Monthly Archives: February 2021
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Reddit frenzy | Silver spikes past $30 after retail traders swarm biggest target
Silver broke above $30 an ounce as the precious metal took center stage in the retail investor frenzy sweeping through markets. Most-active futures jumped as much as 13% ... -
Corporate bits | MGM rings in Year of Golden Ox with festive offers
Ushering in the Year of the Golden Ox, MGM Macau and MGM Cotai present an array of happenings to bring auspicious fortune to all. From February 12 ... -
Corporate bits | LEGO Certified Store to open this spring at The Venetian
The first LEGO Certified Store operated by Kidsland International Holdings Limited will be officially opened at the Shoppes at The Venetian Macao this spring. With the ... -
Football | Salah ends EPL drought, Liverpool back as threat to City
West Ham 1, Liverpool 3 With a trademark left-footed curler into the top corner and the deftest of finishes from a clinical counterattack, Mohamed Salah ended ... -
The Buzz | Germany looks ahead, eyes vaccine doses for 2022
Germany’s health minister wants to press ahead with securing coronavirus vaccine supplies for 2022, preferably at the European Union level but if necessary nationally. Jens Spahn ... -
Myanmar | Military stages coup, detains Aung San Suu Kyi
Myanmar’s military staged a coup yesterday and detained senior politicians including Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi — a sharp reversal of the significant, if uneven, ... -
Our Desk | An inconvenient dependency
If there is something that the Covid-19 pandemic is responsible for, it is definitely the highlighting of certain dependencies, links, and interactions that most people may ... -
Tuesday, February 2, 2021 – edition no. 3707
* 100,000 shots — The government is expecting the first batch of Covid-19 vaccines to arrive this week and priority groups can receive their first jab ... -
Macau’s GGR up 2.6% in January on premium mass, luck volatility: experts
Macau’s gross gaming revenue (GGR) advanced 2.6% in January this year, month-to-month, to MOP8.02 billion, the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) released the city’s up-to-date ... -
Lawyers’ association files formal complaint against ‘eAskLaw’
The Macau Lawyers Association (AAM) has finally filed a criminal complaint with the Public Prosecutions Office (MP) against online legal advisory platform “eAskLaw”, the association informed ... -
Regency Art Hotel becomes optional quarantine hotel
The status of Regency Art Hotel will switch from a designated medical observation hotel to an optional medical observation hotel from today. Optional medical observation ... -
Gov’t pledges to safeguard press freedom
The Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng pledged that the government would continue to ensure freedom of the press and support development of the news media. In ... -
Occupancy rate to reach 40-60% during CNY, hotel industry forecasts
Macau’s hotel industry is anticipating to reach an occupancy rate of around 40% to 60% during the forthcoming Spring Festival — more or less the same ... -
Application for DSAL vocational training programs starts today
The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) will open applications for another round of sponsored vocational training programs starting today. The program is dedicated to upskilling local employees ... -
Gaming industry takes up greatest share of overall employment
Macau saw an increase in employment from October to December 2020, with the general unemployment rate declining by 0.2 percentage points from the previous period of September ... -
Sands’ new CEO outlines plans for life after Adelson
Robert Goldstein, the new chief executive officer of Las Vegas Sands Corp., sees a number of potential growth opportunities for the casino giant – from Macau ... -
Security | Wong: Preventative measures taken on illegal immigration record browsing
Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak affirmed that the authority has already taken some measures to prevent abuses of power and illegal browsing of immigration records ... -
Transport chief acknowledges LRT’s ineffectiveness
The operation of the Light Rapid Transit (LRT) in Macau has not created any positive impact on society yet acknowledged the Secretary for Transport and Public ... -
Survey: Poverty from disability is a scenario that exists in the city
A research project on children in poverty commissioned by the Caritas Macau shows that around 47% of impoverished children are from single-parent families. The study received ... -
Teenager dies after jumping from bedroom window
A 14-year-old girl was pronounced dead in hospital after jumping from the window of her bedroom on Friday morning, the Judiciary Police announced. The incident prompted ... -
Municipal market law | Street vending may possibly move to indoor facilities
Street vending may disappear in the foreseeable future as the government considers new regulations aimed at leading street vendors to do business inside municipal markets. The ... -
Edmund Ho receives Rotary Club, hears work report
The Rotary Club of Macau was recently received by former Chief Executive Edmund Ho Hau Wah to discuss past and future work, the group announced in ... -
Hong Kong | Thousands flee for UK, fearing China crackdown
Cindy had a comfortable lifestyle in Hong Kong: she owned several properties with her husband, they had a good business going. But last year she made ... -
Covid-19 | WHO teams visit Wuhan food market in search of virus clues
A World Health Organization team looking into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic yesterday visited a market known to be the food distribution center for the ... -
PMI | Manufacturing, services sectors weaken in January
An official indicator of China’s manufacturing activity weakened for a second consecutive month in January, following outbreaks of domestic COVID-19 cases that affected the operations of ... -
This Day in History | 1984 Halfpenny coin to meet its maker
Britain’s least-loved currency, the halfpenny coin, is leaving the nation’s purses after 13 years of almost universal unpopularity. The Chancellor, Nigel Lawson, made the announcement in ... -
Football | In India’s northeast, Nagas take pride in soccer
When someone asked the captain of independent India’s first national soccer team why they all played barefoot at the London Olympics in 1948, he is said ... -
The Buzz | South Korea warns of Lunar New Year virus risks
South Korea says it will maintain elevated social distancing measures for at least two more weeks as health officials raise concerns about a possible surge in ... -
Venice has people in masks but no Carnival fun
In another year, masks would be a sign of the gaiety in Venice, an accessory worn for games and parties as big crowds parade about to ... -
World Views | Vaccine trade wars have just one winner: Covid-19
Vaccine nationalism is escalating in a world where Covid-19 is everywhere, yet the life-saving medicines needed to fight it are scarce. The temptation to hoard doses ... -
Monday, February 1, 2021 – edition no. 3706
* Hong Kong exodus — Thousands flee for the UK in fears of punishment for supporting pro-democracy protests * The hotel industry is anticipating to reach ...
