Definitely bigger than Vegas, again: Macau GGR increases 7-fold in August

The city’s casino recovery is sustaining its momentum, with gaming revenue in August soaring a staggering 686% from a year earlier to the highest level since January 2020. Gross gaming revenue

City braces for Typhoon Saola as storm moves towards south China, school year delayed

Although the issuing of typhoon signal number 8 is only expected for this afternoon or evening according to the forecast of the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau

Oysters with mislabelled origin intercepted at airport

A batch of unshelled oysters from Japan has been intercepted at Macau International Airport after import inspections revealed the origins had been misattributed, the Municipal Affairs Bureau

IFTM to boost technology in various programs

Technology will be more incorporated in programs offered at the local public tourism institute, the head of the institute told the press yesterday. Having launched

Data Protection Office: No report yet made over Sai Van Bridge car crash footage

At the time of reporting, no report or complaint has yet been made to the Office for Personal Data Protection (GPDP) regarding footage circulating on social media

China logs over 82 million entry-exit trips during summer break

China logged more than 82.41 million entry-exit trips between July 1 and August 29, said immigration authorities. Among them, 41.19 million trips were made by

Medium possibility of hoisting T8 on Saturday

The weather bureau has listed the possibility of Typhoon Signal No. 8 on Saturday as “medium” as it expects Typhoon Saola to strengthen as it heads

Eddie Kou replaced at the helm of SAFP, Ng Wai Han new director

The new roles, determined by the Secretary for Administration and Justice, André Cheong, were published yesterday in the government’s official gazette. Kou will now head

Hotel suspected of discharging greasy water into stormwater pipes

A hotel near Praça de Ferreira do Amaral has allegedly discharged greasy wastewater into the rainwater pipe network, the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) disclosed yesterday. However, the

MGTO promotes new direct route from HK Airport to Macau via influencers

The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) will promote the new cross-boundary bus service between the Hong Kong International Airport Sky Pier and the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao

UM academic expects 2023 GGR to reach MOP180b

A University of Macau (UM) academic has estimated this year’s gross gambling revenue (GGR) will reach MOP180 billion, higher than the government’s expectation of MOP130 billion.

India protests China’s land claim ahead of G20 summit President Xi is expected to attend

India is protesting a new Chinese map that lays claim to India’s territory ahead of next week’s Group of 20 summit in New Delhi, a foreign ministry

MGM ready to invest extra to meet gov’t requirement

A mid the new tender’s requirement to make additional investments in light of gross gaming revenue (GGR) reaching MOP180 billion, MGM’s Pansy Ho said yesterday that

FSS investment funds growing this year, MOP4.5b accumulated in 1H

The Social Security Fund (FSS) has announced that with the recovery of the global economy, its investments for the first half (1H) of 2023 recorded a

Sports Bureau: Marathon may run into Cotai resort area

Investigations on extending the annual Macao International Marathon to the resort area in Cotai are underway, Director of Sports Pun Weng Kun has said in response

Retail workers’ wages increased 6% in Q2, Transport & Communication up 5%

A Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) survey has found that at the end of June, the average earnings of full-time employees in the retail trade sector had

Gov’t to launch subsidy scheme for cultural sites’ preservation

A historical site maintenance subsidy program is expected to be launched in October, subsidizing 50% of each project’s expenditure, with an upper limit of MOP2 million, according

Japan asks China to urge citizens to ‘halt harassment’

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida asked China yesterday “to urge its citizens to halt acts of harassment,” including crank calls and stone throwing at Japanese diplomatic facilities

Social Security investments record MOP8b loss in 2022

The Social Security Fund (FSS) lost nearly MOP8 billion in investments and currency exchange last year, pushing its gross expenditure to MOP14 billion, a leap

Music festival to return with int’l lineup, master musician Joe Hisaishi

After a three-year hiatus, the Macao International Music Festival will return this year in its 35th edition, hosting for the first time globally acclaimed musician Joe

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