Hong Kong | The winners and losers in the 2019 budget

Hong Kong’s Financial Secretary Paul Chan unveiled a modest budget that included cash for tech, a boost for healthcare and a hefty handout to clean up the

Hanoi Summit | Trump, Kim share smiles, dinner before nuke talks

U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, leaders of two nations with a long history of hostility, opened their second summit yesterday with

Crime | Authorities concerned with rapid rise in some offenses

Despite a general stabilization in the growth of crime in Macau, reporting a mere 0.5 percent increase in 2018, both the authorities and society at large

Economy | IMF warns casino-funded coffers won’t keep up with social welfare costs

The International Monetary Fund has released its concluding statements from an earlier visit to the SAR to assess the health of Macau’s economy. Despite a generally positive

Education | Brunei calls on scholarship applicants

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brunei is calling on applicants for its Scholarship Award Scheme for the upcoming academic session – including students from the Macau

Water supply | Replacement of asbestos pipes may be delayed

Macao Water is expecting a delay in the replacement of the remaining pipes containing asbestos due to traffic matters. Last year, the city’s sole water supplier

Australia | Cardinal Pell convicted of molesting two choirboys

The most senior Catholic cleric ever charged with child sex abuse has been convicted of molesting two choirboys moments after celebrating Mass, dealing a new blow to the

Gaming | Casino taxes helping to fill gov’t coffers

2018 brought good things to Macau’s government coffers. According to data published by the Financial Services Bureau, the government collected MOP106.8 billion (USD13.21 billion) in direct

Crime | No end in sight for social media scams

Relationship scams taking place over social media are on the rise, with the police authorities revealing new cases every week. Yesterday’s joint press conference with the

Copycat logo | University pledged to look into similarities in 2009

The Turkish university that has been using a logo almost identical to the Macau SAR’s emblem allegedly pledged to investigate the matter a decade ago.

Greater Bay Area | Guangdong’s export-led growth stalling at a bad time

After the Greater Bay Area plan framework was released earlier this month, government officials from mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau were almost unanimous in

Oscars Special | In an upset, ‘Green Book’ wins best picture

The segregation-era road-trip drama “Green Book” was crowned best picture at the 91st Academy Awards yesterday, handing Hollywood’s top award to a film seen as a feel-good

Courts | Sulu queries gov’t plans to safeguard judicial integrity

Lawmaker Sulu Sou has presented a written enquiry to the Macau government calling for greater transparency in the judicial system now that the Legislative Assembly has

Adventure | Kitesurfer to attempt delta crossing for ocean cleanup fundraiser

Hillian Siu is to attempt something never before done: a solo crossing of the Pearl River Delta starting at Hong Kong’s Cheung Chau Beach and arriving at

ROMA | Domestic workers see their reality reflected in Oscar-nominated film

Some domestic workers in the SAR are keen on the Oscar-nominated film, Roma, noting that it is rare for the community to have their experience be given

Huawei set to unveil 5G phone with folding screen

China’s Huawei is set to take the wraps off a new folding-screen phone, joining the latest trend for bendable devices as it challenges the global

Kim-Trump | Hanoi summit nightmare scenario: Bad deals and little change

The nightmare scenario heading into the second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un isn’t so much “fire and fury” and

Wynn closer to win | Second Court throws out Okada appeal on billion-dollar lawsuit

Macau’s Court of Second Instance (TSI) yesterday dismissed an appeal filed by Japanese business tycoon Kazuo Okada against an earlier defeat at the Court of First Instance (TJB),

Health | Secretary Tam claims credit for helping domestic violence victim

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam said that it was in fact he who stepped in to procure financial help for a victim of

Gaming | A family saga: 97-year-old tycoon’s kids race to revive his casino empire

In Macau, the world’s biggest gambling hub, few family business dynasties are as powerful as the clan led by patriarch Stanley Ho. Or as complex: The tycoon,

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