Yearly Archives: 2022
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Post CNY gaming revenue surge driven by strong visitation
Macau’s gross gambling revenue (GGR) post Lunar New Year has hit the highest daily revenue figure since the Golden Week holiday in May 2021, according to ... -
Two more imported asymptomatic cases recorded
Two Macau residents who arrived from the U.S. via Singapore on Monday have tested positive for Covid-19. They were classified as imported cases of asymptomatic infection. ... -
Crime | Four apprehended for alleged ecstasy trade
Four Vietnamese men were arrested on February 14 on allegations of dealing MDMA through international mail, the Judiciary Police (PJ) revealed yesterday. Known scientifically as methylenebioxymethamphetamine, ... -
China crafts a carefully curated slate of Olympic spectators
A spectator’s single clap echoed through the mostly empty National Aquatics Center after the British curling team knocked a Swiss stone out of position, a difficult move ... -
HONG KONG | Virus surge begins to overwhelm Covid measures
Hong Kong’s leader yesterday said a surge of coronavirus cases is overwhelming the city’s emergency resources, but defended strict measures that have been imposed. Chief Executive ... -
Thailand | Royalists ask that Amnesty International office be shut
Royalist activists in Thailand say they will present a petition with 1.2 million signatures to the government tomorrow calling for it to shut down the country’s ... -
Indonesia School principal given life term for raping 13 students
An Indonesian court yesterday sentenced an Islamic boarding school principal to life in prison for raping at least 13 students over five years and impregnating some ... -
Ukraine crisis | Russia says some forces pulling back to bases
Russia said yesterday that some units participating in military exercises would begin returning to their bases, adding to glimmers of hope that the Kremlin may not ... -
This day in history | 1959 Castro sworn in as Cuban PM
Cuba’s revolutionary leader Fidel Castro has become the country’s youngest ever premier. At the age of 32, he has been sworn in as Prime Minister in ... -
Beijing 2022 | Norway takes Olympic gold medal in biathlon team relay
The Russians took the lead right at the start of the Olympic four-man biathlon relay yesterday and stayed well out front until a shooting meltdown at ... -
Beijing 2022 | Su joins Gu with Olympic big air gold for host China
China’s extreme sports youngsters were ready for a big Olympic stage. The host country built one for them, and they delivered. Su Yiming gave China its ... -
BEIJING SNAPSHOT | At Olympics, differing views of the news
Reporters from other countries and their Chinese counterparts seem to have different approaches to the daily news conferences at the Beijing Olympics. Yesterday’s briefing showcased the ... -
Singapore air show subdued two years into pandemic
Singapore’s biennial air show opened yesterday on a smaller scale than before the pandemic, even as the aviation sector gears up for a recovery two years ... -
The Buzz | Putin: Russia ready to discuss confidence-building measures
Russian President Vladimir Putin said last night that Moscow is ready for talks with the U.S. and NATO on limits for missile deployments and military transparency, ... -
The label ‘traitor’ fits no athlete
It is shocking that Gu Ailing, known in the United States as Eileen Gu, should be called a “traitor” by some US television commentators. They believe ... -
Wednesday, February 16, 2022 – edition no. 3952
* Mass hike — Post CNY gaming revenue surge driven by strong visitation * The key role of English, Portuguese local media, according to Ho * ... -
Gaming | Committee expresses concerns over casino operator executives’ dual nationality
The question of the backgrounds of managing directors of casino operators under the gaming law amendment was tabled yesterday by the Second Standing Committee. Led by ... -
City’s Urban Master Plan announced as Executive Regulation
Macau’s Urban Master Plan was finally promulgated yesterday in the form of an Executive Regulation, alongside a separate ordinance enacting the categorization of land use. The ... -
Gov’t wants to replace ‘obsolete’ mopeds with electric models, offers MOP3,500
The government wants the owners of small motorcycles (also known as scooters or mopeds) to replace them with new, electric-powered models, the Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) ... -
Crime | Man apprehended for manufacturing, consuming cocaine
A Tanzanian man has been arrested for allegedly “illegally manufacturing and consuming [a] psychiatric and anesthetic substance,” the Judiciary Police (PJ) announced in a special press conference ... -
Foreign domestic workers’ entry still ‘not an option’
Bringing in foreign domestic workers is still not an option, Wong Chi Hong, director of the Labor Affairs Bureau (DSAL), insisted in a reply to lawmaker ... -
GBA | Guangdong to promote infrastructure implementing HK, Macau rules
Guangdong is pledging to boost efforts to advance the development of Hengqin and Qianhai cooperation zones, improve working mechanisms and policy systems, and give new reform ... -
SME credit approved by banks dropped 37.5% in H2 2021
In the second half of 2021, the new small and medium enterprise (SME) credit limit approved by Macau banks totaled MOP12.1 billion, a drop of 37.5% ... -
Covid-19 | Hong Kong to vaccinate 3-year-olds amid new Covid-19 surge
Hong Kong plans to offer COVID-19 vaccines to children as young as 3 as infections rage through the semi-autonomous Chinese city. The announcement late Sunday came ... -
Group forecasts Q1 rise in Prosperity Index
The city’s Prosperity Index may rise from 2.8 – its level at the end of last year – to 3.1 at the end of April, the ... -
Xinhua Insight | Anti-pandemic approach suits national condition, benefits whole world
Every now and then, some Western media criticized China’s anti-pandemic approach of clearing COVID-19 infections in a timely manner, arguing it’s too rigid to sustain and ... -
At Winter Olympics, virus fight waged with worker sacrifices
In her mind, Cathy Chen pictures a scene that she herself says could be drawn from a TV drama: Falling into the arms of her husband ... -
War, peace, stalemate? Week ahead may decide Ukraine’s fate
Even if a Russian invasion of Ukraine doesn’t happen in the next few days, the crisis is reaching a critical inflection point with European stability and ... -
This day in history | 1989 Soviet troops pull out of Afghanistan
Soviet troops are withdrawing from Afghanistan, nine years after they swept into the country. A convoy of Soviet armoured vehicles travelled the 260-mile (418km) journey to ... -
Analysis | Olympics distract from Chinese soccer’s puzzling predicament
One good outcome for men’s soccer in China is the timing of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, which has been a national distraction from another failed ... -
Beijing 2022 | Russian skater can compete, but medal ceremony won’t be held
Russian teenager Kamila Valieva has been cleared to compete in the women’s figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics despite failing a pre-Games drug test, setting ... -
Beijing 2022 | Eileen Gu advances on busy day of freestyle at Olympics
Trying for three gold medals in one Olympics is a hectic business. So it was no surprise that Eileen Gu was a skier in a hurry ... -
New Zealand | Ardern signals harsher stance on vaccine protest
New Zealand’s prime minister yesterday said protesters who oppose coronavirus mandates were using “intimidation and harassment,” as authorities appeared to take a harsher stance toward the ... -
The Buzz | South Korea to allow special voting for Covid-19 patients
South Korea’s parliament yesterday approved plans to provide a special time for COVID-19 patients to vote during the March 9 presidential election as the country grapples ... -
In Russia’s Ukraine plans, how much does the mud matter?
The Russian expression “tanks don’t fear mud” is common enough that it’s been the title of a short-lived Russian television series and can be found stenciled ...
