Monthly Archives: December 2020
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Gaming | Texas billionaire Fertitta mulls IPO of casino, dining empire
Texas billionaire Tilman Fertitta is weighing taking a substantial part of his casino and restaurant empire public, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The ... -
IKEA celebrates X’mas with festive cuisines
Swedish furnishing brand IKEA has prepared festive food items for the Macau population to consume in celebration of the approach of Christmas. The delicacies will not ... -
Sands China donates MOP600,000 to Tung Sin Tong
Sands China Ltd. recently donated a sum of MOP600,000 to local charity Tung Sin Tong Charitable Society in support of the non-governmental organization’s December-February fundraising campaign. ... -
Football | Atlético concedes late to draw with Bayern Munich in CL
Atlético Madrid 1, Bayern 1 Atlético Madrid failed to take advantage of Bayern Munich’s weakened squad yesterday [Macau time], conceding a late penalty in a 1-1 ... -
The Buzz | Singapore becomes first country to approve sales of lab-created meat
Eat Just Inc., a maker of meat and egg substitutes, has been approved to sell its laboratory-created chicken in Singapore, which becomes the first government to ... -
Thailand | Prime minister Prayuth acquitted of ethics breach amid protests
Thailand’s highest court yesterday acquitted Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha of breaching ethics clauses in the country’s constitution, allowing him to stay in his job. The Constitutional ... -
World Views | The City of London’s supremacy goes very deep
Nerves are fraying about what happens to the financial services industry once the dust clears from Brexit. No one really knows whether there will be some form ... -
Thursday, December 3, 2020 – edition no. 3671
* Emergency Covid-19 vaccine this month — Coronavirus vaccines for vulnerable groups may arrive in Macau by year-end, Secretary Ao Ieong announced at the AL Policy ... -
Macau may receive emergency coronavirus vaccines this month: Secretary Ao Ieong
Emergency Covid-19 vaccines for the more vulnerable groups – children, seniors and frontline health workers – could arrive in the MSAR by the end of December, ... -
Covid-19 | UK authorizes Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for emergency use
Pfizer and BioNTech say they’ve won permission today (Wednesday) for emergency use of their COVID-19 vaccine in Britain, the world’s first coronavirus shot that’s backed by ... -
Digital yuan could reshape Macau’s gambling industry: experts
Macau saw revenue plummet by $27 billion this year as pandemic travel curbs kept lucrative Chinese gamblers away. While visitors are slowly returning, a potentially bigger ... -
Crime | Police bust ‘house arsenal’ during rape case investigation
The Judiciary Police (PJ) unearthed a “house arsenal” while the law enforcement authority was investigating several other allegations, the PJ announced yesterday. This June, the PJ ... -
11th Macau Int’l Short Film Festival opens, showcasing 132 works
The 11th Macau International Short Film Festival, featuring a total of 132 films, officially opened yesterday at the Dom Pedro V Theater. The theater will be ... -
Gaming | Nov GGR drops 7.2% month-on-month
Macau’s gross gaming revenue (GGR) declined by 7.2% in November on a month-on-month basis, according to the latest figures released by the Gaming Inspection and Coordination ... -
Association celebrates 4th anniversary with a step towards UNESCO listing
The Macau Guia Ciruit Promotion and Development Association (APDCGM) is holding an art exhibition as part of its promotional activities to highlight the Guia circuit, and ... -
AL committee suggests cancelation of 10 civil servants’ positions
The Second Standing Committee of the Legislative Assembly (AL) proposes cancelling a total of ten civil servants’ positions. This includes six “ordinary career” and four “special ... -
Labour Court | Judge dismisses claims of political persecution in Sautede’s case
Yesterday, a judge at the Labour Court announced their verdict that the reason Eric Sautedé, a former senior lecturer of the University of Saint Joseph (USJ), ... -
City records 36 HIV cases to date
A total of 36 HIV cases were recorded in Macau from January to October this year, according to the latest figures provided by the Health ... -
72,000 bottles recycled by reverse vending machine
The Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) has been able to recycle over 72,000 plastic bottles through its reverse vending machines, according to a statement released yesterday. As ... -
Policy Address | Angela Leong wants to lower criminal responsibility age to 12 years
Lawmaker Angela Leong has proposed that the age of criminal responsibility in Macau be lowered to 12 years old. The proposal was made during the plenary ... -
Lawmakers propose preventing dismissed teachers from returning to public schools
Lawmakers have raised questions regarding the proposal to prevent dismissed teachers from reentering public schools, according the Third Standing Committee of the Legislative Assembly (AL). Yesterday, ... -
Former leprosarium to house new ARTM project
Two old houses from the former Ká Hó leprosarium will now house a gallery and coffee shop as part of a project conducted by the Association ... -
Macau helps alleviate poverty in Congjiang with 73 projects, reaching over RMB115 million
Macau has provided poverty-relief measures to Congjiang County since 2018. This has helped the county improve educational facilities, achieve a better standard of living, sell agricultural ... -
Hong Kong | Lam urges people to stay home as cases rise
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam yesterday urged residents to stay home as the city grapples with a resurgence of the coronavirus, which has infected more than ... -
New Zealand joins Australia in denouncing China’s tweet
New Zealand has joined Australia in denouncing a graphic tweet posted by a Chinese official that shows a fake image of a grinning Australian soldier holding ... -
Zhou Xiaoxuan | China #MeToo case heads to court after two-year delay
Zhou Xiaoxuan’s says her prestigious internship with Chinese state TV soured after a popular host forcibly kissed her. Outraged, Zhou took the previously taboo step of ... -
This Day in History | 1954 US Senate condemns McCarthy
The United States Senate has censured Republican Senator Joseph McCarthy for conduct unbecoming to a senator. The vote was 67 to 22, with all the Democrats ... -
Pandemic | European regulator to decide Dec. 29 on first virus vaccine
The European Medicines Agency will convene a meeting on Dec. 29 to decide if there is enough data about the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 ... -
Hottest debate on Wall Street is buying Bitcoin over gold
Bitcoin has shot to a record just as billions of institutional dollars have fled gold. Whether that’s a simple coincidence or the start of a rotation that would ... -
Basketball | Bogut retires, ending his bid for an Olympic medal
Andrew Bogut is retiring after 15 years in professional basketball, with injuries, age and the COVID-19 pandemic ending his bid for one last shot at an ... -
The Buzz | Australia hosts first group of overseas students since virus
Australia has welcomed its first group of international students to arrive since the coronavirus pandemic began, with more due to follow. A charter flight carrying 63 ... -
Economic outlook seen brightening but dangers remain
The world economy will bounce back to its pre-pandemic levels by the end of next year, a global watchdog predicted yesterday, though that recovery will be ... -
World Views | Zoom won big again. Why aren’t investors impressed?
Zoom Video Communications Inc. has had a monster year in almost every way. The video-conferencing upstart got a huge boost in the spring amid Covid-induced lockdowns, and ... -
Wednesday, December 2, 2020 – edition no. 3670
* Gaming loses traction — November had not delivered the ‘much-anticipated sequential recovery in GGR versus October,’ analysts say * Law amendments prevent dismissed teachers from ... -
Influx of arrivals last week may increase risk of imported cases
Macau saw a deluge of arrivals coming from high and mid-level risk areas last week between November 23-29, which may increase contagion risks emerging from imported ...
