Daily Archives: Monday, July 13, 2026
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Casinos experience toughest quarter since reopening
Macau’s casino industry posted its weakest quarter since reopening after the pandemic, with Citigroup citing the FIFA World Cup and poor gaming hold rates as key ... -
Lawmaker urges stronger measures to address business closures, spending outflow
Lawmaker José Maria Pereira Coutinho has urged the government to adopt more decisive and coordinated measures to address the city’s economic strains, citing widespread shop closures, ... -
One more retired PJ officer arrested, vice ring total rises to six
A retired Judiciary Police (PJ) officer was arrested last Thursday in connection with a vice ring uncovered last month, which led to the detention of five ... -
MGTO opens Mak Mak hub to promote tourism, local IP development
The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) launched the Mak Mak Experience Hub on Friday, a new immersive attraction centered on the city’s tourism mascot. The exhibition, ... -
Cultural tourism, night economy and business facilities should lead ZAPE revamp: report
Cultural tourism, the night economy, and business support facilities should be prioritized in the functional restructuring of the ZAPE area and its community economic transformation, according ... -
14 nations and the EU reaffirm 2016 ruling invalidating China’s claims in South China Sea
The United States, the United Kingdom and a dozen other Western and Asian countries reasserted yesterday that China’s expansive claims in the South China Sea are illegal based ... -
Gov’t open to banning new fossil-fuel vehicle registrations
The Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) has not ruled out banning new fossil-fuel vehicle registrations, but stressed that the measure would have broad implications and would need ... -
Macau’s obsession with visitor numbers is holding it back
Macau has become addicted to a number – tourist arrivals. Month after month, headlines celebrate visitor records as if they were a reliable measure of economic ... -
Hot weather advisory remains in effect as temperatures hit 36.2 degrees
Macau remained under a yellow hot weather alert yesterday, with the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal weather station recording 36.2 degrees Celsius at noon. The Meteorological and ... -
Gaming tax revenue rises 13% in first half
Macau collected MOP51.19 billion in gaming tax revenue in the first half of the year, up 13% year-on-year, according to central account data released by the ... -
Two men arrested over alleged illegal online baccarat betting scheme
Two mainland Chinese men have been arrested for allegedly using modified clothing to conceal mobile phones and livestream casino baccarat games for online bettors, a practice ... -
TUI rules acquittal on criminal charges does not affect residence permit revocation
The Court of Final Appeal (TUI) has finally ruled on a case involving a person who acquired residency status through qualifying investments. The case involved the ... -
New program aims to strengthen parenting support amid falling birth rates
The Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have rolled out a new parenting support scheme featuring a Baby Room Demo Unit for childcare safety ... -
LRT company reports 97% local workforce, aims to hire more ahead of expansion
The Light Rapid Transit (LRT) Company has said it aims to recruit and train more local workers, in preparation for upcoming expansion projects of the LRT ... -
Major German carmakers hit by steep China sales plunge as competition heats up
Major German carmakers saw sharp quarterly sales declines in China as domestic demand weakened and competition heated up in the world’s biggest auto market. At Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, BMW ... -
US attacks Iran over ship being hit in Strait of Hormuz; Tehran lashes out again at Gulf Arab states
The United States attacked Iran early yesterday morning over an Iranian strike on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz that set the container ship ablaze and ... -
1985 Live Aid makes millions for Africa
The Live Aid concert for the starving in Africa has raised triple the £10m expected. And as the London event draws to a close at Wembley ... -
Lionel Messi’s scoring streak ends, but his assist sparks Argentina’s win over Switzerland
Lionel Messi had his World Cup scoring streak snapped by Switzerland yesterday (Macau time), but the co-leader with France’s Kylian Mbappé in the race for the Golden Boot ... -
Heat and humidity make quarterfinal challenge for Norway, England even tougher
Carla Gregory was fighting the heat even before watching the World Cup quarterfinal between England and Norway on Saturday. She carried cold water in one hand. ... -
Fellow passengers pull back man partly sucked out of broken window on a flight from Greece
Fellow passengers pulled back a man who was partially sucked out of a dislodged airplane window on Friday, a few minutes after takeoff on a flight ... -
An islandwide blackout strikes Cuba for the second time this week as its grid crumbles
An islandwide blackout struck Cuba on Friday for the second time this week as the nation of nearly 10 million people grapples with a crumbling power grid and fuel shortages ... -
Monday, July 13, 2026 – edition no. 4990
* Odds Against Them — Casino sector suffers worst quarter since reopening as World Cup, weak gaming results weigh on earnings * Business Woes — Amid ...
