Author: Honey Tsang, MDT
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MASTV exploits legal loophope to delay stipend
A loophole in Macau’s labor law has given the “disreputable” Macau Asia Satellite Television Company (MASTV) free rein to continue to not paying long-overdue stipends to ... -
DICJ to ramp up manpower
The Executive Council (ExCo) has completed draft administrative regulations concerning the structure and operation of the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ), with a bid to ... -
USD12 billion case | Former DICJ director testifies in LVS-Asian American case
Manuel Joaquim das Neves, the former director of the Macau Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ), who was also one of the Macau Gaming Commission members ... -
Gaming | June GGR daily rate to drop 34.4% month-to-month: Bernstein
Macau’s daily gross gaming revenue (GGR) run rate is expected to display a 34.4% month-to-month slump in the first half of June, mainly dampened by the ... -
Air Macau suffered over MOP1b net loss in 2020
Air Macau, the city’s flagship airline, has endured an annual net loss of approximately MOP1.04 billion in 2020, owing to the double blows of the Covid-19 ... -
Covid-19 | New vaccination center to open June 21
Given the increasing demand for vaccination among residents, the government has designated the Mong-Ha Sports Centre as a new inoculation site, bringing the total number of ... -
Gaming | Jan-May tax down 25.7% year-on-year
The Macau SAR government received an aggregate amount of MOP15.63 billion in the form of tax receipts generated from the city’s gaming industry from January ... -
Covid-19 | Gov’t mulling extending mRNA vaccination to young children
The government is planning to extend the mRNA vaccination to adolescents aged 12 or above, said Tai Wa Hou last Friday. Tai, who is the ... -
Accelerated vaccination to spur APAC economic recovery: Fitch Ratings
The recent spikes in vaccination rates in some Asian economies have become a strong shield, helping these regions guard against setbacks arising from further resurgences of ... -
‘MGM Awakening Lion’ postponed due to pandemic
MGM China Holdings Ltd’s ethnic dance drama show titled “MGM Awakening Lion” has been postponed for three months from July to October due to the resurgence ... -
Strict Gov’t anti-pandemic measures stressful for cross-border casino staff
Ever since a series of more stringent anti-pandemic measures came into force this week, Macau’s cross-border casino employees have been subjected to great physical and financial ... -
Courts | LVS may face billions loss in coming lawsuit
The U.S. casino conglomerate Las Vegas Sands (LVS) is facing a USD 12 billion lawsuit from a former partner, Asian American Entertainment Corporation (Asian American), in ... -
End to SLOT monopoly on sports lottery
Macau SLOT Co. Ltd. (Macau SLOT) has lost its monopoly on the city’s football and basketball betting markets, according to an official gazette published yesterday. The official ... -
No date set for citywide Covid-19 test yet: Alvis Lo confirms
In yesterday’s Covid-19 media briefing, director of the Health Bureau (SSM) Alvis Lo rebutted the rumors circulating online and reaffirmed that the government has yet to ... -
Gov’t tightens measures to minimize contagion risk from Guangdong
The Health Bureau has tightened its controls on anti-pandemic measures, requiring all individuals to present their valid green health code whilst entering designated venues. The news ... -
Suncity to offer up to 15-months’ salary for exit package
Macau’s junket investor Suncity Group Ltd will provide exit bonuses for staff who have signed up for the group’s voluntary resignation package, according to a report ... -
Scoot’s sudden rescheduling puts passengers in trouble
The Times was told that the flight by Scoot Airlines (SQ8345), originally scheduled to depart from Macau to Singapore this Saturday, June 12, was re-scheduled to ... -
Gaming | When bureaucratic irresolution and pandemic jabs Japan’s IR bubble
Ever since Japan’s parliament, the National Diet, ratified the Integrated Resort (IR) Promotion Act in 2016 and ensured the IR Implementation Bill in July 2018 — ... -
Melco offers MOP16 million vaccination incentive for inoculated employees
Melco Resorts & Entertainment sets aside nearly MOP16 million for a highly rewarding cash incentive program to encourage its staff to take the Covid-19 jabs. The ... -
Surge in digital scams, personal offenses raise crime rate in Q1
Macau registered a 20.8% surge in the number of criminal cases year-on-year, totaling 2,914, in the first quarter (Q1) of 2021, according to a quarterly crime ... -
Covid-19 | Inoculation at Macao Forum kicks off
The community vaccination service at Macao Forum began operations yesterday (May 20), recording over 130 registrations as of 8 a.m. The idea of designating Macao Forum ... -
Seac Pai Van light rail construction delayed due to tender cancelation
The SAR government has decided to revoke the tender for the construction of the Seac Pai Van Line of the Light Rapid Transit due to an ... -
SJM CEO appeals for extension of gaming concessions for ‘at least one year’
The vice-president and chief executive officer of SJM Holdings Ltd, Ambrose So, is calling on the SAR government to consider prolonging the six current gaming concessions ... -
Gov’t urges Taiwan to help Macau students amid worsening pandemic
The SAR government is seeking assistance from the Taiwan government to help the “several thousand Macau residents studying in Taiwan” amidst the worsening pandemic situation on ... -
New regulations approved for national symbols
The proposed amendments to Law No. 5/1999 — “The use and protection of the National Flag, Emblem and Anthem” — were almost unanimously approved by the ... -
Public centralized procurement database to combat corruption
In yesterday’s meeting at the Legislative Assembly (AL), several lawmakers urged the government to accelerate the planning of a centralized database — a platform offering public ... -
Standing Committee labels Coutinho’s accusations ‘unfair, exaggerated’
Two members of the First Standing Committee of the Legislative Assembly responded to José Maria Pereira Coutinho’s denunciation at yesterday’s session, at which Coutinho accused the ... -
Trade to launch personalized itineraries to entice discerning travelers
The forthcoming novel tours, dubbed “Macao Highlight Tours” will shift its focus to personalized services to meet the growing demand for private tours among discerning travelers ... -
Disgruntled customers of closed yoga studio demand their money back
A group of disgruntled customers of a yoga studio, which will shut down tomorrow, May 18, went to the Consumer Council (CC) on Friday, appealing ... -
As Hong Kong revs up testing digital RMB, Macau still in preparatory stage
Hong Kong and China are in discussions to further expand the scope of cross-border technical testing of the digital yuan, also known as digital RMB, following ... -
Gaming | Suncity backs off from IR project in Japan due to pandemic
Suncity Group has backed off from competing for the development of an integrated resort (IR) in Wakayama, Japan, according to an announcement published on May 12 ... -
New café and workshop to be expected in Grand Prix Museum
The brand-new Macau Grand Prix Museum, overhauled to be six times larger than its previous version, achieved a “satisfactory” visitation, director of the Macao Government Tourism ... -
MGTO lures Jiangsu travelers with MICE and Macanese cuisines
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) is tapping into the great possibilities offered by meetings, incentives, conferencing & exhibitions (MICE) and gastronomy tourism to build closer ... -
Elections 2021 | Voting stations likely remain at 36, new locations
The coming Legislative Assembly (AL) Election is likely to have 36 polling stations, the same number as the previous round, the Electoral Affairs Commission for the ... -
Two entities for lift maintenance and inspection for greater safety: DSSOPT
In the forthcoming Elevator Regulation Legislation, the government recommends instituting two separate entities to conduct elevator maintenance and inspection work independently, in order to ensure the ...
