Monthly Archives: August 2023
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Gaming employees’ earnings up 6%
At the end of the second quarter of 2023, there were 51,693 full-time employees in the gaming sector, a decrease of 1,899 year-on-year. Among them, dealers ... -
CPI grows slightly in July
The Composite Consumer Price Index (CPI) for July (104.76) grew slightly by 0.78% year-on-year. The increment was attributed to higher charges for eating out and package ... -
Four motorbikes crash on Sai Van Bridge two days after dedicated lane suspension
An accident involving four motorcycles took place yesterday afternoon on Sai Van Bridge, two days after the suspension of the motorcycle lane. The motorcycle lane was ... -
Finance Secretary studies Hainan’s free trade experience
Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong has led a delegation to Hainan Province to study its experience as a free trade port, among other ... -
Hengqin tourism revenues surge to RMB1.9b in 1H
According to statistics, in the first half of 2023, the tourism revenue in major scenic areas of the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin amounted to ... -
Zhuhai Airport-Hengqin express route adds new stop at port
Starting Aug. 23, the Zhuhai Airport-Hengqin express route will be adjusted and a new stop at Hengqin Port will be added. Passengers will be able to ... -
Clinton Global Initiative will return to NYC with Jose Andres, Orlando Bloom, and Matt Damon
The Clinton Global Initiative 2023 will convene “leaders, innovators and dreamers” – ranging from World Bank President Ajay Banga and The Bahamas’ Prime Minister Philip E. ... -
President, a former guerrilla fighter known as ‘the crocodile,’ is seeking reelection
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa is a former guerrilla fighter and bodyguard who responded to being fired as vice president by unseating Robert Mugabe, his own mentor ... -
1978 Kenya’s founding father dies
Kenya’s president, Jomo Kenyatta, has died at his home in Mombasa. An official announcement on Voice of Kenya radio said Mr Kenyatta died peacefully in his ... -
Ronaldo and big-spending Saudi clubs primed to dominate ACL
Tuesday, 18:20 Al-Nassr v Shabab Al-Ahli H 1.14, D 5.50, A 12 Oddschecker.com Cristiano Ronaldo gets his first taste of Asian competition this evening as Al-Nassr ... -
Pheu Thai party joins with pro-military parties in coalition to form government
Thailand’s populist Pheu Thai party announced yesterday that it plans to form a new government with an 11-party coalition that includes two pro-military parties affiliated with ... -
UK judge set to sentence Lucy Letby, the most prolific child killer in modern UK history
A judge is set to sentence Lucy Letby, the most prolific child killer in modern U.K. history, for murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six ... -
A raid on a Kansas newspaper likely broke the law. But which one?
A central Kansas police chief was not only on legally shaky ground when he ordered the raid of a weekly newspaper, experts said, but it may ... -
Tuesday, August 22, 2023 – edition no. 4313
* Rolling high — High rollers have their bets back on the city’s gaming tables; Revenues set to fully recover to pre-Covid levels by Golden Week ... -
The 10th International Lion Dance Championship 2023 – MGM Cup” Sets off at Barra Square of A-ma Temple this October
MGM has established the brand sports event of the MGM Lion Dance Championship since 2010, which has developed into a prominent lion dance competition worldwide over ... -
EU report highlights risks undermining freedoms; Central and local authorities refute accusations
Both the local government and the central government have issued statements condemning the report issued by the European Commission and the High Representative of the European ... -
Happiness Street to turn into pedestrian zone Sept. 29
Happiness Street will become a trial pedestrian zone from Sept. 29, the government announced. The plan is to block these streets and reserve them exclusively for ... -
Gov’t committed to retaining ‘changing-charging’ e-motorbike strategy
The government has committed to introducing parallel battery changing and charging for e-motorcycles, although riders prefer the charging mode. Currently, the city has over 120,000 motorcycles, ... -
PJ-China police detain six for RMB4.5m theft at Outer Harbour Terminal
The Judiciary Police (PJ), working with mainland police authorities, has announced the arrest of six people in connection with a theft at the Outer Harbour Ferry ... -
EU to require SARs passport holders authorization upon travel
Macau and Hong Kong passport holders will be required to present an authorization letter when entering European Union countries in 2024. The requirement will be enforced ... -
As Maui rebuilds, residents reckon with tourism’s role in their recovery
Long before a wind-whipped wildfire blasted through the island of Maui, tension existed between Hawaii’s kamaaina, or longtime residents, and the visitors some islanders resent for ... -
Sai Van Bridge motorbike lane suspended till Sunday
The motorcycle lane on Sai Van Bridge has been suspended until 10 a.m. next Sunday to facilitate road works, the government has announced. The bridge’s two ... -
Unpopularity of LRT Jockey Club parking lot still unsolved
Parking spots at the heavy vehicle parking lot at the LRT Jockey Club station are not been regularly used after a year or so of operations, ... -
2023MIECF sees nearly 40 partnerships clinched
Nearly 400 business matching meetings were conducted at the 2023 Macao International Environmental Co-operation Forum & Exhibition (2023MIECF), with almost 40 partnerships clinched. The four-day event ... -
IFTM welcomes 600 new students for 23/24 academic year
The Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM) has welcomed round 600 new undergraduate and postgraduate students in its academic year 2023/2024. In the speech to the ... -
Nearly 1,400 properties sold in Q2
A total of 1,368 building units and parking spaces were purchased and sold in the second quarter of 2023 as per the stamp duty record, and ... -
TTG China names Sands Resorts Macao as Best Resort in China
Sands Resorts Macao has been awarded the Best Resort in China at the 2023 TTG China Travel Awards for the fourth consecutive year, and the sixth ... -
Chinese military launches drills around Taiwan as a ‘warning’ after a top island official went to US
The Chinese military launched drills around Taiwan on Saturday as a “stern warning” over what it called collusion between “separatists and foreign forces,” its defense ministry ... -
Judges propose a further delay in the trial of activist publisher Jimmy Lai
Hong Kong judges on Friday proposed a new delay until December in the trial of a prominent activist publisher who was arrested in August 2020 under ... -
Tanker believes to hold sanctioned oil starts offloading near Texas despite Tehran’s threats
An American-owned oil tanker long suspected of carrying sanctioned Iranian crude oil began offloading its cargo near Texas late Saturday, tracking data showed, even as Tehran ... -
1983 Filipino opposition leader shot dead
The Philippines opposition leader, Benigno Aquino, has been assassinated just minutes after returning home from exile. Mr Aquino, 50, had spent the last three years in ... -
Vibrant artworks turn Sands China’s resorts into lively pop art showcase
Sands China is currently presenting a colorful pop art exhibition at its integrated resorts in support of Art Macao 2023, highlighted by two giant Disney-themed outdoor ... -
Spain wins its first Women’s World Cup title, beating England 1-0 in the final
Spain won its first Women’s World Cup title less than a year after a player rebellion, holding off England 1-0 yesterday after Olga Carmona’s first-half goal. ... -
Luna-25 spacecraft crashes into the moon, ending its bid to reach the lunar south pole
Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft crashed into the moon after it spun into an uncontrolled orbit, the country’s Roscosmos space agency said yesterday. The pilotless spacecraft was aiming ... -
The Netherlands and Denmark will give F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine
The Netherlands and Denmark announced yesterday they will give F-16 warplanes to Ukraine, in a long-awaited announcement that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called an important motivation ...
