Administration reshuffle | ExCo gives green light to IACM’s new function

The Executive Council (ExCo) has concluded discussions on the ongoing restructuring and reshuffling of Macau’s Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM), which will take on a new function: to coordinate

Ask the Vet | Basic Dog Injury Home Care

Eye Injuries Eye injuries may be caused by dirt, dust, fights or foreign objects. Dogs have a third eyelid, so keep this in mind when examining the eye. If the third

Education | Gaming : Melco supports life-long learning programs

Casino operator Melco Crown Entertainment is betting on life-long learning programs to help staff members develop their careers, as a second batch of graduates from the “Back to School” program

Letter to the Editor | Taxis: Fishing is starting to creep back

Dear Editor, I read with great interest your article entitled “Raimundo do Rosário praises new Transport Bureau head’s ‘courage’” in yesterday’s Macau Daily Times. Over the past 12 months the Macau Taxi Passenger Association,

Electoral bribery case | Chan Tak Seng petitions against CCAC’s sting operation

The Macau Institution of People’s Alliance director Chan Tak Seng burst into tears yesterday after submitting a petition to the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC). He was demanding for the anti-graft

Overseas associations mobilized to call for Canidrome closure

Local animal rights group Anima mobilized 164 other overseas associations in a concerted effort to call on the government to pull the plug on greyhound-racing activities in the territory. With the

Prawns injected with jelly allegedly sold

Prawns injected with jell are allegedly being sold at the Iao Hon market. According to several media reports, a customer has stated that she discovered jelly-like substances injected into the

Gov’t told to pay MOP200 million compensation to Cable TV

The litigation between Macau Cable TV and the local government regarding the latter’s failure to prevent the broadcasting of copyright-protected programs by public antenna companies seems to have reached a

Statistics | Tourist arrivals in June lowest in 32 months

Visitor arrivals in June recorded 7.6-percent year-on-year and 11.8-percent month-to-month declines, amounting to 2.24 million, which is the worst number recorded since September 2012, the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC)

Sands China jumps after profit tops estimates on mass market

Sands China Ltd. surged in Hong Kong trading after second-quarter profit beat estimates as the Macau casino operator gained share among mass market gamblers, which helped offset declines in high

Report | China feared CIA used casinos to snare officials

China feared that US intelligence may have used Macau casinos owned by Sheldon Adelson to entrap and blackmail Chinese officials, according to a highly confidential report for the gambling industry,

BEHIND THE SCENES | Developing staff to foster local MICE industry

As the MICE sector evolves, organizing an 8,000-person conference is becoming the new normal for casino resort employees. From turning a 15,000 seated arena into a large conference venue, to preparing

‘Cities’ photo exhibition opens today

The combined photo exhibition “Cities” is opening today at the Creative Macau gallery. Five local photographers — Wilson Caldeira, Tang Kuok Ho, Marina Carvalho, Ieong Man Pan, and Carmo Correira

Investors to have priority in Hengqin vehicle clearance

The director-general of the Hengqin New Area Administrative Committee, Niu Jing, has hinted that those who have invested in the Hengqin new area will have priority access when using their

Novo Banco Asia profits dropped 93.9 pct in 2014

The profits of Novo Banco Asia dropped by 93.9 percent year-on-year in 2014, amounting to a profit of  MOP2.4 million, according to a finance report that was published in the

One year of debate before final vote on full smoking ban

The Second Standing Committee of the Legislative Assembly (AL) will begin a public consultation period at the beginning of next month to collect views on the much-disputed revision of the

CCAC reacts to Chan Tak Seng’s fury

  The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) has stated that the investigation that resulted in the arrest of two people who worked on Chan Meng Kam’s 2013 electoral campaign was conducted  “according

Macau Legend signs contract to build resort in Cape Verde

Macau Legend Development and the government of Cape Verde have signed a contract to build an integrated resort and casino on the African archipelago. The company’s CEO, David Chow, said

Court | TSI approves residency status appeal for mother and children

The Court of Second Instance (TSI) has approved an appeal filed by an Indonesian woman seeking to keep her residency status and those of her children after her husband, a

Raimundo do Rosário praises new Transport Bureau head’s ‘courage’

Lam Hin San, the former head of a Civil Aviation Authority department, was formally initiated as the new director of the Transport Bureau yesterday. The brand-new bureau head, who comes

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