Daily Archives: Friday, January 28, 2022
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Gaming | Junket customers to ‘resurrect’ in different segments: LVS
The customers in the junket business will resurrect in different segments and find new ways of materializing in the casino, said Rob Goldstein, chairman and CEO ... -
29 junkets still awaiting license
29 gaming promoters are still awaiting their license after the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) carried out the verification of 75 junket operators. This comes ... -
Covid-19 | Airport workers under close-loop management may swap positions
On the humaneness of allowing some airport staff just seven days per month to spend time with families, a healthcare official has suggested they may be ... -
Police confident in pedestrian control during Lunar New Year period
When questioned about healthcare measures during the Lunar New Year period, when many people will visit temples and churches to take part in religious rituals, Ma ... -
ZAPE, Sai Van to undergo traffic control on Feb 3
As part of the government’s plan to hold a float parade on February 3, certain roads on ZAPE and Sai Van will be subject to traffic ... -
Romantic Rendezvous
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Looking for unique date ideas to please your significant other? Look no further, treat your other half to a ... -
Melco’s Splendors of China program promotes patriotism among colleagues and the community
Holistic SoC Passport program courses completed by over 80% of colleagues Melco Resorts & Entertainment has prioritized national education and developed a vast array of programs ... -
50% hotel occupancy rate in 2021
The average occupancy rate of hotel rooms was 50.0% for the whole year of 2021, up by 21.4 percentage points year-on-year, data from the Statistics and ... -
Macau GP to consider EV races if they gain in popularity
The Macau Grand Prix annual event may consider including races featuring electric vehicles (EVs) if this type of racing event gains more popularity and if it ... -
260m passenger trips made in first 10 days of Spring Festival travel rush
A total of 260 million passenger trips were made during the first 10 days of China’s Spring Festival travel rush in 2022, a transport official said yesterday. ... -
Sands China remains committed to supporting local enterprises, honors outstanding suppliers for 9th straight year
It has always been Sands China’s mission to support local small and medium enterprises (SMEs), actively heeding the government’s call to procure locally. The leading developer, ... -
China invests billions on Olympics with longer-term goal
The finance model for the Winter Olympics calls for the host country to spend several billion dollars, the IOC to earn a couple billion, and sports ... -
WTO ruling finds China can penalize USD645M worth of US goods
A World Trade Organization arbitrator has decided that China can impose retaliatory tariffs on imports from the United States totaling up to $645 million a year, ... -
Beijing wants US halt Olympics interference; implement consensus
China is demanding the U.S. end “interference” in the Beijing Winter Olympics, which begin next week, in an apparent reference to a diplomatic boycott imposed by ... -
EU launches action against China over Lithuania row
The European Union said yesterday it has launched action against China at world trade’s governing body for engaging in discriminatory practices against Lithuania, saying that ... -
WHO’s in trouble | Staff complaint, email allege racism and abuse in Asia
Current and former staffers have accused the top director of the World Health Organization in the Western Pacific of racist, unethical and abusive behavior that has ... -
Afghanistan | UN chief urges major aid increase, unfreezing assets
The U.N. chief urged nations yesterday [Macau time] to greatly boost humanitarian aid for millions of Afghans living in “a frozen hell” and release nearly $9 ... -
This day in history | 1986 Seven dead in space shuttle disaster
The American space shuttle, Challenger, has exploded killing all seven astronauts on board. The five men and two women – including the first teacher in space ... -
Drive In | Tim Roth drops out, in paradise, in ‘Sundown’
A man sits on the edge of an infinity pool contemplating his existence in Michel Franco’s “ Sundown.” It’s one of many such ennui-laden images, though ... -
Book It | Allende’s ‘Violeta,’ an epic South American tale
Chilean writer Isabel Allende’s latest novel is “Violeta,” an epic tale that transports readers across a century of South American history, through economic collapse, dictatorship and ... -
TASTE OF EDESIA | Exquisite Celebrations
February is almost here and it’s the special time of year to spend with loved ones. For both Chinese New Year and Valentine’s Day, St. Regis ... -
Picasso heirs launch digital art piece to ride ‘crypto’ wave
Pablo, meet Crypto. Heirs of Pablo Picasso, the famed 20th-century Spanish artist, are vaulting into 21st-century commerce by selling 1,010 digital art pieces of one of ... -
The Buzz | World remembers Holocaust as antisemitism rises in pandemic
Holocaust survivors and politicians warned about the resurgence of antisemitism and Holocaust denial as the world remembered Nazi atrocities and commemorated the 77th anniversary of the ... -
World Views | omicron or curbing the pandemic
In the short time since the omicron variant was identified in South Africa in November 2021, researchers have quickly learned that it has three unique characteristics: It spreads efficiently and ... -
Friday, January 28, 2022 – edition no. 3943
* Two quarantines — Hong Kong shortens quarantine for foreign arrivals to 14 days, Macau keeps it unchanged * Macau GP to consider EV races ...
