Yearly Archives: 2021
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Taiwan gives health workers island’s first AstraZeneca doses
Health care workers received the first shots in Taiwan’s COVID-19 vaccination drive yesterday, beginning a campaign that won’t use supplies from China amid uneven distribution of ... -
World Views | Blackstone puts too many chips on a $6.2 billion casino bid
It’s not hard to see why Blackstone Group Inc. would see value in the stricken Australian casino operator Crown Resorts Ltd. The private equity firm, which ... -
Tuesday, March 23, 2022 – edition no. 3738
* Visitors plunge — Tourist arrivals in February dropped to 427,122, a decline of 23.3% month-to-month * Covid-19 | Locals called on to take jabs to ... -
Macau Hotel Association | Hotels to ‘stand together’ on gov’t’s stimulus package
The Macau Hotel Association (MHA) is set to meet tomorrow to discuss the possible promotional roll-outs it could offer in line with the upcoming e-voucher scheme ... -
Gov’t to optimize criticized e-voucher scheme
The government is slated to optimize issuance of vouchers via locally-recognised electronic payment platforms. This comes after several local groups have called for the government ... -
Macau Legend anticipates up to HKD2 billion loss for 2020
Macau Legend Development Ltd is anticipating a substantial financial loss of between HKD1.9 billion to HKD2 billion in the full year of 2020, according to a statement filed ... -
Over 36,000 receive Covid-19 jab
A total of 75,587 people have made appointments for the Covid-19 vaccination, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center announced. Of these, 36,459 vaccinations have been completed ... -
Grand Prix Museum | Ticketing system to go online today
The long-overdue Macao Grand Prix Museum, now six times larger than its former venue upon the completion of the expansion project, has initiated its trial operation ... -
Tourism fares well in March, still needs local boost: Fernandes
The daily visitor arrival in March is satisfactory, but the local tourism market still needs the boost offered by local residents to recover during the pandemic, ... -
Social housing | CCAC rules out malfeasance during Ilha Verde fire shutters replacement
The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) said that its investigation did not find evidence that any departments or authorities had committed any illegal acts during the replacement ... -
45.6% of local enterprises pessimistic about the future export market: survey
Around 45.6% of local companies surveyed have expressed that they are pessimistic about the outlook for the export market for the coming six months, the Economic ... -
Obituary | Aida de Jesus, ‘Godmother of Macanese Cuisine’
Aida de Jesus, one of the most recognizable figures of the Macanese community passed away last week at the age of 105, leaving behind a legacy ... -
GBA | Culture, tourism plan maps out ‘clear directions’ for city’s industry
The Macau SAR government has affirmed that the Culture and Tourism Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has mapped out “clear directions for ... -
Exclusive license endows SMEs with business opportunities
High-quality food products have always been the main focus in the food and beverage industry, especially after the outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic. Some local small ... -
‘Santa Maria’ feared dismantled
The Jetfoil Conservation Concern Group has issued a statement on Saturday expressing their sorrow over the dismantling of the Jetfoil “Santa Maria,” which was due to ... -
BioNTech vaccine uptake jumps in Hong Kong as younger residents qualify
BioNTech SE’s Covid vaccine was in high demand in Hong Kong on Friday, with 15,700 people receiving a dose on the first day all adults ages ... -
Aviation | Gambler who bet millions on AirAsia wants everyone to notice
When Stanley Choi became one of AirAsia Group Bhd.’s biggest shareholders a month ago, he did so with no intention to pursue the aggressive tactics favored ... -
This day in history | 1956 King convicted for bus boycott
Civil rights leader, the Reverend Martin Luther King, has been convicted of organising an illegal boycott by black passengers of buses in the US state of ... -
Fleeing coup, Myanmar police refugees in India seek asylum
Myanmar police officers who fled to India after they said they defied orders to shoot people protesting their country’s military coup are urging India’s government not ... -
Netanyahu’s vaccine obsession hasn’t swung election in his favor
Vaccine “world champions.” Israel’s “the first” to return to normal life. Other leaders in awe of Benjamin Netanyahu’s achievements in taming the pandemic. In the weeks ... -
EXPLAINER | Tokyo Olympics march on without fans from abroad
Tokyo Olympics and the International Olympic Committee have banned fans from abroad with the games opening in four months. It’s part of the fallout from holding ... -
The Buzz | US, Belgium, France and Japan hold Mideast naval exercise
The U.S. Navy said yesterday it will hold a major naval exercise alongside Belgium, France and Japan in the Mideast amid tensions over Iran’s nuclear program ... -
N. Korean diplomats leaving Malaysia after ties are severed
North Korean diplomats vacated their embassy in Malaysia and prepared to leave the country yesterday, after the two nations cut diplomatic relations in a spat over ... -
World Views | The US military must get serious about domestic extremism
Among the unsettling revelations about the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is the number of rioters who served in the military. Of the more ... -
Monday, March 22, 2022 – edition no. 3737
* Goodbye Santa Maria — The Jetfoil Conservation Concern Group has expressed their sorrow as they fear that the longest-serving ferry between Hong Kong and Macau ... -
AIPIM’s board to remain following absence of new candidates list
The current board of the General Assembly of the Macau Portuguese and English Press Association (AIPIM) will remain in their positions, as no list of candidates were submitted for ... -
Construction of LRT Hengqin extension commences
The initiation ceremony of the construction of the Light Rapid Transit (LRT) extension to Hengqin took place yesterday. The Nam Kwong (Group) Company Limited, a state-owned ... -
Chinese investors may soon be allowed in foreign bond markets
Mainland authorities are close to establishing southbound bond trading, Julien Martin, general ,anager at Bond Connect Company Limited (BCCL), recently revealed. The new arrangement will allow ... -
Elections 2021 | CAEAL ping-ponged with IAS on alleged gun-jumping campaigning
Although the Electoral Affairs Committee (CAEAL) has deemed that an act by a traditional association that was alleged to constitute campaigning ahead of schedule did not ... -
Bribery convict Ng Lap Seng to be released early
A U.S. judge yesterday (Macau time) sanctioned an early release from prison on compassionate grounds for bribery convict Ng Lap Seng, Macau’s real estate tycoon, who ... -
Gaming | Morgan Stanley expects premium market to be 2022’s driver for GGR growth
The premium mass market is expected to remain the biggest driver for the city’s gaming operators in 2022, given the increasing number of luxury hotels in ... -
PJ responds to growing digital crimes with new recruits and modified training
In response to increasingly complicated criminal behaviors, the Judiciary Police (PJ) has vowed to modify its training schemes at the Judiciary Police School and recruit more ... -
Realtor expects Macau transaction to rise to 500-level
As the March real property viewing frequency has been on the rise, the market is seen to be heating up and the number of transactions is ... -
China determined to oppose external interference: official
China has always been and will always be an “indispensable and trustworthy force” for promoting world peace and development, Ran Bo, Director General of the Policy ... -
Mobile payment platforms achieving identity verification for minors
Several mobile payment platforms have confirmed that they are either attempting to or have already achieved identity verification for junior users in light of the ...
