Committee  suggests widening road to fit bigger buses

  Vice President of the Traffic Services Committee Wong Seng Fat suggests widening some of the city’s roads to accommodate the forthcoming bus models. These buses are bigger and will be put into

AMCM to prompt banks to offer transaction reassurance to credit cardholders

The Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM) has pledged to prompt local financial institutions to reinforce verification measures for credit card transactions, to safeguard local customers’ entitlements. The AMCM’s announcement came in

Gaming | Deutsche Bank scales back city’s 2021 GGR forecast

  The Deutsche Bank Securities Inc has moderately rolled back its previous projection of Macau’s gross gaming revenue (GGR) for 2021 from USD26.60 billion to $26.35 billion. The latest adjustment made by

SJM to deliver ‘living subsidy’ to staff tomorrow

Macau’s gaming operator Sociedade de Jogos de Macau, S.A. (SJM) has affirmed its commitment to deliver two bonuses as part of the casino industry’s customary annual stipend, also dubbed the

Beauty products lead the increases on imports in November 2020

Beauty, cosmetic and skincare products category led the hike in imports to the MSAR by 57% from the figure registered in November last year. The personal care products were accountable for

Hong Kong | Gov’t extends school closures until Lunar New Year

Hong Kong pushed back the re-opening of classrooms for more than a month as part of government measures to stamp out the spread of the coronavirus. The suspension of in-person classes

PMI | manufacturing recovery weakens in December

China’s manufacturing activity improved in December but at its weakest rate in three months as the economy recovered from the coronavirus pandemic while its trading partners struggled with rising infections,

China Daily | China sheds light on global poverty eradication

  China has made historic achievements in eradicating absolute poverty. It was a problem that has plagued the Chinese nation for thousands of years. It is also a victory for humanity. In

Nuclear | Iran starts 20% uranium enrichment, seizes S.Korean tanker in strait

Iran yesterday began enriching uranium up to 20% at an underground facility and seized a South Korean-flagged oil tanker in the crucial Strait of Hormuz, further escalating tensions in the

Pandemic | Thailand reports record daily cases as more curbs imposed

Thailand reported 745 new coronavirus cases yesterday as a surge in infections prompted authorities to impose fresh curbs in some of the most-populous regions including capital Bangkok. The latest tally, which included 729

This day in history | 1985 Israel ends major Ethiopian rescue mission

Israel has airlifted thousands of Jewish Ethiopian refugees out of Sudan, it has emerged. Operation Moses, which has been taking place in secret since 21 November 1984, has been suspended since

USA | Extraordinary warning to Trump by 10 former Pentagon chiefs

In an extraordinary rebuke of President Donald Trump, all 10 living former secretaries of defense are cautioning against any move to involve the military in pursuing claims of election fraud,

Global stocks rise after Wall Street ends 2020 at new highs

Global stock markets and U.S. futures rose yesterday on 2021’s first trading day, boosted by optimism about coronavirus vaccines after Wall Street ended the year on a new high. London and

Football | Man City surges to win over Chelsea in Premier League

Chelsea 1, Man City 3 Manchester City left Chelsea in disarray by sweeping to a 3-1 victory yesterday with a ruthless attacking display that consigned Frank Lampard’s team to a

The Buzz | Malaysia coroner rules out others in French-Irish teen death

A Malaysian coroner ruled that the death of a French-Irish teen whose body was found near a Malaysian jungle resort where she vanished while on vacation was most likely a

Our Desk | How much of a ‘sham’ is a ‘sham marriage’?

In October 2019, the Court of First Instance issued a three-year suspended imprisonment sentence to a “couple” because the court had found them guilty of forging documents in order to

Tuesday, January 5, 2021 – edition no. 3687

— The government suggested maintaining the current compensation limits of local cleaners and security guards despite the economic impact triggered by the pandemic * Gov’t: no plans to negotiate with neighboring

Gaming | Experts hold mixed views on GGR prospects following revenue of MOP7.8b in December

Macau’s gross gaming revenue (GGR) declined by 65.8% to MOP7.82 billion in December 2020 year-on-year, according to figures released last Friday by the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ). Even though the city’s

Zhuhai PLA commences multifaceted national defense education campaign

  The Zhuhai Base of the Macau Garrison of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has revealed that it will commence a population-wide education campaign about national defense and is actively involved

CE: Socioeconomic stability maintained despite Covid-19 crisis

Chief Executive (CE) Ho Iat Seng said that Macau has maintained its socioeconomic stability, despite the arduousness of the year due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the

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