FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho
Macau, Sunday, April 13, 2025
— Subsidized local tours prove a hit with families and middle-aged couples * Mass market outperforms VIP even at near-zero revenue * Judge dismisses harassment lawsuit against Wynn Resorts — The lawsuit was
* China becomes first economy to grow since virus pandemic * Macau-born Sandy Tang brings Macanese flair to British TV contest * China’s aviation authority aims to realize a cluster airport ambition
— First Covid-19 vaccine poised for final testing in the us injects optimism in global markets * 30-somethings top pro-democracy primaries * Covid-19 test on casino workers expected from today — The Covid-19
* Testing down — Virus test booking system disrupted after Zhuhai border announcement * Foreign Macau ID holders excluded from Zhuhai quarantine waiver * Lifting of quarantine measures could only do so much
— The entire mainland is now off Macau’s list of highly infected zones, meaning that visitors from the north of China will no longer be quarantined upon arrival * Resilient HK
— Plans for a southern China travel corridor are back on hold with even top officials required to undergo 14-day quarantine * The journey back home: How one resident was stranded
* Gov’t seen to tighten issuing of blue cards * IPIM trial | Defense lawyers protest use of WeChat voice messages * Personalities, top officials gather for Stanley Ho funeral * Ho Iat
— Hong Kong reports a second day of rising local infections while a Macau family is quarantined after a domestic helper was diagnosed with Covid-19 in the Philippines * 15 years
— TikTok instant video app will stop operations in Hong Kong as Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, Google, Twitter balk at providing user data to the SAR authorities * Air Macau crew face
* Kevin Ho dormant shareholder — Shell company at center of illegal residency scheme currently on trial is co-owned by the most recent Macau representative to the National People’s Congress, Kevin
— Lawyers and lawmakers say it is not necessary for Macau to revise its own national security law to match the much tougher version in Hong Kong * Quarantine waiver extends
— Crystal Chang, daughter of the former investment agency president, became the focus of yesterday’s court hearing * E-vouchers to give economy bigger boost than salary subsidy: economist * Australia may offer
— Hong Kong police made 10 arrests on day one under the new law which China says would only affect ‘extremely few criminals who are severely endangering national security’ * Starting
— Pro-China camp celebrates the approval of the new national security law, pro-democracy movements fear dissolution * Liaison Office: New law shows China gov’t ‘craves for constitutional governance’ * Gaming: Thousands lose
— In his first interview since the renewal of his contract as president of Sands China, Wilfred Wong foresees economic recovery will take a couple of years in the best-case
— Unemployment has climbed to its highest point since 2011 * A new case of coronavirus after 78 days in the clear * Thousands join ‘Crystal Fish’ drill held in exceptional circumstances *
— In response to the Times, IPIM says its entire residency application process is currently under reviewz * Cinematheque Passion | Public outreach attempt backfires after questions about new operator go
* 5G license on the waiting list • The first phase of the new generation network construction is over 80% complete, operator says * The Municipal Affairs Bureau has dropped its plans
— Expats in Macau wait years for their ID cards ‘under review’ from IPIM, a problem said to affect hundreds in the community * Coronavirus lockdowns increase poaching in Asia, Africa *
— Event organizers urged to enforce health measures that were partly ignored during dragon boat races * China national security law to override Hong Kong legal system * The Macau-Zhuhai quarantine exemption
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