‘Satellite casino’ still core of debate at parliament

The Standing Committee of the Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday had their meeting on the amendment bill to the gamling law with government officials present to

IFTM hosts Career Day with 67 organizations

The Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM) hosted 67 organisations (including 11 from Guangdong and Shanghai) from various sectors for its 2022 Career Day yesterday

Gov’t confirms Pui Ching application received for new campus

Pui Ching Middle School have filed an application with the government for a new campus, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Elsie Ao Ieong, confirmed yesterday. Ao Ieong

Gov’t extends gaming concessions to Dec. 31, experts not surprised

The government is planning to extend current gaming concessions until the end of 2022 to accommodate the progress of the relevant law amendment, Secretary for Economy

Sands, Galaxy support gov’t plan to temporarily extend casino licenses

Two out of six gambling concessionaires have responded to an inquiry by the Times, stating that they are supportive of the government’s plan to extend casino

Vaccination among elderly residents rising, interest among children also growing

The vaccination rate among the senior population in Macau has recently been growing, health authorities stated yesterday during the regular press briefing from the Novel

Hong Kong returnee classified as asymptomatic case 

A Macau resident from Hong Kong who arrived from Macau via the Golden Bus has tested positive for Covid-19 and is classified as an imported case of asymptomatic

Health Bureau mulls shortening quarantine duration

Local health authorities are considering lowering the number of days of mandatory quarantine for people arriving from some foreign countries and regions, Dr. Leong Iek Hou, coordinator

Criminal investigation cases rise 13% in 2021

Police opened files of 11,376 criminal investigation cases throughout 2021, up 13.1% from the previous year, according to the Office of the Secretary for Security under

China’s slowing economy in spotlight as legislature meets

China's ruling Communist Party is temporarily turning away from its longer-term ambitions to focus on pulling the economy out of a slump as the country

Beijing denies asking Russia not to invade until post-Olympics

China yesterday denounced a report that it asked Russia to delay invading Ukraine until after the Beijing Winter Olympics as “fake news” and a “very despicable”

Russians besiege Ukrainian ports, war refugees top one million

Russian forces captured the strategic Ukrainian port of Kherson and besieged another yesterday in a bid to cut the country off from the sea, as the two sides headed

Kyiv shrines, memorials with powerful symbolic value at risk

Kyiv, bracing for a potentially catastrophic Russian attack, is the spiritual heart of Ukraine. Among the sites at risk in the Ukrainian capital are the nation’s

1975 Comic genius Chaplin is knighted

Silent film legend Charlie Chaplin has become Sir Charles after a ceremony at Buckingham Palace. The star of such films as The Kid and The Great Dictator was knighted

Gloomy nights for the Dark Knight in ‘The Batman’

Batman, never a day person, is plunged into perpetual night in Matt Reeves’ nocturnal, nihilist, neo-noir take on the Caped Crusader.  Reeves’ three-hour-long “The

Is 2022 the year of crypto-philanthropy?

The future is here.  In March 2021, Mike Winkelmann (also known as Beeple) sold an NFT of his digital art for $69 million at Christie’s – the

Birdsong offers three powerful portraits of womanhood

Destiny O. Birdsong’s “Nobody’s Magic” tells three separate stories, each centering on a Black albino woman living in Shreveport, Louisiana.  First, we meet 20-year-old Suzette,

Rick Holmstrom goes all-instrumental on ‘Get It!’

Guitarist Rick Holmstrom’s new album is an all-instrumental collection of toe-tappers, thigh-slappers and finger-snappers. There’s an irresistible backbeat, and the mood is upbeat. Grin and hear

Seven militants killed, bombs seized in recent raid

Philippine troops killed at least seven Muslim insurgents aligned with the Islamic State group in a recent offensive in the south and recovered 45 heavy firearms

South Korean manufacturer of Russian vaccine braces for complications

A South Korean pharmaceutical company manufacturing Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine says it’s bracing for business complications as the U.S.-led West escalates sanctions against Russia over the invasion of Ukraine.

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