Daily Archives: Friday, May 26, 2023
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Rob Goldstein: Macau ‘resurrecting strong’, group to further invest over USD3.9 billion
The Macau SAR will continue to record new post-pandemic highs as it is currently “resurrecting strong” – a comeback that came as a surprise and a ... -
Harry Potter Exhibition to open at The Londoner
The Harry Potter Exhibition will be held at the resort this December, as announced yesterday at The Londoner Macao. The news was disclosed by sports star ... -
GDP up 38.8% year-on-year in Q1
Macau’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) saw growth of 38.8% in the first quarter (Q1) of this year compared to the same period of 2022, a release ... -
Ao Ieong begins Portugal visit with focus on Big Health
The Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Elsie Ao Ieong, yesterday began her visit to Portugal by meeting with the Chinese Ambassador to Portugal, Zhao Bentang. ... -
Unemployment rate drops to 3.6% from February-April
The local unemployment rate dropped 0.3% between February and April this year. The drop is from the previous four-month period from January to March this year, ... -
After Typhoon Mawar battered the island, ‘what used to be a jungle looks like toothpicks’
Many residents of Guam remained without power and utilities yesterday after Typhoon Mawar tore through the remote U.S. Pacific territory the night before and ripped roofs ... -
Two men in their 50s die by suicide
Two men in their fifties have reportedly died by suicide in Macau just a few hours apart. The cases, as reported by the Judiciary Police (PJ), ... -
Local temple manuscripts registered as UNESCO World Memory
Archives and manuscripts of the local Kong Tac Lam Temple have been inscribed in the UNESCO Memory of the World Register. Nestled in a narrow descending ... -
Doctor ratio nearly three per 1,000 patients
There were 1,965 doctors and 2,863 nurses in Macau at the end of 2022, up 4.1% and 4.4% year-on-year respectively, according to Statistics and Census Service ... -
41 suspected illegal workers detected in April
A total of 41 suspected illegal workers were detected across the city in April, according to data from the Public Security Police. Alongside the Labour Affairs ... -
Typhoon Mawar to bring weather up to 33 degrees next week
Typhoon Mawar is expected to affect the coastal areas of Guangdong at the beginning of next week and bring sustained hot weather of up to 33 ... -
Gov’t to hold new themed workshops during cultural day
On “China Cultural and Natural Heritage Day” on June 10, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) will organize numerous workshops in various cultural sites of Macau to ... -
DSI kiosks down for system update
The Identification Services Bureau (DSI) self-service kiosks for identification document applications will be not operating today due to system updates, the bureau announced in a statement. ... -
Labor bureau finds jobs for over 4,500 people so far
In the first five months of this year, over 4,500 jobseekers have been successfully matched with jobs through government initiatives, the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) announced ... -
Elon Musk wants to build a digital town square – but his debut for DeSantis had a tech failure
Elon Musk wants to turn Twitter into a “digital town square,” but his much-publicized Twitter Spaces kickoff event, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announcing his run ... -
SJM hosts work experience sessions for young adults
In line with its “from society, for society” principle, SJM organized a “Workplace Experience Series” earlier in May at the Grand Lisboa Palace, involving young adults ... -
Hennessy partners with NBA for new limited edition
Hennessy and the National Basketball Association (NBA) expanded a global partnership, making Hennessy the first “Official Spirit of the NBA”. “Hennessy is thrilled to shine a ... -
Chinese basketball legend Yao Ming steps down as head of national league
Former Houston Rockets star Yao Ming has stepped down as head of China’s struggling national basketball league. An eight-time NBA All-Star, Yao had been leading efforts ... -
HK-flagged vessel briefly runs aground in Suez Canal, later refloated
A Hong Kong-flagged ship briefly ran aground yesterday in Egypt’s vital Suez Canal, though authorities said they were able to refloat it after it momentarily disrupted ... -
21-year-old sentenced to 5 years for thwarted bomb plot
A Hong Kong man was sentenced to more than five years in prison for participating in a thwarted bomb plot that aimed to build resistance forces, ... -
Sands China Launches Sands Resorts Incubation Centre and Signs MOU with PFM
Promotes young entrepreneurship, technical innovation and smart tourism Sands China launched a new programme this month, the Sands Resorts Incubation Centre, aimed at encouraging technological innovation, ... -
Microsoft: Chinese hackers could be laying groundwork for disruption
State-backed Chinese hackers have been targeting U.S. critical infrastructure and could be laying the technical groundwork for the potential disruption of critical communications between the U.S. ... -
South Africa under more scrutiny over Russian ship as ruling ANC says it would ‘welcome’ Russian leader
The South African government was under more pressure yesterday [Macau time] for declining to release cargo documents relating to the visit by a Russian ship that ... -
1998 Veterans reject Japanese ‘sorrow’
Emperor Akihito of Japan has spoken of his “deep sorrow and pain” over the suffering inflicted by his country during World War II, but did not ... -
‘About My Father’ is a messy, limp rom-com with Robert De Niro as bait
If you were to resurrect the tired storyline of a young couple having to meet their partners’ parents and were looking around for someone to play ... -
Tom Hanks’ novel shares inside look at moviemaking
There may be no one better suited to tell the tale of how a movie gets made than Hollywood icon and master of the motion picture ... -
Mesa by José Avillez
Portuguese Chef José Avillez, known around the world as the first chef in Portugal to earn two Michelin stars at his own restaurant in Lisbon, is now ... -
Tina Turner, ‘Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll’, dies at 83
Tina Turner, the unstoppable singer and stage performer who teamed with husband Ike Turner for a dynamic run of hit records and live shows in the ... -
20 richest countries account for over half of 50 million people in ‘modern slavery’: report
The world’s 20 richest countries are fueling forced labor and account for over half the estimated 50 million people living in “modern slavery,” according to a ... -
Friday, May 26, 2023 – edition no. 4254
* Resurrecting strong — Macau is rebounding quicker than expected; future of the city just fine without junkets, said Rob Goldstein, CEO of Las Vegas Sands, ... -
China-Russia ties nobody’s business but their own
Although some Western countries have expressed their disapproval of Sino-Russian cooperation and seek to distort the economic and trade ties between the two countries as proof ...
