Author: Daniel Beitler, MDT
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Our Desk | The election madness begins
With the approaching Legislative Assembly (AL) election in September, we are once again being reminded of the civic powerlessness of the public and the shameless ineptitude ... -
Animal rights – Greyhound racing | W. Virginia facility latest to face final days
A greyhound facility in West Virginia, U.S. may be facing its final days, the latest in a global trend of closures amid growing disinterest in dog ... -
Film on 17th-century Macau | Jesuits praised for historic realism
Martin Scorsese’s latest project, a historical period drama titled “Silence”, has been praised for its accurate depiction of Jesuit activities in Macau and East Asia, as ... -
Gaming | Saipan casino opening will likely be delayed
Imperial Pacific International Holding’s Saipan casino project is unlikely to meet its first quarter opening deadline it has emerged, with construction of the integrated resort still ... -
Millennial-style video gaming could be next casino offering
A new form of gaming might be poised to enter Macau’s casinos in the near future, blending traditional video gaming with betting opportunities. Video game gambling ... -
Gaming | Small-scale casino investor might be backed by Chinese government
An Australian company with only AUD6 million (MOP36.6 million) in net assets appears to be the favorite candidate of officials in the country’s Gold Coast area ... -
Heritage | Sun Yat Sen memorialized in Macau and China, neglected in HK
The honoring of Sun Yat Sen, the revered 20th-century Chinese revolutionary who spent some time living in Portuguese-administered Macau, has been the motivation behind the preservation ... -
Taiwan resident disappears after landing in Macau
A Taiwanese community college manager and member of Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party has allegedly disappeared – possibly in Macau – while en route to Guangdong Province, according ... -
‘Greater Bay Area’ | HK political scientist says Guangdong integration inevitable
Political observer and academic Sonny Lo presented a seminar last week at the Rui Cunha Foundation, at the invitation of the Macau Association of Portuguese and ... -
Q&A | Brian Castro, australian writer: ‘Macau is still an enclave in the past’
Brian Castro is an author and academic in Australia who has published 11 novels and a volume of essays, some of which have connections to Macau. ... -
Hong Kong | Unofficial CE referendum censored by university
Staff at Hong Kong Polytechnic University prevented a poll from being conducted on students’ preference for the next chief executive of Hong Kong, despite the fact that ... -
Q&A | João Palla – Architect: ‘Today there are not so many opportunities for architects in Macau’
Architect João Palla, who has worked extensively in Macau over the past few decades, is showing a series of his works in an exhibition at Casa ... -
Culture | Passion Cinematheque preparing for March 30 re-launch
Passion Cinematheque will have its grand opening at the end of the month to mark the venue’s re-launch under the administration of a private institution. The ... -
St. Patrick’s Day parade to return next week
The Consulate General of Ireland in Hong Kong and Macau and the Irish Chamber of Commerce are jointly planning a series of events and activities to ... -
Arts Festival features 25 shows, MOP4m budget cut
The 28th Macau Arts Festival, one of the biggest cultural events in the region, will feature 25 shows and exhibitions as well as more than 100 ... -
Culture | Macau Literary Festival kicks off
The Macau Literary Festival 2017 “The Script Road” kicked off at the Old Court Building on Saturday, marking the sixth year that the book-centric celebration has ... -
U.S. Department of State | Human rights report says political dissidents targeted
The Macau Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 2016 has been published by the U.S. Department of State, expressing some concern over troubling developments in ... -
Gaming stocks post gains in Hong Kong, NY
Shares of Macau’s major gaming companies are significantly up in Hong Kong and New York trading this week, responding to the gross gaming revenue (GGR) take ... -
Gaming | Saipan casino set for March opening amid investor fears
The USD600 million Imperial Pacific casino-hotel in Saipan is scheduled to open by the end of the month, though the company responsible for operating it, Best ... -
17.8 percent growth | Gaming revenue hits two-year high
Gross gaming revenue (GGR) last month reached MOP23 billion (USD2.9 billion), marking a two-year high since February 2015, when some MOP19.5 billion was recorded. In terms ... -
EU-Macau report outlines key challenges ahead of 2020
The Macau European Chamber of Commerce and the Institute of European Studies of Macau have jointly released a report on the influence of the European Union ... -
Tibetan artist barred from entering MSAR
A Tibetan artist who was due to perform a live painting session during the Lilau Square events yesterday has allegedly been barred from entering the Macau SAR. ... -
Miguel de Senna Fernandes | Multiculturalism not enough, Macau needs to go further
Miguel de Senna Fernandes, a lawyer and leader of the Macanese community, argued during a talk yesterday that beyond multiculturalism, Macau needs to promote cross-cultural dialogue ... -
Lilau Square | IC: Urban renovation plan not on the table
The government has abandoned an urban renovation plan for Lilau Square after the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) expressed concerns regarding the protection of cultural heritage in ... -
Gaming – Threat from the East | Asian gaming rivals could mean Macau VIP shakedown
Macau still stands unchallenged as the world’s gaming leviathan. Even after a 26-month-long recession in the city’s dominant industry that only ended in the second half ... -
Days in Macau | Kim Jong Nam led low-key lifestyle in city’s downtown
Kim Jong Nam was rumored to have lived in Macau for around a decade after he fell out of favor with the North Korean regime, which ... -
IMF commends region’s economic resilience
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the 2016 Article IV Consultation with the Macau SAR and published its Staff Report yesterday, Macau time, reinforcing the preliminary ... -
Rugby | Macau Bats to field team in Malaysian youth tournament
Local youth rugby club, Macau Bats, will be sending a group of under-14 players to an international tournament in Malaysia next weekend. The tournament, which is ... -
Light pollution | Zhuhai Center Tower asked to dim lights
Macau’s Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) informed the Times in a written statement yesterday that Zhuhai municipal authorities are investigating the intensity of light emitted from the ... -
Gaming |- VIP vs. mass-market | Analysts quarrel over source of Macau recovery
Gross gaming revenue (GGR) growth is being driven by a surge in VIP revenue rather than the mass-market, say some analysts, indicating that despite government efforts ... -
Terrorism | Militants heading home could amplify local threat
Increased military pressure on the Islamic State (IS) in Syria and Iraq could see hundreds of Indonesian, Filipino and Malaysian insurgents head back to their Southeast ... -
International relations | UM scholar: Global diplomacy on precipice of radical transformation
The triangular relationship between China, Russia and the U.S. is poised for a radical transformation on a scale not seen since the Cold War, speculated a ... -
Macau International Airport | Six new routes this year as expansion kicked up a notch
Six routes will be launched this year between the Macau International Airport (MIA) and various short and mid-haul destinations, including a renewed route to Moscow that ... -
Animal rights | Gov’t support last hurdle in race to save greyhounds
Enlisting the coercive power of the government to force the Macau (Yat Yuen) Canidrome to surrender their racing greyhounds is now the final hurdle for Anima ... -
Culture – Ballet | Macau ‘Nutcracker’ final tour for HKB director
The Hong Kong Ballet (HKB) will return to Macau this weekend for three performances of one of the most popular classical works in ballet, “The Nutcracker”, ...
