Daily Archives: Friday, January 19, 2024
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Mutual agreement on contract termination to trigger return of MJC security deposit
The termination of the concession contract for horse racing and betting activities, achieved through agreement, will result in a refund of an approximately MOP15 million security ... -
MGTO forecasts an average of 120,000 visitors per day during CNY
The director of the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO), Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes anticipates an average of 120,000 visitors to Macau per day during the ... -
Hotelier finds transport still challenging tourism’s further development
Difficulties in accessing transportation remain a major challenge to the city’s further tourism development, Rutger Verschuren, an executive at the Macau Hotel Association, said yesterday. Verschuren, ... -
Flu vaccination by appointment only due to high demand
Health authorities have announced that flu vaccinations now require an appointment, primarily through the OneMacau app, due to high demand and temporarily low stocks. This measure ... -
Int’l realtor anticipates investment clarity in 2H24
Investment forecasts will be “a game of two-halves” this year, with the second half of the year to bring greater clarity. Speaking at the sidelines of ... -
Urban planning Future of Jockey Club: Opinions differ on future land use
Following the government’s decision to cease all horse racing activities in Macau with the closing of the Macau Jockey Club and the planned reversion of the ... -
Turbojet vessel catches fire during trip, no injuries
An engine room fire broke out in a turbojet ferry traveling between Hong Kong and Macau at approximately 10 a.m. yesterday, approximately one nautical mile east ... -
Celebrations with parade floats, fireworks, and musical performances
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) has unveiled the activities program for the upcoming Lunar New Year that will take place in the central and northern ... -
Influencer passes away, says own social media account
A female influencer with over 2 million followers on TikTok’s mainland parent app, Douyin, recently passed away, according to local media outlet Exmoo. According to the ... -
Monetary Authority warns against fraudulent Macau Pass website
The Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM) has issued a warning regarding an impostor website mimicking the local payment service operator Macau Pass. The payment operator has ... -
Late Henrique de Senna Fernandes featured in latest IC publication
To commemorate the centenary of the birth of the late Henrique de Senna Fernandes, a Portuguese lawyer and writer in Macau during the last century, a ... -
Over 3,000 smoking offences logged in 2023
The Health Bureau (SSM) recorded 3,147 cases of smoking offences in the previous year. Of these, 3,101 related to illegal cigarette smoking, 22 involved defect sales, ... -
LVS to spend additional $750M to revamp MBS
In a strategic move to capitalize on Singapore’s soaring room rates and a booming post-pandemic travel sector, Las Vegas Sands (LVS), steered by the late casino ... -
2024 Sands China Macao International 10K set for March 17
The organizing committee has announced that the 2024 Sands China Macao International 10K will take place on March 17 (Sunday). The event will follow a similar ... -
Airport opens tender for airside retail space
The Macau International Airport Co. Ltd. (CAM) has opened a tender seeking proposals for two retail store spaces totaling 574 square meters in the airside departures ... -
Uniqlo sues Shein over alleged copy of its popular ‘Mary Poppins bag’
Uniqlo Co. has sued rival retailer Shein over a small shoulder bag the Japanese retailer said was an inferior and unlawful copy of its hit product ... -
China and Ireland seek stronger ties during Premier Li Qiang’s visit
Ireland’s prime minister extended a warm welcome to visiting Chinese Premier Li Qiang yesterday [Macau time], saying his country wanted a “strong and constructive relationship” with ... -
Chinese, French funded nickel hub stoking deforestation on Indonesia island: report
A nickel processing hub in eastern Indonesia, financed by Chinese and French entities, is contributing to deforestation and pollution in the area, a report by US-based ... -
Islamabad retaliates with airstrikes in Iran after an attack by Tehran, killing 9 people
Pakistan’s air force launched retaliatory airstrikes yesterday in Iran allegedly targeting militant hideouts, an attack that killed at least nine people and further raised tensions between ... -
Japan signs agreement with US to purchase 400 Tomahawk missiles in defense buildup
Japan signed a deal with the United States yesterday to purchase up to 400 Tomahawk cruise missiles as part of its ongoing military buildup in response ... -
Remains of fireworks explosion victims taken to temple where families give DNA to identify them
Rescue workers carried out the grim task yesterday of recovering the remains of the 23 apparent victims of a fireworks factory explosion in central Thailand. Only ... -
Nearly two years after invasion, West still seeking a way to steer frozen Russian assets to Ukraine
It’s been nearly two years since the United States and its allies froze hundreds of billions of dollars in Russian foreign holdings in retaliation for Moscow’s ... -
Israeli strike kills 16 in southern Gaza; no word on whether medicines reached hostages
An Israeli airstrike on a home killed 16 people, half of them children, in the southern Gaza town of Rafah, medics said yesterday. The military continued ... -
1966 Indira Gandhi takes charge in India
Indira Gandhi, only daughter of India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, is to become the country’s next leader. She was chosen at the end of a ... -
Rolling Stones live album will give you serious party FOMO
How ya doing?” Mick Jagger asks the crowd, arriving for a club gig in Manhattan. You read that right: A club gig. And how would YOU ... -
Power of the Dragon
Originating from the sacred Balinese symbol of love, protection, myth, and magic, the Naga dragon resides in solitude atop the volcanoes of Tiga Gunung. Witness the ... -
Chef Siy at Mono
Chef Ricardo Chaneton [L] and Chef Johanne Siy MONO, Asia’s window to Latin American gastronomy and the one MICHELIN-starred restaurant that came 41st on the Asia’s ... -
The Vatican’s top expert on AI ethics is a friar from a medieval Franciscan order
Friar Paolo Benanti wears the plain brown robes of his medieval Franciscan order as he pursues one of the most pressing issues in contemporary times: how ... -
China, Philippines agree to lower tensions on South China Sea confrontations
China and the Philippines said they have agreed to work on lowering tensions after a year of public and tense confrontations in the South China Sea ... -
Actions must be taken to boost confidence as recovery on healthy upward trajectory
Despite external pressure and internal difficulties, China’s economy rebounded with a growth rate of 5.2 percent last year, surpassing the official annual target of around 5 ... -
Friday, January 19, 2024 – edition no. 4409
* Leonine clause — Mutual agreement on contract termination to trigger return of Macau Jockey Club security deposit to the extent of possibly MOP15 million * ...
