Monthly Archives: April 2021
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World Views | Four ways companies can adapt to deglobalization
Even before the Covid-19 pandemic hit, the trend toward freer movement of goods, capital and people known as globalization was facing severe headwinds in the form ... -
Wednesday, April 28, 2021 – edition no. 3762
* Tag team — A US report states that the involvement of American gaming operators in town requires their increased engagement with local security to combat ... -
CRIME | Local woman loses MOP220,000 in online dating scam
A female resident of Macau in her 40s has reportedly lost around 220,000 patacas in a scam conducted through a social media platform, the Judiciary Police ... -
Crime | New scam using Hong Kong, Taiwan pro-independence messages target students
A new type of phone scam was reported by the Judiciary Police (PJ) yesterday during its regular press conference. Although the modus operandi is well-known – ... -
Sin Fong Garden | Construction companies ordered to pay compensation to gov’t
The Court of First Instance (TJB) has ruled in favor of the government in the case against the companies involved in the construction of the Sin ... -
Covid-19 | First vaccination outreach offers up to 700 doses daily
The debut vaccination outreach effort was started by the Health Bureau (SSM) today, April 27, at the University of Macau (UM), where inoculation services were offered ... -
No travel bubble plan in Macau yet
As of now, Macau has not yet engaged in any discussions about creating a travel bubble with other destinations, the representative of the Macao Government Tourism ... -
Covid-19 | Seven-day self-health management scrapped for Hong Kong visitors
Since yesterday, the Health Bureau (SSM) relaxed quarantine requirements for Hong Kong visitors, who now no longer need to observe a seven-day self-health management following their ... -
MACAO WEEK | MGTO to promote city in Jiangsu Province
Following two roadshows held in Beijing last September and in Hangzhou this March, the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) will host Macao Week in Jiangsu between ... -
Tourism board to start regular ‘boutique tours’
After the May 1 holidays, the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) will commence regular boutique tours, that is, tours with a tailormade itinerary, Maria Helena de ... -
Wong Sio Chak confirms Qingmao Port completion next month
Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak confirmed the Qingmao Border Checkpoint Building will likely be completed next month, on the basis of information available to him, ... -
Mobile payment platforms announce promotions
With the impending new round of consumption stimulus, the eight mobile payment platforms participating in the scheme have announced their respective promotion plans to attract users. ... -
Employment | 765 job hunters referred to DSAL for job-matching
The Macao Federation of Trade Unions (FAOM) has referred 765 job hunters to the Labor Affairs Bureau (DSAL), which affirmed it will offer a vocational matching ... -
The Asian hour | China mutes reaction to Zhao’s Oscars as S. Korea lauds Youn
Chloé Zhao’s history-making Oscars sweep, winning best director and best picture, is being met with a muted response in her country of birth, and even censorship. ... -
Moments | History, glamour … and what a weird ending
Wait. What? If that’s what you yelled at the TV during the final moments of Sunday’s Oscars, you weren’t alone. In what may have been the ... -
This day in history | 1961 Sierra Leone wins independence
Sierra Leone has become the latest West African state to win independence, after more than 150 years of British colonial rule. The new nation was born ... -
Anti-trust campaign | China widens internet crackdown with Meituan monopoly probe
China’s government has expanded its antitrust crackdown beyond Jack Ma’s technology empire, launching an investigation into suspected monopolistic practices by food-delivery behemoth Meituan. The State Administration ... -
Property | Beijing to crack down on home buying in famous school district
One of Beijing’s most famous districts for top schools rolled out a new admission policy to crack down on housing speculation, the latest move by local ... -
Banking | Citigroup’s Asia chief calls retail exit a strategic necessity
Citigroup Inc.’s decision to exit retail banking operations in 13 markets outside the U.S. including China was crucial for its ability to redeploy capital to areas ... -
MGM holds a seminar on cultural heritage
MGM recently collaborated with Macao Institute for Tourism Studies and Oral History Association of Macau to hold the “MGM National Education Series Seminar – Embracing Chinese Cultural ... -
Shine Spa by Sheraton launches new ‘wellness’ package
Shine Spa by Sheraton is offering the new “A Spa Day with Friends,” a package that includes a 60-minute spa treatment followed with a healthy and ... -
Football | Madrid turns focus from Super League to Champions League
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane wants nothing to do with the Super League. Last week, the Spanish club was doing everything possible to make the controversial ... -
The Buzz | Prototype of first US dollar coins auctioned for $840,000
A piece of copper that was struck by the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia in 1794 and was a prototype for the fledgling nation’s money was auctioned off for ... -
Hong Kong, Singapore to launch air travel bubble from May 26
Hong Kong and Singapore said yesterday they would launch an air travel bubble in May, months after an initial arrangement that would allow tourists to fly ... -
Our Desk | This is not a democracy – Part 1
This is not a democracy! This was a sentence I have gotten used to hearing since my early days in Macau. I confess that at the ... -
Tuesday, April 27, 2021 – edition no. 3761
* Jabs in reach — The first vaccination outreach effort kicks off today at UM, expecting to provide up to 700 shots daily * History, glamour ... -
Elections 2021 | Ex-New Macau member Scott Chiang likely to run with Ng Kuok Cheong
Incumbent lawmaker António Ng Kuok Cheong hinted yesterday on his social media platform about a possible partnership with previous New Macau Association (ANM) member Scott Chiang ... -
10 returnees sent to clinical centre in Coloane
A total of 10 residents who returned from Nepal to the SAR were sent to the Public Health Clinical Centre in Coloane for quarantine after five of ... -
Crystal fish 2021 | Security chief identifies five aspects to improve
The Joint Civil Protection Operations Centre held a typhoon drill on Saturday – codenamed “Crystal Fish 2021” – to test the operation capacity of the Civil ... -
Price Index continues gradual descent
The Composite Consumer price index (CPI) last month dropped by 0.97% year-on-year, official statistics released by the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) show. The Composite ... -
Repatriation flight takes all stranded Nepalese home
A repatriation flight yesterday took around 45 stranded Nepalese, Indian and Bhutanese people from Macau to Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. The president of the Nepalese ... -
Group defends vegetarian diet following Ao Ieong’s remarks
The assertion that adopting a vegetarian or vegan diet will result in malnutrition is groundless, Simpson Lee, committee member of the Macau Association of Vegetarian Culture, ... -
Gaming | Grand Lisboa Palace to receive operating permit soon: SJM
The Grand Lisboa Palace integrated resort, owned by local gaming operator SJM Holdings Ltd (SJM), has passed final government inspections and is expected to receive its ... -
New local tourism initiative kicked off yesterday
The “Stay, Dine and See Macao” initiative began yesterday, with the first batch of local tour groups setting off. The project is the newest bid from ... -
Vice Premier meets SARs’ top officials, calls to exert effort for 2021 elections
China’s Vice Premier Han Zheng has called on the Macau SAR to make a concerted effort in organizing the election of its seventh Legislative Assembly during ...
