Author: Honey Tsang, MDT
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MGM hosted Two Sessions explanatory event to educate staff
Following the conclusion of the Two Sessions, MGM China Holdings Limited (MGM) earlier hosted a “Sharing Session on National People’s Congress (NPC) and National Political Consultative ... -
Grand Lisboa Palace to open in H1 2021, Angela Leong confirms
Grand Lisboa Palace (GLP) is slated to open in the first half of 2021 as scheduled, Angela Leong On Kei, executive director and co-chairman of SJM ... -
BioNTech’s packaging defects possibly linked to long shipment
The packaging defects found in a batch of BioNTech-produced mRNA vaccines are likely to have been caused by environmental factors across the course of the delivery ... -
Feb occupancy rate at 38.5%, down 1.8% points from Jan
The city saw an average hotel occupancy rate of 38.5% in February, up 23.7% points from the same time last year, yet down 1.8% points month-to-month, ... -
Macau Legend reported tenfold increase in loss for 2020
The Macau Legend Development Ltd (Group) posted an aggregate net loss of around HKD1.96 billion for the full year of 2020, ten times the net loss ... -
Local unemployment rate grows to 3.9%
Macau’s unemployment rate of local residents was at 3.9% for the period December 2020 to February 2021, a rise of 0.2% points from the previous period ... -
Prosecutor says burden on Huawei lawyer to prove info shared by sergeant Chang
The claims made by Huawei’s chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou’s lawyers that information pertaining to her phone was sent to the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation ... -
Paradise Entertainment reports net HKD189.2m loss for 2020
Paradise Entertainment Ltd, the casino management services and gaming equipment provider, has reported a net loss of HKD189.2 million for the full year of 2020 – ... -
Sunday protest to get public voice heard, organizer stressed
The Macao Community Development Initiative convened a press conference on March 26 to make plain the intention of the forthcoming protest on March 28 is to ... -
MGTO extends promotion beyond GBA to drive length of stay
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) is launching a new promotion to encourage mainland tourists from non-Guangdong cities to visit Macau using the High-Speed Rail network. ... -
Unpaid leave not against the law: DSAL confirmed
The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) has refuted speculation that the implementation of forced unpaid leave by local firms is a violation of employment law. The DSAL’s ... -
New social-distancing rule for standing bet perplexes many
The new social-distancing rule imposed on local casinos for the reinstated standing bet, which forces standing bettors to keep at least 1 meter apart from each ... -
CEM to select eligible buildings for electricity facility upgrade
The preparatory works of the Safety Upgrade Subsidy Program for Communal Electrical Installations in Low-rise Aging Buildings (Program), launched by the Companhia de Electricidade de Macau ... -
Travel practitioners yearn for GBA tourism to stay afloat
Some of Macau’s tourism practitioners — especially those who offer outbound trips — have called on the government to introduce Greater Bay Area (GBA) multi-destination travel ... -
46 graduated from program organized by UM and Sands China
Two cohorts of graduates from the one-year business management diploma program, jointly organized by the University of Macau’s (UM) Centre for Continuing Education (CCE) and Sands ... -
Gaming | Suncity Group expects gain of RMB750 million for 2020
Suncity Group Holdings Ltd is anticipating a gain of approximately RMB750.4 million for the whole year of 2020, representing a sharp turn- around from the loss ... -
Gaming | Weekly GGR continues to trend upwards: JP Morgan
Macau’s gross gaming revenue (GGR) for the first 21 days of March is projected to reach MOP5.8 billion, with the third week’s run-rate standing at ... -
Macao Art Festival to return in May themed ‘Restart’
The 31st Macao Art Festival (MAF), which was suspended last year due to Covid-19, is set to make up for lost time and will roll out ... -
Locals called on to take jabs to pave the way for expedited travel
Considering the willingness has remained low among Macau’s residents to receive a coronavirus inoculation, locals should take the jabs as early as possible to help the ... -
Residents to receive vaccination certificates after two injections
Residents will get a vaccination certificate and a record card upon receiving the two doses necessary for the Covid-19 vaccination, Dr Tai Wa Hou, coordinator of ... -
Macao Water to partially subsidize facilities maintenance in old buildings
The Macao Water Supply Company Limited has set aside MOP10 million for the water facilities maintenance project. Commencing on April 1, the project will provide subsidies ... -
Macau Legend anticipates up to HKD2 billion loss for 2020
Macau Legend Development Ltd is anticipating a substantial financial loss of between HKD1.9 billion to HKD2 billion in the full year of 2020, according to a statement filed ... -
Grand Prix Museum | Ticketing system to go online today
The long-overdue Macao Grand Prix Museum, now six times larger than its former venue upon the completion of the expansion project, has initiated its trial operation ... -
45.6% of local enterprises pessimistic about the future export market: survey
Around 45.6% of local companies surveyed have expressed that they are pessimistic about the outlook for the export market for the coming six months, the Economic ... -
Construction of LRT Hengqin extension commences
The initiation ceremony of the construction of the Light Rapid Transit (LRT) extension to Hengqin took place yesterday. The Nam Kwong (Group) Company Limited, a state-owned ... -
Bribery convict Ng Lap Seng to be released early
A U.S. judge yesterday (Macau time) sanctioned an early release from prison on compassionate grounds for bribery convict Ng Lap Seng, Macau’s real estate tycoon, who ... -
PJ responds to growing digital crimes with new recruits and modified training
In response to increasingly complicated criminal behaviors, the Judiciary Police (PJ) has vowed to modify its training schemes at the Judiciary Police School and recruit more ... -
China determined to oppose external interference: official
China has always been and will always be an “indispensable and trustworthy force” for promoting world peace and development, Ran Bo, Director General of the Policy ... -
SSM cancelation of Chinese medicine practitioner’s license was illegal: TSI
The Court of Second Instance (TSI) has ruled that the move by the Health Bureau (SSM) to cancel the license of a Chinese medicine practitioner in ... -
Association calls for e-voucher scheme improvement
There is room for improvement in the forthcoming e-voucher scheme, part of the third round of stimulus package, a local alliance representative opined during yesterday’s TDM ... -
Stimulus likely to stabilize market, but more explanation needed: scholar
The third round of the government’s stimulus package is expected to be efficacious in stabilizing Macau’s economy and employment rate, but it should be extended to ... -
Gaming | GGR acceleration expected from March: JP Morgan
The city’s gross gaming revenue (GGR) for the first 14 days of March is expected to reach MOP3.7 billion, with its run rate in the second ... -
Third round of stimulus package set to roll out in phases from April
The details regarding the new round of the much-anticipated stimulus packages were made public yesterday morning, but experts say that the rules for this digital voucher ... -
Subsidy | New 4-pronged stimulus package set to roll out in phases from April
The details regarding a new round of the much-anticipated stimulus packages were made this morning, but experts said the byzantine rules applied to this time’s digital ... -
Unemployed local construction workers protest at DSAL
A meeting with the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL), convened by lawmaker José Maria Pereira Coutinho and several local unemployed construction workers to discuss the far-reaching unemployment ...
