Tree burial service launched

The Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) will roll out a free eco-burial service called “tree burial” from September 1, according to a press release. IACM is developing a park

Sands China recruits Alan Dershowitz for lawsuit appeal 

Famed attorney Alan Dershowitz was recruited by Sands China Ltd. on Tuesday to argue that Nevada’s Supreme Court should dismiss a wrongful termination lawsuit filed by the company’s former CEO

Gaming | Galaxy appoints Kevin Kelley as COO

Galaxy Entertainment Group has announced the appointment of Kevin Kelley as Chief Operating Officer, Macau, effective since yesterday. According to a press release issued by the gaming operator, Mr Kelley

Gov’t imposes austerity in public departments to save MOP1.4 billion

The Macau government announced yesterday that it has imposed austerity measures in all of its public departments in order to tighten fiscal spending. As a result, spending cuts totaling MOP1.4

Exhibition | Local resistance efforts against Japanese invasion remembered

  The MSAR government and the Chinese Liaison Office inaugurated a special exhibition yesterday to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War II. The exhibition, taking place in the Handover Gifts

New school year | School uniform business does not wear out

These are hectic and bustling days at the Pan Pan Uniform Specialist shop, near Lou Lim Ieoc Garden, as yet another school year begins. Parents and their wholehearted, boisterous children

New library expected to open by 2020

The new Central Library, which will be built inside of the old courthouse and the former Judiciary Police headquarters at Praia Grande, is expected to open to the public in

No decision on Fishermen’s Wharf height limit

Macau Cable TV drops EPL games

Macau Cable Television (MCTV) may not be airing any more English Premier League (EPL) matches in the years to come unless Super Sports Media Group, the nation’s exclusive broadcast rights

Sands introduces gastronomic journey through festive week

The four Chinese-cuisine restaurants belonging to the groups will have their own limited editions of offerings available in different periods, catering to a wide spectrum of foodies. The northern Chinese-styled

Gambling revenue plunges 35.5 pct as new casinos fail to spark visits

Macau’s casino malaise deepened in August, with gaming revenue falling a 15th straight month as the recent opening of new gambling resorts failed to rouse a return of mainland Chinese

GDP contracts 26.4 pct as casino slump threatens surplus

Macau’s economy dipped to its lowest since 2011 as high-end gamblers avoided the world’s largest casino market amid a widening crackdown on graft in China. The region where gambling accounts

Centralized online system for kindergarten next year

Local kindergartens will no longer experience long queues of parents waiting outside to obtain and submit application forms next year, as the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) has announced

Report | Pawn shops still helping flout currency rules

Authorities believe that the scam facilitated by pawn shops in town is also being used by corrupt officials and businesspeople to transfer ill-gotten money out of the mainland. According to a

Tourism master plan awarded for MOP18m

The local tourism development master plan has been awarded to AECOM Asia Company Limited for over MOP18.3 million, according to a notice published yesterday in the government’s Official Gazette (BO). The

BRIEFS | Seminar for bilingual professionals to be held this month

The Forum Macau and the Macau Polytechnic Institute (IPM) have joined forces to organize a seminar in Chinese-Portuguese language training and its importance to the development of cooperation between China

ONE YEAR AFTER THE CE | Reelection Gaming downturn is Chui’s greatest challenge

Chui Sai On was reelected as Macau’s Chief Executive one year ago, with 380 votes cast by a small Electoral College. The election may have been seamless, but the region’s

CRIME | Locals fall prey to mainland Internet scams

A woman lost RMB130,000 to mainland scammers posing as judiciary authorities last Friday after she followed their instructions to remit the money to an unknown account at a local cyber

Referendum organizers to issue report slamming gov’t

The organizers of a controversial civil referendum which was held one year ago covering universal suffrage and the performance of the Chief Executive are going to issue a report accusing

Labor union urges for halt to Vietnamese worker import

A labor union called on the government yesterday to restrict the flow of  foreign laborers from Vietnam into the region following the gang rape and deadly domestic violence committed allegedly

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