Daily Archives: Friday, May 3, 2024
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Lawmakers call for comprehensive revision of labor laws to keep up with city’s changes
As Macau continues to undergo social and economic development, local legislators are calling for comprehensive revisions to the city’s labor laws to better safeguard the rights ... -
RENOWNED EDUCATOR SAYS MACAU CAN HELP OVERCOME EAST-WEST MISUNDERSTANDINGS
Professor Tang Lixing, the chair professor and doctoral supervisor of the Chinese Teacher Development Center at New York University, who recently visited Macau, strongly advocates for ... -
MGM executes strong first quarter performance with record-breaking revenues
MGM China Holdings Limited has reported record-breaking financial results for the first quarter of 2024, outperforming the industry’s recovery in Macau. The casino operator saw net ... -
TUI denies appeals of MP and Ng Lap Seng, sends case back to TSI
The Court of Final Appeal (TUI) has decided on the appeals to the final court by the Public Prosecutions Office (MP) and Ng Lap Seng, one ... -
Casino revenue surpasses expectations in April
Macau’s casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) in April exceeded market expectations and historical trends, according to industry analysts. The region reported MOP18.55 billion in GGR for ... -
Court asked to apply measures to young offenders in bullying case
The Public Prosecutor’s Office has requested the Family and Juvenile Court to implement measures under the general social protection regime and undertake educational guardianship actions for ... -
Golden Week meets visitor number expectations
Thus far, the Worker’s Day Golden Week holiday has been meeting expectations in terms of visitor numbers. According to figures from the Public Security Police Force ... -
Public tender for nursing home in Zone A now open
The Public Works Bureau (DSOP) has opened a public tender for the construction of a nursing home in Zone A. The project, to be executed on lot A8, ... -
Ao Ieong appoints 11 workers to Cotai hospital
The Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Elsie Ao Ieong, appointed 11 Health Bureau workers to work at the Islands Healthcare Complex until April 30, 2025. ... -
Tam Kung Festival to feature parade performances
The Tam Kung Festival will be held on May 15 in Coloane, with over 30 teams partaking in parade performances, alongside charity sales and beer carnivals. ... -
Elderly drunk driver hits pedestrian in crosswalk
A 60-year-old man is facing charges after allegedly striking a pedestrian recently while driving under the influence of alcohol. The incident occurred around 8 a.m. at ... -
IAS publishes list of children accepted in subsidized nurseries
The lists of children admitted to subsidized nurseries in Macau for the upcoming school year have been published by the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS). Registration for ... -
DSF to start refunding professional tax to some 158,000 taxpayers
Some 158,000 taxpayers will begin receiving a refund of a part of the professional tax paid in 2022 late this month, the Financial Services Bureau (DSF) ... -
Melco to expand portfolio in Sri Lanka, gains recovery in Q1
Melco Resorts & Entertainment Limited is working with John Keells Group in Sri Lanka to develop a groundbreaking integrated resort in central Colombo, with an investment ... -
Criminal group caught exploiting counterfeit chips in casino
The Judiciary Police (PJ) uncovered a large-scale fraud operation involving a criminal group using counterfeit casino chips. The case involves 14 suspects, all mainlanders. The police ... -
Microsoft will invest $2.2 billion in cloud and AI services in Malaysia
Microsoft is investing $2.2 billion over the next four years in Malaysia’s new cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure as well as partnering with the government to ... -
Sands China Organises Team Member Tour of 2024 National Security Education Exhibition
A delegation of Sands China’s management and other team members took a guided tour of the 2024 National Security Education Exhibition at the Macao Forum April ... -
Programme exploring GBA calls for applications from UK undergraduate students
On the Agenda Touching the Greater Bay Area – A Journey of Discovery, the latest programme co-launched by Guangdong Radio and Television and People’s Daily Online ... -
Death toll jumps to 48 as search continues in highway collapse
The death toll from a collapsed highway in southeastern China climbed to 48 yesterday as searchers dug for a second day through a treacherous and mountainous ... -
Over 40% of Americans see China as ‘an enemy’: Pew report
More than 40% of Americans now label China as an enemy, up from a quarter two years ago and reaching the highest level in five years, ... -
Virologist Zhang Yongzhen allowed back in his lab after sit-in protest
The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China said he was allowed back into his lab after he spent days locked ... -
Misinformation surges on social media: ‘The whole country is paying the price’
Bollywood stars seldom weigh in on politics, so videos showing two celebrities criticizing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi — and endorsing his main opposition, the Congress ... -
Workers’ rallies confront turbulent times around the world
Workers and activists around the world marked May Day with largely peaceful protests on May 1st over rising prices, low wages and calls for greater labor ... -
2000 Leading stock exchanges plan merger
The London Stock Exchange and Germany’s Deutsche Boerse have confirmed they are to merge, creating the world’s second largest stock market. The combined firms will be ... -
In ‘The Idea of You,’ a boy band is center stage but Hathaway steals the show
In the warmly charming rom-com “The Idea of You,” Anne Hathaway plays a 40-year-old divorcee and Silver Lake art gallery owner who, after taking her teenage ... -
Taylor Swift’s ‘Tortured Poets’ is great sad pop, meditative theater
Who knew what Taylor Swift’s latest era would bring? Or even what it would sound like? Would it build off the moodiness of “Midnights” or the ... -
Parisian Elegance
Spring and summer are the most beautiful seasons in Paris. Drawing inspiration from the sea, Hotel Plaza Athénée’s La Terrasse Montaigne will open for the summer ... -
Holocaust survivors take on denial and hate in new digital campaign
Herbert Rubinstein was 5 years old when he and his mother where taken from the Jewish ghetto of Chernivtsi and put on a cramped cattle wagon ... -
White House new curator Donna Hayashi Smith is the first Asian American to hold the post
The White House has a new curator and Donna Hayashi Smith is the first Asian American to hold the post. The White House announced her appointment ... -
High interest rates aren’t going away anytime soon
The U.S. Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at its May 1, 2024, policy meeting, dashing the hopes of potential homebuyers and others who were hoping ... -
Friday, May 3, 2024 – edition no. 4475
* May Day for change — On May Day, Macau lawmakers call for thorough revision of labor laws while workers around the world manifest over human ...
