MDT Interview | Pansy Ho: Creating an exquisite urban landmark of art and taste

A business leader with a sprawling collection of interests across the region, Pansy Ho needs no introduction to the average reader. Yet what often impresses interviewers about the billionaire daughter

UM to charge for parking

The University of Macau (UM) will start to charge fees for parking in any of the car parks located on its campus from July 17. UM announced yesterday that non-UM

Flights between Macau and Moscow to increase

The Macau International Airport Co. Ltd (CAM) has announced that JSC Royal Flight Airlines will increase their passenger flight services between Macau and Moscow, Russia to three charter flights a week. A 

Tourism | Region linked to Indonesia’s Sulawesi province

Indonesia’s leading budget airline Lion Air has just flown some 250 Chinese tourists directly from Macau to the country’s province of North Sulawesi. According to Indonesian media outlet Tempo.Co, Lion Air

Live poultry trade resumed

Macau resumed its live poultry trade yesterday. According to the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau, live poultry from Zhuhai will be available in today’s markets if the produce test negative

Melco said to plan first VIP rooms at Studio City

Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd.’s most expensive resort is set to open its first gambling rooms targeting high spenders from mainland China, switching gears from an earlier strategy that focused on

Glory days beckon with return of high rollers

Is China’s Gilded Age back? Three-and-a-half years after President Xi Jinping started his crackdown on corruption and lavish spending, there are signs that the belle epoque may be ready for

Health | 3,418 smoking fines issued in the first half of 2016

There have been 3,418 smoking-related infractions in public places during the first half of this year, according to a statement by the Health Bureau. During this time, 161,880 inspections were

Research points to shortages in professional education

The Non-Tertiary Education Council held its third plenary meeting yesterday at the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ). The Council presented reports on the development of the region’s vocational and

Heritage | IPM holds workshop focused on old shipyards

From Monday until yesterday, the Macau Polytechnic Institute (IPM) held a cultural and creative camp for nearly 80 participants from 23 secondary schools. Students who participated in the camp, entitled “Macau

Local Muslims celebrate end to month-long fasting

Hundreds of people attended an Eid al-Fitr event held at a site on Ramal dos Mouros yesterday to celebrate the end of a month-long fasting festival, Ramadan. Literally translating as

Plot of land for infectious diseases building fenced off amid controversy

The Health Bureau and Infrastructure Development Office have begun fencing off the controversial land that was chosen for the construction of the infectious diseases building. The project has drawn criticism from

Gaming | Gov’t expects 2016 GGR to be around MOP200b

The latest gaming revenue figures are “in line with the Government’s expectation for the gaming industry’s performance in 2016,” said the Government Information Bureau (GCS) in a statement. Authorities forecast 2016

Revamped ADM headquarters to reopen soon

After eighteen months of renovation works, the Macanese Association (ADM) headquarters will reopen once some “technical procedures” are completed. Although the president of the association, Miguel de Senna Fernandes, admitted there

Zhuhai property buyers seek help from local authorities

Around 30 Macau residents and overseas Chinese citizens delivered a pile of letters to the Macau government headquarters yesterday, requesting support following an alleged breach of contract by a Zhuhai

Real estate | Midland says temporary closures due to licensing problem

Midland Realty – a real estate agency operating in Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China – was forced to temporarily close its office and suspend services in Macau this week

Macao Orchestra to present concert

The Macao Orchestra will present a chamber music concert of the 2015/16 Concert Season, “Neoclassical Music,” at Dom Pedro V Theatre on July 22, with music director Lü Jia conducting

Infrastructure | Six companies compete for LRT depot construction

The Transportation Infrastructure Office (GIT) on Monday accepted six companies’ tenders for the construction of the Light Rapid Transit (LRT) depot. A total of seven companies submitted tenders, with bidding prices

Statistics | Money supply rebounds in May

Macau’s money supply rebounded in May, according to statistics released yesterday by the Monetary Authority of Macau. Total loans increased whereas total deposits decreased, leading the loan-to-deposit ratio of the

Land Law controversy | Nam Van Development Company waiting for fulfillment of CE promise

The concessionaire company of the C and D land plots of Nam Van Lake expects Chief Executive (CE) Chui Sai On to fulfill his promise of solving the problem created

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