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— Residential rents down, while commercial spaces up slightly * Public Administration | Gov’t reduces operational costs due to rent * Gaming | JP Morgan forecasts August to hit another GGR high *
— Tourists unhappy with alternative path for crowd control * Tourism | Macau ranks first in travel destinations for mainlanders * Property | Demand for commercial spaces in Old Taipa rebounding * The
— Amid a forecasted MOP10b budget deficit for 2024, gov’t announces civil servants’ salary increase and calls on casinos to follow suit * CE Election Law | André Cheong: Candidates’ ineligibility
— The new plots in Taipa being auctioned for residential development will sell a bit below market prices, Centaline told the Times * Gaming | Wynn’s revenue surges along with tenant
— Housing bill for ‘sandwich-class’ approved amid complaints * Housing | Gov’t launches tender in Taipa for residential purposes * Non-gaming | Galaxy, Warner Music sign agreement to arrange concerts in Macau *
— Bullying and harassment at work concern lawmakers * Crime | Illegal currency exchange operators assault and rob competitor * Events | MIECF to see four symposia this year * AL plenary: Lawmakers
— Air quality in Pearl River Delta region ‘steadily improving’, although ozone concentration increased: Report * Transport | Airport handled over 550,000 passengers in July, up 28% * Nine of 16 bills
— Gov’t aims for gaming to account for less than 40% of GDP by 2028 as it releases consultation process for diversification plan * Environment | Recyclables pre-handling land assignment to
— Police to test iris-facilitated border crossing on residents * Coloane Waste Water Plant Tender for modernization and operation attracts seven bidders * Taste of Edesia * FAOM lawmaker Leong calls on casinos
— PJ arrest Macau suspect in Zhuhai murder over petty dispute * Art Macao | Pops of vibrant color for Sands China’s Biennale exhibition * A local swimmer expressed no regrets for
— In the heat of the first post-pandemic summer, casino revenues reach new high * Islands Hospital | Budget and utility to residents worry lawmakers * Tourism MGTO tightens links with Indonesia,
— Workers lawmaker Lei wants salary update on civil servants to ‘set an example’ * Education | MUST Business School earns int’l accreditation * Urban design | Calçada do Gaio building violates
— Art Macao opens doors as large-scale artworks and installations bring color to city in bid to boost cultural tourism * University Games | Team Macau secures two medals * Lawmaker calls
— Only the Chief Executive can handle matters classified as state secrets by state-authorized entities, according to new bill under discussion * GDP up 39% in Q1 | AMCM expects robust
— A realtor has called on the gov’t to drop some existing market-cooling measures to help economic revival * CPU members: Small Taipa Hill hotel project ‘unsuitable’ * Health | TCM preparations
— Gov’t considers making Rua da Felicidade pedestrian-only * Gaming | Casino ops to transition into Vegas, Singapore model * Cool year | Fireman called less in the first half of 2023 *
— Under heavy public criticism, gov’t decides to scrap Kun Iam statue from the Hac-Sa Reservoir project * Gaming | HK Cheng family takes over Hoiana Resort in Vietnam * Arts &
— An online petition calling for the construction withdrawal at Hac-Sa Reservoir has collected over 8,600 signatures as society does not buy in overhaul * Match of Legends | Pacquiao to
— Main trade union hopes upgraded former Canidrome helps physical education; Institutions hail gov’t for multi-faceted sports complex * Events | Sands China Carnival kicks off * Taste of Edesia * Sands China
— The 70th Grand Prix will see 11 racing events with MOP260 million budget as ‘big six’ contributions grew 421%; Organizers to expand facilities * Beijing to tighten border control to
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