January arrivals plunge due to Covid-19 outbreaks in neighboring cities

Visitor arrivals stood at 694,430 in January, representing a decrease of 15.4% in arrivals month-on-month due to the tightening of border-control measures between Zhuhai and Macau.

Putin recognizes breakaway regions, Biden orders limited sanctions – Five essential reads

Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a provocative address that could be construed as a pretext to war, claimed on Feb. 21, 2022, that all of Ukraine belongs

Happy Twosday! Why numbers like 2/22/22 have been too fascinating for over 2,000 years

This Feb. 22, the world hits an unprecedented milestone. It’s the date itself: 2/22/22. And this so-called “Twosday” falls on a Tuesday, no less. 

Women’s Federation pushes for more jobseeker support

Lam Iok Ha, deputy executive director of the Women’s General Association of Macau, has said that she hopes the government can set up more training and

Visitor spending doubles in 2021

Visitor spending for the whole of 2021 soared to MOP24.45 billion, a 104.8% increase year-on-year, due to the rise in visitor numbers and per capita spending.

PJ exposes cross-border prostitution ring, arrests eight suspects

Eight people have been detained by the Judiciary Police (PJ) on suspicion of being involved with organizing and operating a cross-border criminal organization to exploit

Macau needs more policy incentives to promote private urban greening, the operator of an urban farming firm said yesterday. Guilherme Martins, founder of Mighty Greens, a

50 years after Nixon visit, US-China ties as fraught as ever

At the height of the Cold War, U.S. President Richard Nixon flew into communist China’s center of power for a visit that, over time, would transform

50 years on, Nixon’s visit offers guidance for ties at a crossroad

Monday marks the 50th anniversary of former US president Richard Nixon’s visit to China. The importance of that epoch-making trip can never be exaggerated, as not only

AAEC lawyer to appeal to TSI from unannounced verdict

The Asian American Entertainment Company (AAEC) will appeal from the impending verdict in the case against the local subsidiaries of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation

CE presents awards to 22 individuals and entities

The Chief Executive (CE), Ho Iat Seng, presented awards to a total of 22 individuals and organisations Friday for their achievement, outstanding contribution or distinguished service

DSAT attempts to mitigate impact of Golden Bus service cuts

The Transport Bureau (DSAT) has said that it is working with the operator of Golden Bus to minimize the inconvenience caused by the sudden reduction of

Macau, mainland medical team support Hong Kong Covid-19 response efforts

A Macau nucleic acid testing team was sent to Hong Kong via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Friday, to support the fight against the fifth wave of Covid-19.

Hong Kong postpones leader election amid Covid-19 outbreak

Hong Kong will postpone the election of its next leader until May 8 as it grapples with a worsening coronavirus outbreak with thousands of new infections

Hong Kong says anti-virus controls might be tightened

Stringent anti-virus controls that ban public gatherings in Hong Kong of more than two people might be tightened to stop a surge in infections, the territory’s

China keeps promises as Winter Olympics draws to ‘triumphant’ close

 The Olympic flame has been extinguished, bringing down the curtain on the Beijing 2022 Winter Games, but the passion still lingers from the sports gala that has

Samaranch voted back on IOC executive board at Beijing Games

The International Olympic Committee member who oversaw preparations for the Beijing Games was voted back onto the body’s executive board on Saturday. Juan Antonio

Health authorities make contingency plans for potential outbreak

Local health authorities have prepared contingency plans for a potential outbreak of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 in Macau, Dr. Leong Iek Hou, coordinator at the Center

Committee awaits gov’t reply on gaming bill questions

The parliament’s Second Standing Committee has finished its preliminary discussion of the gaming law amendments and awaits government’s answers to its questions on Tuesday. The committee held meetings

Survey finds 80% agree on Taipa footbridge extension

Nearly 80% of respondents from a recent survey supported extending Taipa’s major footbridge to the neighborhood of the Lakeside Economic Housing Estate. The survey was conducted

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