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Macau,
— Strict Gov’t anti-pandemic measures stressful for cross-border casino staff, Cloee Chao says * Urban Planning | Council members disagree on Master Plan * Health code | Elderly and children most affected
* No mass testing, not yet — Health chief denies ‘rumors,’ saying that no date set yet for citywide Covid-19 test * Scoot’s sudden rescheduling puts passengers in trouble * Pro-Beijing lawmakers called
— The SAR government announced that deals have been made with Scoot Airlines to help Macau residents return home for the summer holidays * Plastic straw ban will not suffice in
— The 13 Hotel is facing insolvency as a major creditor is requiring the developer to repay its debt of HKD3.28b within three weeks * conflicting opinions on the new Urban
— The Macau government, along with Beijing’s offices in the city, showed support to the ruling of the top court to ban the June 4 vigil * HKSAR increases Covid-19 test
— Sinovac vaccine is restoring a Brazilian city to near normal as deaths and hospitalizations saw significant drop of up to 95% and 86% respectively * Yokohama rfp | Genting, Melco
* Gaming | May GGR surges 490%, beating analysts’ expectations * New cases in neighboring cities affecting tourism, but hopefully not health: Gov’t * Body of missing PJ inspector found by his
— China leadership lifts cap on births in major policy shift to counter the aging population * China re-imposes travel curbs in Guangdong province after outbreak * Macau maintains open borders to
— Former IPIM president Jackson Chang is slated to be tried again for the crimes of corruption, money laundering and abuse of power, the TSI ruled - following an appeal
— Secretary for Economy Lei Wai Nong was grilled for failing to guarantee local residents’ priority access to jobs, resolve unpaid wages and the lack of transparency in Macau’s layoff
— In a domino effect, Macau gaming operators or investors dropped plans to bid for IRs in the industry’s so-called new frontier citing pandemic and economic reasons, but MDT went
— The government banned the June 4 vigil – this time, citing as reasons, offense against public power and Covid-19 control * The Court of Second Instance reverts decision in lawyer
— Due to low vaccination turnout, the Health Bureau is urging the public to get Covid-19 jabs, noting that there is a need to ‘immediately’ create an immunity barrier * 794,819
— The government still has no plans on proposing labor law amendments to tackle the lack of accurate data on laid-off workers * Melco offers MOP16 million incentive for inoculated employees *
— Capsule hotels will enrich tourism elements and choices of hospitality in the city, an industry leader told the Times * Consumption subsidy to roll out from Monday * China, in global
— SJM’s Ambrose So appeals to gov’t for extension of gaming concessions for ‘at least one year’ * Leaving Japan | Galaxy cancels IR plans in Yokohama * Covid-19 | Gov’t urges
— Ho Iat Seng says gov’t spending to see continuous cut in 2022 * Lawmakers urge Gov’t to launch central procurement database to stem corruption * Taiwan closes borders – again * Pereira
— China has landed a rover-carrying spacecraft on Mars for the first time, which the government hailed a “milestone” achievement. The MUST says its dust storm research played a role
* Macau’s Prosperity Index still at unsatisfactory level * Suncity Group backs off from IR project in Japan due to pandemic * The Macao Human Resources Association survey suggests government tailormade future
* Real-world study | Sinovac shot highly effective * MUST hosts Chinese painting exhibition to mark double anniversary * The coming Legislative Assembly Election is likely to have 36 polling stations, the
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