Monthly Archives: February 2026
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Olympic town warms up as climate change puts games on thin ice
Olympic fans came to Cortina with heavy winter coats and gloves. Those coats were unzipped Sunday and gloves pocketed as snow melted from rooftops — signs ... -
Al-Nassr hopeful Ronaldo will return for Asian Champions League Two
Cristiano Ronaldo is yet to win a major trophy since arriving in Saudi Arabia, and Al-Nassr will be hoping the 41-year-old Portuguese star returns to action ... -
Takaichi looks to translate her election gains into a new conservative shift
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s gamble that her personal popularity would lead to big election gains for her struggling party paid off hugely. Yesterday, she began ... -
US Justice Department will allow lawmakers to see unredacted Epstein files
President Donald Trump has lashed out at reporters raising questions about the Epstein files, demanding that the country “get onto something else,” but that’s highly unlikely. ... -
The inevitable proliferation of nuclear weapons
Last Thursday marked the expiration of New START, the last remaining bilateral agreement – between Russia, with 5,459 nuclear warheads, and the United States, with 5,177 ... -
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 – edition no. 4892
* Unified ticket — Light rail to introduce bus transfer discounts with new gates in third quarter, responding to long-standing calls * Crime | Man arrested ... -
Moderate candidate wins emphatically over a populist in Portuguese presidential runoff
Center-left Socialist António José Seguro scored a decisive victory over hard-right populist André Ventura in Portugal’s runoff presidential election on Sunday (today, Macau time), according to ... -
Uber seen as boost to competition despite local taxi concerns
While a taxi drivers’ association raised concerns about the government’s promotion of “online-booked taxis” impacting frontline workers, a member of the Transport Advisory Committee told The ... -
Around 10,000 unnecessary ambulance call-outs recorded in 2025
About 10,000 ambulance call-outs in Macau last year were deemed unnecessary, Fire Services Bureau commissioner Wong Kin said, adding that there is a need to educate ... -
Bridges, rails, and runways: Guangdong’s infrastructure push drives economy
Driven by massive infrastructure developments under the 13th (2016–2020), 14th (2021–2025), and emerging 15th Five-Year Plans, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA) has fused Guangdong’s ... -
Man turns from scam victim to accomplice after losing MOP300,000
A local man was arrested by police last Friday after attempting to recover MOP300,000 lost in an online loan scam by reaching out to the scammers ... -
Ex-media tycoon Jimmy Lai will be sentenced today after national security conviction
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy former media tycoon Jimmy Lai will be sentenced today following his conviction in December under the city’s national security law. Lai, the 78-year-old founder of ... -
Residential price index offset by Peninsula drop
Macau’s overall residential property price index edged up 0.1% in Q4 2025 to 191.8, despite a 0.3% drop in the Peninsula, as gains in Taipa and ... -
Young blood donors decline to just 19.1% in recent years
The number of young blood donors in Macau has continued to decline in recent years. Despite this trend, the city’s Blood Donation Transfusion Service reported that ... -
PSP reports record-breaking daily border crossings
The Public Security Police (PSP) reported a record 867,000 border crossings Feb. 7, marking the highest single-day total in the city’s history. Macau residents accounted for ... -
Vietnamese workforce nears 10,000
About 9,600 Vietnamese currently work in Macau, with roughly 85% employed as domestic helpers and the remainder in various industries, the Macau Overseas Vietnamese Association said. ... -
LRT to introduce QR-code ticketing
Macau’s light rail system is set to introduce QR-code ticketing for MPay, Alipay, WeChat Pay, and other major platforms, with new gates expected in the third ... -
PSP promotes operations tackling illegal accommodation
The Public Security Police Force (PSP) has conducted an operation to tackle an illegal guesthouse on Taipa’s Rua de Évora. According to the PSP, the force ... -
More companies in 2025 as wholesale, retail trade leads the increase
The number of companies in Macau in 2025 increased slightly year-over-year, according to the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC). A total of 4,678 new companies were ... -
MGM champions responsible gaming to build a sustainable future
As one of Macau’s first integrated resort operators with all its casinos recognized as “Responsible Gambling Model Units”, MGM remains steadfast in upholding the values of ... -
Facing high Trump tariffs, Africa’s leading economy says it’s close to a new deal with China
China and South Africa signed a framework agreement for a new trade deal on Friday as Africa›s leading economy looks to other options following the high import tariffs imposed ... -
US gave Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach agreement to end war
The U.S. has given Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach a deal to end the nearly fouryear war, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters, as ... -
Trump’s racist post about Obamas is deleted after backlash
President Donald Trump’s racist social media post featuring former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, as primates in a jungle was deleted Friday after a backlash from ... -
1995 Space pioneers take first small steps
Michael Foale has become the first British-born American to walk in space. Dr Foale – originally from Lincolnshire – and Dr Bernard Harris, the first black ... -
Sofia Goggia lights the cauldron in Cortina after helping Italy secure Olympic hosting rights
Sofia Goggia had a key role in securing the hosting rights of the Milan Cortina Olympics for Italy. So it seemed fitting that the Italian downhiller lit the cauldron ... -
Tourists stopped from seeing The Last Supper, while Olympic VIPs including Vance visit
Tourists to Milan during the Winter Olympics hoping to see Leonardo da Vinci’s “ The Last Supper” were in for an unwelcome surprise: Access to the masterpiece is ... -
China will ban hidden door handles on cars starting in 2027
China will ban hidden door handles on cars, commonly used on Tesla’s electric vehicles and many other EV models, starting next year. All car doors must include ... -
Has globalization lessened the importance of physical distance?
National economies are increasingly moving in sync and responding to the same booms and busts as a result of near-instantaneous communications and interdependent global supply chains. ... -
Monday, February 9, 2026 – edition no. 4891
* Taxi Tassle — Uber’s return viewed as boost to competition, though local taxi drivers warn of risks to livelihoods and fair play * False Alarm ... -
Spain and Portugal continue to battle Storm Leonardo as new storm approaches
MADRID – Storm Leonardo continued to batter the Iberian Peninsula on Friday, bringing floods and putting rivers at risk of bursting their banks while thousands of ... -
Japan-linked concerts increasingly canceled in Macau
In recent months, at least four concerts in Macau featuring Japanese performers have been canceled, raising questions about the stability of the city’s cultural calendar as ... -
Trading halts briefly after MGM China results slip early
MGM Resorts International ‘inadvertently’ disclosed preliminary fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 financial results for its Macau subsidiary, MGM China Holdings Ltd, a week early, revealing a 21.4% ... -
Sunday Roast
Island Shangri-La’s iconic Lobster Bar & Grill presents the return of its acclaimed and highly popular 2026 Sunday Roast Guest Chef Series, an annual culinary programme showcasing the ... -
Telecom fraud leads to MOP350 million losses in 2025, primarily driven by investment scams
The Judiciary Police’s (PJ) annual statistics show a relative decrease in telecom fraud, yet financial losses still reached MOP350 million, primarily driven by investment fraud. The ... -
New policies boosted residential sales right from the start, Centaline claims
One of the largest market operators, Centaline Property Agency Limited, has reported that the new policies, implemented at the start of this year and aimed at ...
