Daily Archives: Monday, May 10, 2021
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Gaming | May Day GGR expected to be at 40-50% of pre-pandemic levels: JP Morgan
The gross gaming revenue (GGR) during the five-day May Day holiday from May 1 to 5 is expected to reach 40% to 50% of 2019 levels, ... -
May golden week | 167,000 travelers recorded with tourism sector upbeat for strong recovery
Macau had welcome a total of 167,000 visitors during the five-day May Day holiday — with the average daily tourist tally standing high at 33,000 — ... -
MGTO director confident in summer holiday performance
Considering the tourism heat during the past May 1 long holiday period, Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, director of the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) expressed ... -
IC defends initial green light for antique customs tear-down
With an antique customs facility described as representing high national education value saved from danger at the last minute, Mok Ian Ian, president of the Cultural ... -
SSM targeted with cyberattacks over the weekend
Several cyberattacks to the Health Bureau (SSM) computer system were recorded last Friday and Saturday, the SSM acknowledged in several statements to the media. The attacks ... -
Briefs | SMG forecasts ‘very hot’ weather today
The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) warned that it is expected to be “very hot” in the city today, and that the maximum temperature will ... -
Third stimulus | Majority prefers consumption card option, 83,000 registered
A total of 83,000 Macau residents registered for the third round of government stimulus through electronic consumption on the first day. From those, approximately 43,000 residents ... -
IC reports unauthorized car entry in St Paul’s Ruins churchyard to PSP
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) has reported the unauthorized entry of a vehicle in the area of Ruins of St. Paul (Mother of God church) churchyard ... -
Residential | 91% of Iao Hon residents in favor of rebuilding housing estates
Residents of old residential buildings in Iao Hon are in favor of rebuilding the housing blocks, a survey conducted by the Macau Urban Renewal Limited (MUR) ... -
Transmac suspends driver over unsafe driving
The Transportes Urbanos de Macau S.A.R.L (Transmac) has issued a statement noting the suspension of a driver involved in an incident widely spread on social media. ... -
Woman found dead in Cotai resort, PJ suspects murder
A 50-year-old female resident from the mainland has been found dead in a hotel room of an integrated resort in Cotai on Friday afternoon, the Judiciary ... -
Stronger GBA wealth tie via new scheme is on the horizon
The long-anticipated cross-border investment pilot scheme entitled “Wealth Management Connect” — enabling residents in the Greater Bay Area (GBA) to purchase cross-boundary wealth management products distributed ... -
Sinopharm vaccine Gets WHO backing, facilitating broader use
China’s Sinopharm Group Co. won World Health Organization backing for its Covid-19 vaccine, paving the way for a wider rollout of the shot in countries scrambling for immunizations. ... -
EU, India try again to clinch trade deal, sidelining China
The European Union and India agreed Saturday to restart negotiations on a bilateral free trade deal, eight years after their first attempt failed and as both ... -
Space | Agency says debris from long March rocket landed in Indian Ocean
Remains of a huge Chinese rocket have landed in the Indian Ocean amid global concern the country’s space program lost control of a giant chunk of ... -
This day in history | 1994 Mandela becomes SA’s first black president
Nelson Mandela has become South Africa’s first black president after more than three centuries of white rule. Mr Mandela’s African National Congress (ANC) party won 252 ... -
Washington Post says US secretly obtained reporters’ records
The Trump Justice Department secretly seized the phone records of three Washington Post reporters who covered the federal investigation into ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s ... -
Politics | UK polls spark Scottish debate, hurt Johnson’s opposition
The battle for the future of Scotland has begun after a dramatic set of British election results left the U.K. starkly divided. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s ... -
Nine Super League clubs accept UEFA fines, three rebels face bans
Only nine of the 12 European clubs who launched an ill-fated bid to form a Super League have agreed to a peace deal with UEFA and ... -
The Buzz | Street parties celebrate end of Spain’s state of emergency
Impromptu street celebrations erupted across Spain as the clock struck midnight on Saturday, when a six-month-long national state of emergency to contain the spread of coronavirus ... -
Death toll soars to 50 in school bombing in Afghan capital
The death toll in a horrific bombing at a girls’ school in the Afghan capital has soared to 50, many of them pupils between 11 and ... -
World Views | Europe starts to feel the vaccine effect at last
The European Union’s Covid-19 vaccination rollout had looked like a crossbetween a bad joke and a bad dream. Almost everything that could go wrong did: Logistical failures, supply ... -
Monday, May 10, 2021 – edition no. 3768
* GBA wealth tie on the horizon — The long-anticipated Wealth Management Connect — a program considered a landmark in the further opening-up of China’s financial ...
