Tourism | MGTO signs agreement with Inner Mongolia

The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) is taking part in the event known as “Beautiful China – Grasslands Silk Road Tour,” to be held in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

Gaming | Revised smoking bill may negatively impact gaming revenue

The effect of the full ban on smoking in casinos is more likely to affect the VIP market rather than the mass market, Grant Govertsen, a gaming analyst of Union

Locals more aware of problem gambling, experts say

Sands China held its annual Responsible Gaming Team Training Program at The Venetian Macao, for the fourth consecutive year, Monday and yesterday, attracting nearly 80 participants. In a bid to enhance

Tourism bus crashes, 32 injured

A tourism bus with 46 passengers on board crashed against a building on Rua da Entena, close to the Kiang Wu Hospital, leaving 32 passengers injured. Three of the victims

Typhoon warning signals may be revised

After being flooded with criticism from local residents, a representative from the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) said that the bureau would revise its regulations on typhoon warning signals. In a

It’s gaming, but not as you know it | Virtual games could become tourism offering in entertainment-driven Macau

Leaders of a recently established eSports (electronic or virtual sports) association told the Times last week that through the growth of eSports in the city, they hope to turn virtual

Transportation | Air Seoul announces route to Macau

Air Seoul, a low-cost carrier of Asiana Airlines, yesterday announced that it is set to operate flights to several regions including Macau. The budget airline has started to sell international flight

Gaming | SJM records 38.7 percent fall in profit

Casino operator SJM Holdings Ltd. has published its financial statement for the first half of 2016, showing a 38.7 percent fall in net profit to just under HKD1.1 billion compared

Politics – Electoral Law debate | New Macau says election transparency more essential than freedom of expression

At a New Macau Association (ANM) meeting yesterday, vice president Jason Chao said that need for transparency in the Legislative Assembly (AL) elections next year is more essential than freedom

Seven new Unesco World Heritage sites you can actually visit

Unesco recently designated 21 new World Heritage Sites. They join a group of 1,052 protected places around the world that are awarded status for their “outstanding universal value” from either

Uber controversy | A change of mind: ride-hailing services not totally illegal in Macau

In a recent reply to the Times, the Transport Bureau (DSAT) acknowledged that, according to Macau law, “taxi hailing applications are not illegal. What is illegal the collaboration between

Association demands PH consulate open on Sundays

The Philippine Consulate in Macau said its plans to reopen on Sundays in mid-September are still pending. In a previous Times report, Filipino migrant group Migrante Macau urged the Consulate to

Credit cards in circulation grow

According to statistics released by the Monetary Authority of Macao, the total number of personal credit cards in circulation continued to grow in the second quarter of 2016. The credit

Health | Inspectors fined over 35,000 smokers

Since the entry into force of the Tobacco Prevention and Control Law on January 1, 2012, the smoke inspection agents have fined a total of 35,084 people caught illegally smoking

Crime | Man allegedly killed himself while held in hotel room

Evidence indicates that a man found dead last Friday inside a hotel bathtub in ZAPE had most likely committed suicide, police authorities said Saturday. The initial investigation found that the mainland

Health Bureau to open 68 breastfeeding rooms this year

The Health Bureau (SSM) announced on Saturday the development of 68 breastfeeding rooms by 15 government services under the supervision of the Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture. The 68 new

Q& A – Chang Hexi – Forum Macau’s Secretary General | ‘Forum Macau’s goals will be increasingly oriented toward pragmatism’

After eight years leading the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Forum Macau), Chang Hexi is leaving the organization. The Secretary General talks about the

2016 population by-census begins

Data collection for the 2016 population by-census started yesterday and will end August 21, according to a statement from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC). The acting director of DSEC, Cheng

Alexis Tam in Rio for the Olympics Opening

The Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Alexis Tam, attended on Saturday the opening of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil together with a delegation of the Macau

MGM China sees gaming stabilizing as revenue dip slows

MGM China Holdings Ltd. reported a slowing pace of revenue decline in the second quarter as more recreational gamblers plunked down bets. Shares gained the most in a week. The casino

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