Policy address | Administration reform, fight against Covid-19 top Ho Iat Seng’s 2020 list

The battle against the Covid-19 health crisis and its economic fallout, as well as promotion of public administration reform remained the two major priorities set out by Chief Executive Ho

China tourists seek beaches if summer travel plans proceed

Some mainland tourists expect their travel plans can proceed as normal starting as early as this July, according to a recent survey conducted by the mainland’s Sun Yat-sen University. The survey

2019: Macau’s warmest year in 67 years

2019 was the warmest year the city has recorded, since records began in 1952. According to recent data released by the Statistics and Census Service, the annual mean air temperature

Gaming | Las Vegas: Wynn Resorts calls for Nevada reopening next month

Wynn Resorts Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Matt Maddox is calling for parts of the Nevada economy to start reopening in early May, followed by the Las Vegas Strip in the

School resumption back on track for senior students

Secondary schools will resume in May in a two- phased approach, the director of the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ), Lou Pak Sang, announced yesterday during the daily press

Analysis | Policy Address: After health crisis victory, some question if HIS has will to save economy

Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng (HIS) has satisfied the public with his handling of the novel coronavirus outbreak, riding on a wave of popularity in his first four months leading

Gaming | Sands suspends $2.37 billion dividend, seeks acquisitions

  With the casino industry shut down by the coronavirus, Sheldon Adelson is suspending Las Vegas Sands Corp.’s dividend. He’s also looking to purchase existing resorts from others for the first

Analysis | With new virus plan, Trump passes buck to states

President Donald Trump’s guidelines for states to reopen their economies had the hallmarks of a permission structure. But what he really created was a blame structure. On Friday, he emphatically embraced

Hong Kong | US, UK condemn arrests of democracy advocates

The United States condemned the arrests of at least 14 veteran pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong on charges of joining massive anti-government protests last year, saying the police action jeopardizes

Breaking: High schools to resume May in two-phased approach

High schools will resume in May in a two-phased approach, Lo Pak Sang, director of the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) has just announced at the daily press conference

Covid-19-free medical certificates not issued by public medical facilities

Should Macau residents need a certificate stating they are not infected with Covid-19 for their necessary outbound travel, they will not be able to obtain one from a public medical

AL passes cybersecurity law targeting fraudulent mobile base stations

The Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday passed amendments to the cybersecurity law, which criminalizes the operation of fraudulent mobile base stations. The bill mainly involves four major amendments: the specification of a

Lawmaker wants all non-local workers exempt from minimum wage

Lawmaker Song Pek Kei has stated that there will be “fairness” and “equity” only when Macau’s law excludes all non-local workers from minimum wage policies. During yesterday’s Legislative Assembly (AL), Song

Vegas casino executives discuss reopening with dealers in masks

Casino executives from rival companies are informally discussing what Las Vegas will look like when one of the largest U.S. tourist destinations reopens to guests. Some of the measures suggested

Beijing says no plans to limit export of anti-virus supplies

China won’t restrict exports of medical goods needed to fight the coronavirus pandemic, a government spokesman said yesterday, amid global tension over scarce masks and ventilators. China, the biggest maker of

Lawmaker says no to higher age threshold for gov’t housing applicants

Lawmaker and New Macau Association member, Sulu Sou, submitted three recommendations to the Chief Executive yesterday regarding the proposed amendments to the Economic Housing Law. The amendments, which are currently

Bernstein predicts gaming revenue to fall up to 95% this month

Brokerage Sanford C. Bernstein is expecting Macau’s gross gaming revenue to plunge as much as 95% year-on-year in April. According to the analysts, the city recorded some 850 million patacas of

Tourism prices held up even as visitors disappeared last quarter

Tourism prices in the first quarter largely resisted the collapse in visitor numbers brought about by the onset of the pandemic. A price index of goods and services purchased by tourists

Dates for kindergarten admission interviews announced

Children starting kindergarten education this year will participate in their admission interviews between May 2 and June 7, the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) announced yesterday at the government’s

HIS warns biosecurity cannot be left out of national security education

Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng (HIS) said today (Wednesday) that the novel coronavirus had shown that biosecurity matters can leave a lasting impact on the livelihoods of the population and

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