Monthly Archives: January 2021
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Wall Street under attack: For GameStop day traders, the moment they’ve dreamed about
They’ve endured a financial crisis. Two deep recessions. Mounds of student debt. Stagnant pay. Costly health care. Dim job prospects. They’ve seen the uber-rich grow richer ... -
Hong Kong | The brutal truth for bankers is they’re expendable
What happens to a global financial center when hundreds of thousands of residents head for the door? The jury is still out on London after its ... -
Covid-19 | Zhuhai to finish vaccinating frontliners by Feb. 5
Zhuhai expects to finish vaccinating frontline workers and those at higher risk before February 5, according to a statement released recently by the Hengqin government. The ... -
Lao Kuan Lai appointed DSASG director
Lao Kuan Lai has been appointed director of the Government Headquarters Affairs Office (DSASG). The appointment will be valid for one year starting from February ... -
Zhuhai | Enterprises offer CNY incentives to keep staff in town during holidays
Several enterprises in Doumen District, Zhuhai, just doled out special allowances for their employees to encourage them to stay in Zhuhai during the upcoming Spring ... -
Two TNRs fall during work
Yesterday morning, two non-resident workers (TNRs) working at different locations were injured after falling. Both did not sustain fatal wounds and are now hospitalized. Both incidents ... -
Gaming | Sands China posts positive EBITDA for Q4 2020
Sands China Ltd. (SCL) closed out 2020 by releasing its last quarterly financial report yesterday, in which the conglomerate posted a positive adjusted earnings before interest, ... -
NMA calls for suspension conditions on furloughs
The government should refine conditions for unpaid leave, and salary deduction and their suspension, Rocky Chan, deputy director-general the New Macau Association, recently said. Furloughs should ... -
Gaming | Number of licensed junket promoters continues to fall in 2021
Macau saw a continuing downward trend in the number of licensed junket promoters in 2021. The latest official data shows that there were 85 licensed junket ... -
LOCAL TALENT DEVELOPMENT | 36,000 Melco FAP experiences prepare colleagues for non-gaming career possibilities
As one of Macau’s largest employers, Melco Resorts & Entertainment’s colleagues form its most valued and important asset. As part of the Company’s Whole Person Development ... -
Honeymoon period’s over | Lawmakers unhappy with gov’t’s response to economic crisis
Lawmakers are not happy with the approach taken by the government regarding the ongoing economic crisis resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic. Their disappointment was clear yesterday ... -
Briefs | Gov’t to start constructing document storage in Q3
The local government expects to start constructing its document storage building in the third quarter of this year. The project, located at land plot O4 ... -
WHO team in Wuhan departs quarantine for Covid origins study
A World Health Organization team emerged from quarantine in the Chinese city of Wuhan yesterday to start field work in a fact-finding mission on the origins ... -
This Day in History | 1985 Thatcher snubbed by Oxford dons
Oxford University has delivered a stunning snub to the Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher by refusing her an honorary degree. Academics have led a campaign against honouring ... -
UK | Johnson hopes schools in England can reopen on March 8
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson indicated yesterday [Macau time] that the coronavirus lockdown in England will remain in place until at least March 8 as he ... -
TASTE OF EDESIA | Spicing it up
This week, Starworld Hotel’s signature restaurant Feng Wei Ju has been awarded 2 Michelin stars for the 5th year. Helmed by Executive Chinese Chef Chan Chek ... -
Macau Racing Tips | The Memphis 1800 Turf 2021-01-30 | Saturday | 15:10
A big outsider in a race this Saturday caught my eyes in the race card. Qian Gua from K.H. Leong’s yard come back to his winnable grade and ... -
Book It | Lisa Gardner marks a sharply-written return
Frankie Elkin is a nomad. Owning only what she can carry, she wanders from town to town hunting for missing people whom the police have been ... -
tTunes | Moon Taxi, a cab simply not worth hailing anymore
Moon Taxi have a new album with a dozen songs, but you may be forgiven for losing track of them. One unmemorable, formulaic tune bleeding into ... -
The Buzz | China’s big holiday travel season light so far
Efforts to dissuade Chinese from traveling for Lunar New Year appeared to be working as Beijing’s main train station was largely quiet and estimates of passenger ... -
Rare 72-year-old Scotch whisky to be auctioned in Hong Kong
A 72-year-old bottle of Glen Grant single malt whisky from Scotland is expected to fetch more than $38,000 in an auction in Hong Kong today. It ... -
Chinese singer says mother’s bribery charge dismissed
A Chinese-Canadian singer says a Chinese corruption charge against her mother, who has been held in custody for six years, has been withdrawn but she remains ... -
World Views | Why Europe’s vaccine politics are worse than America’s
All politics is becoming vaccine politics. But vaccines are turning out to be more scarce in Europe, so the politics there will turn out to be ... -
Friday, January 29, 2021 – edition no. 3705
* Honeymoon period’s over — Lawmakers unhappy with the government’s response to economic crisis while 5,000 SMEs filed for bankruptcy * Covid-19 | Zhuhai to finish ... -
Opinion | GameStop’s ‘French Revolution’ is a crypto-farce
The GameStop Corp. short squeeze has been tipped as finance’s “French Revolution” — a middle finger to the establishment by a hive mind of Redditors able to channel cash ... -
Labor bureau sees above 200 pay-cut notices in 2020
The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) yesterday disclosed that last year, the authority received a total of 214 notices of salary deduction from 156 companies, concerning 2,450 ... -
Wing Lei Palace, IFT restaurant join 2021 Michelin Guide
The Michelin Guide Hong Kong Macau 2021 unveiled the list of the newly awarded restaurants and eateries yesterday. Wing Lei Palace was one of the highlights ... -
Social housing: Poor tile job troubles home owners for almost eight years
Owners of residential properties at Edifício Ip Heng have filed a complaint to the Chief Executive against the local government in relation to their prolonged issues ... -
Survey: Over 43,000 fallen tiles found in two economic housing buildings
There were approximately 43,411 tiles falling from the interiors of the two economic housing buildings, Edifício do Lago and Ip Heng Building in Seac Pai Van, ... -
Lou Pak Sang appointed director of DSEDJ
The Higher Education Bureau (DSES) will be merged into the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) to become the Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) ... -
Municipal market law | Installation of surveillance cameras halted
The local government has decided to reconsider the number of CCTV surveillance cameras it will install at the city’s municipal markets, according to the First Standing ... -
Ex-lawmaker and former Macao Foundation president Victor Ng passes away
Victor Ng, former lawmaker and president of the Macao Foundation, among other public positions, has passed away at the age of 90, the foundation confirmed. He ... -
Xi hears work report from Ho Iat Seng
President Xi Jinping yesterday heard a work report via video link from Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng on the SAR government’s work in 2020 and Macau’s ... -
Young Entrepreneur benefits from Sands China’s SME support strategy
As a pioneer in starting local supplier support programmes in Macao, Sands China Ltd. has been investing back into the community by helping local small and ... -
Gaming | CCIC: Casino EBITDA to rebound to 2019 figures by Q4 2021
A China-based investment bank China International Capital Corp (CICC) forecast the earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) for Macau’s casino industry is likely to ...
