Daily Archives: Tuesday, April 16, 2024
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Economy to recover 19% year-on-year in Q1: association
The Macau Economic Association has announced its predictions for Macau’s first-quarter economic performance, indicating a promising recovery for the region. According to the association’s forecast, the ... -
Simplification is not that simple: Renew the Macau ID online or offline?
As well as launching the new Macau ID card (BIR) late last year, the government has announced a series of measures aimed at simplifying both citizens’ ... -
Gov’t increases units for senior residents, including discounts
The SAR government has responded to the pressing need for housing for the elderlies by significantly increasing the number of accommodation units available in the first ... -
Macau receives over 1,100 applications in less than a year
Local authorities have received 1,137 valid applications for the new Talent Acquisition programs launched in the second half of last year, the Talents Development Committee (CDQQ) ... -
Ma Ying-jeou urges island’s next leader to respond ‘pragmatically’ to Xi’s diplomatic gesture
Former Taiwanese leader Ma Ying-jeou urged Taiwan’s leader-elect to pragmatically respond to the diplomatic gesture made by President Xi Jinping and to recognize the one-China principle, ... -
Man steals cash from a hotel room
A non-resident male, aged 60, has been taken into custody under suspicion of unlawfully entering a hotel room and stealing money from sleeping occupants. As per ... -
Big Bang member Daesung to perform in Macau in June
Big Bang member Daesung will be embarking on a solo tour in Asia and Macau is among the stops. Kang Dae-sung, or Daesung, as well as ... -
New bus payment options for tourists
Tourists will have more electronic payment options for riding Macau buses from April 25. The Transport Bureau (DSAT) has coordinated with local authorities and bus companies ... -
Guangdong bridge collapse prompts search and rescue
Two people were killed, one is missing, and another was injured when a bridge under construction collapsed in Xinhui district of Jiangmen city, Guangdong province, a ... -
Citizens complain to CCAC over unreasonable housing prices in 2019
Another two citizens have submitted letters to the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC), alleging that the housing prices per square foot in 2019 were unreasonably high with ... -
Gaming Citigroup forecast gaming revenue to ‘look resilient’ in April
Business trends in the Macau gaming sector appear to be resilient in April, according to a recent memo from Citigroup, “We won’t be surprised if Macau’s ... -
National security exhibition opens as concept marks 10 years
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng opened the “National Security Education Exhibition for All” yesterday with a speech marking 10 years since China introduced its overall national ... -
Germany’s Scholz calls for fair competition and warns against dumping during China visit
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called for fair competition in trade relations with China while warning about dumping and overproduction as he spoke to students in Shanghai ... -
MGM celebrates Thai New Year festival
MGM Cotai recently hosted over 220 guests from Thailand for an “Amazing Songkran in Macau” dinner to celebrate the traditional Thai New Year festival of Songkran. ... -
Melco executives attend national security exhibition opening
Senior leaders from Melco Resorts & Entertainment attended the opening of Macau’s annual National Security Education Exhibition, which coincides with National Security Education Day. Between 2019 ... -
Solomon Islands’ elections could impact China’s influence in the South Pacific
The country in which China has gained most influence in the South Pacific, Solomon Islands, goes to the polls tomorrow in an election that could shape ... -
Police probe why man who stabbed six people to death targeted women
Australian police are examining why a lone assailant who stabbed six people to death in a busy Sydney shopping mall and injured more than a dozen ... -
PM Lee to step down on May 15 and hand power to his deputy
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday that he will step down on May 15 after two decades at the helm, and hand power to ... -
The shadow war between Iran and Israel has been exposed, what happens next?
Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel early Sunday marked a change in approach for Tehran, which had relied on proxies across the Middle East since the start ... -
1987 MP on gay sex charges
Conservative MP Harvey Proctor has appeared in court charged with indecency. Mr Proctor, who represents Billericay in Essex, said nothing to waiting journalists at Bow Street ... -
Bayern faces uncertain future after losing the Bundesliga title
Three of Bayern Munich’s senior figures did something Sunday that no one at the club had done since 2012. They congratulated another team on winning the ... -
Performers at flame-lighting ceremony feel a pull of the ancient past
No one knows what music in ancient Greece sounded like or how dancers once moved. Every two years, a new interpretation of the ancient performance gets ... -
AI-generated models could bring more diversity to the industry – or less
London-based model Alexsandrah has a twin, but not in the way you’d expect: Her counterpart is made of pixels instead of flesh and blood. The virtual ... -
SECURITY COUNCIL HOLDS EMERGENCY MEETING ON IRAN ATTACK, NO ACTION TAKEN
The United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting yesterday [Macau time] to discuss Iran’s attack on Israel. The meeting ended without any action by the ... -
Chinese economy will continue to defy its ill-intentioned critics
Nicholas R. Lardy, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, published an article on the website of Foreign Affairs last week titled “China Is ... -
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 – edition no. 4463
* Upbeat forecast — Macau GDP is expected to reach MOP92 billion in first quarter, reflecting a significant year-on-year increase of 19%, the economic association has ...
