Monthly Archives: May 2025
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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 ... -
Lawmakers concerned about SMEs’ survival in a scenario of spending decline
Several lawmakers have expressed concerns about the current economic situation and the decline in visitor spending, calling on the government to find a solution to support ... -
2024 domestic violence cases jump 38%, mental health, poverty cited
Domestic violence cases surged by 37.5% in 2024, with 55 confirmed incidents reported locally, according to a Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) report released recently. The data ... -
Private schools statute amended to allow establishment of schools in Hengqin
The Legislative Assembly passed a bill revising the framework governing the teaching personnel of non-tertiary education private schools and the general rules for such schools during ... -
Gov’t risks controversy by mixing handouts with consumption cards: association
The new government should implement a more moderate policy in its first year to foster resident support and mitigate potential backlash from mixing consumption cards with ... -
One dead in apparent shooting in rare case of gun violence in China
One person has died in an apparent shooting at an outdoor restaurant in the city of Wuhan in what would be a rare case of gun ... -
Gov’t to add remark on PCUs regarding land rights
The Land and Urban Construction Bureau (DSSCU) has issued a statement noting that, from now on, it will include a note in the urban conditions plan ... -
GBA cities rank highest for talent attraction
Two cities in the GBA have secured spots in the top 10 of a 2024 survey assessing mainland cities’ appeal to professional talent. Shenzhen ranked third ... -
New mortgage loans up 7.2% in March
According to statistics released by the Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM), new approvals for residential mortgage loans (RMLs) and commercial real estate loans (CRELs) increased in ... -
Applications open for 6th support plan for film production
The Cultural Development Fund (FDC) is now accepting applications for its 6th Support Plan for Feature Film Production until July 18. The initiative offers financial subsidies ... -
Che wants gov’t to review economic housing acquisition policies
Lawmaker Che Sai Wang addressed the plenary yesterday at the Legislative Assembly, calling on the authorities to review the policies for the economic acquisition of public ... -
Gov’t prioritizes suicide prevention efforts, says IAS chief
In the first quarter of this year, the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) received 84 suicide-related reports, while the Health Bureau (SSM) recorded 18 suicide deaths, comprising ... -
Ron Lam slams gov’t for inaction on suicide crisis
Concerned about the recent rise in suicides and attempted suicides in Macau, which has sparked public alarm over a deepening crisis, legislator Ron Lam yesterday urged ... -
Residents to receive MOP7,000 from non-mandatory provident fund in 2025
Chief Executive, Sam Hou Fai, has confirmed a payment of MOP7,000 for 2025 to residents with individual accounts under the non-mandatory central provident fund scheme. The ... -
PSP uncover two sham marriage cases
The Public Security Police have uncovered two separate sham marriage cases, detaining five individuals. In one case, a Hong Kong woman and a Macau man faked ... -
SMG launches joint weather alert system
Macau and Zhuhai launched a real-time weather warning platform yesterday to combat extreme weather risks in the Guangdong-Macau Cooperation Zone in Hengqin. The new system enables ... -
MGM to host third edition of Culinary Masters Macau in June
MGM is set to host the third edition of the “MGM x RR1HK Culinary Masters Macau” from June 7 to June 8 at MGM Cotai and ... -
Sands Macao distributes boxed lunches to taxi drivers on 21st Anniversary
Sands Macao marked its 21st anniversary on Sunday by distributing complimentary boxed lunches to taxi drivers dropping off guests at the property. This gesture continues a ... -
Thailand, Indonesia announce strategic partnership, vow to boost economic and defense ties
Indonesia and Thailand agreed yesterday to elevate their relationship to a strategic partnership, during the first state visit by an Indonesian president in 20 years and ... -
Economy slows in April as trade war blues hit retail sales, housing and investment
China’s economy showed signs of slowing in April as President Donald Trump’s trade war took a toll, with retail sales, property and investment coming in weaker ... -
Three killed in lightning strike at Angkor Wat UNESCO site
Three people were killed and several others injured when they were struck by lightning while visiting Cambodia’s famous Angkor Wat temple complex. They had been seeking ... -
1983 Car bomb in South Africa kills 16
At least 16 people have been killed and more than 130 people injured in a car bomb explosion in South Africa’s capital city, Pretoria. The explosion ... -
Coltan miners dig for world’s tech, and struggle regardless of who is in charge
Nestled in the green hills of Masisi territory in Congo, the artisanal Rubaya mining site hums with the sound of generators, as hundreds of men labor ... -
He cost Man United $69 million and took Cristiano’s No7 jersey – then things went wrong
Mason Mount joined Manchester United as a rising star of English soccer. He was handed Cristiano Ronaldo›s iconic jersey and was expected to be part of a ...
