Yearly Archives: 2024
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Wednesday, January 10, 2024 – edition no. 4402
* Jobs mismatch — Lawmakers doubt gov’t job matching sessions will resolve unemployment woes * Gaming | Casino revenues projected to slow down: analysts * Yoho ... -
Suncity-linked online gambling sees RMB300 billion bets placed in China
Former junket mogul Alvin Chau’s betting volume of domestic online gambling players reached more than RMB300 billion throughout China. The Chinese media outlet, CCTV, yesterday disclosed ... -
LRT East Line to potentially grow in extension and budget
With the granting by the central government of the new land parcel southeast of the Border Gate Border Post for the construction of the Light Rail ... -
Fantasy film wins 4th Golden Elm Flower Awards
The movie “Creation of the Gods Part 1” won the Best Picture award at the recent 4th Golden Elm Flower Awards for its narrative adaptation, photography, ... -
Lawmakers want parking fee increase halted
Several lawmakers have continued to call on the government to consider the timing and current economic conditions, and suspend the increase of parking rates for six ... -
Evergrande’s EV company says police have detained one of its top executives
A top executive of China Evergrande’s electric vehicle company has been detained by police in the latest sign of trouble for the world’s most heavily indebted ... -
A chaotic night had a bit of everything: The silly, the serious, and Taylor, too
They may not have had lukewarm chardonnay on the tables, as nominee Jennifer Lawrence had predicted. But the 81st Golden Globes had a bit of everything ... -
Macau now has coastline of 79.5km
The Official Gazette yesterday published a map of Macau and its coastlines, now totaling 79.5 kilometers. The new map displays Macau’s official maritime area, ... -
Construction Worker injured at new Coloane prison
A 32-year-old construction worker was injured at the site of the new Coloane prison at about 11:30 a.m. yesterday. The Correctional Services Bureau expects the new ... -
Two women arrested smuggling phones into Macau
The Judiciary Police has arrested four individuals involved in two separate cases of trying to smuggle used mobile phones across the border. The arrests occurred last ... -
Concerns over inadequate dolphin protection zone
The first public consultation session of the new law to regulate the maritime areas has heard public concern over inadequate protection zones for the Chinese white ... -
China intelligence agency says it has detained individual accused of collecting secrets for Britain
China says it has detained an individual accused of collecting state secrets on behalf of Britain’s foreign intelligence agency MI6. The Ministry of State Security posted ... -
PM Hasina wins vote amid low turnout and opposition boycott
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won an overwhelming majority in Bangladesh’s parliamentary election after a campaign fraught with violence and a boycott from the main opposition ... -
First lunar lander in more than 50 years rockets toward moon with commercial deliveries
The first U.S. lunar lander in more than 50 years rocketed toward the moon yesterday, launching private companies on a space race to make deliveries for ... -
1972 Miners strike against government
Coal miners walked out at midnight in their first national strike for almost 50 years. Three months of negotiations with the National Coal Board ended in ... -
Brazil’s young talent expected to become top European transfer targets
European clubs looking for deals in the January transfer window will find future stars in Brazil among the latest generation of soccer talent. Two of them ... -
A row over sandy beaches reveals fault lines in India-Maldives relations
The Maldives president yesterday [Macau time] suspended three of his deputy ministers for posting derogatory comments against India, its closest neighbor and the source of much ... -
Obama, Mulaney and Carol Burnett are among the winners at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards
Barack Obama won his second Emmy, John Mulaney won his third, and Carol Burnett took her seventh yesterday [Macau time] two of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Obama won the ... -
With each strike, Israel, the US and Iran’s allies are inching closer to all-out war
In the last week alone, Israel has killed a senior Hamas militant in an airstrike in Beirut, Hezbollah has fired barrages of rockets into Israel, the ... -
Tuesday, January 9, 2024 – edition no. 4401
* Billions across — Suncity-linked online gambling sees RMB300 billion bets placed in China, state sources say * Light Rail | East Line to grow in ... -
Raimundo do Rosário denies LRT data records were hidden
The Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Raimundo do Rosário, has responded to an opinion article that accused the defunct Transportation Infrastructure Office (GIT) of trying ... -
Tiago Rodrigues shifts from China to UAE F4 Championship for 2024
In 2024, local racer Tiago Rodrigues will race at the Formula 4 (F4) UAE Championship, a five-round championship on two circuits: the Yas Marina Circuit; and ... -
11 injured in a traffic accident involving a public bus
A total of 11 people reportedly suffered injuries in a traffic accident involving one truck and two buses, one a public bus, the Public Security Police ... -
BOC receives over 600 MNN mortgage applications
The Bank of China has received over 600 mortgage applications for residential units in the Macau New Neighbourhood (MNN) in Hengqin. Bank data has revealed most ... -
Horta da Mitra Market reopens tomorrow
The Horta da Mitra Market will reopen Tuesday after being closed almost a year for a major revamp, the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) has said. The ... -
UN forecast cites conflicts, sluggish trade, high interest and climate disasters
The United Nations issued a somber global economic forecast for 2024 last week, pointing to challenges from escalating conflicts, sluggish global trade, persistently high interest rates ... -
France awards FMCC’s Verschuren order of merit for boosting France-Macau links
Chamber executive and hotelier Rutger Verschuren has been awarded the title and rank of “Chevalier de I’Ordre National du Mérite” for establishing friendly links between France ... -
Gaming ops announce bonuses, pay rise
Gaming operators have announced a one-month discretionary bonus for all eligible non-management team members before the Chinese New Year. Over the weekend, Melco Resorts & Entertainment ... -
China adjusts tariff policies for Guangdong-Macao cooperation zone
China has adjusted its tariff policies for the Guangdong-Macao in-depth cooperation zone in Hengqin to promote efficient goods flows and the diversified development of Macau’s economy. ... -
Qingmao Port ranks fourth in China on passenger traffic
More than 28.33 million people used the Qingmao border to enter or leave Macau, a year-on-year increase of 130%, according to data from the Qingmao Immigration ... -
MPU eyes 15% increase in students
The Macau Polytechnic University (MPU) is aiming to increase its enrolment by an additional 15% in the coming 2024/2025 academic year. The university’s acting rector, Irene ... -
IAM pledges monitoring of ancient trees
The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) is following up on the condition of an endangered camphor tree in Avenida do Conselheiro Ferreira de Almeida. Although healing measures ... -
Construction works underway for IFTM’s new facilities
The Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM) said it has continued its efforts to improve the academic facilities of the two campuses to provide adequate practice ... -
IC to present puppet theatre in February
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) will present “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” a puppet theatre based on a popular children’s book. The funny, little larva and his colourful friends will ... -
Beijing calls for peaceful coexistence and promises pandas on the 45th anniversary
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Friday that the United States and China must insist on peaceful coexistence and transcend their differences like they did when ...
