Monthly Archives: February 2026
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World leaders react cautiously to US and Israeli strikes on Iran as fears grow of a wider war
World leaders reacted warily to U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on Saturday that triggered concerns of a broader conflict. European leaders held emergency meetings and ... -
US and Israel launch a major attack on Iran and Trump urges Iranians to ‘take over your government’
DUBAI — The U.S. and Israel launched a major attack on Iran today (Saturday), and President Donald Trump called on the Iranian public to “seize control ... -
Lawmakers call for balanced approach to maternity leave expansion
Lawmakers have called on the government to pursue a balanced and sustainable approach to expanding maternity and statutory leave benefits. Speaking to reporters yesterday on the ... -
Galaxy posts 33% growth in full-year earnings
Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) reported its 2025 full-year results yesterday, with adjusted EBITDA rising 19% to HKD14.5 billion (USD1.86 billion) and net profit attributable to shareholders ... -
Pigeon’s Tale of Flavour
Nutritious, tender and uniquely fragrant. The pigeon is well-loved by Cantonese people with an old saying “one pigeon is better than nine chickens.”, meaning the nutrients ... -
Residents raise concerns over high fees for takeaway meal boxes
Residents have expressed concerns over the cost of plastic bags and takeaway meal boxes, with some saying the fees charged by certain merchants are considered high, ... -
Bian Lixin greeted as new Chinese foreign affairs commissioner in Macau
Bian Lixin was welcomed yesterday as the eighth commissioner of China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs office in the Macao Special Administrative Region. The welcome ceremony, held ... -
Despite differences, Xi and Merz seek to deepen ties in turbulent times
There are many things that China and Germany do not see eye-to-eye on — notably Russia’s war in Ukraine — but the leaders of the world’s ... -
André Cheong makes positive assessment of first four months of new term
The president of the Legislative Assembly (AL), André Cheong, has made a positive evaluation of the first four months of the new AL term. In a ... -
Man arrested for stealing HKD1 million from sleeping roommate
A 37-year-old unemployed mainland man was arrested after allegedly stealing HKD1 million in cash from his roommate while he was sleeping in a Cotai hotel room. ... -
Woman loses MOP1.3 million in suspected crypto scam
A local middle-aged woman lost MOP1.31 million after falling victim to a suspected online cryptocurrency investment scam, police said. The victim met a man claiming to ... -
Temperature drop expected next week
The Meteorological and Geophysics Bureau (SMG) predicts that in the coming days, the region will be affected by a trough of low pressure, which will lead ... -
Lawmaker says property market has bottomed out
Lawmaker Kevin Ho said Macau’s property market appears to have passed its lowest point, expressing cautious optimism about a gradual recovery while urging efforts to strengthen ... -
Authorities issue over 14,000 fines in 2025 over public space violations
The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) issued more than 14,000 fines last year for violations related to public space management, including illegal waste disposal, obstruction of pedestrian ... -
Melco’s unparalleled hospitality and entertainment receive global recognition
Deeply rooted in Macau, Melco Resorts & Entertainment is committed to promoting the development of the tourism, leisure, and cultural entertainment industries, continuously enhancing the city’s ... -
Gastro fest to move to March, expand into NAPE satellite venue
The 2026 International Cities of Gastronomy Fest Macao will be held in March and will expand beyond its main location at Macau Fisherman’s Wharf, with a ... -
MIECF to inaugurate zero-waste circular economy exhibition zone
The 2026 Macao International Environmental Co-operation Forum & Exhibition (MIECF) will be held from March 26 to 28 at the Cotai Expo, The Venetian Macao, bringing ... -
Influenza leads notifiable disease cases in January
Macau recorded 1,608 cases of notifiable infectious diseases in January, with influenza accounting for the largest share, followed by rotavirus and norovirus, according to the Health ... -
Sands China to extend maternity and paternity leave
Sands China Ltd. will extend its paid maternity leave from 70 to 90 days and its paternity leave from five to seven days starting March 1. ... -
Melco named in S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook 2026
Melco Resorts & Entertainment has been included in the S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook 2026 after ranking in the 96th percentile within the casinos and gaming industry ... -
Mobility: Bay Area circulates at record scale
ANALYSIS From mid-February through Feb. 25, the Spring Festival travel rush — 春运 Chunyun — continued to drive record mobility across China, peaking in the GBA’s ... -
A Splash of Portugal Breeze at MGM COTAI
Experience the Portugal soulful flavors, Cataplana, this spring at Coast in MGM COTAI, celebrates one of the nation’s most cherished culinary traditions. Presented as a heritage ... -
US and Iran hold hours of nuclear talks as more American forces deploy in region
Iran and the United States held hours of indirect talks yesterday in Geneva over Tehran’s nuclear negotiations viewed as a last chance for diplomacy as America ... -
Hillary Clinton is testifying in House investigation into Jeffrey Epstein
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is testifying before U.S. House lawmakers in New York today [Macau time] as part of a congressional investigation into convicted ... -
1953 Spelling bill passes second reading
A proposal to simplify English spelling has cleared its second hurdle in parliament. After a second debate MPs in the House of Commons voted by 65 ... -
Seoul relaunches truth commission with focus on adoption fraud
South Korea has relaunched a fact-finding commission into its past human rights violations, with a key focus on the extensive fraud and malfeasance that corrupted the ... -
‘Man on the Run’ chronicles McCartney’s post-Beatles long and winding road
If Peter Jackson’s “The Beatles: Get Back” was the supreme document of the Beatles’ final moments together and of their dissolution, Morgan Neville’s “Man on the ... -
Hilary Duff is a pop star reincarnate on ‘Luck… or Something’
Hilary Duff is a pop star once more – if a pop star ever truly stops being one. More than a decade after 2015’s Breathe In. ... -
Devialet Pop-Up
Founded in 2007, French luxury acoustics engineering brand Devialet announces the grand opening of its first immersive pop-up store in partnership with The Opéra de Paris ... -
Works to pedestrianize key stretch of Oxford Street will start this summer
Oxford Street in London’s West End, one of the world’s most famous shopping destinations, is getting a makeover with the creation of a new pedestrianized zone ... -
Darkest web: Instagram says it will notify parents if teens ‘repeatedly’ search for terms related to suicide
Instagram said yesterday it will start alerting parents if their kids repeatedly search for terms clearly associated with suicide or self-harm. The alerts will only go ... -
Degenerative AI?
Generative systems, widely adopted without intellectual discipline, could erode the cognitive capacities education once labored to build – knowledge, character and ethics – psychologists, educators and ... -
Friday, February 27, 2026 – edition no. 4900
* Mid-way — Lawmakers call for balanced approach to maternity leave expansion * Gaming | Galaxy posts 33% growth in full-year earnings * Taste of Edesia ... -
Multiple payment methods included in new street parking management tender
The Transport Bureau (DSAT) launched a public tender yesterday for a concession to operate and manage street parking spaces. The concession will be valid for seven ...
