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

Ho family remains strong in HK richest 50, despite gaming woes

Forbes’s latest rankings of Hong Kong’s 50 richest individuals once again heavily features Macau- and Hong Kong-based casino tycoons, with the Ho family retaining multiple entries despite last year’s gaming

Transport | Gov’t and Transmac to sign new public bus service contract

The amendments follow advice given by the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) after they had completed an analysis in 2013 of the city’s public bus service contracts. Transmac operates two groups

UM announces start of entrance examinations

The University of Macau (UM) has announced that the online application system for entrance examinations for the 2016/2017 academic year opened yesterday, and that the deadline for applications is February

Cinematheque Passion enters new experimental phase

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) advanced to the second phase of experimental operation of the Cinematheque Passion. According to a statement issued by the IC, the program was greeted with enthusiasm

Transport | No decision on additional HKD5.45b Delta Bridge funding

Hong Kong law- makers failed to make a decision on the government’s request for extra funding to finish its 42km portion of the bridge that will link Hong Kong, Macau

Music | US-based singer-songwriter plays intimate gig in town

Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Reonda performed an intimate gig at “Pin-To Musica” in Senado Square on Saturday night. The performance, titled “Lightness of Being,” featured around a dozen songs best described as

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