AL resumes activities, passes debate on monthly car park passes

The Legislative Assembly (AL) resumed activities last Friday after the holiday period. At its first plenary of the new legislative session, the AL approved a proposal to open a debate

Gaming and public housing dominate concerns

The period before the agenda was quite lively, with many lawmakers requesting to address the assembly. The hottest topics were gaming and public housing, with Zhang Anting opening the new

Energy fair focuses on ‘sustainable future’

Companhia de Electricidade (CEM) hosted the 14th edition of its annual Energy Fun Fair yesterday afternoon in Tap Seac Square. The fair’s theme was “green energy for a sustainable future”

CCAC to deliver electoral law amendment soon

The Commissioner Against Corruption, Andre Cheong, has announced his intention to deliver a proposed amendment to the electoral law by the end of October. He says that the amendment will

Ng Lap Seng granted bail in UN bribery scheme case

Over a prosecutor’s objections, bail conditions were set Friday for a Chinese billionaire at the center of a bribery case that has drawn scrutiny into the operations of the United

Gaming | Steve Wynn lashes out at ‘preposterous’ local regulations

Wynn Resorts Ltd. fell as much as 10 percent Friday after Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Steve Wynn criticized Macau bureaucrats who haven’t told him how many gaming tables he’ll

Wynn ex-director Okada must come for 10-day Vegas grilling

Former Wynn Resorts Ltd. director Kazuo Okada failed to overturn a court order to come to Las Vegas for 10 days of questioning over events leading to his ouster from

Ask the Vet | Toxic Foods for Your African Grey

Do NOT feed your parrot the following foods: Avocado (toxic) - Keep all avocado products, including guacamole, away from your bird. The skin and pit of avocados have been known to cause

New Macau collects signatures outside Red Market

“We wish to turn the resentment into drive for changes to the system,” said Chiang Meng Hin, the association’s head, echoing Ieong’s viewpoint. Chiang believes that mounting housing demand would only

Affordable housing shortage draws protests

Public demand for affordable housing has intensified, after a long-awaited ballot draw early last week shattered over 40,000 applicants’ dreams of owning a house at an affordable price. Civil organizations

Fire brigade copes with fewer blazes, more emergency calls

The Fire Services Bureau has been called fewer times to fight fires in the first nine months of the year, compared to the equivalent period last year. However, the fire

The Parisian Macao tops out its iconic tower

The Parisian Macao resort reached one of its most significant milestones yesterday. Marked with the symbolic act of capping the dome and lantern structure, the moment also signaled the beginning

Gov’t headquarters to open to the public this weekend

There will be guided tours of the ground floor of the headquarters and a photo exhibition centered on the historic center of Macau. There will also be a flower show based

Gaming | Galaxy surges 11pct as quarterly profit increases sequentially

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. surged the most in more than three months after reporting a 13 percent sequential increase in profit for the third quarter as the opening of new

The bulls are back as analyst ratings surge at record pace

Stock analysts are turning bullish on Macau casinos at a record pace, betting that the worst is over for investors as share prices rebound from the cheapest levels in three years. Sands China

Corruption | Reports link tycoon who lead China’s advance into Africa to Macau

The mentor of what the Financial Times deems a “secretive Hong Kong-based business network at the heart of China’s advance into Africa,” and who was recently detained in Beijing on suspicion

CCAC staff member commits suicide

A male staff member from the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) committed suicide yesterday,  jumping off the Dynasty Plaza building. CCAC issued a statement saying that it is investigating the tragic

Opening ceremony of the legal Year | Courts face record high workload and emerging pressure

Court of Final Instance President Sam Hou Fai urged for changes to regulations in light of a growing number of litigious cases, which has left the basic court’s collegiate bench

MP | Harsher punishment is not sole remedy to curb rising crime rate

The introduction of harsher punishment alone might not be the sole measure that can be used to rein in rising crime despite the number of cases that inundated the Public

Chui reaffirms efforts to ensure judicial independence

Judicial independence will continue to remain under the government’s watch, Chief Executive Chui Sai On pledged in his address to legal practitioners yesterday. He firstly extolled how the principle of “one

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