Daily Archives: Friday, January 8, 2021
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Investor urges MGM Resorts to sell 20% of Macau stake to Chinese firms in open letter
Investment firm Snow Lake Capital published an open letter on January 6 to convince MGM Resorts International to sell off 20% of its MGM China stakes to a ... -
Las Vegas Sands | Adelson takes leave for cancer treatment
Las Vegas Sands Corp. founder and Chief Executive Officer Sheldon Adelson is taking a leave of absence after resuming treatment for cancer. Adelson had retained his executive role ... -
Pandemic relief | Gov’t to consider launching third stimulus measures
The government will consider rolling out the third round of stimulus measures under “special circumstances,” the Director of the Economic Bureau (DSE), Tai Kin Ip, said. ... -
Lei: Forecast of economy to be ‘stable and improving’
It is estimated that the city’s economy will be “stable and improving” in 2021, according to a remark delivered by Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei ... -
Civil servant group calls for ‘realistic encouragement’ for team
The Macau Civil Servants Association has called for “realistic encouragement” for frontline public service workers due to the impact of Covid-19 on Macau in a ... -
Plataforma suspends online operations from Lisbon
The media outlet Plataforma has temporarily suspended the operation of their online newsroom team based in Lisbon, Portugal, the Director-General of Plataforma, Paulo Rego, revealed in ... -
Briefs | Guangdong sees first case of South African Covid-19 variant
On January 2, neighboring Guangdong Province recorded its first case of SARS-CoV-2 variant 501Y.V2, which first occurred in South Africa. State media Xinhua News Agency ... -
Blue cardholders at risk at TDM
The contracts of some non-resident workers (TNRs) at the public broadcaster TDM might be at risk of not being renewed, the Portuguese language news outlet, Tribuna ... -
Wynn Volunteer Team Celebrates 10-Fold Scale Up at its 10th Anniversary
As a local enterprise deeply rooted in Macao, Wynn has always been committed to giving back to the community by actively promoting and encouraging team members ... -
Patriotic education | Mainland youth groups issue policy targeting SARs’ students
The central office of the Communist Youth League and the secretary of the All-China Youth Federation recently issued a policy providing instructions to Mainland authorities on ... -
New law officializes off-duty security officers’ disciplinary obligations
The statute of personnel of the security service force highlights that the government has officially included off-duty security force officers’ disciplinary obligation in the law. In ... -
Nam Van plan | DSSOPT: Committee members fully express public opinions
Contrary to the one-sided opposing opinions received on the two proposed development plans on Nam Van Lake, Chan Pou Ha, Director of the Land, Public ... -
Hong Kong | Wong questioned, US lawyer released in crackdown
Jailed Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was arrested on a new charge under the national security law yesterday while an American rights lawyer who was ... -
This day in history | 1961 French vote for Algerian freedom
The French people have voted to grant Algeria its independence in a referendum. The result was a clear majority for self-determination, with 75% voting in favour. ... -
USA | Biden win confirmed after pro-Trump mob storms US Capitol
Congress confirmed Democrat Joe Biden as the presidential election winner early Thursday after a violent mob loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol in ... -
Drive in | Italian ‘Pinocchio’ takes the puppet to its roots
The latest cinematic rendering of “Pinocchio,” from Italian director Matteo Garrone, is informed not by the friendly 1940 Walt Disney retelling, but the original source material. ... -
Football | Serie A: Juventus wins at Milan to end Rossoneri’s unbeaten run
Milan 1, Juventus 3 AC Milan’s 27-game unbeaten run in Serie A ended yesterday [Macau time] with a 3-1 loss to Juventus that gives the defending ... -
Macau Racing Tips: The Leverkusen 1350 Metres Sand 2021-01-08 | Fri | 21:25
I am taking a chance on W.Smith’s charge Pride Mountain as my best bet for this Friday’s evening sand meeting. Pride Mountain is in the right ... -
The Buzz | Virus restrictions heightened in Hebei province
Lockdown measures were being imposed in the northern Chinese province of Hebei where coronavirus cases more than doubled in the region near Beijing that’s due to ... -
Hong Kongers call US violence a setback for democracy
Hong Kong residents from across the political spectrum condemned mob violence at the U.S. Capitol, 18 months after protesters stormed their own legislature to demand greater ... -
World Views | Republicans’ electoral theatrics will do lasting harm
It’s a spectacle that precisely captures America’s current dysfunction: Nothing is really happening in Congress today [yesterday], yet something is being irreparably broken all the same. ... -
Friday, January 8, 2021 – edition no. 3690
* Stable and improving — Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong forecasts that Macau economy will be ‘stable and improving’ in 2021 * Blue ...
