Philippines reinstates visa-free travel from Hong Kong, Macau

The Philippine government has waived visas for travelers from Hong Kong and Macau who enter the country as temporary visitors for up to14 days.

CE says economy still ‘unsettled’

Although Macau’s economy is seeing a trend toward gradual recovery, uncertainty still exists in the outlook, Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng said at the Economic Development Committee

Police finally catch man trapping wild birds

A 63-year-old local man, working as a taxi driver, has at last been detained by the Public Security Police Force after several reports from citizens finding

Casino shares tumble amid tightened restrictions for Guangdong arrivals

Gaming operators in the city saw their shares plunge up to 13% yesterday following the tightened quarantine requirements for some travelers from the mainland, amid

China battles multiple outbreaks, driven by stealth omicron

Chinese authorities reported 1,337 locally transmitted cases of COVID-19 across dozens of mainland cities yesterday as the fast-spreading variant commonly known as “stealth omicron” fuels China’s

Wealth Partaking Scheme kicks off next month

The annual Wealth Partaking Scheme will commence next month, with each permanent resident and non-permanent resident set to receive MOP10,000 and MOP6,000, respectively. This

Four more confirmed imported asymptomatic Covid-19 cases

Four Macau residents from Singapore, Myanmar, USA and Australia have been classified as imported cases of asymptomatic infection and one Macau resident from Dubai has been classified

Economy Gov’t promises 13 million jobs to reverse slump

China's government hopes to generate as many as 13 million new jobs this year to help reverse a painful economic slump but faces “many difficulties and challenges,”

China shuts business center of Shenzhen to fight virus surge

China's government responded yesterday to a spike in coronavirus infections by shutting down its southern business center of Shenzhen, a city of 17.5 million people, and restricted

Old trees in Taipa stir CPU debate

A group of 10 trees, said to be over 100 years old, were the subject of debate at yesterday’s meeting of the Urban Planning Committee (CPU).

Macau NPC reps call for easing of rules on foreign domestic workers in Hengqin

Macau representatives at the National People’s Congress have called for support of Hong Kong and Macau residents living in the Guangdong- Macau In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin being allowed to

Gov’t to clarify gaming promoters’ role by legislation, to be passed by Aug. 15

The Second Standing Committee of the parliament is taking part in the legislative process for the Gaming Law Amendment Bill. After yesterday’s meeting, Chan held a press conference

‘Macau should live with Covid-19. If not, SMEs will die’

What the government considers helpful for struggling small and medium enterprises (SMEs) might end up being just another burden for business owners, as they are faced with mounting

Gov’t: No plans to change quarantine period or border-crossing NAT validity

The government has no plans to change SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid test (NAT) requirements or quarantine durations for entrants to Macau, local health officials said yesterday.

Philippines ready to back US if it gets embroiled in war

The Philippine president is ready to open the country’s “facilities” to American forces under a 1951 mutual defense treaty if Russia’s war against Ukraine turns for

Detour similar to site of Broadway’s fatal motor-cycle accident near Galaxy

At least two egress points have been made to allow future motor traffic to cross three lanes on Cotai and enter Galaxy Macau’s new convention

Macau gaming firms’ involvement in Vladivostok casinos a risk factor: Vickers

In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and amid Beijing’s refusal to condemn the invasion, the state of China and U.S. relations remains in a

Loss of earrings led to sexual abuse finding

A local 40-year-old woman losing a pair of expensive earrings prompted an investigation that unexpectedly discovered that she had been sexually assaulted, the Public Security

Hong Kong leader says no fixed time frame for mass testing

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said yesterday that reducing the skyrocketing number of deaths in the latest coronavirus surge is the city’s priority, putting a plan

Suffering goes on in encircled Mariupol as evacuation fails

Two million people — half of them children — have fled Ukraine in the less than two weeks since Russia invaded the country, officials said yesterday ,

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