Author: Daniel Beitler, MDT
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Cricket festival returns after five-year lapse
An eight-team cricket tournament is returning to Macau after five years of absence. On July 23, eight teams of six adult players will vie to become ... -
UNESCO | Committee slams Macau World Heritage Site protection
A United Nations body under the purview of UNESCO has criticized the MSAR government over its handling of the preservation of the Historic Center of Macau. ... -
Police confirm investigation into netizens mocking China flag
The Judiciary Police (PJ) confirmed yesterday that it is investigating the case of several netizens who photoshopped China’s national flag upside-down onto photographs of Macau and ... -
Int’l Documentary Film Festival | Second edition pays homage to Kawase
Embodying the theme of “Time and Growth”, the Macau International Documentary Film Festival will return for its second edition this month, once again inviting local documentary ... -
Brexit | Opportunities and challenges ahead for Ireland, consul says
Economic opportunities and unprecedented challenges face Ireland in the near future as the United Kingdom continues down the path of its separation from the world’s largest ... -
eSports | Local group seeking to host tournament
Macau based electronic sports association, Grow uP eSports, is rebounding from a “disastrous” performance in a regional tournament over the weekend with a pledge to try ... -
Drug abuse awareness day stresses rehabilitation over punishment
Yesterday was the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, as decreed by the United Nations. Seeking to raise awareness of the societal problems instigated ... -
São João Festival | Latest edition records more visitors than ever before
The annual São João festivities were held over the weekend in the St. Lazarus district, welcoming hundreds of locals and tourists alike to socialize and sample ... -
Culture | Pin-to Livros returns 11 months after closure
Independent book and record store, Pin-to Livros 2.0, officially opened its doors to the public yesterday after 11 months of absence since its forcible closure. Clean, ... -
Courts | Bangsil vs Wynn hearing postponed
The hearing yesterday for a lawsuit by a Philippine gaming regulator against Wynn Macau has been postponed until January 30, 2018. Rogelio Yusi Bangsil Jr, a ... -
Legislative Assembly election 2017 | Bloc voting scorned despite risk of forfeiting political weight
In cosmopolitan Macau, a city where around 60 percent of the total population was born abroad and where many others can trace their roots in the ... -
Lotus Flower Festival attracted hundreds of visitors daily
A green canvas peppered with pink specks was a sight to behold yesterday at the Práia de Nossa Senhora da Esperança, the wetlands area in the south ... -
Hengqin | Artists depict ‘rapid and irreversible’ changes
Daniel Beitler* A new installment to an ongoing exhibition chronicling the development of neighboring Hengqin has been opened to the public at Ox Warehouse gallery, providing ... -
Queen’s birthday celebrated with new British consul general
A celebration was held last night at the Macau Tower to mark the official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II, Head of the Commonwealth and Queen of the ... -
Sports Bureau accused of neglecting disabled athletes
The chief executive officer of Macau Special Olympics has claimed that the city’s Sports Bureau (ID) is neglecting to support disabled athletes, allocating the bulk of ... -
CESL Asia and Friends Sport Fun Day | Trindade: Companies that avoid social investment are in danger
Local companies ought to abandon the corporate social responsibility model as a justification for community engagement projects and instead embrace the idea of “sustainable, social investment,” ... -
Gaming | Okada suspended from board over alleged HKD135m illegal payment
Daniel Beitler* In a note posted yesterday to the JASDAQ Securities Exchange, Tokyo-based Universal Entertainment Corporation revealed their “suspicion” that the company’s chairman and director illegally ... -
UK general election British nationals in Macau prefer May, but only just
On the two biggest issues of the U.K. general election, the country’s withdrawal from the European Union and the threat of Islamic terrorism, Brits living in ... -
Irish brewery wants its spot in Macau’s PSC platform
An Irishman, Australian and New Zealander walk into a bar on an early Sunday evening where they sample, savor and socialize over craft beers with names ... -
Q&A | Rodrigo de Matos, Cartoonist: ‘I think that the press here is relatively free’
An exhibition showcasing a decade of work by Portuguese cartoonist Rodrigo de Matos was inaugurated on Monday night at the Portuguese Consulate-General in Macau. The exhibition, ... -
Economy | Growth in incomes outstrips pace of inflation, according to gov’t statistics
As in previous election years in Macau, the next few months leading up to September’s Legislative Assembly election are likely to be dominated by calls from ... -
Strategy & leadership event to raise funds for feeding Philippine children
A world-renowned strategy and leadership expert is joining forces with business and marketing specialists in the Asia-Pacific region to host a personal and professional development seminar next ... -
Canidrome | Legendary French actress appeals to CE over greyhounds
It has been revealed to the Times that a letter penned by a legendary French actress was delivered last week to the office of Chief Executive ... -
Gaming | May beats analysts’ predictions in 10th month of consecutive gains
Gross gaming revenue (GGR) for the month of May reached MOP22.74 billion (USD2.83 billion), up by 23.7 percent year-on-year and 12.8 percent compared with the previous ... -
28th Macao Arts Festival | Icelandic take on The Seagull to close out event
The 28th Macao Arts Festival will come to a close on Sunday after two showings of a modern, Icelandic take on Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull, brought ... -
New Macau | Chiang ousted by election list controversy
It has emerged that a New Macau Association (ANM) board meeting, held to decide the order of candidates to run on the group’s election ticket, was ... -
MDT Exclusive | Pagcor official claims in lawsuit that Wynn Macau tarnished his career
A former Philippine gaming regulator is suing Wynn Macau on the basis of what he describes as the unlawful and “wrongful” disclosure of his personal data ... -
AL Election | New Macau leadership in disarray as list deadline encroaches
Scott Chiang, the former president of New Macau Association (ANM) announced his resignation from the pro-democracy group this week, leaving ANM’s leadership vacant just months before ... -
Our Desk | The problem with year-on-year growth
At the start of every month, the Gaming and Inspection Bureau (DICJ) releases the gross gaming revenue (GGR) results for the previous month and expresses the ... -
G2E Asia | Social gaming may help casinos to attract millennials
Social gaming and casino applications (apps) on mobile devices may be a way for traditional land-based casinos to attract millennial visitors (born between 1980 and 1999) ... -
G2E Asia | IR brainchild was for both profitability and ‘political cover,’ says panelist
The creation of the integrated resort (IR) concept, which debuted in Las Vegas and later spread to Macau, was intended to both diversify operator offerings as ... -
Gaming | Trump connections may make Macau ‘collateral damage’ in potential trade war
A world-renowned expert on gambling and gambling law claimed yesterday that the ascendance of Donald Trump to the U.S. presidency could result in the MSAR becoming collateral ... -
Kim Jong Nam assassination | Trial of migrant worker suspects to commence today
Two women who allegedly smeared the face of North Korean exile Kim Jong Nam with a banned VX nerve agent are due to make their first ... -
Chao calls for public to be ‘guardians of election fairness’
As reported yesterday by the Times, former New Macau Association (ANM) leader Jason Chao announced this week the launch of his new election monitoring project, titled ... -
Culture – Cinematheque Passion | Macau film season to kick off on Saturday
The recently reopened Cinematheque Passion will host a themed program this month titled “Panorama: Macau Films”, which will showcase a selection of around 25 films shot ...
