Gaming | June GGR daily rate to drop 34.4% month-to-month: Bernstein

Macau’s daily gross gaming revenue (GGR) run rate is expected to display a 34.4% month-to-month slump in the first half of June, mainly dampened by the more rigorous cross-border travel

Editors of Hong Kong newspaper arrested under security law

Hong Kong police used a sweeping national security law yesterday to arrest five editors and executives of a pro-democracy newspaper on charges of colluding with foreign powers — the first

Lawmakers urge gov’t to act on flooding, illegal wastewater dumping

Several lawmakers used the period before the agenda yesterday at the Legislative Assembly to call on the government to find real solutions to prevent flooding in Macau. The impetus was the

Macau office in Taiwan to suspend operation

The Macau Economic and Cultural Office in Taiwan will temporarily cease to operate from June 19 as Macau employees working at the office could not obtain work visas, the SAR

Lisboeta launch date unclear despite role in tourism initiative

The second phase of the “Stay, Dine and See Macao” local tour and staycation initiative will see facilities located in several local hotels or resorts taking roles, including the ZIPCITY

USD12 billion Case | Trial between mogul Hao and LVS begins

The court case between Taiwanese businessman Marshall Hao and gaming giant Las Vegas Sands (LVS) started yesterday. Hao is seeking approximately 70% of Sands Macao’s profits from 2004 to 2022. This

Covid-19 | New vaccination center to open June 21

Given the increasing demand for vaccination among residents, the government has designated the Mong-Ha Sports Centre as a new inoculation site, bringing the total number of vaccination centers from 15

China set to send first crew to new space station today

The three members of the first crew to be sent to China’s space station say they’re eager to get to work making their home for the next three months habitable,

TDM exerting higher degree of censorship, insider confirms

TDM has exerted an “unprecedentedly high” degree of censorship on its programs since this June, with the removal of certain content mentioning the June 4 vigil, a credible source who

Covid-19 | New batch of around 10,000 mRNA vaccines arriving this weekend

A new batch of approximately 10,000 mRNA vaccines from BioNTech will arrive at Macau over the weekend, the medical director from the Conde de São Januário Hospital Center and coordinator

Advocate calls for better transparency in nuclear power plant’s safety

The action came after CNN reported that the power plant is near the verge of a potential leakage. Chiang was concerned that Macau residents residing around 67km from the power plant

China denounces NATO statement, defends defense policy

The Chinese mission to the European Union yesterday denounced a NATO statement that declared Beijing a “security challenge,” saying China is actually a force for peace but will defend itself

First day of dragon boat races affected by thunderstorm, heavy rain

Following a relatively calm morning yesterday, the first race day of this year’s Macao International Dragon Boat Races saw an unsettled afternoon with thunderstorm warning and heavy rainfall. The changing weather

Crime | Suspect linked to body parts found in Taipa Grande apprehended in Zhongshan

A man was apprehended by the mainland police early yesterday morning in Zhongshan on suspected link with human body parts found in Taipa Grande on Saturday. The suspect will be heard

Covid-19 | Health authorities change strategy, stop reporting light AEFI

From last weekend, local health authorities have stopped reporting light adverse events following immunization (AEFI), the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center informed in a statement. According to the same statement,

Gov’t pushes for free cross-border money flow

Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong pledged in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) Finance Forum on June 11 that the Macau SAR government is striving for

Two directly-elected lawmakers may find future in functional constituencies

Lawmakers Ho Ion Sang and Angela Leong On Kei may change lanes from the direct election constituency to indirect election, also known as the functional constituency, in this upcoming parliamentary

Coutinho and Chan hope to resolve problems in parliament

Ex-lawmaker Paul Chan Wai Chi and incumbent José Pereira Coutinho coincidentally submitted their respective nominations for the upcoming parliamentary election one after another yesterday. Chan was a lawmaker in the Legislative

2020 GBA air quality report shows improvement, gov’t says

The air quality report jointly produced by the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Pearl River Delta Regional Air Quality Monitoring Network recorded an improvement in air quality in 2020 when compared to the

Accelerated vaccination to spur APAC economic recovery: Fitch Ratings

The recent spikes in vaccination rates in some Asian economies have become a strong shield, helping these regions guard against setbacks arising from further resurgences of the Covid-19 pandemic, according

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