Yearly Archives: 2022
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Friday, November 11, 2022 – edition no. 4131
* Budget revisited — Lawmakers discussing gov’t proposed budget 2023 say it’s ‘deja vu’ and disbelieve an ‘overly’ optimistic MOP130 billion gaming revenue * Demographics | ... -
Bet on it: Sports gambling effort in California is not over
The effort to legalize sports betting in California ran headlong into a typical challenge for competing ballot measures as each was battered in a torrent of ... -
High-rise building near Nova Grand confirmed despite heated debate
After dropping the provisional car tire park, the government has decided to build a high-rise building at the former cotton mills in Taipa, a plan that ... -
Taipa Houses to finally run Macanese-style restaurant 2023
The government has launched a public tender for restaurant operators to take over a Macanese-style restaurant at the Taipa Houses for two years, in line with ... -
Foreign racers have arrived and are undergoing quarantine
An undisclosed number of foreign racers who will take part in this year’s Macau Grand Prix have already arrived in Macau and are undergoing the mandatory ... -
Health code down twice following new rule on residential addresses
The Macau Health Code system was out of order twice yesterday due to the Health Bureau (SSM) requiring all users to input their residential addresses manually. ... -
Court lets UK lawyer defend Jimmy Lai
A Hong Kong court yesterday upheld the decision to let a veteran British lawyer defend pro-democracy newspaper publisher Jimmy Lai at his upcoming national security trial. ... -
Organizers suggest people walk to reduce traffic during races
The organizing committee of the Macau Grand Prix event (MGPOC) is suggesting people in Macau commute on foot as much as possible during the event days ... -
Mortgage loans approved by banks up 15% m-o-m
New residential mortgage loans (RMLs) approved by Macau banks grew by 15.4% month-to-month to MOP1.92 billion in September 2022, according to statistics released by the Monetary ... -
Lawmaker urges gov’t to nurture aviation professionals as airport expands
As the green light has been granted to expand the city’s airport, lawmaker Ella Lei urged the government to nurture professionals in the aviation industry in ... -
GEG Proactively Promotes National Education
Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) strongly believes that “education engenders a strong country” and is amongst the first to promote and sponsor youth national education programs in ... -
Australia to block former military pilots flying for China
Australia’s defense minister said yesterday he had told the nation’s military to review secrecy safeguards in response to concerns that “Beijing was recruiting pilots to train ... -
Tsai thanks British minister for support
Taiwan’s leader Tsai Ing-wen yesterday thanked British Trade Minister Greg Hands for London’s support for Taiwan after he became the latest foreign official to defy Chinese ... -
Myanmar tops Asian meeting’s agenda as global issues loom
Southeast Asian leaders convene in the Cambodian capital today, faced with the challenge of trying to curtail escalating violence in Myanmar while the country’s military-led government ... -
Australian PM hopes for meeting with President Xi at summit
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said yesterday a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping would be a “positive thing” if one can be arranged on ... -
Voters approve recreational marijuana in Maryland, Missouri
Missouri voters have approved a ballot measures legalizing recreational marijuana for adults 21 and older and expunging most records of past arrests and convictions. Approval of ... -
1982 Brezhnev rumours sweep Moscow
Speculation is growing that Leonid Brezhnev, who has ruled the Soviet Union for the past two decades, has died. Suspicions that a senior Communist party figure ... -
Chinese maker announces 300 orders for new jetliner
A state-owned Chinese commercial jet manufacturer set up to try to compete with Boeing and Airbus says it has secured orders for 300 of its first ... -
Elon Musk sells $3.95 billion worth of Tesla stock
Twitter’s new owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sold nearly $4 billion worth of Tesla shares, according to regulatory filings. Musk, who bought Twitter for ... -
Sands China sponsors Mastering Cotai seminar
Sands China Ltd. sponsored and hosted this year’s Mastering Cotai academic seminar yesterday at The Londoner Macao, drawing close to 150 online and offline attendees. Now ... -
Quinta da Marmeleira debuts at China Import Expo
The Macau office of the Quinta da Marmeleira vineyard in Portugal has premiered the brand at the China International Import Expo (CIIE), which is held in ... -
UEFA gathers European team to oppose Super League at meeting
Organizers of European soccer’s Super League project got the meeting they asked for yesterday [Macau time] with UEFA’s president. They found many more opponents also waiting ... -
US conspiracists seeking key state election posts falling short
Republicans who backed Donald Trump’s failed efforts to overturn the 2020 election lost key races to oversee elections in some competitive states, even as others remained ... -
VoteCast: Inflation top concern, but democracy a worry too
Just as Republicans had hoped, high inflation was the top consideration for voters in the midterm elections, AP VoteCast shows. But the survey reveals that a ... -
Positive sign for rebuilding of Sino-Australian ties
It is encouraging to see that despite the differences that still exist between them, Australia and China have maintained effective communication and contact, and are working ... -
Thursday, November 10, 2022 – edition no. 4130
* Residential park — High-rise residential buildings near Nova Grand confirmed, leisure facilities ditched * Tourism| Taipa Houses to finally run Macanese-style restaurant * An undisclosed ... -
Dems show surprising strength; control of Congress unclear
Control of Congress hung in the balance today (Wednesday) as Democrats showed surprising strength, defeating Republicans in a series of competitive races and defying expectations that ... -
Bangladesh balances energy needs with climate, conservation
Fish, rice, mangrove trees and the lush delta wetlands where the massive Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna rivers drain into the Bay of Bengal. It’s not luxury. ... -
Social Affairs and Culture with PIDDA projected execution rate at only 28.4%
The lawmakers who comprise the Follow-up Committee for Public Finance Affairs of the Legislative Assembly (AL) have raised concerns over the poor project execution rate for ... -
Gov’t drops entry permit requirement for non-residents
The government has lessened the requirements for non-resident workers and diplomats to return to the SAR amid its adherence to Beijing’s zero-Covid policy. A statement from ... -
Residential property prices continue to drop amid economic headwinds
The overall residential property price index for July – September 2022 decreased by 1.7% over the previous period (June – August 2022) to 250.4 as the ... -
Lawmakers propose to clarify codes on privately managed parking lots
The government should clarify regulations concerning parking lots operated privately on private land, which may consequentially increase the number of such facilities in older districts, lawmakers ... -
Caritas Bazaar estimated to have raised over MOP5 million this year
The annual Caritas Bazaar that took place last weekend at the Nam Van Lake leisure area probably raised between 5 and 6 million patacas for the ... -
Air show seeks to position China as global competitor
China is displaying its latest generation fighter jets and civilian aircraft this week as it looks to carve a larger role for itself in the global ... -
Cleaning services’ revenues increase to MOP1.32b
In view of an increase in demand for cleaning services among industries, income for cleaning services went up by 6.8% year-on-year to MOP1.32 billion in 2021. ...
