Labor bureau rules out legality of swapping salary with shares

Employers have no legal grounds to replace salary with company stocks, whether in part or in whole, the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) told lawmaker Ron Lam.

IC: building construction on Guia Hill will not impact lighthouse

Allowing the suspended building on Guia Hill’s mid-levels to retain its current height and continue construction will not have a “foundational impact” on the values of

Macau GP regular Davy Morgan dies in racing accident on the Isle of Man

A regular competitor at the local Grand Prix, Northern Ireland’s Davy Morgan, died yesterday in a motorcycle racing accident during this year’s Isle of Man Tourist Trophy

China, Cambodia breaking ground on joint port project

Cambodia denied again yesterday that it will allow any Chinese military presence at a port where it and China are beginning an expansion this week that has

UK Doubts hang over Johnson though Tory’s bid to oust him fails

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson scrambled to patch up his tattered authority yesterday after surviving a no-confidence vote that laid bare deep divisions in his Conservative

Discussing ‘10+7’ days of quarantine with Beijing: CE

Yesterday morning, Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng revealed that his government is in discussion with Chinese agencies on the possible further shortening of quarantine-upon-arrival. On

Commonwealth chambers celebrate Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee at The Londoner Macao

The Australian, British and Canadian Chambers of Commerce in Macau joined forces at The Londoner Macao to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. Last Thursday the

Hard to determine if special salary schemes are truly voluntary: MGESA

The Macau Gaming Enterprises Staff Association (MGESA) has no position in salary-share partial swap schemes presented by local casino operators, Choi Kam Fu, director-general of

US, S. Korea fire missiles to sea, matching North’s launches

The U.S. and South Korean militaries launched eight ballistic missiles into the sea yesterday in a show of force matching a North Korean missile display a

Las Vegas union calls on Macau gov’t to release land transaction records amid worries over alleged triad involvement in Treasure Island deal

An international union has submitted a public records request regarding the land transaction involving Genting Group and Ao Mio Leong to the Land and Urban Construction

Photographer to launch zine with images of Basque pelota

A Macau-based photographer is set to launch a photographic magazine featuring images of history in certain districts, kicking off the first issue with “Memories of Jai Alai.” 

Elegant garden party

Inspired by sumptuous entertainment practices from France known as “Fête Champêtre” during the 18th century, an elegant garden party awaits at Four Seasons.    Splash

MGM Presents Large-scale Multimedia Landscape Installation: A Metamorphosis: No End to End

Indoor Paper Sculpture Garden Redefines Traditional Culture with Innovation Aspired to rejuvenate Chinese arts and culture, this summer MGM once again joins hands with internationally acclaimed cross-media artist Jennifer Wen Ma

Gov’t: Past cowpox vaccination provides 85% protection against monkeypox

People born in the 1980s or earlier should have 85% protection against being infected with monkeypox, neurosurgeon Warren Tai, medical director of the public hospital, said

Star poet Tanikawa, it’s fun, not work, at 90

Shuntaro Tanikawa used to think poems descended like an inspiration from the heavens. As he grew older — he is now 90 — Tanikawa sees poems as

GGR down 68% y-o-y as casinos burn millions in cash daily

Macau's gaming industry is still suffering from a slump in revenues, registering a 68% year-on-year drop in its May income as casinos burn millions of dollars of cash

Shanghai starts coming back to life as lockdown eases

Traffic, pedestrians and joggers reappeared on the streets of Shanghai yesterday as China’s largest city began returning to normalcy amid the easing of a strict

NAT validity extended to seven days

The nucleic acid test (NAT) validity for individuals entering Macau from Guangdong Province has been extended from 72 hours to seven days from today, The Novel Coronavirus

New government includes record 13 women ministers

Australia's new government sworn yesterday includes a record 13 women, including the first female Muslim to serve in the role and the second Indigenous person named

MP indicts five residents over involvement in MOP1.1b laundering

Five Macau residents who are currently detained over suspected cross-border money laundering that involves MOP1.1 billion patacas were accused of money laundering and criminal organisation crimes, according to

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