Author: Daniel Beitler, MDT
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Rosário: Macau in position for other anti-plastic restrictions
The Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Raimundo Arrais do Rosário, is pleased with the results of the plastic bag law that entered into effect last ... -
Royal Supermarket issues apology for pricing errors
Royal Supermarket issued a statement today apologizing for pricing errors that prompted an outcry on social media and Macau’s Consumer Council (CC) to revoke its “Certified ... -
Corporate Bits | Melco unveils special summer offers for Macau residents
Melco Resorts & Entertainment is bringing special summer offers to Macau residents over the next three months. Melco has announced the return of “Melco Loves Locals” ... -
Au Kam San worried non-local workers have monopolized some jobs
Lawmaker Au Kam San says that the government’s policy of hiring non-local workers to fill gaps in the labor market has led to the monopolization of ... -
Secretary confirms: public consultation on casinos to launch this year
The public consultation on Macau’s gaming concessionaire contracts will launch this year, Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong has assured lawmakers. Speaking at the ... -
Analysis | Gaming: Even conservative casino prediction puts 80% revenue recovery in sights
Macau’s gaming concessionaires may see a “sequential recovery” in gross gaming revenue throughout 2021, according to Union Gaming, a boutique investment bank and advisory firm focused ... -
Gaming | American-owned casino operators report first quarter losses
Macau casino operators owned by U.S. parents are reporting first quarter losses caused by the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. Macau gaming operator Sands China reported ... -
Minor earthquake recorded this morning
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake was detected today at 11:35 a.m., according to information released by the Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau. The epicenter was located approximately ... -
Three more Covid-19 patients discharged after recovery
Three more patients have recovered from the novel coronavirus infection and been transferred to recovery quarantine, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center announced. In the ... -
Breaking: High schools to resume May in two-phased approach
High schools will resume in May in a two-phased approach, Lo Pak Sang, director of the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) has just announced at ... -
Corporate Bits | Grand Lapa, Grand Coloane launch special F&B offers
Grand Lapa, Macau and Grand Coloane Resort will run special offers at their properties to wrap up their mission to support the city’s fight against Covid-19. ... -
Ho Iat Seng to announce major public administration reform Monday
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng will announce the restructure of several key government departments in his first Policy Address on Monday, according to public broadcaster Radio ... -
Tourism prices held up even as visitors disappeared last quarter
Tourism prices in the first quarter largely resisted the collapse in visitor numbers brought about by the onset of the pandemic. A price index of goods ... -
HIS warns biosecurity cannot be left out of national security education
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng (HIS) said today (Wednesday) that the novel coronavirus had shown that biosecurity matters can leave a lasting impact on the livelihoods ... -
Corporate Bits | European Chamber of Commerce donates to Italy and Spain relief efforts
The Macau European Chamber of Commerce (MECC) has donated MOP40,000 to both the Italian Red Cross Cross (Associazione della Croce Rossa Italiana), and the Spanish Red ... -
Corporate Bits | Melco donates half a million more surgical masks to local government
Gaming operator Melco Resorts & Entertainment has announced another contribution in Macau’s fight against Covid-19. In a statement issued yesterday, Melco said it has donated 500,000 ... -
Corporate Bits | Galaxy announces MOP75 million donation for long-term fight against Covid-19
Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) has announced an additional donation of MOP75 million to help support the development of long-term preventive measures against Covid-19 in mainland China ... -
Analyst predicts casinos can last years with ‘near-zero revenue’
Analysts at JP Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific) say that Macau casino operators have enough financial liquidity behind them to survive with “near-zero revenue” for years. Operators ... -
Corporate Bits | MGM presents Wuhan hot dry noodles at Macau properties
MGM is introducing a series of authentic delicacies of Hubei to the Macau public, including their signature dish hot dry noodles, at Imperial Court and Square ... -
Top court sides with political scientist
Macau’s top court has ruled in favor of an appeal filed by a political scientist who says he was unfairly dismissed from his position at the ... -
Mother and son returnees are latest confirmed cases
The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center announced today two new confirmed cases of Covid-19, bringing the total number of cases in Macau up to 41. ... -
Analysis | Gaming: Border entry restrictions thought to smother first signs of recovery
New border entry restrictions implemented last week across the greater China region threaten to smother the first signs of recovery in yet another stress test for ... -
The Buzz | Macau vehicle circulation tax payment deadline today
Car owners have until tomorrow to pay this year’s vehicle circulation tax for their cars, the government has reminded in a statement. Failure to do so ... -
38th confirmed case is another UK returnee
A new case of Covid-19 has been detected in a Macau resident who has returned from the United Kingdom, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center ... -
Gov’t to create 10 billion patacas fund to tackle Covid-19 fallout
The government has decided on the creation of a community relief fund worth 10 billion patacas, the Government Information Bureau informed in a statement. The fund, ... -
In Singapore, quarantine comes with sea view, room service
Student Chelsie Lee landed in Singapore from the U.K. last week, prepared to spend 14 days of mandatory, coronavirus-related isolation at home. Instead, she was whisked ... -
Latest case is 27-year-old returnee from US
The 31st case of Covid-19 has been diagnosed in Macau, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center announced just minutes ago. The latest case is a male ... -
Gaming | Analysis: Macau recovery not on the cards this year says one analyst
Macau should not expect a recovery in gross gaming revenue until at least next year, according to one gaming analyst. Ben Lee, managing partner of IGamiX ... -
Two more cases of people breaching quarantine
The representative of the Public Security Police Force (PSP) at the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center advised that the PSP has detected two more cases ... -
Social Welfare Bureau working to de-stigmatize mental illness online
Online tensions have become more pronounced in recent months, as people have spent more time indoors and online, according Tang Yuk Wa, acting vice director of ... -
Australian tourist among latest Macau Covid-19 cases
Macau has seen four more positive cases within a single morning, bringing its total number of Covid-19 cases to 30, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination ... -
26th coronavirus case confirmed in Macau
Macau has announced its 26th confirmed case of Covid-19. The latest case was detected in a 17-year-old female patient, who is a resident of Macau and a ... -
25th case of coronavirus confirmed in Macau
Macau has announced the 25thconfirmed case of coronavirus in an Indonesian national non-resident worker who recently returned to the city. The 41-year-old male is the husband ... -
Corporate Bits | Wynn to donate anti-epidemic supplies worth MOP2 million to SMEs
Casino operator Wynn Macau has announced that it will donate MOP2 million to purchase anti-epidemic supplies for local small and medium-sized enterprises in order to help ... -
Corporate Bits | MGM Cotai awarded energy management certification
MGM Cotai has recently attained the ISO 50001:2018 certification for effective energy management systems, making the company’s two properties ISO 50001 certified, the gaming operator announced ...
