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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho
Macau,
— 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
— 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
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