Author: Paulo Coutinho, MDT
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Sérgio Correia running for president of Lawyers Association
Sérgio de Almeida Correia Lawyer Sérgio de Almeida Correia announced moments ago his candidacy for President of the Lawyers Association (AAM). The veteran barrister made his ... -
Legal community shocked, intrigued with AL advisers’ dismissal
Veteran legal advisers of the Legislative Assembly (AL) Paulo Cardinal and Paulo Taipa were dismissed by the board of the AL, headed by President Ho Iat ... -
Macau Daily Times will not publish tomorrow
The Macau Daily Times will not publish tomorrow (Wednesday) its print edition due to restrictions imposed by the hoisting of typhoon signal 8 at 7:30pm today ... -
Editorial | Invoking (democracy) in vain
Tuesday’s Legislative Assembly (AL) plenary session was an unprecedented and rather peculiar debate on democracy, Macau style. The “reflection” was prompted by a gang of nine ... -
Editorial | Of eggs and paper planes
In 1970, Prime Minister Harold Wilson was being harshly attacked by the opposition Conservative Party and by many people because of unpopular tax measures he had ... -
Exclusive Interview | Wilfred Wong, ScL President: Renewed properties ‘to cater to new trend of family travelers’
Be it the one-billion dollar transformation of Sands Cotai Central into The Londoner or the revamp of Four Seasons – due to open in 2020 and ... -
Court hands Sou, Chiang a 120-day fine sentence
Suspended lawmaker Sulu Sou (pictured) and activist Scott Chiang were found guilty today (Tuesday) of an act of aggravated disobedience by the Court of First Instance ... -
Trump cancels summit, citing ‘open hostility’ by North Korea
In a dramatic diplomatic turn, President Donald Trump canceled next month’s summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un today (Thursday), citing the “tremendous anger and open ... -
Gaming revenue jumps 27.6 pct in April, beats forecast
Macau gambling revenue surged 27.6 percent last month and beat analyst forecasts, helped by solid demand from mainland Chinese punters, official data showed today (Tuesday). It’s ... -
Editorial | The Manchurian candidate
The plot of the popular political thriller is well known: simply put, it delves into a conspiracy to install a puppet leader in a state in ... -
Sulu Sou appeals to TSI for annulment of AL mandate suspension
Lawmaker Sulu Sou filed an appeal to the Court of Second Instance (TSI) last week for the annulment of his suspension from the Legislative Assembly. First ... -
Q&A | Mike Goodridge – IFFAM Artistic Director: Macau is like a big movie set
The second edition of the International Film Festival & Awards (IFFAM) is opening today with box office film “Paddington 2,” the first of over 40 film ... -
Sulu Sou suspended from the Legislative Assembly
The lawmakers voted this afternoon (Monday) for the suspension of the mandate of pro-democracy legislator Sulu Sou. In a secret ballot, 28 members of the AL ... -
Editorial | Do the right thing
Secretary Wong Sio Chak recently said that the prosecution against lawmaker Sulu Sou has no political motivations and that the case runs its due course in ... -
10 years after, The Venetian | First we took Paris, now we take London
Sheldon Adelson will land today in Macau to preside over The Venetian’s 10th anniversary celebrations, the “jewel of the crown” in the Las Vegas Sands empire, ... -
Casino stocks up on Macau spike
Several casino stocks received a lift Tuesday after a report from Nomura suggested the Macau gaming market showed a “noticeable pickup in demand” in the last ... -
China’s ruling Communist Party reasserts itself under Xi
BEIJING (AP) — Officials from the Communist Youth League of China felt they had to act: Busy with their education and careers, young Chinese were struggling ... -
Editorial | Pan-democrats, Hato and hate
He was bluffing. By 10pm yesterday, Jason Chao shared via several online platforms a link to a page where New Macau would announce the universal suffrage ... -
Q&A | Wilfred Wong – COO, Sands China: ‘Our relief pledge is for the long term’
Wilfred Wong, president and COO of Sands China said the gaming operator being “a company with its roots firmly planted in Macau, our thoughts are with ... -
August to remember
The chief of the weather bureau, Fong Soi Kun, was fired for good reason. But I don’t agree with the government’s justification. Actually, he should have ... -
Pakhar tropical storm to affect Macau most by midday Sunday
Windy.com After Signal 3 was hoisted last night (Saturday), the Weather Bureau (SMG) advised that tropical storm Pakhar might be upgraded to Signal 8 between 5 ... -
Editorial | Declaration of bullshit
Pardon my French, but the latest draft of the so-called electoral law, already enforced, is bullshit. First, it won’t prevent me, or any media, from stating ... -
Hong Kong: Police arrest two disqualified lawmakers
Hong Kong police have arrested two disqualified pro-independence lawmakers over their attempts to barge into the legislature last year in a dispute over their oaths, the ... -
US strike on Syria is widely hailed, but angers Russia
BEIRUT (AP) — World leaders rallied around the United States after it launched a missile strike early today (Friday) on a Syrian air base in response ... -
Malo to open two dental clinics in Macau with local partner – MOP20m investment
China contributed 20 percent to the gross revenue of the entire Malo Clinic Group in 2016, second only to Portugal (57 percent). The founder and president ... -
North Korean diplomats in Malaysia to get Kim Jong Nam’s body
A high-level North Korean delegation arrived in Kuala Lumpur today (Tuesday) seeking the body of leader Kim Jong Un’s half brother, the victim of a nerve-agent ... -
Oscars best picture gaffe dominates after-party chatter
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Academy Awards after parties are always swanky and star-studded. But this year, even disparate celebrations had a conversation topic in common: The ... -
Online options for Oscar-nominated flicks expand
More movies and cheaper options arrive online this week for movie fans still needing to catch up on Oscar-nominated flicks. Of the 62 full-length movies and shorts ... -
Two women, one man arrested in Kim Jong Nam’s death in Malaysia
Two women and a man have been arrested in the killing of Kim Jong Nam, the North Korean leader’s half brother who was reportedly poisoned this ... -
Q&A | Grant Bowie CEO, MGM: Event will have ‘activities year-long that celebrate different components of Macau’
Macau Daily Times (MDT) – Why does MGM want to be the title sponsor of the Trail- Hiker? Grant Bowie (GB) – I think this opportunity ... -
Jiangxi: At least 67 killed in east China scaffolding collapse
Scaffolding at a construction site in eastern China collapsed into a deadly heap today (Thursday), as iron pipes, steel bars and wooden planks tumbled down and ... -
MDT Interview | Norbert Riezler, LVS: Macau is ‘our center of excellence for furniture buying globally’
Meet Norbert Riezler, an Austrian-born American, in his 40s, who holds two key positions in Las Vegas Sands’ management and strategy. His double-task is to make ... -
AP: Donald Trump has been elected president of the United States
The Republican nominee won today (Wednesday) after capturing Wisconsin’s 10 electoral votes, putting him over the 270 threshold. Voters eager to shake up the nation’s political ... -
Beijing to intervene in Hong Kong lawmaker oath dispute, silent protest on the way
Beijing plans to intervene in a Hong Kong political dispute over two young, newly elected separatist lawmakers being fought in the city’s courts, in a rare move ... -
The times they are a-changin’: Bob Dylan wins Nobel Prize in literature
Bob Dylan has won the 2016 Nobel Prize in literature. The Swedish Academy cited the American musician for “having created new poetic expressions within the great ...
