Daily Archives: Wednesday, May 21, 2025
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CAEL yet to receive nomination committee applications ahead of deadline
As of noon yesterday, no applications had been received by the Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Commission (CAEL) for the upcoming Legislative Assembly elections, according to chairman ... -
Citi: GGR tops MOP13b so far in May
Local gross gaming revenue (GGR) increased to an estimated MOP12.7 billion in the first 18 days of May, according to a Citigroup memo released earlier this ... -
Macau advances global health goals at 78th World Health Assembly
The 78th World Health Assembly (WHA78), held from May 19 to May 27 in Geneva, brought together health ministers, senior officials, and key stakeholders from around ... -
O Lam: Gov’t will continue to invest in improving level of local sports
The Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, O Lam, has said that the government will continue to increase its investment, optimize resource allocation, and strive to ... -
New round of medical vouchers set to be available next month
The Executive Council (ExCo) announced yesterday that the MOP700 electronic healthcare subsidy for each eligible Macau resident, initially outlined in the 2025 Policy Address, will be ... -
Shares in CATL, world’s biggest EV battery maker, surge in HKSE after $4.6 billion IPO
Shares in CATL, the world’s largest maker of batteries for electric vehicles, jumped more than 16% yesterday in its Hong Kong trading debut after it raised ... -
Impacts of screen time on youngsters in discussion at FRC
The impacts of excessive screen time on the health of the younger generation will be one of the main topics of discussion at a talk to ... -
Charles Leong continues to score high at LSTA
After a great start with two wins in as many races at the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia (LSTA), Macau racer Charles Leong continues to score high ... -
LRT firm warns against unofficial apps
Macau Light Rail Company Limited clarified that it is not responsible for unauthorized mobile apps providing Macau Light Rail information. The company emphasized that only its ... -
DSAL and Galaxy to host job-matching sessions for catering industry
The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) and Galaxy are co-hosting two targeted matchmaking sessions to fill 161 vacancies in the F&B and catering sector. Scheduled for the ... -
Alan walker concert at outdoor venue in June; catering plans now open
In preparation for the highly anticipated “Alan Walker 2025 Live in Macau” concert at the Macau Outdoor Performance Area on June 15, 2025, the Cultural Affairs ... -
Business registrations rise in Q1 with 727 new firms
A statistics release from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) showed that there were 727 more companies in Macau at the end of the first quarter ... -
Applications open for Sands Shopping Carnival booth registration
Sands China has opened booth registration for the 2025 Sands Shopping Carnival, taking place July 17 to 20 at The Venetian Macao’s Cotai Expo. Interested local ... -
Artyzen Grand Lapa launches offerings in celebration of Father’s Day
Artyzen Grand Lapa Macau is celebrating Father’s Day with a range of special offerings designed to honor dads this June. The hotel’s The Spa features an ... -
Lai downplays tariff tensions with the US as ‘frictions between friends’
Taiwanese leader Lai Ching-te said yesterday that trade tensions between the United States and Taiwan are just “frictions between friends” in a show of optimism as ... -
Car runs a red light and kills three people, including two 12-year-old girls
A stream of people in Taiwan left flowers and bags of snacks yesterday near the intersection where a driver plowed through pedestrians the previous day, killing ... -
After US cuts funding, WHO chief defends $2.1b budget request
Stripped of U.S. funding, the World Health Organization chief yesterday [Macau time] appealed to member countries to support its “extremely modest” request for a $2.1 billion ... -
1991 Bomb kills India’s former leader Rajiv Gandhi
Rajiv Gandhi, the 46-year-old former Indian prime minister, has been assassinated. He was campaigning for the Congress Party on the second day of voting in the ... -
Europa League final: It’s all or nothing for Man United and Tottenham
Thursday, 03:00 Tottenham v Man Utd H 3, D 3.4, A 2.5 Oddschecker.com It’s all or nothing when Manchester United and Tottenham meet in the Europa ... -
USA Football selects 2025 flag roster as NFL considers allowing players to play at Olympics
USA Football has selected its national flag football teams for this season only. What those rosters — more specifically, the men’s squad — might look like ... -
Briton on trial in Bali for a drug offense pleads for lenient sentence
A British man on trial for drug offenses pleaded for leniency yesterday in a court on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali after a charge that ... -
Spain struck by telecom blackout – just four weeks after nationwide electricity outage
All leading providers in Spain, including Movistar, Orange, Vodafone, Digimobil, and O2, are suffering from the outage, according to media reports yesterday. Customers are unable to ... -
Hong Kong finds a new calling after Liberation Day
Small, open economies get nervous when superpowers clash. Ironically, Hong Kong, whose status as a global financial hub has lost some shine over the years, is ... -
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 – edition no. 4721
* Last-Minute candidates — Electoral commission has yet to receive nomination applications ahead of the June 6 deadline * Gaming | Casino revenue tops MOP13B in ...
