Ukraine granted extra EU aid of 1 billion euros

European Union nations yesterday approved fresh aid for Ukraine as the country faces growing economic damage from Russia’s invasion. Finance ministers from the 27-nation EU

Police issued nearly 1,000 warnings on first day

As of 3 p.m. yesterday, police authorities had issued 904 warnings to people found in breach of the regulations that impose mandatory confinement for the majority

Gaming shares plunge amid casino closures

As casinos closed for the first time in two years yesterday to curb the spread of infection, gaming operators saw their stocks plunge by up

Social workers host online petition to raise concerns over frontline colleagues

Macao Social Workers’ Union has started an online petition to call for better treatment of social workers and other workers who are now in confined

‘Las Vegas of Asia’ tells casinos to grow beyond gambling

Losing money due to COVID, the American casino giants that helped make Macau the “Las Vegas of Asia” face a fresh challenge: The tiny Chinese territory

Political chaos persists as crisis talks go on

A weekend of political chaos in Sri Lanka stretched into yesterday, with opposition leaders yet to agree on replacements for embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his prime

Walking dogs banned for a week, considered a crime

Taking your dogs out for a walk and performing the pets’ excretory necessities is, for a week commencing today, banned by the local authorities who consider

Special permits to ride buses delayed

The special permits to be issued by the Transport Bureau (DSAT) that will allow those who need to commute to work this week by riding

S&P Global is pessimistic about city’s 2022 GGR

International economic rating institution S&P Global Ratings expects that Macau’s 2022 end gross gambling revenue (GGR) will at most reach USD10.08 billion, several media report.

Lawmakers express support for gov’t assistance, yet calls on greater measures for SMEs

Several lawmakers have expressed support for the recent government announcement of a MOP10 billion subsidy plan targeting SMEs and residents in need amid the current

Japan votes in key election in shadow of Abe assassination

Japanese voted yesterday in the shadow of the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that brought heightened security as party leaders avoided mingling with crowds

Gov’t has different criteria for locking down different venues

A public health official admitted yesterday that there exists different criteria for determining whether a location should be locked down when positive cases are detected there.

Britain’s Boris Johnson resigning as PM amid scandal

Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his resignation yesterday amid a mass revolt by top members of his government, marking an end to three tumultuous years in

People’s Daily CCP official media claims 72% support lockdown in Macau

Some 72% of Macau’s population supports more restrictive measures to contain the Covid-19 outbreak, the People’s Daily — the largest newspaper group in China and

Gov’t to adjust hours of some testing stations for the sixth round

Eighteen SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid test (NAT) stations will not be open during the early morning hours in the upcoming round of citywide testing, an official announced

Wynn COO resigns, operator said to seek new management ahead of license bid

Another casino lifer is set to step down at Wynn Macau Ltd., according to an announcement that came a day after the operator revealed the intended

Gov’t calls on families to arrange for helpers to ‘stay in’

The health authorities have appealed to all families employing domestic helpers to make arrangements to allow them to stay overnight at their employers’ homes, or, alternatively,

Rising Covid-19 cases instill persistent panic buying among residents

The continuous rise of Covid-19 cases in the city is instilling fear in the public, causing them to panic buy, despite the government ruling out the

Shanghai, Beijing order new round of mass Covid-19 testing

Residents of parts of Shanghai and Beijing have been ordered to undergo further rounds of COVID-19 testing following the discovery of new cases in the two

90% of positive cases sent to quarantine hotels

Of the 1,087 positives cases reported by the health authorities up to midnight of July 5, some 900 have been referred to isolation in quarantine

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