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Macau,
— Macau is expected to enter a ‘stabilization period’ tomorrow as city records nine days of zero Covid cases * MOP10b subsidy | Financial stimulus kicks off Aug. 17 * Two police
* Covid-19 | Health Bureau hints at possible loosening of restrictions * Crime | Fire breaks out in industrial building, PJ suspect arson * Two people have been arrested by the Judiciary
— They are the members of the tender commission that will dictate the engagement of six gaming concessionaires for the next ten years * Economy woes | Lawmakers call on gov’t
— Dozens of cleaners endure three months without wages, the Times has learned * SME | Gov’t business restrictions a challenge for smaller firms * Gaming | Chinese analyst pessimistic about July
— SMEs on the brink as they struggle to tide over rent payments amid suspended operations * Struggling F&B workers desperate for resumption of dine-in service * Outdoor NAT | Suspended on
— Legal grounds to wiretap social media contacts founded * Manila on deck | PH gov’t to boost assistance following viral clip * Discriminated in NAT * Philippine passport holders and condominium management
* Gov’t faces backlash for ‘discriminatory’ directive * Lawmakers doubt effectiveness of new stimulus * The number of domestic disputes and cases of domestic violence have both undergone upward trends due to
* Macau limited — Casinos, some businesses, public buses will be allowed to operate with limited capacity amid the city’s consolidation period * Lawmakers want the gov’t to enact additional and more
* Casino industry to hit new record low this July * Two-thirds of SMEs on the brink of bankruptcy: Sector rep * Consolidation period | Tighter measures underway * MGTO has no idea
— Gov’t refuses to give guarantees that the city’s partial lockdown will end Friday * 27 locals hired for NAT services; social media users unimpressed * Economy | Prosperity Index to reach
— An extra MOP10 billion will be withdrawn from the fiscal reserves for use in another round of financial subsidies * Low community cases boost prospects for deconfinement * PSP: Police smoking
— Authorities hinted at a potential alternative being considered to the current partial confinement measure as lawmakers and community leaders fear extension * UN Human Rights Committee | DSAL grilled over
— ‘Prosecutors target people, not dogs’, authorities say amid the controversial regulation, noting the manner of handling cases would depend on the decision of officers concerned * Mandatory Confinement | Mental
— Care facility workers under confinement call for a decent place to rest, slams IAS for lack of communication on concern * Mandatory confinement | Nine prosecuted for breaching rules * NGOs
— Police authorities issued nearly 1,000 warnings to people found in breach of regulations on the first day of confinement, 126 denied boarding buses * Gaming shares plunge amid casino closure *
— Macau comes to a halt as gov’t doubles down on efforts to minimize infections; shuts down businesses, casinos and limits bus operations and passengers * Dog walking considered a crime
— Gov’t repeatedly denies lockdown rumor, says it has different criteria for determining whether a location should be cordoned off * ‘Them’s the breaks’ | Boris Johnson resigns as UK Prime
— The call to arrange domestic helpers to live in with employers – as Covid tally reaches 1,168 – sparked frustrations among community * Make hay while the sun shines: Panic
— Grand Lisboa cordoned off as 13 test positive; key groups required to undergo four NATS in the upcoming days as Covid-19 cases nearly hit 1,000 * MGM Shanghai at The
— Itineraries of positive cases will no longer be published unless they are multiple trips * Online shopping plunges over logistics delay * Rules that will regulate the new public tender for
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