Monthly Archives: January 2022
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The Buzz | UK’s Johnson faces Parliament as ouster bid gathers steam
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces a grilling from opponents in Parliament today [Macau time] — and a more worrying threat from his own party’s restive ... -
China Daily | Act for the best, prepare for the worst
Four days into the official annual Spring Festival transport season, which started on Monday and will last until Feb 25, and two weeks to go before ... -
Thursday, January 20, 2022 – edition no. 3937
* Zhuhai safe zone — Nearly three million in Zhuhai test negative for Covid-19 after 24 positive cases detected * No hamsters in Macau tested ... -
Breaking News: UK lifts COVID restrictions, says Omicron wave ‘has peaked’
Face masks will no longer be mandatory in public places and schools in England and COVID-19 passports will be dropped for large events as infections level ... -
Gaming | SVA warns new law could deter investment amid heightened national security emphasis
The reduced timeframe of gaming concessionaires that was set at 10 years in the amended gaming law could deter investment – particularly in the second half ... -
DSAL refers over 850 gaming practitioners to operators
The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) referred 854 former junket employees to participate in job-matching interviews with the six gaming operators on Monday. Six job-matching sessions will ... -
Close contacts of recent cases tested negative
Health authorities said that as of yesterday, all close contacts in Macau and those who had traveled to the high risk areas of Zhongshan and Zhuhai ... -
New Gaming Law | Junkets permitted if attached to a single-concessionaire
Gaming promoters (junkets) will be able to continue to operate in the local gaming industry as long as they are attached to a single concessionaire, the ... -
Construction budget of LRT Hengqin, Seac Pai Van Lines set up to MOP8b
The government revealed yesterday that the budgets allotted to the construction of the Hengqin and Seac Pai Van Lines of the Light Rapid Transit (LRT) are ... -
Talent committee secretary-general sacked, Elsie Ao Ieong takes new authority
Secretary-general of the Talent Development Committee (SCDT), Chao Chong Hang, will be removed from the position from Lunar New Year’s Day, Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng ... -
Crime | Another HKD900,000 lost on ‘Health Bureau’ scam call
Over the past few days, two local residents have reported losing a total of HKD907,551 over so-called “Health Bureau” scam calls, the Judiciary Police (PJ) reported. ... -
Monetary Authority assigns ISIN to bonds issued in Macau
The Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM) joined the Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) in order to facilitate the attribution of International Securities Identification Numbers (ISINs) ... -
Taiwan pays USD900,000 for ally Guatemala to lobby Washington
Guatemala has hired for $900,000 a major supporter of former President Donald Trump to seek influence with U.S. officials in an unusual lobbying contract paid for ... -
China cites coronavirus on packaging, despite doubts abroad
Chinese state media say parcels mailed from overseas may have spread the omicron variant of the coronavirus in Beijing and elsewhere, despite doubts among overseas health ... -
Analysis | North Korean Missile tests signal return to brinkmanship
Grappling with pandemic difficulties and U.S.-led sanctions over his nuclear ambitions, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un could be reviving his 2017 playbook of nuclear and ... -
UAE | Satellite photos show aftermath of Abu Dhabi oil site attack
Satellite photos obtained by The Associated Press yesterday appear to show the aftermath of a fatal attack on an oil facility in the capital of the ... -
This day in history | 1966 Indira Gandhi takes charge in India
Indira Gandhi, only daughter of India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, is to become the country’s next leader. She was chosen at the end of a ... -
Energy | In tiny Wyoming town, Bill Gates bets big on nuclear power
In this sleepy Wyoming town that has relied on coal for over a century, a company founded by the man who revolutionized personal computing is launching ... -
Tennis | Andy Murray wins in Australia for first time since 2017
Five years and five long sets later, five-time Australian Open runner-up Andy Murray finally has won another match at the season-opening Grand Slam tournament. The former ... -
Hong Kong to cull 2,000 animals after hamsters get Covid-19
Hong Kong authorities said yesterday that they will cull some 2,000 small animals, including hamsters after several of the rodents tested positive for the virus at ... -
The Buzz | Out of this world: 555.55-carat black diamond lands in Dubai
Auction house Sotheby’s Dubai has unveiled a diamond that’s literally from out of this world. Sotheby’s calls the 555.55-carat black diamond — believed to have come ... -
China Daily | Party will constantly carry out self-reform as guarantee for the country’s modernization
The multiple angles the outside world adopts to analyze and speculate on the Communist Party of China’s anti-graft campaign, ranging from its motives and objectives to ... -
Wednesday, January 19, 2022 – edition no. 3936
* Train toll — LRT Hengqin, Seac Pai Van lines to cost MOP8 billion overall * New Gaming Law | Junkets permitted if attached to ... -
Gaming | Casino profits in billions on first trading day after amendment announcement
Macau’s big six have gained a whopping HKD42.2 billion on their first day of trading this week, lifting the overall market value of the casino operators ... -
Covid-19 | Shenzhen sees first Omicron case
Of the 163 new local Covid-19 cases identified in the past 24 hours in mainland China, nine were in Guangdong province, with Shenzhen seeing its first ... -
Health code | SSM defends security of ‘counter-scan’
Yesterday, the SSM issued a statement defending its “counter-scan” footprint recording function as secure from personal data breaches. The “counter-scan” function is to allow operators of ... -
Macau report passed by Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering
The 2021 report submitted by the Macau government, evaluating its efforts to counter money laundering, has been adopted by the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG), ... -
HK tests find heavy metal in coffee, including products in Macau market
The Hong Kong Consumer Council has tested 49 ground or powdered coffee products – many available in Macau – and discovered various levels of heavy metals ... -
Not so permanent residency
Most people living and working in Macau under a non-permanent residency permit (non-permanent BIR) usually have a goal of reaching the “notorious” seven years. This ... -
MUST to send students to Sun Yat-Sen Hospital for internships
The Faculty of Medicine of Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) announced that they have signed a cooperation agreement with the First Affiliated Hospital of ... -
WTT Champions players arrive in town
The star-studded line-up of table tennis players arrived in Macau for the upcoming WTT Champions Macao 2021 China Stars which will be held from January 19 ... -
Xi rejects ‘Cold War mentality,’ pushes cooperation
Chinese President Xi Jinping called yesterday for greater world cooperation against COVID-19 and said China would send an additional 1 billion doses of vaccine to other ... -
Demographics | Births fall in 2021, as workforce shrinks
The number of babies born in China fell again last year, official data showed yesterday, adding to pressure on the ruling Communist Party’s ambitions to boost ... -
Japan | Kishida says virus measures, defense top priorities
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told parliament yesterday that fighting the pandemic and strengthening defense are his government’s top priorities. Kishida delivered a speech opening this ... -
Djokovic lands in Serbia after deportation from Australia
Novak Djokovic arrived in his native Serbia yesterday after being deported from Australia because he was not vaccinated against COVID-19, ending his hopes of defending his ...
