Yearly Archives: 2025
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Military strikes village in glider raid, killing 24 including children
Myanmar’s military carried out a paraglider strike on a village that killed at least 24 people including children, and wounded more than 50 others, according to ... -
Buildings are turning to ‘ice batteries’ for sustainable air conditioning
Every night some 74,000 gallons of water are frozen at Norton Audubon Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. The hospital used to get all of its air conditioning ... -
Thursday, October 9, 2025 – edition no. 4814
* Job discrimination? — Macau’s job market may be leaving non-Chinese residents behind, according to local professionals who spoke to the Times following a letter to ... -
Pet owners say Macau still falls short on pet-friendly facilities
Despite official pledges to make Macau a pet-friendly city, many local pet owners say the reality still falls short, citing limited facilities, restrictive rules, and social ... -
Citi: High-roller and premium mass gaming remains ‘golden’
Macau’s casinos saw a sharp rise in high-roller activity and average minimum bets during the October Golden Week, reaching the highest levels of the year, according ... -
IAM drafts plan to construct pedestrian system at Mong Ha Hill
The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) has announced plans to establish a pedestrian system at Mong Ha Municipal Park, with research and planning already underway. Chao Wai ... -
Gov’t to integrate flood prevention measures into LRT West Line project, assures Raymond Tam
Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raymond Tam has confirmed that the government will integrate flood prevention measures, peripheral roads, remediation works, and landscape greening into ... -
Gov’t launches new round of subsidy to accelerate transition to electric motorcycles
The government is launching a new round of a five-year subsidy scheme to accelerate the replacement of gasoline-powered motorcycles with electric models, building upon the success ... -
Snowstorm traps hundreds of hikers on Mount Everest during national holiday
Rescuers were helping hundreds of hikers trapped by heavy snow at tourist campsites on a slope of Mount Everest in Tibet, Chinese state media said. About ... -
Woman arrested for allegedly keeping found cash and casino chips
A mainland Chinese woman in her 60s was arrested by the Public Security Police for allegedly keeping more than MOP145,000 she reportedly found during a visit ... -
Security, cleaning services see revenue growth in 2024
Receipts and expenditure for property management, security, and cleaning services rose in 2024, reflecting steady growth, according to the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC). Security Services, ... -
Residential property prices fall in June–August 2025
Macau’s overall residential property price index dropped to 192.4 in June–August 2025, down 0.8% from May–July, according to the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC). The index ... -
LRT hits paid travel record before National Day holiday
Macau’s Light Rapid Transit (LRT) hit a new paid travel record just ahead of the expected surge in border crossings for the mainland Chinese National Day ... -
Hengqin drafts plans to set up four more border crossings connecting to Macau
The Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin has recently unveiled a detailed territorial spatial plan for public consultation, which includes a proposal to add four new ... -
DSAL halts renovation work at Macao Dome after fatal ceiling fall
A workplace accident at the Macao East Asian Games Dome claimed the life of a 60-year-old worker last Thursday. The man fell approximately four meters from ... -
Melco opens resort hospital with ‘fine-dining’ approach to healthcare
Melco Resorts & Entertainment has opened iRad Hospital, the city’s first integrated resort hospital, offering what management describes as a “fine-dining” medical experience, targeting visitors seeking ... -
Pop Mart Macao Citywalk attracts over 720,000 visitors
The Pop Mart Macao Citywalk, a collaboration between the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) and Pop Mart, attracted more than 720,000 visitors from June 6 to ... -
The Ritz-Carlton, Macau welcomes back Chef Jérôme for exclusive culinary events
The Ritz-Carlton, Macau is hosting a series of exclusive dining experiences this month, featuring acclaimed French chef Jérôme Franck Tauvron of Lumières, JéJé in Shanghai. Returning ... -
Orbis Macau to launch ‘2025 Action for Sight’ campaign
Orbis Macau will launch its “2025 Action for Sight” campaign alongside the “Starry Night Charity Music Performance” on October 9 at the Planetarium of the Macao ... -
Australia, Papua sign defense treaty that raised China’s concern
The leaders of Australia and Papua New Guinea signed a major bilateral defense treaty yesterday that China believes targets it unfairly. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese ... -
Police seize guns from owners who hold views rejecting government authority
Police in Western Australia have seized guns and revoked or suspended firearms permits from dozens of owners linked to what investigators describe as sovereign citizen ideologies, ... -
1985 Gunmen hijack Italian cruise liner
Palestinian militants have hijacked an Italian cruise liner, the Achille Lauro, in the Mediterranean and threatened to blow it up. The gunmen are demanding the release ... -
Former England captain Lewis Moody diagnosed with ALS
Lewis Moody, the former England rugby captain and 2003 World Cup winner, has been diagnosed with ALS, also known as motor neurone disease. The 47-year-old Moody ... -
Nobel Prize in medicine goes to 3 scientists for work on immune system
Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Dr. Shimon Sakaguchi won the Nobel Prize in medicine yesterday for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance. Brunkow, 64, is ... -
Pivotal talks between Israel and Hamas begin in Egypt on eve of Gaza war anniversary
Israeli and Hamas officials launched indirect talks yesterday at an Egyptian resort on a U.S.-drafted peace plan to end the ruinous war in Gaza on the eve of ... -
Artificial General Intelligence by 2040?
Despite the tendency to designate everything that is technologically advanced as AI, there are still only a few cases of true AI (i.e., autonomous agents and ... -
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 – edition no. 4813
* Tails of Trouble — Macau’s pet-friendly promises fall short, as owners cite limited facilities and social biases, the Times finds * Gaming | Citi: High-roller ... -
Golden Week crowds fill Macau as arrivals reach over 780,000
Macau welcomed more than 783,000 visitors during the mainland’s National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, which coincided with the weekend. Authorities say annual visitor arrivals remain ... -
Typhoon Matmo breaks records with gusts surpassing hurricane force
Macau experienced its fourth Typhoon Signal No. 8 of the year as Typhoon Matmo brought record-breaking winds, with gusts exceeding hurricane force, heavy rain, and minor ... -
CE: Reshuffle among top officials expected to enhance legislative coordination within gov’t
Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai has appointed Secretary for Administration and Justice André Cheong as a government-appointed legislator, resulting in a significant reshuffle among top officials ... -
Casino revenue slows in September amid fewer visitors, typhoon disruptions
The gaming industry saw moderate growth in September, posting a 6% year-over-year increase in gross gaming revenue to MOP18.3 billion, according to figures released by the ... -
Construction scaffolding collapses onto footbridge
Due to Typhoon Signal No. 8, scaffolding on the exterior of a building along Av. de Artur Tamagnini Barbosa, currently under demolition and reconstruction, collapsed onto ... -
Students targeted in online gold scam
Two mainland female university students studying in Macau narrowly avoided major financial losses in separate suspected fraud cases. One student received a transfer request of RMB800,000 ... -
Police Seize HKD80,000 in Fake Notes in Casino Fraud Case
A 40-year-old unemployed man from mainland China is under investigation for using counterfeit Hong Kong dollars while exchanging money with a casino patron. The Judiciary Police ... -
CE targets Portugal visit in first half of next year
Macau Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai said he hopes to visit Portugal in the first half of next year, after several postponements caused by Macau government ...
