Gov’t report recommends electric vehicles

The Macau Environmental Condition Report 2020 noted that, with a tighter air quality standard to be implemented this year, the use of electric vehicles and clean energy should be further

Covid-19 | Age ceiling for BioNTech jab to be reduced from 16 to 12 years

Adolescents aged 12 years and above will soon be included in the group of people eligible to be inoculated with the Covid-19 vaccine in Macau, health authorities announced in a

Urban Master Plan | Experts express contradictory opinions on how it safeguards local heritage

Conflicting opinions on how the new Urban Master Plan safeguards Macau’s heritage and identity became the basis of a debate held during an event organized by the France Macau Chamber

Gov’t, China offices support top court’s dismissal of June 4 appeal

Yesterday evening, the Court of Final Appeal (TUI) issued a judgement that dismissed an appeal filed by the Macau Union for Democratic Development on the police’s ban on this year’s

Group to move June 4 vigil online again

Following last year’s online vigil, the Macau Union for Democratic Development, represented by member and lawmaker Au Kam San, said at a press conference yesterday that this year’s vigil would

University Rankings | MUST and UM continue in Asia’s 100 best in 2021

The Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) and the University of Macau (UM) continue to place among the 100 best university institutions in Asia, according to The Times Higher

Gaming | Gov’t collects circa 25% of gaming tax revenue goal

The Macau government has collected MOP3.2 million in tax gaming revenue from the gaming industry, bringing the total revenue to MOP12.3 billion for the first four months of this year. This

Pansy Ho continues to reduce participation in MGM Resorts International

The co-chairperson and executive director of gaming operator MGM China Holdings Ltd (MGM) Pansy Ho is continuing on her path of reducing MGM’s participation in the Macau gaming operator’s parent

HKSAR increases Covid-19 test requirement

The Hong Kong government has increased the number of tests required for people returning to Hong Kong from mainland China or Macau in the wake of the new outbreak in

TurboJet to close Tuen Mun-Macau ferry route

Ferry services operated by TurboJET between Tuen Mun and Macau will be terminated, the company announced in a statement. This comes as a result of the upcoming expiry of its leasing

IFTM to offer new graduate program

The Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM) is preparing to offer a new graduate study program in hotel and tourism smart technologies, Dr. Fanny Vong, president of the institute, said

Urban renewal methods in big cities may not suit Macau

Urban planner and representative of the Urban Renewal Investigation Project, Lam Iek Chit, said that it may not be realistic to replicate external urban renewal methods in Macau, considering the

Gaming | Genting, Melco remain in Yokohama IR race

Genting Singapore and Melco Resorts & Entertainment have qualified for the city’s Request for Proposal (RFP) to develop an integrated resort (IR), the government of Yokohama, Japan’s second-largest city, recently

Gaming | GGR may plunge to ‘mid-50%’ range in June following May rally

The city’s gross gaming revenue (GGR) in June may plunge to “mid-50% range compared to June 2019,” according to brokerage Sanford C. Bernstein Ltd. Analysts at the firm expect a downturn

Covid-19 | Sinovac vaccine restores a Brazilian city to near normal

Just one COVID-19 patient is in critical condition at the Dr. Geraldo Cesar Reis clinic in Serrana, a city of almost 46,000 in Sao Paulo state’s countryside. The 63-year-old woman

Rainiest day since 1952

Macau saw its rainiest day yesterday (June 1) since 1952. At 5 a.m. yesterday, SMG issued a black rainstorm warning which was later replaced with red and yellow warnings, while the

Covid-19 | New cases in neighboring cities affecting tourism, but hopefully not health: Gov’t

The new cases of Covid-19 infections reported over the last few days in the neighboring cities of Guangzhou, Foshan, and Shenzhen are already having an impact on the tourism industry’s

Wellness event returns with focus on mental health

A worldwide event targeting health awareness will return to Macau in the middle of this month with this year’s focus being mental health, Cintia Martins, co-organizer of the event, announced

Body of missing inspector found in parked car in Sai Van

On Monday, the Judiciary Police (PJ) found the body of an inspector reported missing by his family in his car parked in a parking space near Sai Van Lake. The family

Gaming | May GGR surges 492% y-o-y, beating analysts’ expectations

The city’s gross gaming revenue (GGR) for May has surpassed the expectations of analysts as tourists from mainland China recorded a surge over the Golden Week holiday. According to data from

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