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— Gov’t to ban import of non-biodegradable plasticware; environmentalist questions biodegradable standards * MDT Report | Gluten-Free: A dietary need or a trend? * Education | National security, patriotism in new curriculum *
— Over 3,000 evacuated as Typhoon Saola, the fourth strongest typhoon to hit in six years, passes the city; impact less severe than expected * Bigger than Vegas | August GGR
* Fukushima ban | Oysters with mislabelled origin intercepted at airport * Taste of Edesia * More technological elements will be incorporated into programs offered at IFTM, president Fanny Vong told the
— Weather bureau warns of possibility of hoisting T8 on Saturday due to passage of super typhoon Saola in region * Public Administration | Kou replaced at the helm of SAFP
— MGM is ready to invest extra to meet gov’t requirement, executive director Pansy Ho said * FSS | Fund recovering losses in first half * Sports Bureau | Marathon may run
— Social security investments record MOP8b loss in 2022 * Arts | Music festival to return with int’l lineup, master musician Joe Hisaishi * After a hiatus of three years, the International
— Gov’t assures salt supply is ample as consumers ramp up their buying after Fukushima nuclear wastewater release * Jockey Club | DICJ refrains from commenting on MJC saga * Economy |
— Some bus routes in Macau are overcrowded, but DSAT says they are not ‘overloaded’. Here’s the question * Horse racing insider Jockey Club may fail new season * Taste of Edesia *
— Following Macau ban on food product imports from 10 prefectures in Japan, starting today, travelers face added customs inspections * Horse racing | Jockey Club facing the blues * Banking |
* World suspended on BRICS * Guilty unless proven innocent | Court orders tenant to compensate landlords * UK Foreign Secretary to visit Hong Kong this month * Traffic planning and coastline arrangements
— High rollers have their bets back on the city’s gaming tables; Revenues set to fully recover to pre-Covid levels by Golden Week * Sandwich-class | Income ceilings for housing application
— Central and local authorities refute accusations made by EU on city’s fundamental freedoms * Events | Happiness Street to turn into pedestrian zone by Mid-Autumn * Gov’t committed to retaining ‘changing-charging’
— Amid economic woes, China’s gov’t is trying to reassure jittery homebuyers after a major real estate developer missed a payment on its multibillion-dollar debt * Transport Gov’t to open tenders
— For lawmaker Ron Lam, safety should come first when regulating fun fairs venues and operations * Crime | Lost item ‘theft’ on the rise * MICE | Macau wins ‘Best Convention
— 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
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