Air Macau increases capacity to secure travel demand in May

Air Macau, the city’s flagship airline, has been buoyed by rapidly rebounding demand for cross-border travel, and has decided to increase the frequency of flights to key mainland cities in

Gaming | Higher tourist arrivals not giving way to higher GGR: Bernstein

Macau’s daily run-rate of gross gaming revenue (GGR) is expected to hover at around MOP292 million last week from April 19 to 25, remaining virtually flat across the preceding week’s

CRIME | Local woman loses MOP220,000 in online dating scam

A female resident of Macau in her 40s has reportedly lost around 220,000 patacas in a scam conducted through a social media platform, the Judiciary Police (PJ) reported yesterday during

Sin Fong Garden | Construction companies ordered to pay compensation to gov’t

The Court of First Instance (TJB) has ruled in favor of the government in the case against the companies involved in the construction of the Sin Fong Garden building. In the

Covid-19 | First vaccination outreach offers up to 700 doses daily

The debut vaccination outreach effort was started by the Health Bureau (SSM) today, April 27, at the University of Macau (UM), where inoculation services were offered for the institution’s staff

Mobile payment platforms announce promotions

With the impending new round of consumption stimulus, the eight mobile payment platforms participating in the scheme have announced their respective promotion plans to attract users. The government has already announced

Moments | History, glamour … and what a weird ending

Wait. What? If that’s what you yelled at the TV during the final moments of Sunday’s Oscars, you weren’t alone. In what may have been the most abrupt ending since that

Crystal fish 2021 | Security chief identifies five aspects to improve

The Joint Civil Protection Operations Centre held a typhoon drill on Saturday – codenamed “Crystal Fish 2021” – to test the operation capacity of the Civil Protection system ahead of

Repatriation flight takes all stranded Nepalese home

A repatriation flight yesterday took around 45 stranded Nepalese, Indian and Bhutanese people from Macau to Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. The president of the Nepalese Chamber of Commerce, Sudarshan

Gaming | Grand Lisboa Palace to receive operating permit soon: SJM

The Grand Lisboa Palace integrated resort, owned by local gaming operator SJM Holdings Ltd (SJM), has passed final government inspections and is expected to receive its operating licensing soon. The

Vice Premier meets SARs’ top officials, calls to exert effort for 2021 elections

China’s Vice Premier Han Zheng has called on the Macau SAR to make a concerted effort in organizing the election of its seventh Legislative Assembly during a meeting with the

Breaking News: Bribery convict Ng Lap Seng’s back in Macau since Wednesday

Ng Lap Seng, a bribery convict who was granted early release from the U.S. prison, was confirmed to return to Macau on April 21 Wednesday, a source who wishes to

Tourism | visitor arrivals for March up 77%

Official data released by the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicates that visitor arrivals to Macau in March totalled 754,541, a significant increase of 76.7% month-to-month compared with February this

Come2hk | Non-Hong Kong residents exempted from quarantine from mid-May

The Come2hk Scheme is set to be launched in mid-May, a scheme proposed by the HKSAR government that allows non-Hong Kong residents in Guangdong province and Macau to enter Hong

US lists Macau as Level 4 in travel warning

In a recent travel warning list issued by the U.S. government, Macau has been ranked “Level 4 – do not travel” alongside at least 149 other jurisdictions. Days ago, Macau was

Gaming | Sands China saw 112.8% uptick in EBITDA, strong recovery in premium mass

Sands China Ltd. (SCL) posted positive adjusted property earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), of USD100 million in the first quarter (Q1) of 2021, up 112.8% and 49.3%

Covid-19 | Authorities report two more cases of adverse effects after jabs

Two more people in Macau have reportedly suffered from adverse effects after being inoculated with Covid-19 jabs, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre announced in a press statement. In one

19% rise on fire service dispatches recorded in Q1

The Fire Services Bureau (CB) released data yesterday on the first quarter of this year. According to the data, 222 dispatches for fire cases were recorded, a 19% rise year-on-year. In

Macau’s first live-streaming center opens

The Live-streaming Commerce center, the first-of-its-kind in Macau, was opened yesterday. The institution will enable local retailers to showcase Macau’s products to consumers on China’s biggest e-commerce platform Taobao through

Covid-19 | Sinopharm vaccine reinstated for elderly: SSM

The Health Bureau (SSM) has reinstated the administration of Sinopharm’s inactivated vaccine for people aged 60 or above, Tai Wa Hou, coordinator of the Health Bureau’s (SSM) Covid-19 Vaccination Operation,

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