Daily Archives: Friday, June 27, 2025
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Closing VIP rooms signals big changes for gaming industry
The government’s strict regulation of the gambling industry, highlighted by the new Gaming Law, has led to a complete transformation of once-glorious VIP rooms and satellite ... -
Macau’s internet usage rate surpasses global average
According to a Macao Association for Internet Research survey, Macau’s internet penetration rate has remained at 93% for residents aged six to 84, significantly higher than ... -
Authorities renew concerns over teenage use of new drugs
Following on Hong Kong’s concerning trend of younger drug users, local police reported discovering two individuals aged 16 to 18 involved in drug-related cases. In the ... -
Tai: Digital economy drives diversification
The Secretary for Economy and Finance, Anton Tai, has said that the digital economy is a critical engine for Macau’s economic diversification. Tai noted this during ... -
Galaxy announces closing of ‘Terrazza’ and Macallan Bar
Galaxy Macau has announced through its official social media channels the closing of its Italian restaurant “Terrazza” and the “Macallan Whisky Bar & Lounge.” For the ... -
US bipartisan bill aims to block Chinese AI from federal agencies
Legislation introduced yesterday [Macau time] in Congress would block Chinese artificial intelligence systems from federal agencies as a bipartisan group of lawmakers pledged to ensure that ... -
Sports betting concession extended for one year
The government has extended the sports betting concession of Macau Slot Co Ltd, the city’s sole operator in this sector, until June 5, 2026. The renewal, ... -
DSEDJ to launch teaching materials on China’s victory over fascism
The Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) will introduce supplementary teaching materials for primary and secondary students in September, focusing on China’s victory over Japanese aggression ... -
Macau passport holders can now enter New Zealand via eGate
Macau passport holders aged 10 and older can now use self-service immigration clearance when entering or exiting New Zealand. According to a press release from the ... -
Gov’t receives 1,500 applications from SMEs for digitalization support
The government has allocated an additional budget of MOP 650 million to the “Macau Industrial and Commercial Development Fund (FDIC),” primarily for the “Small- and Medium-sized ... -
‘New Hope’ and UMG surprise with unexpected candidates list
The nomination committees for the lists of the “New Hope” (Nova Esperança) and Macau-Guangdong Union (UMG) were finally delivered to the Electoral Affairs Commission for the ... -
House of Dancing Water – Melco develops local talent for Macau’s diversification
On May 7, Melco Resorts & Entertainment’s “House of Dancing Water” made its highly anticipated return to Macau’s City of Dreams with its brand-new chapter. Marking ... -
Shenzhen: Keeping Pace with the AI Revolution
Special report For years, siblings Fang Zhiyin and Fang Jingmin worked tirelessly to keep their family jewelry company alive in an industry facing increasing pressure from ... -
India rejects signing Shanghai Cooperation Organization statement
Beijing’s bid for enhanced regional leadership suffered a setback yesterday when India rejected signing a joint statement put before members of the China-backed Shanghai Cooperation Organization, ... -
Biggest tourist site opens next week, not yet welcoming foreigners
North Korea next week will open a signature coastal tourist site that it says will usher in a new era in its tourism industry, though there ... -
Police burn confiscated drugs worth around $300 million
Officials in Myanmar’s major cities destroyed about $300 million worth of confiscated illegal drugs yesterday. The destroyed drugs included opium, heroin, methamphetamine, marijuana, ketamine and the ... -
A battered Iran faces an uncertain future after its grinding war with Israel
The bombing has quieted in Iran’s 12-day conflict with Israel. Now its battered theocracy and 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei must regroup and rebuild in ... -
Bezos and Sanchez arrive in Venice as protesters say their wedding highlights inequality
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez arrived in Venice, Italy, yesterday [Macau time] ahead of their star-studded weekend wedding, which has galvanized an assortment of ... -
1986 US guilty of backing Contras
The United States has been found guilty of violating international law by supporting armed Contra rebels in Nicaragua. The International Court of Justice ruled that the ... -
In ‘Sorry, Baby,’ Eva Victor makes a disarming debut
The first thing to love about writer-director-star Eva Victor’s extraordinary debut “Sorry, Baby” is how she, as the young professor Agnes, tries, and fails, to hide ... -
Summer Garden Party
JW Marriott Hotel Macau is celebrating the Summer Solstice with its signature Garden Party, a nature-inspired dining experience hosted in the tranquil JW Garden. Designed to honor the longest day ... -
HAIM return with a superb and salty breakup album
HAIM has declared this season to be “single-girl summer” and offered us the soundtrack. Heartsick never sounded so good. “I Quit,” the fourth full-length album from ... -
Young leaders advancing potential climate solutions could win $1 million grants
Youth-led climate groups are getting a $25 million injection from a philanthropic collaborative that hopes other funders will follow their lead in supporting solutions created by ... -
The top US diplomat in Hong Kong criticizes China and the city for curtailing freedoms
Hong Kong’s top American diplomat said yesterday that the policies of the Chinese and Hong Kong governments have curtailed freedoms, pointing to the cases of jailed ... -
Ceasefire must not be delayed-action bomb
With Israel and Iran blaming each other for continuing attacks on Tuesday after agreeing to a ceasefire intended to end their conflict, how the situation in ... -
Friday, June 27 2025 – edition no. 4747
* VIP rooms closing is a sign of the times — Experts claim caution is needed when promoting changes to the fast-paced local gaming industry to ...
