Daily Archives: Wednesday, May 5, 2021
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Gaming | SJM records HKD647million Q1 loss
SJM Holdings recorded a total loss of HKD647 million in the first quarter widened from last year’s loss of HKD409 million. According to the gaming operator’s ... -
Success Dragon proposes to quit electronic gaming business in town
The Hong Kong-based Success Dragon International Holdings has proposed to desist offering electronic gaming machine (EGM) management service to Macau’s casinos due to its unsatisfactory performance, ... -
Hotel industry believes worst time has passed
General hotel occupancy in Macau reached levels of between 80% to 90% during the May 1 holidays, giving the industry confidence that the worst has passed, ... -
Unemployed residents stood at 11,600 in Q1
Both the local unemployment and underemployment rates have risen during the first quarter (Q1) of this year, official statistics released by Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) ... -
Crime | PJ unveils credit card fraud schemes involving over MOP6 million
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has uncovered two cases of fraud in which unlawfully used data from credit cards was used for the acquisition of goods in ... -
Gov’t explains proposed collection of passports at parliament
In order to avoid illegal immigrants from destroying their passports while waiting in Macau, there is a need to collect these passports when an alleged illegal ... -
Covid-19 | Gov’t relaxes cross-border travel for eligible foreigners
Starting from midnight today (May 5), non-local residents will no longer be required to stay in China for at least 21 consecutive days before being granted ... -
Covid-19 | SSM taps into various incentives to boost vaccination rate
The government is considering the feasibility of lifting the Covid-19 test requirement, allowing fully-vaccinated participants to take part in low-risk crowd- gathering events without being required ... -
Foreign Affairs Office hosts Youth Day forum
The Youth Day took place in China yesterday, with the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of ... -
Beijing’s UN envoy: Myanmar violence could lead to civil war
China’s U.N. ambassador urged stronger diplomatic efforts to resolve the confrontation in Myanmar since the Feb. 1 military coup, warning that further violence could lead to ... -
Top US diplomat to join China UN event on global cooperation
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will participate in a U.N. Security Council meeting Friday chaired by China’s foreign minister on strengthening global cooperation and the ... -
Great Times | Savoring the Best with Mom
Mothers are our heroes in disguise in our everyday life. They all deserve to be treated well every day and especially on Mother’s Day, so why ... -
This day in history | 1981 Bobby Sands dies in prison
Hunger striker Bobby Sands has died in prison 66 days after first refusing to eat. The 27-year-old republican spent the last days of his life on ... -
G7 foreign ministers meet face-to-face after pandemic pause
Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven wealthy industrialized nations are gathering in London – their first face-to-face meeting in more than two years – to ... -
South Korea dairy company CEO resigns over virus research scandal
The chairman of one of South Korea’s biggest dairy companies has resigned over a scandal in which his company was accused of deliberately spreading misinformation that ... -
Football | West Ham’s top-4 bid back on track thanks to Antonio double
Burnley 1, West Ham 2 With Michail Antonio and other key players out injured, West Ham’s improbable bid for a first ever Champions League qualification was ... -
The Buzz | Bill and Melinda Gates announce they are getting divorced
Bill and Melinda Gates said Monday that they are divorcing but would keep working together at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, one of the largest ... -
Asian American business leaders seek to fight discrimination
Asian American business leaders are launching a foundation to challenge discrimination through what they call the largest philanthropic commitment in history by Asian Americans geared to ... -
World Views | Hong Kong bites the hands that care for it
It hasn’t been an edifying few days for Hong Kong. After a domestic worker from the Philippines was found late last week to have contracted a more infectious ... -
Wednesday, May 5, 2021 – edition no. 3765
* May labors — Hotel industry on an uptrend * Gov’t relaxes cross-border travel for foreigners * Beijing’s UN envoy warns Myanmar violence could lead to ...
