
The U.S. State Department has downgraded the Macau SAR in its most recent global report on human trafficking, expressing particular concern over what it sees as ... -
Sands China continues partnership with Red Cross in providing emergency kits
Sands China Ltd. has a joint initiative with the Macau Red Cross for the second consecutive year, an on-going effort of the company to help enhance ... -
Taiwan celebrates Pride Month with world’s only public parade
Taipei will be the only city in the world to celebrate Pride Month with a march Sunday, highlighting Taiwan’s success in keeping the coronavirus outbreak largely ... -
HK police ban July 1 march amid tension over security law
Hong Kong police have declined to permit one of the city’s largest annual marches as Chinese lawmakers finalize a sweeping national security law for the former ... -
South China Sea | ASEAN takes position vs China’s vast historical claims
Southeast Asian leaders said a 1982 U.N. oceans treaty should be the basis of sovereign rights and entitlements in the South China Sea, in one of ... -
This Day in History | 1995 US shuttle docks with Russian space station
American and Russian spacecraft have successfully docked in orbit for the first time in 20 years. The US shuttle Atlantis delivered a relief crew of two ...
