Monthly Archives: September 2023
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Lin Qinghua appointed political commissar of PLA garrison
Lin Qinghua has been appointed major general political commissar of the Macau Garrison of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), Wang Hui, spokesperson of the garrison ... -
Inflation rises 1%
The composite consumer price index (CPI) for August (104.80) grew by 0.99% year-on-year. The rise was attributed to higher prices for eating out and package tours, ... -
Nearly 40 creative brands showcase products in Foshan
The “Macao Craft Market @ Foshan Lingnan Tiandi” has featured 50 cultural and creative brands from Macau and mainland China. Held from Sept. 22 to Sept. ... -
Travel agency sector revenues amount to MOP1.6b in 2022
Receipts and expenditure of the travel agency sector amounted to MOP1.60 billion and MOP1.69 billion respectively in 2022, down by 19.8% and 20.3% year-on-year, data from ... -
Another lawmaker calls for resolution to Lin Fong Swimming Pool constraints
Lawmaker Che Sai Wang has called for more swimming pools for teaching classes to cope with the recent Lin Fong Swimming Pool constraints. A week or ... -
Tourism director commends rabbit lantern installations for complementing fireworks
Rabbit lantern installations displayed inside and outside a local shopping mall will complement the local fireworks display contest, director of Tourism Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes ... -
PJ detains seven people suspected of insurance fraud worth over 25 million
Seven people, including five insurance agents, have been arrested by the Judiciary Police (PJ) on suspicion of major fraud that allegedly caused the loss of some ... -
Lots of dignitaries and impressive digital effects as the Asian Games open
The opening ceremony of the Asian Games on Saturday in China offered all the staples of a major international sports event. Dignitaries greeted General Secretary Xi ... -
Taliban send all-male team to Asian Games but Afghan women come from outside
In the first Asian Games since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, two teams of athletes arrived in the Chinese city of Hangzhou, looking very different. ... -
Vatican shares investigation into child abuse allegations against a bishop with police
The Vatican had shared with police findings of an internal investigation of a former Australian bishop over child sex abuse allegations and the church would fully ... -
Russian foreign minister lambastes the West but barely mentions Ukraine in UN speech
Russia’s top diplomat denounced the United States and the West on Saturday as self-interested defenders of a fading international power structure, but he didn’t discuss his ... -
1950 Seoul in UN hands
United Nations forces have taken control of the South Korean capital Seoul, three months after it fell to North Korea, the US Army has announced. The ... -
England romp and Portugal draw
PORTUGAL 18, GEORGIA 18 Portugal couldn’t have come closer to its first Rugby World Cup win in Toulouse. Os Lobos [The Wolfs] rallied from 13-0 down ... -
Indonesia imprisons a woman for saying a Muslim prayer before eating pork in a TikTok video
A court in Indonesia has convicted a woman of inciting religious hatred and sentenced her to two years in prison for saying a Muslim prayer and ... -
A month after Prigozhin’s suspicious death, the Kremlin is silent
Why Yevgeny Prigozhin’s private jet plummeted into a field northwest of Moscow is still a mystery. The Russian military leaders he tried to oust with his ... -
Monday, September 25, 2023 – edition no. 4337
* Quick fix — Amid a city-wide taxi shortage, the gov’t will launch a public tender for up to 500 licenses to cater for an influx ... -
Melco partners with IC on revitalization of Piers 23-25 and Mount Fortress
Local gaming concessionaire Melco Resorts (Macau) S.A. will partner with the government on the revitalization project of Piers 23-25 and Mount Fortess. The project initially only ... -
Pansy Ho hopes forum will attract foreign investments amid global tourism boost
A mid the return of the Global Tourism Economy Forum (GTEF), it is hoped that consensus will be sought, GTEF vice chairman and secretary-general Pansy Ho ... -
Hush! Beach Concerts X Urban Yo~Ga Wellfest 2023 in Macau
Macau’s first and largest outdoor yoga and music carnival, “hush! Beach Concerts x Urban Yo~ga Wellfest 2023″, will be held on the 4th to 5th of ... -
Consulate paying ‘great attention’ to restrictions on Portuguese residency applications
The Portuguese Consulate General in Macau and Hong Kong is closely monitoring reports regarding restrictions on Portuguese nationals applying for Macau residency. While on a visit ... -
Stand-by tickets for Joe Hisaishi shows to go on sale
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) has announced that stand-by tickets for Joe Hisaishi’s local concerts will go on sale from Sept. 23. In an attempt to combat ... -
Larger than the Olympics and with an array of regional and global sports
The Asian Games are an attention grabber. For starters, they involve more participants than the Summer Olympics. Organizers say more than 12,000 will be entered when ... -
Revitalization of Mount Fortress kicks off
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) revealed yesterday that in addition to Piers 23 and 25, gaming concessionaire Melco Resorts (Macau) S.A.’s revitalization project will now also ... -
Beijing issues RMB5b of treasury bonds in Macau
China’s Ministry of Finance has issued RMB5 billion of yuan-denominated bond in the SAR. The bonds are offered to institutional investors at a tenor of two ... -
Ant Group introduces mPay to A+China
Ant Group announced the integration of seven new leading e-wallets and payment applications from Asia into the “Alipay+-in-China” (A+China) Program, according to the press release of ... -
Second Phase of overpass links from Areia Preta to Zone A tender launched
The government has launched a new public tender for the construction of the second phase of the overpass that will link the Areia Preta area to ... -
MGM Resorts computers back up after 10 days
MGM Resorts brought to an end a 10-day computer shutdown prompted by efforts to shield from a cyberattack data including hotel reservations and credit card processing, ... -
Bashar Assad arrives in China on first visit since the beginning of Syria conflict
Syrian President Bashar Assad arrived in China yesterday on his first visit to the country since the start of Syria’s 12-year conflict during which Beijing has ... -
Jimmy Lai’s son fears media mogul may die in detention while awaiting trial
The son of jailed Hong Kong media mogul and prominent pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai said this week he did not want to see his father die ... -
Police uncover more gold bars, watches from money laundering scheme
Singapore police uncovered more luxury watches, gold bars and other assets from a massive money laundering scheme that was busted last month, they said, bringing the ... -
King’s estranged son urges open discussion of monarchy, in rejection of anti-defamation law
An estranged son of Thailand’s king who has spent almost all his adult life away from his homeland has unexpectedly gone public with his belief that ... -
Saudi prince says ‘every day we get closer’ to normalization with Israel
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in a rare interview with Fox News yesterday [Macau time] that negotiations over Israel means the prospects of normalized ... -
US general worries about possible Russia-Iran ‘cooperation and collusion’
Iran’s supplying of bomb-carrying drones to Russia could see Moscow help Tehran’s program become more lethal, raising risks across the wider Middle East, the top U.S. ... -
1980 War breaks out between Iran and Iraq
Three weeks of border clashes between Iran and Iraq appear to have finally erupted into all-out war. Iraq has bombed several Iranian air and military supply ... -
Experience the most Authentic Outdoor German Oktoberfest this October at MGM
“Oktoberfest Macau at MGM 2023” is set to return and rock the town again in October at MGM COTAI! Get ready to raise your “das boot” ...
