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— The change of some faces running in the direct election will not cause any significant changes to this year’s AL elections, says political scientist Sérgio de Almeida Correia; academic
— Lingering doubts on candidate lists for the upcoming election have now been clarified, following the Electoral Affairs Commission’s publication of the 24 lists running for the seventh AL term *
— The Macao International Art Biennale 2021 created a new brand of cultural tourism as the gov’t taps into it to drive the tourist market this summer * Locals opting for
— At least 80% of the population needs to be vaccinated to achieve herd immunity, according to health authorities, adding that more time is needed for the Hong Kong-Macau travel
— The SAR government refutes a US human trafficking report that listed Macau on a Tier 2 Watch List, calling it ‘unreasonable and unacceptable’ * Covid-19 | Experts say US-China political
— President Xi Jinping proclaimed yesterday at the centenary celebration that the central government will ensure it exercises overall jurisdiction over Hong Kong and Macau to safeguard national security * Gov’t
— China is marking the Chinese Communist Party’s centenary today with with fireworks and fanfare, celebrating the party’s century-long efforts to ‘rejuvenate China’ * MGTO in contact with local hotels for
— The SAR government is not ruling out the possibility of mandating the administration of a ‘Covid-19 vaccine cocktail,’ with an Oxford study showing that a mix-and-match approach can boost
— Local lobby group Macau People Power is urging the gov’t to reduce the number of non-resident workers as way to streamline the employment market, freeing up vacancies for unemployed
* Delta variant ‘most transmissible’: Who * SAR’s Liaison Office: Ending the one-party system inappropriate in China * The city has registered a new Covid-19 patient, a returnee student from the UK,
* Herd immunity the only hope for HK-Macau travel bubble, says expert * The Consumer Protection Law was finally approved despite concerns over the capacity of agencies responsible for supervision and
— Beijing’s preparations for the Centennial of the Communist Party of China is underway; Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng declares without CPC, there would be no ‘new China’ * Lisboeta’s entertainment facilities to open on July
— Parents have slammed the weather bureau for the delayed issuance of heavy rainfall signals. The education bureau, meanwhile, brushed off responsibility * Gaming | Brokerage scales down forecast following HK-Macau
— The Hong Kong-Macau border may open to eligible travelers if Hong Kong sees no further Covid-19 cases between now and July 5 * China administers nearly 1.03 billion vaccines * A
— Broadcaster MASTV has been getting away with not paying long-overdue salaries to its staff due to a loophole in the city’s labor law, lawmaker Ella Lei laments * Health authorities
— Local children as young as 12 will be allowed to take the mRNA vaccine from today as long as they are accompanied by a parent or a legal guardian *
* Macau gov’t suspends office operations in Taiwan * Trial between LVS and former partner begins * Despite unclear launch date, Lisboeta joins tourism initiative * The Mong-Ha sports center is designated as
— Public broadcaster TDM has exerted an “unprecedently high” degree of censorship this month, an insider told the Times, with the removal of certain content from programs mentioning the June
— Directly-elected lawmakers Ho Ion Sang and Angela Leong are speculated to be indirectly-elected in the upcoming Legislative Assembly elections - with the 12 seats in the functional constituency already
— Patuá Theatre, Macanese gastronomy were listed in Intangible Cultural Heritage of China * 2020 GBA air quality report shows improvement, gov’t says * Recent spikes in vaccination rates in Asia, Macau
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