Daily Archives: Wednesday, January 24, 2024
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More patrons trigger better casino service post-pandemic, survey finds
In 2023, more gamblers fostered better services at casinos, a survey hosted by the Macau Gaming Research Association (MGRA) aimed at generating Gaming Service Index (GSI) ... -
Upward trend to continue in Macau casinos
Macau’s gross gaming revenue (GGR) for the first 21 days of January 2024 totaled MOP13 billion ($1.6 billion). This resulted in an average daily revenue of ... -
Circus artists point to space as main challenge for development
The relatively massive scale of space required by circus performances is still a major challenge and can only be overcome by somewhat bypassing it, several local ... -
Ho hopes English and Portuguese media continue to bridge cultures, reaffirms respect for freedom of press
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng yesterday praised the “significant job” the local news outlets reporting in Portuguese and English are doing “in bridging the gap between ... -
TSI clarifies TNR who become residents only entitled to compensation from the period they become residents
The Court of Second Instance (TSI) has partially amended a claim from an employer in a court case involving the payment of compensation for job dismissal. ... -
7.1 magnitude earthquake rattles part of Xinjiang, injuring six people and collapsing 47 homes
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck a sparsely populated part of China’s western Xinjiang region early yesterday, causing extensive damage but injuring just six people in freezing ... -
Police launches winter-specific policing operations
The Unitary Police Service (SPU) commenced this year’s winter-specific policing operation on Jan. 22, of which the CPU is an initiator and coordinator. The operation involves ... -
Forum Macau head seeks cooperation with MPU
Secretary-General Ji Xianzheng of the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao) led a delegation to visit ... -
PJ, MasterCard host anti-fraud workshop
The Judiciary Police and MasterCard co-hosted a workshop on Jan. 19 on safety and evidence collection of cryptocurrencies. Experts from the payment card service briefed participating ... -
December 2023 brought more visitors but shorter stays
Official statistics released by the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) show that last month accounted for a significant number of visitors (almost 3 million) but also ... -
PJ reports 25 cases of scams involving K-pop concerts, over MOP100,000 lost
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has received a total of 25 complaints from people deceived while attempting to purchase tickets for the concerts by the K-pop group ... -
Wynn Unveiled Illuminarium, an Innovative Immersive Attraction
Wynn recently celebrated a significant milestone in its commitment to diversification with the grand unveiling of the “Illuminarium,” an immersive attraction that marked a significant expansion ... -
Death toll in landslide rises to 31 while more remain missing
Thirty-one people were confirmed dead while several remained missing yesterday after a landslide in a remote, mountainous part of China’s southwestern province of Yunnan, Chinese state ... -
Churches, temples and monasteries regularly hit by airstrikes, activists say
A study issued yesterday by researchers collecting evidence of war crimes in Myanmar supported reports that air strikes by the military government damaged churches in the ... -
US, British launch new round of joint strikes against multiple Houthi sites in Yemen
The U.S. and British militaries bombed multiple targets in eight locations used by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen on Monday night (yesterday, Macau time), the second ... -
1961 End of the road for Monroe and Miller
The Hollywood screen star Marilyn Monroe has divorced her husband, playwright Arthur Miller, after less than five years of marriage. The divorce was granted in Mexico, ... -
Dior and Schiaparelli bring historical reverence to Haute Couture Week in Paris
Dior’s couture show at Paris’ Musee Rodin wove an intricate Ottoman tapestry for spring and attracted a tapestry of stars to rival it yesterday [Macau time]. ... -
Al-Haydos’ spectacular volley sees Qatar finish group stage in style; China must wait
Qatar 1, China 0 Asian Cup host Qatar finished its group stage in style yesterday [Macau time] with a spectacular volley from Hassan Al-Haydos for a ... -
Filipino fisherman verbally confronts Chinese coast guard in disputed shoal
A Filipino fishing boat captain protested yesterday the Chinese coast guard’s aggression in the disputed South China Sea where he said Chinese officers drove him and ... -
West presses China as UN reviews its rights record, Beijing says it protects human rights
Western countries used a U.N.-backed review of China’s human rights record yesterday to press Beijing to do more to allow freedom of expression, protect the rights ... -
Rallying call for concerted fight against terrorism
The white paper the State Council Information Office published on Tuesday offers a systemic review of the institutional progress the country has made in the fight ... -
Wednesday, January 24, 2024 – edition no. 4412
* MGRA Survey | Casino recovery means better services * Gaming revenue maintains upward trend * Fringe | Circus artists point to space as challenge for ...
