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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho
Macau,
— Macau less prominent in Michelin guide despite new entrants * Horsegate | Horse owners await compensation from Jockey Club * Taste of Edesia * Vietnamese consul Pham Binh Dam urges Macau to
— National integration still key in NPC and CPPCC sessions’ spirit * Macau hold them — World Poker Tour headed to Macau for first time ever * Traffic | New road markings in
— Cultural bureau claims pandemic led to increased reading in libraries * Tourism | Pansy advocates multi-stop, culture-themed travel products * Social housing | Prospective buyers complain unreasonable pricing scheme * Gross gaming
— Property owners are left struggling as they grapple to sell properties for cash, leading to chambers’ repeated calls for gov’t to drop cooling measures * Oscars | ‘Oppenheimer’ crowned best
— Secretary Wong Sio Chak pledges gov’t will not tolerate any law violations committed by police officers following recent arrest * Secretaries Cheong and Wong deny speculated run for CE * Fitch
— The elderly population exceeded the youth population for the first time as ageing ratio climbs 106%; birth rate falls 5.5% * IMF | Economy to rebound 14% in 2024 * Taste
— China says economy got a strong start in 2024, sets sights on latest technology, upgrading factories * Gaming | SJM Holdings narrows loss in 2023 * Traffic | Gov’t should rethink
* GBA | Individual visa scheme to help tourism * Consumers | Pork chop sandwiches’ price soars * City’s revenue in January increased nearly fourfold from the same month in 2023. The
— Macau CPPCC delegates with special visa proposals on the agenda * Environment | Gov’t push for EVs yet to show significant results * Oxfam is holding a photo exhibition to raise
— Macau’s economy in 2023 rebounds to 80% of pre-pandemic levels as city sees steady recovery * New tab | Gov’t places order for LRT infrastructure with Mitsubishi * Gaming| February casino
— Neway outlet reportedly closes following MACA association’s copyright complaint in a dispute that sparked public outcry * Lost in translation? | Macau GP: Strange dates for this year’s FIA GT
— Security chief calls for community vigilance to combat phone scams as crimes increase 38% * Gaming | Galaxy revenues hit HKD36 billion last year * Same, same… | Migrant workers banned
— Horse owners urge Jockey Club to apologize to residents * Show case — Gov’t seeking large open space for performances, after Taipa Stadium saga * Official stats | Unemployment rate returns
— A Macau-seated Tribunal awarded $175 million to local gaming firm over Laos casino dispute – a landmark in the application of newly-revised arbitration law * Economy secretary expects 90% pre-Covid
— Gov’t has spent at least MOP45 million on Sai Van Bridge amid public outcry over LED lighting, analyzed by the Times; DSAT refuses to comment * Tourism | Individual Visit
— Chambers warn of grim post-pandemic property market following cooldown measures * Heritage | Artifacts found at Patio do Amparo not from Qing Dynasty * Taste of Edesia * Police fined almost 300
— Fitch Ratings estimates a 15% growth of Macau’s economy this year, supported by steady tourism recovery * Copyrights | Association condemns karaoke bars’ use of unlicensed music * Events | First
— Business in non-tourist areas far from recovered, says lawmaker Chan Chak Mo * Real estate | 2023 was the worst year for property market in 40 years * Pereira Coutinho |
— Macau to rent land from central government for light rail connection at northern border * CNY | Overseas spending of Alipay users surpasses 2019 figures * 10-day holiday | Macau logs
* Dirty money — Criminal gangs associated with junket ops have moved from Macau to poorly regulated countries in Southeast Asia; shifts to online operations: Report * Holy moly | CNY figures
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