Yearly Archives: 2021
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Friday, January 29, 2021 – edition no. 3705
* Honeymoon period’s over — Lawmakers unhappy with the government’s response to economic crisis while 5,000 SMEs filed for bankruptcy * Covid-19 | Zhuhai to finish ... -
Opinion | GameStop’s ‘French Revolution’ is a crypto-farce
The GameStop Corp. short squeeze has been tipped as finance’s “French Revolution” — a middle finger to the establishment by a hive mind of Redditors able to channel cash ... -
Labor bureau sees above 200 pay-cut notices in 2020
The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) yesterday disclosed that last year, the authority received a total of 214 notices of salary deduction from 156 companies, concerning 2,450 ... -
Wing Lei Palace, IFT restaurant join 2021 Michelin Guide
The Michelin Guide Hong Kong Macau 2021 unveiled the list of the newly awarded restaurants and eateries yesterday. Wing Lei Palace was one of the highlights ... -
Social housing: Poor tile job troubles home owners for almost eight years
Owners of residential properties at Edifício Ip Heng have filed a complaint to the Chief Executive against the local government in relation to their prolonged issues ... -
Survey: Over 43,000 fallen tiles found in two economic housing buildings
There were approximately 43,411 tiles falling from the interiors of the two economic housing buildings, Edifício do Lago and Ip Heng Building in Seac Pai Van, ... -
Lou Pak Sang appointed director of DSEDJ
The Higher Education Bureau (DSES) will be merged into the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) to become the Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) ... -
Municipal market law | Installation of surveillance cameras halted
The local government has decided to reconsider the number of CCTV surveillance cameras it will install at the city’s municipal markets, according to the First Standing ... -
Ex-lawmaker and former Macao Foundation president Victor Ng passes away
Victor Ng, former lawmaker and president of the Macao Foundation, among other public positions, has passed away at the age of 90, the foundation confirmed. He ... -
Xi hears work report from Ho Iat Seng
President Xi Jinping yesterday heard a work report via video link from Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng on the SAR government’s work in 2020 and Macau’s ... -
Young Entrepreneur benefits from Sands China’s SME support strategy
As a pioneer in starting local supplier support programmes in Macao, Sands China Ltd. has been investing back into the community by helping local small and ... -
Gaming | CCIC: Casino EBITDA to rebound to 2019 figures by Q4 2021
A China-based investment bank China International Capital Corp (CICC) forecast the earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) for Macau’s casino industry is likely to ... -
Gaming | Las Vegas Sands hands reins to Robert Goldstein after Adelson’s death
Las Vegas Sands Corp. named acting Chief Executive Officer Robert Goldstein as permanent CEO following the death of Sheldon Adelson, founder of the casino empire.Goldstein, 65, ... -
Crime | Police warns public about scams on WhatsApp
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has issued a warning to the public in relation to WhatsApp scams after a surge in the number of crimes reported since ... -
Gov’t asks Indonesia to treat detained sailors fairly
China’s government called on Indonesia yesterday to treat a group of detained Chinese sailors fairly but gave no indication what their oil tanker was doing when ... -
Military flights warn against interference in Taiwan
The Chinese government said yesterday that actions like its warplanes flying near Taiwan last weekend are a warning against both foreign interference in Taiwan and any ... -
This day in history | 1990 Romanians call for government change
Tens of thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators have taken to the streets of the Romanian capital, Bucharest to protest against the interim government of Ion Iliescu. It ... -
USA | Biden’s Commerce pick, Raimondo, voices tough line on China
President Joe Biden’s pick to oversee the Commerce Department took a tough line on China in her confirmation hearing yesterday, though she stopped short of singling ... -
Starbucks’ recovery, solid in China, still slow in the US
Starbucks’ recovery slowed at the end of last year as U.S. coronavirus cases mounted, but the coffee titan says it’s confident its U.S. business will fully ... -
UK data watchdog says millions have stopped using WhatsApp
The U.K.’s top data-protection regulator told lawmakers that millions of people have stopped using WhatsApp in favor of alternative messaging services such as Telegram and Signal. ... -
MGM employees pay visit to ‘Roots in China’ exhibition
MGM led more than 100 local team members to visit the permanent “Roots in China” exhibition at the newly opened “Loving the Country, Loving Macau Education Base ... -
Sands holds civil protection seminar for employees
Sands China team members recently learned about civil protection in Macau at a seminar at The Parisian Theatre as part of the company’s ongoing effort to ... -
Football | Best and worst of Ibrahimović as Milan loses at Inter
Inter Milan 2, AC Milan 1 The best and worst of Zlatan Ibrahimović was on show yesterday [Macau time] as he scored and later was sent ... -
The Buzz | China’s zero-tolerance Covid approach now includes anal swabs
China is ramping up efforts to neutralize the coronavirus as new outbreaks test its already stringent pandemic strategy, with another weapon added to an arsenal of ... -
Jane Fonda to receive Golden Globes’ Cecil B. DeMille Award
Jane Fonda cemented herself into Hollywood allure as a chameleonlike actor and social activist, and now the Golden Globes will honor her illustrious career with its ... -
Our Desk | Social turmoil it is
“Macau seems to be changing a lot.” This is what I would normally hear following all the economic consequences brought forth by the pandemic. Employment matters ... -
Thursday, January 28, 2021 – edition no. 3704
* Raining tiles — Lagogate: Over 43,000 fallen tiles found in two social housing buildings, including Edifício do Lago * Labor bureau sees above 200 pay-cut ... -
Macau GP may include TCR Asia ‘season finale’
The 68th edition of the Macau Grand Prix (GP) will likely include the season finale races from the Touring Car Racing (TCR) Asia Series racing category, ... -
Public asset gatekeeper conducts study on dedicated law
A preliminary study of the legal system monitoring public capital enterprises is now in progress, Sonia Chan, director of the Public Assets Supervising Planning Office (GPSAP), ... -
Immigration law | Illegal entrants face much longer detention periods pre-deportation
Foreigners who enter Macau illegally may be put in detention for a time in excess of 60 days, according to Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak. ... -
Court rejects claims against USJ by Eric Sautedé
The Court of First Instance (TJB) has reached a verdict and rejected all claims filed by Eric Sautedé, a former senior lecturer at the University of ... -
Briefs | Citigroup lowers Macau Jan GGR estimate to MOP7.25 billion
The international investment bank and financial services corporation Citigroup has scaled down its previous forecast of Macau’s January gross gaming revenue (GGR) from MOP7.5 billion ... -
Fire safety law | Government given power to confiscate forfeitable assets
The city’s latest approved amendment of the fire safety law will give the government authority the power to confiscate forfeitable assets. Some members of the Second ... -
Melco postpones Nüwa’s reopening
The reopening of the Nüwa hotel, which is currently undergoing refurbishment and is one of the four accommodations at the City of Dreams (CoD) casino resort ... -
Two group infections of non-Covid diseases reported
One group case of influenza-like disease and one group case of gastroenteritis infections have been recorded recently in two separate schools, the Health Bureau (SSM) ...
