Some of Macau’s lawmakers called yesterday for gaming operators to do more to contribute toward the economic diversification of the city ahead of the concession expiry date in June 2022. The
The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center announced today two new confirmed cases of Covid-19, bringing the total number of cases in Macau up to 41. The 40th patient is a
Soldiers patrol the streets with their fingers on machine gun triggers. The army guards an exhibition center-turned-makeshift-hospital crowded with rows of metal beds for those infected with the coronavirus. And
Following news reports of the emergence of Macau’s first serious case of Covid-19, health authorities yesterday fielded questions from journalists seeking to better identify the most vulnerable parts of the
Leong Iek Hou, coordinator at the local Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said during yesterday’s daily press conference that English-language media plays an important role in helping the
The constitutional law of the People’s Republic of China and the Basic Law of Macau do not allow the concept of “Macau people, Macau land,” said Mi Jian, director of
Hotel occupancy in Macau hit new lows last month with five-star establishments affected most. According to statistics published yesterday by Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) the occupancy rate in five-star
Shopkeepers in the city at the center of China’s virus outbreak were reopening yesterday but customers were scarce after authorities lifted more of the anti-virus controls that kept tens of
A new case of Covid-19 has been detected in a Macau resident who has returned from the United Kingdom, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center has just announced. This
The government has decided on the creation of a community relief fund worth 10 billion patacas, the Government Information Bureau informed in a statement. The fund, which will be managed and
The health authorities announced yesterday that Macau has recorded its first serious case of pneumonia caused by the Covid-19 disease. Doctor Lo Iek Long, assistant to the Board of Directors of
Student Chelsie Lee landed in Singapore from the U.K. last week, prepared to spend 14 days of mandatory, coronavirus-related isolation at home. Instead, she was whisked away to a five-star
The World Health Organization said it’s working with Taiwanese health experts after an interview went viral in which a senior official appeared to hang up on a reporter who asked
Spain and Italy have demanded more European help as they fight still-surging coronavirus infections in the continent’s worst crisis since World War II. In the U.S., authorities urged millions around
A plane carrying eight people, including an American and a Canadian, burst into flames yesterday while attempting to take off from Manila’s airport on a flight bound for Japan, killing
The government temporarily utilizes the “Special isolated area at Sheraton Grand Macao” as the 12th designated hotel venue for quarantine and medical observation starting from Saturday, authorities have announced. The
Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak has considered Guangdong’s latest entry policies to have been “rushed,” creating in turn a slight chaos in Macau, Wong commented during Friday’s daily press
During the government’s negotiation with hotel operators on offering their premises to host quarantined returnees, money has not been a main topic, Inês Chan, head of the Department for Licensing
Secretary for Finance and Economy Lei Wai Nong said during yesterday’s Legislative Assembly plennary meeting (AL) that there are signs the economy will recover in the second half of 2020. Yesterday,
Lawmaker Mak Soi Kun has accused Macau’s “foreign-capital enterprises” of being “out of line” because they are not helping the local government by renting out integrated resort property for quarantine
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