Monthly Archives: March 2021
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World Views | The whole web pays for Google and Facebook to be free
Google and Facebook make a lot of noise about how their main services are free to use. And it’s true, they are. But what they don’t ... -
Thursday, March 4, 2021 – edition no. 3725
* Leaving Las Vegas — LVS is slated to sell its Las Vegas properties for USD6.25 billion as it focuses on the ‘backbone’ of the company: ... -
Breaking News: Las Vegas Sands sells its properties in USD6.25b deal
Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS) today (Wednesday) announced that it has entered into definitive agreements to sell its Las Vegas real property and operations, including The ... -
Gov’t lifts NAT certificate requirement for casino entries
The requirement for patrons to present a nucleic acid test certificate proving they are negative for Covid-19 infection before they enter casinos was lifted at 12 ... -
Briefs | Calls for application for 2021 CIIE open
Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) is calling on local firms to participate in the 4th China International Import Expo (CIIE), which will be held in ... -
China targets 40% vaccination rate by end-June, Zhong Nanshan says
The Chinese government strives to have 40% of its population vaccinated by the end of June, said Zhong Nanshan, China’s top coronavirus expert who helped formulate ... -
‘Family reunion’ immigration applications mostly from the mainland
In the past three years, the Public Security Police Force (PSP) received some 2,000 to 3,000 immigration applications motivated by “family reunions”, according to a ... -
GBA | Gov’t committed to aligning closely with the nation’s cultural & tourism plan
The SAR government affirmed its commitment to closely align itself with the development directions stipulated in the Culture and Tourism Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau ... -
IC verifying ages of two newly discovered old cannons
Yesterday morning, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) removed two old cannons from the construction site of the Galaxy resort project. Workers at the construction site reported ... -
Tour guides anticipate new tourism mode once pandemic is over
The city’s tour guides are anticipating a significant change in the mode of global tourism once the pandemic is over, Wu Wai Fong, chairman of the ... -
Crime | PJ inspector suspected of leaking confidential information
A 50-year-old investigator from the Judiciary Police (PJ) was arrested on Monday morning on suspicion of being connected to a case regarding the leaking of privileged ... -
Immigration Law | Lawmakers concerned with apparent double-standard on penalties for crimes
Lawmakers of Third Standing Committee of the Legislative Assembly (AL) have expressed concerns regarding the penal framework for the new crimes proposed to be introduced under ... -
Lawmaker calls for gov’t to amend domestic violence law
Lawmaker Agnes Lam urges the government to amend the Law on Preventing and Combating Domestic Violence (domestic violence law) to empower the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) ... -
Alvis Lo to head SSM next month
Alvis Lo Iek Long will replace Lei Chin Ion as the director of the Health Bureau (SSM) early next month. Dr Lo is currently the ... -
Court of Second Instance | Defendants must pay court costs, legal fees in cases of crime expiration
Defendants in criminal cases continue to be responsible for paying court costs and legal fees even if the crime they were accused of lapses, the judges ... -
Hotel occupancy rate stood at 40.3%
The average occupancy rate of guest rooms stood at 40.3% in January, representing a month-to-month fall of 12.8 percentage points and a year-on-year drop of 40.7 ... -
Covid-19 | Chinese vaccines sweep much of the world, despite concerns
The plane laden with vaccines had just rolled to a stop at Santiago’s airport in late January, and Chile’s president, Sebastián Piñera, was beaming. “Today,” he ... -
This day in history | 1966 BBC tunes in to colour
The BBC has announced plans to begin broadcasting television programmes in colour from next year. Britain will be the first country in Europe to offer regular ... -
Myanmar | Police fire tear gas, rubber bullets at protesters
Police in Myanmar repeatedly used tear gas and rubber bullets yesterday against crowds protesting last month’s coup, but the demonstrators regrouped after each volley and tried ... -
Analysis | Xi mobilizes China for tech revolution to cut dependence on West
For U.S. politicians, China’s potential to dominate sensitive cutting-edge technologies poses one of the biggest geopolitical threats of the next few decades. President Xi Jinping is ... -
Wrestling | O’Neal ready to rumble in tag team match
Hack-a-Shaq is coming to All Elite Wrestling. Shaquille O’Neal may again absorb some intentional hits in his tag team match this week. The 7-foot-1 basketball Hall ... -
The Buzz | Beat poet, publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti dies at 101
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, the poet, publisher, bookseller and activist who helped launch the Beat movement in the 1950s and embodied its curious and rebellious spirit well into ... -
Churchill painting owned by Angelina Jolie sells for $11.5M
A Moroccan landscape painted by Winston Churchill and owned by Angelina Jolie sold at auction for more than $11.5 million, smashing the previous record for a ... -
World Views | Carbon emissions made a rapid recovery from Covid
The chief benefit of the International Energy Agency’s new monthly data on global carbon emissions, published yesterday, is getting to see just how awful our predicament ... -
Wednesday, March 3, 2021 – edition no. 3724
* Covid tests lifted for casinos * Old cannons found in Cotai * China targets 40% vaccination rate by end-June * Agnes Lam urges ... -
Obituary | Beat poet, publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti dies at 101
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, the poet, publisher, bookseller and activist who helped launch the Beat movement in the 1950s and embodied its curious and rebellious spirit well into ... -
Transfer to Macau via Taiwan has tight rules
The easing of the restrictions for air traffic at Taiwan’s Taoyuan International Airport, which has reopened the possibility of Macau residents currently outside mainland China returning ... -
Gov’t considering group vaccination bookings, lowers NAT price
Local health authorities are considering accepting group bookings from companies and institutions for vaccinations against Covid-19. This was revealed yesterday by the coordinator of the Novel ... -
Briefs | Over 100 unemployed construction workers send petition to DSAL
A group of more than 100 unemployed construction workers sent a letter to the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) yesterday with hopes of a job matching ... -
Gaming | Revenue fell in February despite CNY arrivals
The city’s gross gaming revenue (GGR) surged 136% year-on-year to MOP7.3 billion in February, the month that last year saw casinos shut down for 15 days ... -
Raffles at Galaxy Macau to launch in H2
Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) has inked a collaboration agreement with 130-year-old luxury hospitality group, Accor for Raffles, to jointly establish an all-suite hotel tower, named Raffles ... -
PSP: Only Macau ID holders have right of demonstration
The Public Security Police Force (PSP) released a statement yesterday, reiterating that the right to assemble and protest is only given to Macau ID holders, not all people ... -
Employment | DSAL says job-matching sessions had 45% success rate in January
Job-matching sessions for specific sectors, held by the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) in January this year, have had a success rate of 45%, the bureau has ... -
ExCo completes discussion on business bonus plan regulation
The Executive Council has concluded its discussion on the draft administrative regulation relating to a “bonus plan to encourage business development.” In order to encourage companies ... -
GBA martial arts association sees Macau as a gateway to the world
The Greater Bay Area Martial Arts and Culture Association recently held its first event in the city, aiming to take the advantage of Macau and its ...
