Monthly Archives: May 2024
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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 ... -
Gov’t plans to revamp structures along Rua da Felicidade following positive assessment
The government has made a positive evaluation of the result of the temporary pedestrianization of the Rua da Felicidade, which started in September 2023. Taking this ... -
Two Macau customs officers accused of sick leave fraud
The city’s corruption watchdog has uncovered allegations that, cumulatively, two customs officers in Macau fraudulently obtained over 2,300 sick leave days, costing the government over MOP3 ... -
Macau casinos poised for boost as China eases visa policies: Goldman Sachs
The casino industry in Macau is set to benefit from the Chinese government’s decision to launch a multi-entry visa for tour groups between Macau and Hengqin, ... -
Consulate renews calls for SAR to relax visa policies for Vietnamese
The Vietnamese Consulate General in Hong Kong and Macau has called for continued coordination to lobby Macau to remove visa limits on Vietnamese tourists and workers ... -
PJ uncovers 70 fraud cases involving HKD18 million cash
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has recently announced an investigation into a mainland criminal group involved in fraudulent activities, specifically in the distribution of counterfeit banknotes. In ... -
Students told to stay home as Southeast Asia swelters in prolonged heat wave
Southeast Asia was coping with a weekslong heat wave this week as record-high temperatures led to school closings in several countries and urgent health warnings throughout ... -
IC clarifies position over Ponte 14 project, ‘building is not heritage’
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) has clarified that its opinion on the urban conditions plan (PCU) for the project of the old Ponte 14 in Macau’s ... -
Hengqin border braces for peak travel during Labor Day
Hengqin Border Inspection expects traffic to peak at the Hengqin Port checkpoint during China’s Labor Day Golden Week from May 1-5, with an estimated daily average ... -
Swimming season starts May 1
Starting May 1, four outdoor swimming pools managed by the Sports Bureau will be open to the public with extended daily operating hours divided into three ... -
Commercial flights double y-o-y in Q1
In the first quarter, arriving and departing commercial flights totaled 13,306 trips, a hike of 115.2% year-on-year, according to data from the Statistics and Census Service ... -
Authorities test emergency typhoon plans
The Environmental Protection Bureau (DSAMA) conducted an emergency response drill recently to test its infrastructure’s ability to handle typhoon conditions. The exercise simulated power outages and ... -
CE reaffirms fulfillment of ‘jobs for locals’ policy
The Chief Executive (CE), Ho Iat Seng, has said the local government will continue to ensure residents have priority accessing jobs. Ho was speaking at the ... -
Microsoft will invest $1.7 billion in AI, cloud infrastructure in Indonesia
Microsoft will invest $1.7 billion over the next four years in new cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure in Indonesia — the single largest investment in Microsoft’s ... -
“Cheers to 200 Years: Celebrating The Macallan’s Legacy of Exceptional Scotch Whisky”
Join us in celebrating The Macallan’s 200th anniversary, honoring two centuries of exceptional single malt Scotch whisky. With a new ‘200 Years Young’ logo, The Macallan ... -
Scientist who first published virus sequence protests after being locked out of his lab
The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China was staging a sit-in protest after authorities locked him out of his lab. ... -
China says Palestinian factions made ‘encouraging progress’ in talks in Beijing
Representatives of rival Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah made “encouraging progress” in recent talks in the Chinese capital on promoting reconciliation, China’s Foreign Ministry said yesterday. ... -
Pro-Beijing prime minister won’t keep his job following elections
Solomon Islands pro-Beijing Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare withdrew from the contest to remain head of the strategically important South Pacific island nation’s government following general elections ...
