25 missing after cargo boat sinks in Indonesia

Rescuers in Indonesia were searching for 25 people who were missing after a cargo boat sank in the Makassar Strait in South Sulawesi province, officials said yesterday. 

The real estate sector and the economic slowdown in China (II)

Rising real estate prices and underlying speculation, leveraged in bank financing and intertwined with land allocated by local governments, have driven the real estate sector into an unsustainable situation. This

Monday, May 30, 2022 – edition no. 4020

— The gov’t is set to grant companies a MOP20,000 subsidy for each local hire to combat unemployment, while a lawmaker has called for an extension to loan repayment periods

Residents’ close family allowed to enter from Monday

Non-resident spouses and underage children of Macau residents will be able to enter the region from Monday (May 30), the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination

Domestic workers entry scheme extended to all nationalities

The pilot program for the entry of foreigners to perform domestic work will be extended to people from all nationalities starting from May 30. 

Gov’t organizes special flight for the return of students from Shanghai

A representative from the Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ), Chan Iok Wai, yesterday announced that on June 1 a special flight will be organized for

Daisy Ho confident about closing syndicated loans

Daisy Ho, chairperson of SJM Resorts, S.A. (SJM), yesterday expressed her confidence in seeking funds for the enterprise. Her comment was made on the sidelines

MP indicts Alvin Chau for heading criminal group

The Public Prosecutions Office (MP) has indicted junket mogul Alvin Chau for founding and directing a “secret association,” according to a report issued by the

22 suspects arrested over MOP1.1b laundering

Police authorities in Macau and Hong Kong have detained 22 people over suspected cross-border money laundering that involves MOP1.1 billion patacas. In a statement, the

Water Bureau: Converting local lagoons to reservoirs infeasible

In a recent reply to a lawmaker’s question, the government has confirmed that it has no plans to turn the city’s southern lagoons into reservoirs.

Hotel guests in April plunge 29.5% y-o-y

The number of guests at hotels in April slid by 46.9% year-on-year to 369,000; mainland guests (244,000) declined by 59.5% while local guests (95,000) surged by 55.8%.

Major layoffs allegedly happening at Million Dragon Hotel

A local hotel has reportedly started dismissing team members due to “unforeseeable business prospects,” local media reports. Letters signed by the Human Resources Department of a

US aims to leverage Russia-Ukraine bloc against Beijing

U.S. officials say the Biden administration is aiming to lead the international bloc opposed to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine into a broader coalition to counter what

Wang Yi starts Pacific tour in the Solomons

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation arrived in the Solomon Islands yesterday at the start of an eight-nation tour that comes amid growing concerns

Gov’t touts financial aid as it aims to banish ‘partygate’

The British government unveiled a multibillion-pound package yesterday to ease a severe cost-of-living squeeze, announcing the plan a day after Prime Minister Boris Johnson vowed to

G-7 nations can lead the way on ending coal use

Germany's energy and climate minister said yesterday that the Group of Seven wealthy nations can lead the way on ending the use of coal, a heavily

1994 Dissident writer Solzhenitsyn returns

Alexander Solzhenitsyn has flown back to his native Russia after 20 years of exile in the United States. His plane touched down in the far eastern port of Magadan

Acting chemistry boosts (very) dark ‘Count of Three’

On the Count of Three” is marketed as a “darkly comic” movie. Well, there’s dark comedy and there’s darker comedy, and then there’s comedy like this

Philanthropy and the ‘tech for good’

Digital fundraising is reshaping philanthropy in what may be described as a blockchain revolution. It’s a peaceful revolution but, like every revolution, it has its supporters and

Edomae nigiri omakase experience

The savoir-faire from the inimitable Edomae nigiri omakase experience has emerged as a novel paradigm of dining with SUSHIDAN at MGM Macau's Rossio under the leadership of Chef Manato

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