Daily Archives: Friday, April 1, 2022
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March casinos revenue down 56% to lowest level in 18 months
Macau’s gaming revenue plunged 55.8% in March to the lowest level in 18 months, as a worsening Covid-19 outbreak in China battered tourism in the city. ... -
Another group calls on gov’t to investigate high fuel prices
The new Consumer Rights Protection Law should be used to investigate skyrocketing vehicle fuel prices, the Choi In Tong Sam Association told a press conference yesterday. ... -
Scientists figure out how Macau-bats got a taste for blood
In a joint study involving a Singaporean university, Macau-based scientists have figured out why vampire bats are the only mammals that can survive on a diet ... -
Private rooms at The Star only shut down after Chau’s arrest
The private gaming rooms at The Star’s casino only shut down following the arrest of junket mogul Alvin Chau, according to an ongoing inquiry that tackles ... -
Contracts between junkets and concessionaires to require gov’t approval in new law
Once the new gaming law is approved, junkets can only be officially established if they satisfy all the requirements and conditions the government has set ... -
Only 13% of booster shots were vaccine ‘cocktails’
Only around 24,000 out of 181,527 doses of Covid-19 vaccines administered as booster shots were done with different vaccines from the primary vaccination course of two ... -
Fake real estate agent scams TNRs on house rental
A local 50-something woman is being accused of performing a scam by pretending to be a real estate agent with an apartment to rent, the Public Security ... -
Two officials to be sworn-in today for renamed bureaus
The two newly-renamed bureaus will kick off operation today, with two officials’ swearings-in taking place today. Lai Weng Leong, currently a deputy director of the Lands, ... -
South China Sea US, Filipino forces hold combat drills on beach facing China
With assault weapons ready, U.S. and Filipino marines sprang from amphibious vehicles and transport helicopters to defend an island from potential aggressors in a war exercise ... -
Search finds 49,000 pieces of plane in China Eastern crash
Chinese officials said yesterday that the search for wreckage in last week’s crash of a China Eastern Boeing 737-800 is basically done and that more than ... -
Xi strongly backs Afghanistan at regional conference
Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday issued strong backing for Afghanistan at a regional conference, while making no mention of human rights abuses by the country’s Taliban ... -
Beijing, Solomons ink draft of controversial security pact
China and the Solomon Islands have signed a draft version of a security pact that could see Chinese police and other forces take up duties in ... -
Putin’s war ends era of globalization that kept inflation low
For decades, the free flow of trade across much of the world allowed the richest nations to enjoy easy access to low-priced goods and supplies. It ... -
1957 BBC fools the nation
The BBC has received a mixed reaction to a spoof documentary broadcast this evening about spaghetti crops in Switzerland. The hoax Panorama programme, narrated by distinguished ... -
Madcap metaverses meld in ‘Everything Everywhere’
Everything Everywhere All at Once” is your standard multiverse martial arts movie about filing your taxes and midlife regret in which googly eyes, everything bagels and ... -
Taste of Sakura
To celebrate sakura’s time of flowering, Ohte at Four Seasons Macao is featuring a special Taste of Sakura menu. Innovative Japanese desserts and cocktails are highlights ... -
China reopens one city as Shanghai lockdown enters second phase
The city of Shanghai prepared yesterday to reopen its eastern half and shut its western half, while authorities elsewhere announced the lifting of a citywide lockdown ... -
PMI: China manufacturing weakens as anti-virus controls tighten
China’s manufacturing activity fell to a five-month low in March after most of Shanghai and two other industrial centers were shut down to fight coronavirus outbreaks, ... -
For Hong Kong, life matters most
On Tuesday, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region saw 7,596 new COVID-19 cases, the fourth day with new infections lower than 10,000. That’s still a big ... -
Friday, April 1, 2022 – edition no. 3984
* Remote control — Contracts between junkets and concessionaires to require gov’t approval in new law * Gaming | Private rooms at The Star only shut ...
