Monthly Archives: December 2021
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Melco organizes sustainability competition for students
The 2021 Guangdong Hong Kong Macau Greater Bay Area Integrated Resort Sustainability Business Case Study Competition – ‘Start Young’ Hospitality Management Professional Challenge has taken place, ... -
Gaming | Morgan Stanley forecast cut reflects ‘tightened crackdown’
Investment banking firm Morgan Stanley is forecasting a total of MOP121.4 billion in gross gaming revenue for 2022, numbers that are 6.6% shy of the government’s ... -
Ambrose So expresses confidence in tourism revival if HK normalizes border
The border normalization between Hong Kong and Macau will be “naturally implemented” if the former normalizes borders with the mainland, Ambrose So, honorary chairman of the ... -
Group stomach flu recorded; cause by food contamination ruled out
A case of group gastroenteritis has been reported by the Health Bureau, involving a group of 10 Kindergarten 2 students – four males and six females ... -
Illegal accommodation bill | 90 days of authorization to stay is ‘decisive’
The number of days that people are authorized to stay in Macau is the decisive criteria chosen by the government to decide whether people lodging outside ... -
Crime | Man detained for car burglaries claims they were done for survival
A local resident in his thirties has been arrested by the Public Security Police Force (PSP) for allegedly burgling from motor vehicles in a parking lot located ... -
Local procurement on the rise as company strengthens support
As a key developer of large-scale integrated resorts in the city, Sands China Ltd. must source world-class products and services that have appropriate quality levels, competitive ... -
Hong Kong officials distance themselves from Nanking footage
Hong Kong officials distanced themselves from the screening of a 1937 Nanking massacre video in a primary school that left some children in tears, saying schools ... -
Winter Olympics | Austrian leader won’t go to Beijing games, but no protest
Austria’s leader says no high-ranking politicians from his country will attend the Beijing Winter Olympics, but he says that is entirely because of coronavirus restrictions in ... -
Indonesia | Blinken vows more US military might in Indo-Pacific
The United States will expand its military and economic relationships with partners in Asia to push back against China’s increasing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific, U.S. Secretary ... -
Philippines | Duterte quits from Senate race in latest flip-flop
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday withdrew his senatorial candidacy in next year’s elections in his latest change of mind over what he plans to do after ... -
North Korea | Kim Jong Un’s decade of rule: Purges, nukes, Trump diplomacy
Friday marks 10 years since Kim Jong Un, the third generation of his family to rule North Korea, took power after his father’s sudden heart attack. ... -
This day in history | 1993 Anglo-Irish pact paves way for peace
The British and Irish prime ministers have signed The Joint Declaration of Peace which they hope will end 25 years of bombing and murder in Northern ... -
Automaker Toyota promises more electric models, investment
Japanese automaker Toyota is beefing up its electric vehicle lineup, offering 30 new fully electric models by 2030, its president, Akio Toyoda, said yesterday. Toyota Motor ... -
Wholesale inflation jumps record 9.6% over past 12 months
Prices at the wholesale level surged by a record 9.6% in November from a year earlier, an indication of on-going inflation pressures The Labor Department said ... -
Sands China hosts Trip.com summit
Macau has successfully hosted the 2021 Global Partner Summit by Trip.com Group, with the support of Sand China Ltd. Trip.com Group chose Macau to host the ... -
Football | Aubameyang stripped of Arsenal captaincy, dropped for game
Arsenal stripped Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of the captaincy yesterday after another disciplinary breach, saying the striker hadn’t worked “to the rules and standards” set by the club. ... -
The Buzz | Newcastle can now sign Saudi sponsors with EPL
Newcastle’s Saudi ownership can start signing up sponsors from the kingdom after new English Premier League rules were introduced to end the brief ban on clubs ... -
China Daily | West trying to stand together in bid to maintain its position of privilege
Hosting the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting in Liverpool over the weekend, United Kingdom foreign secretary Liz Truss proved she is no slouch when it comes to ... -
Wednesday, December 15, 2021 – edition no. 3915
* This is the end? — Pfizer confirms its Covid pill’s results, potency versus omicron * Gaming | Morgan Stanley forecast cut reflects ‘tightened crackdown’ * ... -
Breaking News | Pfizer confirms Covid pill’s results, potency versus omicron
Pfizer said this evening (Tuesday) that its experimental pill to treat COVID-19 appears effective against the omicron variant. The company also said full results of its ... -
Financial Secretary rejects claims of Suncity bringing woes
The public view that the closure of Suncity will bring trouble to the city’s gambling industry was dismissed by Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lei Wai ... -
Q&A | Kenneth Feng: President and chief strategic & financial officer MGM China | Mass premium market: the focal point of MGM as it enhances offerings to segment
The gaming sector in the region has largely dealt with the blow of a global health crisis for the past nearly two years. However, the goal ... -
Association expects up to 16% economic growth next year
The city’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth next year will fall between 5% and 16%, estimated Joey Lao Chi Ngai, director-general of the Macau Economic Association, ... -
39 residency applications in H1
According to the statistics of temporary residency for approved investors, managements and technical personnel in the first half of 2021, the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion ... -
Crime | Online scams continue to find victims among residents
Several kinds of online scams using mobile communication applications (APPs) continue to target local residents, who are reporting the loss of large sums, the Judiciary Police ... -
Eileen Stow | Local custard tart maker receives MBE
Eileen Stow, owner of the iconic Portuguese custard tart chain Lord Stow’s Bakery, was recently appointed a member of the Most Excellent Order of the British ... -
Sands China supports communities through hard times
As a leading integrated resort developer in one of the world’s tourism hotspots, Sands China strongly believes in the power of community – upholding the company’s ... -
New posts on Committee for Safeguarding National Security officialized
The new posts of National Security Adviser and National Security Technical Adviser on the Committee for Safeguarding National Security in Macau have been officialized from yesterday ... -
Fundraising campaign mounted to improve treatment for bike crash victim
The workplace and school of the recent heavy motorbike crash victim are putting out a call on several social media platforms for public donations to facilitate ... -
Pacific War | China marks 84th anniversary of Nanking Massacre
China yesterday marked the 84th anniversary of the Nanking Massacre, in which hundreds of thousands of civilians and disarmed soldiers were killed by Japanese troops in ... -
Hong Kong | Lai given 13 months jail for Tiananmen vigil
A Hong Kong court yesterday sentenced activist and business tycoon Jimmy Lai to 13 months in jail for urging participation in last year’s banned Tiananmen vigil, amid ... -
New Caledonia votes to stay in France; separatists boycott
Voters in the French island territory of New Caledonia chose overwhelmingly Sunday to stay part of France, in a referendum boycotted by pro-independence forces and closely ... -
This day in history | 2003 Saddam Hussein captured
The ousted President of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, is under arrest after he was captured by US soldiers. “Ladies and gentlemen, we got him,” US administrator Paul ... -
Cinema | Box Office: Spielberg ‘West Side Story’ debuts weakly with $10.5M
Despite critical acclaim and two years-worth of anticipation, Steven Spielberg’s lavish “West Side Story” revival made little noise at the box office, debuting with $10.5 million ...
