Brazen attacks in Jakarta leave 5 gunmen, 2 others dead

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Attackers set off explosions at a Starbucks cafe in a bustling shopping area in Indonesia's capital and waged gunbattles with police today (Thursday), leaving bodies in

First 10 days of Jan, first good news for gaming

Spurred on by the public holiday on January 1, the subsequent 10 days recorded an average daily revenue of HKD650 million, signaling an increase of around 20 percent compared with

Arts | Interactive children’s show brings butterflies

“Farfalle,” which means “Butterfly,” is an interactive adventure, merging dance, contemporary art and digital technologies. The adventure chronicles the life cycle of the butterfly, taking the audience through a projected

WeChat reports on bus arrival time 96pct accurate

“MacauPublicBus” can be used by the public to view bus routes, to check the arrival times of the two closest buses, and to obtain information of bus service times, bus

Extravagant wedding provokes social media criticism

Photographs of an extravagant wedding in Zhongshan have gone viral, according to the South China Morning Post citing local reports, and this has provoked a series of critical and sarcastic

Survey shows a drop in gaming service quality

  After hitting a historical high in gaming services in the second quarter of 2015, the Gaming Service Index (GSI) dropped in the third and fourth quarter of last year. The Macau

David Chow’s company selected to taxi licenses tender

The Transport Bureau (DSAT) has accepted one bid for the public tender that will grant 100 special license taxis. Three companies competed for the licenses that will be valid for

Gaming | ‘Tigre de Cristal’ is first casino in Russian zone set to rival Macau

  Chinese gamblers are flocking to Russia’s rising Primorsky Integrated Entertainment Zone (PIEZ) just three months after the opening of the region’s debut casino, reports the Siberian Times, and this is

DICJ will not renew licenses of 35 junkets

The director of the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ), Paulo Martins Chan, has announced that the authority will not renew the licenses of 35 junket promoters. The director explained during

Penn under fire, Macau case recalled

Sean Penn has come under heavy fire from the media, which claims that his account of the meeting with “El Chapo” is “too sympathetic” to a man believed to be

Wong Sio Chak pledges to fight human smuggling

The Secretary for Security, Wong Sio Chak, claims that cases of human smuggling between mainland China and Macau were intensively fought during the last year. The police arrested more than

Policy Address draws praise and criticism, splitting pro-Beijing camp

Hong Kong’s Chief Executive (CE), Leung Chun-­Ying, delivered his 2016 Policy Address yesterday, drawing praise and criticism from fellow lawmakers in the HKSAR. The Policy Address, which this year adopted the

Hong Kong to tighten partnership with Macau, develop Lantau

Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying declared in his 2016 Policy Address in Hong Kong, that the HKSAR would continue to build on established economic partnership arrangements with Macau. There were several mentions

City suffers from upsurge on air pollution

Hong Kong has seen a bigger rise in ozone pollution than industrial pollution zones in Guangdong, and this has spurred the government into taking action to crack down on air

Netflix made available in Macau, Hong Kong

OTT applications deliver services over the Internet and bypass traditional distribution channels from telecommunications, cable or satellite network operators. The South China Morning Post reported on Friday that Netflix provides three

3–5-year low point after marriage

A survey conducted in 31 provinces and cities, including Macau, Hong Kong and Taiwan, has found that marital unions are least strong on average between three and five years after

Packer and Carey seen vacationing across the globe

Melco Crown Entertainment stakeholder James Packer and partner pop star Mariah Carey have been spotted by the Daily Mail Australia vacationing in recent months. The newspaper claims that since “hooking

Property management companies want automatic fee increase

The associations of property management companies want to introduce an automatic building management fee update pegged to the inflation rate. The fee increase would happen on every contract renewal. This proposal

FMBA to support two local charities this year

  The France Macau Business Association (FMBA) introduced its donation beneficiaries for this year at its press conference yesterday at Grand Lapa. This year, FMBA will support Architecture Sans Frontiers Macau (ASF),

CNY decorations appear in Senado Square

A red and golden CNY stage was installed, featuring a red silhouette of a monkey and winding dragons, which are customarily present each year. Nearby is a circular installation with large

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