Number of junkets plunges to 18 this year

Macau has again seen a reduction of licensed junkets this year after figures from the government show the number of gaming promoters has been slashed to

Williams wins 2023 Macau Snooker Masters

Welsh player Mark Williams clinched the title at the 2023 Macau Snooker Masters last week. The final afternoon session saw Williams hold a lead of 5-3 against England’s

HZMB welcomes over 16 million passengers in 2023

More than 16.3 million inbound and outbound passengers and 3.26 million vehicles passed through Zhuhai port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) in 2023, 1.29 times and 3.8

Hotel guests nearly double in November

A total of 1,202,000 guests checked in at Macau’s hotel establishments in November, leaping 194.5% year-on-year. The latest Statistics and Census Service report showed guests from the mainland

Unemployment rate drops to 2.3% in September-November

The general unemployment rate from September to November was 2.3%, down slightly by 0.1 percentage points from the August-October period. The latest report from Macau’s Statistics and Census

Smart traffic lights to increase to 80%

The city’s smart traffic lights is expected to increase to about 80% within this year (2024), according to the Transport Bureau (DSAT). The city has

Access road construction of 4th Bridge concludes on Taipa bank

The construction of access roads to the fourth Macau-Taipa Bridge has concluded on the Taipa bank, with entry onto the bridge now linked via a flyover to Avenida

UM extends Open Day to Hengqin

The University of Macau (UM) will hold its UM Open Day 2024 on Jan. 14, with the event taking place in both Macau and Hengqin. Themed “Connecting Macao

Gaming ops to hold job-matching session this month

The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) has joined with the six gaming operators to launch job-matching sessions this month. According to the DSAL, six sessions will provide 478 job

Tourism leaders hopeful ahead of 2024 and new measures

Local tourism industry association leaders Andy Wu and Paul Wong are hopeful of 2024 being a good year for Macau’s tourism sector, they said in

Why ‘bleisure’ travel gives short-term rentals like Airbnb a boost over hotels

Remote and hybrid work has affected many industries, from commercial real estate to downtown restaurants. And it has impacted how many workers, unfettered by office attendance

MGM to pay one-month bonus to team members by CNY

Gaming operator MGM has announced that a discretionary bonus, equivalent to one month’s salary, will be paid to eligible team members. The bonus is scheduled to be paid sometime

Sands China named in Sustainability Indices

The Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) have listed Sands China Ltd. in both their World and Asia Pacific rankings, marking Sands China’s second consecutive year on the former and its third on the latter. Sands China

Taiwan reports China allegedly sent four spy balloons over the island, some near key air force base

Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said that China sent four balloons over the island, three of which passed near to a key air force base. The reported

Sheikh Hasina once fought for democracy; her critics say she now threatens it

Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is facing a general election Sunday, a vote she is all but certain to win. Critics say it could further tighten her

States and Congress wrestle with cybersecurity after Iran attacks small town water utilities

The tiny Aliquippa water authority in western Pennsylvania was perhaps the least-suspecting victim of an international cyberattack. It had never had outside help in protecting its

1951 Communist forces to re-take Seoul

Chinese and North Korean troops are reported to be close to capturing the South Korean capital of Seoul for the second time since the war began last

‘Creative chaos’ survived a muddy quagmire. Will the experiment last 30 more years?

The blank canvas of desert wilderness in northern Nevada seemed the perfect place in 1992 for artistic anarchists to relocate their annual burning of a towering,

Poland advances to semis with win over China, France progress to quarterfinals

Poland became the first team through to the United Cup semifinals with a dominant 3-0 win over China in Perth yesterday after France completed a sweep of

In public domain, early Mickey Mouse version will star in horror movies

The earliest iteration of Mickey Mouse is on a rampage, barely two days in the public domain. Slashed free of Disney’s copyright as of this week,

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