Daily Archives: Thursday, November 27, 2025
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Fire that killed at least 44 burns in Hong Kong towers for a second day
Firefighters battled one of Hong Kong’s deadliest modern blazes for a second day today (Thursday), fighting to control the fire that blackened several high-rise towers and ... -
14 people killed in fire engulfing high-rise residential buildings
A fire spread across seven high-rise apartment buildings in a Hong Kong housing complex, killing 14 people and leaving others still trapped, in the city’s worst ... -
Chan Tsz King sets national security risk monitoring and early warning as top priorities for 2026
The Secretary for Security, Chan Tsz King, has designated national security risk monitoring as one of the major priorities of his Secretariat for 2026. Presenting his ... -
Local man arrested for cross-border drug trafficking
Local authorities arrested a 34-year-old man, surnamed Leung, on Tuesday for smuggling methamphetamine and etomidate e-cigarette cartridges from Hong Kong to Macau, seizing drugs worth over ... -
SSM warns of increasing overweight rates but data stagnates for a decade
The government launched a pilot program in March for next year’s health survey, but the Health Bureau (SSM) announced yesterday that the sample size was insufficient ... -
Hengqin’s new high-speed rail station to integrate with Macau LRT with RMB6 billion investment
Plans for Hengqin’s high-speed rail station-city integration project are underway, with a confirmed direct connection to Macau’s LRT Hengqin Port and an estimated investment of RMB6 ... -
Realtor optimizes market stabilization with gov’t ‘sweetener’
The government’s Policy Address for next year proposes two new property measures, which a real-estate professional views as the first significant “sweetener” for the property market ... -
Lawmakers concerned about online advertising boundaries
The Legislative Assembly (AL) passed the amendments to the Advertising Law in the first reading on Tuesday. The bill proposes regulations on endorsements and online advertising, ... -
Sands, UTM collaborate to launch culinary scholarship to France
Sands China Limited (SCL) and the Macao University of Tourism (UTM) have launched a new culinary program, the “Sands China Western Culinary Elite Programme,” with four ... -
Tickets for Macau national Paralympic badminton events go on sale
Tickets for Macau’s badminton competition at the 12th National Paralympic Games and the 9th National Special Olympics went on sale at 10 a.m. yesterday. Priced at ... -
Galaxy’s Raymond Voon named Sands China SVP of Marketing Strategy and Loyalty
Sands China Ltd has appointed Raymond Voon as senior vice president of Marketing Strategy and Loyalty, according to an internal memo obtained yesterday. The move follows ... -
Citizens’ sports park project awarded for MOP1.34 billion
The first phase of the Citizens’ Sports Park project on the former Yat Yuen Canidrome site opened for public tender in July, with the Public Works ... -
Kam Pek Paradise Casino to close, 584 jobs affected
Kam Pek Paradise, a satellite casino of SJM Resorts, will close on December 1. According to the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ), the closure will ... -
Financial sector employment steady as banking demand rises
Macau’s financial sector recorded 8,546 full-time employees in the third quarter of 2025, roughly unchanged from a year earlier, according to Statistics and Census Service (DSEC). ... -
October CPI growth driven by dining and rent
The Composite Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 0.60% year-on-year and 0.03% month-on-month in October 2025, the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) reported on November 21. Over ... -
MGTO and Gaode Maps launch smart tourism platform to boost visitor experience
The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) has partnered with Chinese mapping giant Gaode Maps, also known as Amap, to launch the “One-Click Smart Tour of Macau” ... -
India protests ‘arbitrary detention’ of citizen at Shanghai airport
India has lodged a protest with China over what it called an “arbitrary detention” of an Indian citizen at the Shanghai airport after the traveler from ... -
China’s pressure on Japan could last for some time
Just days after China issued an advisory against traveling to Japan, the cancellations started. About 3,000 Chinese visit Rie Takeda’s tearoom in an alley in Tokyo’s ... -
1975 TV presenter Ross McWhirter shot dead
Guinness Book of Records co-founder and editor Ross McWhirter has been shot dead outside his North London home. Mr McWhirter was hit at close range in ... -
Chelsea beats Barcelona as Mou’s Benfica finally wins
On a night of changes, blunders and a glorious individual goal by 18-year-old Estevão, defensive lapses cost Manchester City and Barcelona dearly as both teams slumped ... -
Draw can separate top-ranked Spain, Argentina, France and England until semifinals
The 2026 World Cup draw next week will reward the four highest-ranked teams — Spain, Argentina, France and England — who will be placed in separate ... -
Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki nears the pinnacle of Japan’s national sport
Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki is only 21 but has moved just one step from the top rank of Japan’s national sport. In an elaborate ceremony yesterday, ... -
A look at Kirill Dmitriev, the Russian envoy who helped craft the new Ukraine peace proposal
Kirill Dmitriev is not a professional diplomat. But the head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund has emerged as a key player in drafting a new proposal ... -
Autoimmune diseases can strike any part of the body, and mostly affect women
Our immune system has a dark side: It’s supposed to fight off invaders, but sometimes it turns traitor and attacks our own cells and tissues. Autoimmune ... -
Thursday, November 27, 2025 – edition no. 4847
* Tai Po inferno | Hong Kong high-rise blaze kills at least 14 * Forewarned, Forearmed | Chan Tsz King sets national security risk monitoring and ...
