‘The Audition’ slated to cost USD70 million

In an interview with the LA Times, Australian gaming magnate James Packer has refused to confirm the alleged USD70 million price tag, attached to Studio City’s opening-night promotional movie “The

Al Plenary | Monthly car park passes will not be canceled, Rosário says

The government confirmed its intention to retain the monthly-pass mechanism at public parking lots yesterday, despite opposition from some lawmakers in the Legislative Assembly. During the one-hour debate over a proposition

DSI introduces new self-service kiosks

Manuel Neves to leave Gaming Inspection Bureau

Manuel Joaquim das Neves will relinquish his position as the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) director. After leading the bureau for 18 years and working as a civil servant

STDM’s idle plots to revert back to the MSAR

The government has made a move to take back four idle land plots, according to yesterday’s Official Gazette announcement. Two of those plots had been granted to Sociedade de Turismo

Poly Macau unveils inaugural art events

Poly Auction Macau Ltd (“Poly Macau”) introduced the organization’s inaugural events this week at a press conference, including an art auction, a hotel art fair and a “thematic hotel-based invitational

Music | ‘Piano prince of Iceland’ debuts in town

Icelandic multi-instrumentalist, Ólafur Arnalds, will mark his debut show in Macau tomorrow as part of the 29th Macau International Music Festival. Arnalds, who is sometimes referred to as the “piano

CE meets with new Ministry of Foreign Affairs Commissioner

The Chief Executive, Chui Sai On, met with the new Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ye Dabo, stating that the support given by the Office of the Commissioner

Lawmaker asks for MOP12,000 cash handout

The Chief Executive, Chui Sai On, has pledged a wage rise for civil servants and the continuity of the cash handout for the coming year, according to Macau Civil Servants

UN CORRUPTION SCANDAL | Ng Lap Seng, John Ashe freed on bail

Macau developer Ng Lap Seng was released on Monday after posting USD25 million of his $50 million bail and agreeing to pay for two private security guards to be in

Mainland-Macau trade rises 35.2pct in nine months

Trade between the Chinese mainland and Macau increased by 35.2 percent year- on-year to USD3.56 billion during the first nine months of 2015, the Ministry of Commerce revealed yesterday. The mainland’s exports

Gov’t needs to do more and act faster, Angela Leong says

Macau’s government needs to take more “concrete actions” to support the economy amid a 16-month casino downturn, including speedier decision-making and better planned infrastructure, said Angela Leong, executive director of

DiCaprio finds joy in local project with De Niro, Scorsese

Studio City’s opening occurred yesterday evening, in the new property’s 5,000-seat multipurpose Event Center. A premier of the Studio City-inspired short movie “The Audition,” that led to the presence of the

Studio City Opens doors aimed at reviving Macau

Studio City is the new Hollywood-inspired integrated resort in Macau, aiming to redefine the region as an international tourism destination. The Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. property that had its grand-opening

Q&A | Lawrence Ho Melco, Crown’s CEO: ‘We steered away from the VIP market a long time ago’

On the sidelines of the grand opening of the Hollywood-themed Studio City yesterday, the Times was one of the few media outlets that took part in an interview with Mr

Gaming | Dore reportedly planning to close VIP rooms

Dore Entertainment is reportedly planning to close the two VIP rooms it operates in Wynn Macau. On the sidelines of yesterday’s Legislative Assembly plenary session, lawmaker Pereira Coutinho, who has

AL Plenary | Proposal: Owners of multiple homes should face higher taxation

Lawmaker Song Pek Kei urged the government to use the current “slowdown” in the real estate sector to establish measures to facilitate the acquisition of property in the private market,

New Macau delivers petition on public housing

The New Macau Association (ANM) was at the Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday to deliver a petition with 1,705 signatures, requesting a clear timetable for the recovery of land by the

Arts | Local group marks World Day for Audiovisual Heritage

The Macau Films & Television Productions and Culture Association (MFTPA) and the International Council for Films, Television and Audiovisual Communication (ICFT) are promoting a series of joint initiatives to celebrate

Statistics | Japanese tourists up by 16.6 percent

Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that visitors from mainland China decreased by 1.4 percent year-on-year to a total of 1,572,868. Of that figure, the biggest contributors

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