Author: Daniel Beitler, MDT
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Corporate Bits | GEG Launches U-LEAD Graduate Internship Program
To support the internship program that was recently organized by the Macau Labor Affairs Bureau, Galaxy Entertainment Group has launched a U-LEAD Graduate Internship Program (U-LEAD ... -
Corporate Bits | Sands China opens online registration for Sands Shopping Carnival
Online registration is now open for the three-day Sands Shopping Carnival, being held between August 7 and 9 at The Venetian Macao’s Cotai Expo. The carnival ... -
MUST contributes to national mission to Mars
The Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) is involved in the Chinese mission to explore Mars, the higher education institution said in a statement to ... -
BNU chief says diversification needs joint venture strategy
Matching local financing with regional talent and expertise abroad could kickstart Macau’s economic diversification efforts, according to Carlos Cid Álvares, CEO of note-issuing bank Banco Nacional ... -
Gaming | New US casino powerhouse shows no signs of becoming Macau contender
Eldorado Resorts’ $17 billion (135 billion patacas) acquisition of Caesars Entertainment may have created a new casino powerhouse in the U.S., but it is still very ... -
Corporate Bits | MGM’s pandemic prevention efforts recognized by Liaison Office
A delegation led by Yao Jian, Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macao SAR, recently visited MGM Cotai and ... -
Corporate Bits | Liaison Office recognizes Melco’s pandemic prevention efforts
Melco Resorts & Entertainment’s pandemic prevention efforts have been recognized by the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macau SAR. A certificate commending ... -
Gaming | Mass continues to outweigh VIP at near-zero revenue level
Mass market gross gaming revenue continued to outweigh the VIP segment in the second quarter of 2020, even as casino revenues collapsed amid a visitation drought. ... -
Changes to Labour Relations Law explained at business seminar
The Macau Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) held a presentation yesterday at a British Chamber of Commerce in Macao seminar to inform businesses about the latest ... -
Gaming | Japan lawmaker admits Shenzhen promoter covered chips in Macau
A second member of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to become embroiled in an alleged bribery scandal has admitted to receiving cash and favors ... -
Higher Education | Macau students may lose university offers after IB algorithm delivers shock results
The Times has learned that some students in Macau may lose their university placement offers abroad because of a new grading algorithm employed by the International ... -
Construction workers demand employment continue at Galaxy Phase 4
Some 350 local workers gathered at the site of an under-construction integrated resort yesterday morning to demand their employment with construction sub-contractors continue amid the Covid-19 ... -
Earrings go to auction to support football’s rise to UNESCO
Football is a global sport enjoyed by hundreds of millions of people. But for football ambassador Princess Rani Vanouska T. Modely (formerly known as Vanessa Modely), ... -
Macau scores poorly in real estate transparency
Macau continues to perform poorly in terms of real estate transparency, according to a new report authored by real estate firm Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), with ... -
Covid-19 | 100 days without a new locally-transmitted case
Yesterday marked the 100th consecutive day without a new case of Covid-19 in Macau, according to the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center, even as two ... -
National security | Lawyers say Macau need not copy Hong Kong’s draconian bill
The introduction of a stringent national security law in Hong Kong need not require equally strict legislation to be passed in Macau, according to lawyers and ... -
Gross gaming revenue touches new low after 97% plummet
Gross gaming revenue dropped 97% year-on-year in June, falling to a yearly low of just 716 million patacas. June was the fifth consecutive month that gaming ... -
Macau will be cashless within five years, assures Joe Liu
Macau will become a cashless society within the next five years, according to the Director of Macau Pass, Joe Liu. “I am very confident that Macau ... -
June gaming revenue to show another deep plunge
Macau casinos’ June gaming revenue is expected to plunge by more than 90% for the third straight month, as China’s border curbs imposed during the coronavirus ... -
USJ video shorts get screen time at MGM’s The Spectacle
Creative students at the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) yesterday saw their projects on the big screen. Actually, 25 large LED screens that make up the ... -
Typhoon drill carried out amid special Covid-19 context
The Civil Protection Structure carried out its annual typhoon drill on Saturday, involving the participation of thousands of people across the city and in the context ... -
US State Department downgrades Macau in human trafficking report
The U.S. State Department has downgraded the Macau SAR in its most recent global report on human trafficking, expressing particular concern over what it sees as ... -
IPIM promises residency application process is now under review
The embattled Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) at the center of an ongoing corruption case says its entire residency application process is currently under ... -
New arthouse operator answers few questions at first showing
A public outreach attempt by the new operator of the Cinematheque Passion backfired yesterday after a company representative repeatedly declined to provide any information about the ... -
Gaming | Suncity’s Hoiana project open for preview Sunday
The Hoiana integrated resort project is set to open for preview on Sunday. Dubbed Vietnam’s first integrated resort, the project is partly owned by the Hong ... -
Residents stuck in limbo say they are fed up with IPIM’s stalling
It takes about six months for the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) to review a residency application on the basis of investment or skilled ... -
Macau’s food souvenirs prove unanimously popular in student survey
All of the tourists who bought traditional food souvenirs while in Macau were satisfied with their purchases, according to one study recently conducted by Liang Ziyang, ... -
What a travel bubble along the Pearl River would mean for Macau
The last hopes for a summertime tourism recovery are now pinned on travel bubbles, geographic areas inside which people can traverse borders at a time when ... -
Macau climbs Asia ranking of top convention cities
Macau has climbed five places in an international ranking of top convention cities to place 12th in the Asia-Pacific region. The ranking was published by the ... -
MGTO to launch free tours in overnight visitor push
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) will provide free half-day tours for overnight visitors as part of an ambitious plan to revive the local tourism sector. ... -
MGTO’s mega-events account for 30% of tourism media coverage
Four-large scale cultural events organized by Macau’s tourism board accounted for over 30% of all media coverage on Macau tourism last year, according to an ... -
Gaming | Galaxy reports 61% revenue crunch, while Melco’s falls 41%
Melco Resorts & Entertainment reported its unaudited financial results yesterday showing revenue fell 41% in year-on-year terms to $810 million (MOP6.4 billion) in the first quarter ... -
Maxim Bessmertny’s latest film is an eye into the freelancer life
After months of 20th anniversary fever in Macau, there is a welcome respite in Maxim Bessmertny’s The Handover (2020), which is neither a salute to the ... -
Corporate Bits | Melco mobilizes workforce to support the local community
Thousands of Melco Resorts employees will partake in a multitude of volunteering events during work hours in the coming weeks, according to a statement issued yesterday ... -
Tourism board calls off Int’l Fireworks Display Contest
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) has announced the cancellation of the 31st Macao International Fireworks Display Contest originally slated to be held this September and ...
