Monthly Archives: February 2021
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Forbes names MGM Macau a Five-Star hotel for the sixth time
Forbes Travel Guide named MGM Macau a Five-Star Hotel for the sixth consecutive year in its 2021 Star Rating list, the gaming operator announced in a ... -
The Buzz | Egypt gets Sinopharm vaccines donated by China
Egypt’s health ministry yesterday said the country has received a 300,000-dose shipment of the Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine donated by China. It was the third vaccine shipment ... -
Facebook says it will lift its Australian news ban soon
Facebook said yesterday it will lift its ban on Australians sharing news after it struck a deal with Australia’s government on legislation that would make digital ... -
World Views | China and Russia are beating the West at vaccine diplomacy
It was encouraging to see G7 leaders including France’s Emmanuel Macron, Germany’s Angela Merkel and the U.K.’s Boris Johnson all on the same page when it ... -
Wednesday, February 24, 2021 – edition no. 3719
* ‘Patriots’ should govern Macau, HK — Pro-Beijing sectors in the SARs, including Chief Executive Carrie Lam, advocate a change in the electoral system to prevent ... -
Immigration bill | Provision equalizes illicit entry and illicit overstaying
The bill on immigration control contains one article that indicates an equal weight of criminality for illicit entry and illicit overstaying. The same article, due to ... -
Symposium on ‘one country, two systems’ | Top official signals changes to Hong Kong election rules
China faces a “critical and urgent” task to overhaul Hong Kong’s electoral system, Beijing’s top official for the city said, in the latest sign that ... -
Macau scholar implicated in academic fraud
At least two academic papers authored by a researcher affiliated with the City University of Macau and published in the journal Springer Nature, erroneously listed David ... -
Covid-19 | 1,200 inoculated at ‘smooth’ vaccination rollout: Dr. Alvis Lo
Some 1,200 local residents were inoculated with their first dose of a vaccine for Covid-19 as of yesterday afternoon, while another 2,600 locals registered to schedule ... -
Woman accuses gambling partners of abuse of trust, claims HKD275,000 damage
A woman from the mainland is accusing two of her gaming partners of abusing her trust and appropriating HKD275,000 that belonged to her, the Judiciary Police ... -
TNR accused of arson in building fire
A non-resident worker (TNR) from the UK is being accused of deliberately lighting a fire in a building entrance in the early hours of February 19, ... -
Man arrested for filming and photographing colleague in toilet
A man has been detained and accused of the crime of intrusion of privacy for photographing and recording a work colleague while she was in the ... -
Agarwood Diffuser for cars | MUST team wins international design award
The product “smart car agarwood diffuser,” designed by Assistant Professor Zhang Mengting from the Faculty of Humanities and Arts of the Macau University of Science and ... -
Gaming | GGR picked up in the later half of February: JP Morgan
Macau’s gross gaming revenue (GGR) for the first 21 days of February is expected to be around MOP5.8 billion, or MOP276 million per day, the latest ... -
Zheng Anting urges moving abandoned vehicles to Guangdong
Lawmaker Zheng Anting has recommended that the local government move the city’s abandoned and unclaimed vehicles to Guangdong province so that the city can be rid ... -
Briefs | Taxi driver arrested three months after defrauding passenger
A taxi driver who defrauded a passenger he transported from the Border Gate Plaza to the Rua de Malaca on November 22 has finally been ... -
Analysis | Rethinking the US-China fight: Does China really threaten American power abroad?
President Joe Biden is so far maintaining his predecessor’s tough China policy, which aims to curb China’s international power both economically and politically. In the U.S. ... -
US-China relations | Wang urges Biden to lift trade restrictions, stop interference
China’s top diplomat called yesterday for new U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration to lift restrictions on trade and people-to-people contacts while ceasing what Beijing considers unwarranted ... -
This day in history | 1959 Macmillan and Khrushchev talk peace
Britain and the USSR have expressed a willingness to expand Anglo-Soviet trade and cultural ties during the first official meeting between British prime minister Harold Macmillan ... -
Myanmar | Protests swell after junta raises specter of force
Protesters gathered in Myanmar’s biggest city yesterday despite the ruling junta’s threat to use lethal force against people who join a general strike against the military’s ... -
Banking | HSBC’s top executives following the money prepare Asia moves
HSBC Holdings Plc is considering the return of some global leaders to the bank’s original hometown, reinforcing Asia’s role as its center of gravity. A cadre ... -
Football | Man City earns 18th straight win, Spurs lose again in Premier League
Exactly three months ago, Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham was outwitting Manchester City to go top of the Premier League and leave Pep Guardiola doubting the direction he ... -
The Buzz | Biovac plans to become a vaccine maker for underserved Africa
The Biovac Institute, a South African vaccine company, is formulating expansion plans aimed at helping Africa become more self-sufficient when its comes to accessing the immunizing ... -
Haircuts, pubs, gyms must wait as UK lifts lockdown slowly
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is setting out a road map today [Macau time] for lifting one of Europe’s strictest national lockdowns — but the millions ... -
Our Desk | Predictions for the Ox-picious new year
This new year will be running under the auspiciousness of the Metal Ox. This means that it will be certainly a lucky one (as they all ... -
Tuesday, February 23, 2021 – edition no. 3718
* Research fraud implicates Macau — Two academic papers published by a Macau-based researcher in the Springer Nature journal erroneously listed a renowned MIT scholar as ... -
CNY | Occupancy rate of 48.3% outperforms MGTO’s estimate
Macau’s occupancy rate averaged at around 48.3% during the Chinese New Year (CNY) Golden Week from February 11 to 17, demonstrating a contraction of 4.6% points ... -
LRT Hengqin extension expected to be completed in four years
The SAR government announced that the Light Rapid Transit (LRT) extension to Hengqin is aimed to be operational in four years. It will be about 2.2 ... -
Gaming tax contracted 73.6% YoY in 2020
Macau’s government received around MOP29.8 billion from gaming tax in the whole of 2020, a drop of 73.6% year-on-year (YoY), the Financial Services Bureau (DSF) revealed ... -
Taiwan | Macau became a meeting point for retired intelligence officials charged for spying
Four retired Taiwanese military intelligence officials, including a major general, were indicted after being accused of providing sensitive information to China – which includes making multiple ... -
Quarantine measures lifted for visitors from two Chinese cities
As of today, the quarantine measures previously enforced to visitors arriving or staying in the village of Gaodong in Shanghai’s Pudong new area and Tonghua ... -
GBA | Scholar says there is an urgency to set unified rules for competitiveness
The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA) should have a set of unified rules in a bid to be more competitive and better connect with the ... -
Briefs | CPI falls 1.18% in January
Macau’s consumer price index (CPI) fell 1.18% year-on-year in January, marking a continual decline for five consecutive months. The fall was linked with lowered prices ... -
IAM changes booking system for barbecue facilities
A new booking system for the use of barbecue facilities will be in operation from today, the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) informed in a statement. The ... -
Covid-19 vaccination for the public starts today
The Covid-19 vaccination for the general public kicks off today, as previously announced by the health authorities. Residents who have scheduled their inoculation since February 9 ...
