Twenty-ninth MIMF to ‘nourish souls’

The 29th Macau International Music Festival (MIMF) kicked-off at the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM) yesterday evening. The opening ceremony was held at the CCM lobby, and was attended by the

The Audition | Scorsese ad-film premieres in Busan

The film is intended to promote Melco Crown Entertainment’s new resort, Studio City – a USD3.2 billion project on the Macau enclave – as well as a similar property called

Tourism sector doubts accuracy of authorities’ visitor growth data

The visitor arrival data for the first three days of the golden week holiday presented by local authorities shows an unexpected increase in figures from last year, defying expectations of

Man dies after falling into lake

A 52-year-old man from Hong Kong died yesterday after he fell into the artificial lake situated outside the Venetian hotel resort at around 11 a.m. on Saturday morning. The rescue

Gaming | MGM’s solution to trouble in Macau:  treat masses like VIPs

Faced with a slump that’s shaved almost USD14 billion in revenue from the world’s largest gambling market, MGM Resorts International is making its second casino in Macau a lot friendlier to the

Taiwan wins fireworks contest

After the final voting round, Taiwan’s Yung-feng Firecrackers & Fireworks Co. Ltd was awarded champion award, followed by the China and France in second and third place respectively. At the awards

Ask the Vet | 8 Causes of Sudden Weight Loss in Dogs

• Diabetes • Tapeworm • Liver Disease • Addison’s Disease • Thyroid Problems • Mouth Lesions • Dental Problems • Pregnancy When a dog is losing weight, he burns more calories than he consumes. If your dog loses

Billionaire Ng probe yielded earlier arrest, lawyer says

The U.S. secretly arrested a third person as part of an investigation of billionaire Macau developer Ng Lap Seng, a lawyer for his assistant told a federal magistrate Tuesday. That person’s name

Property sales drop 22 percent y-o-y

The average price per square meter of property in Macau fell 16.87 percent in August year-on- year. Data released by the Finance Service Bureau (DSF) yesterday indicates that August property sales

Aurelio Porfiri Musician | Macau has ‘development without a direction’

Aurelio Porfiri worked as a substitute organist at the Vatican City Vicariate in St. Peter’s Basilica when he moved to Macau from his native Italy back in 2008, joining the

Wealth Partaking | Scheme 81.9 percent of cheques withdrawn

The Finance Services Bureau also commented that their Support Centre for Wealth Parking Disbursement has handled 25,620 enquiries since it opened on July 6. Most of the visitors to the

Gaming | Leong estimates MOP16 billion revenue in Sept

The secretary noted that gaming revenue in September is usually lower than that in August. In previous years, the average drop was between MOP2 billion and MOP3 billion. When questioned about

Statistics | Merchandise imports remain stable

Merchandise imports from mainland China increased by 13.2 percent year-­on-year in the first eight months of the year to MOP20.98 billion. According to the Statistics and Census Service, imports from

Heritage | Mid-Autumn Festival tradition kept alive

Deeply rooted among various communities within Macau, it is easy to see a mix of people from different backgrounds and cultures celebrating this festival. The idea is “to keep this tradition

Gov’t hopes coastal waters management approved this year

The MSAR has officially applied to the Central Government for the management of Macau’s coastal waters. The Chief Executive, Chui Sai On, hopes that Beijing’s approval will be made within

Sonia Chan attends ceremony marking Singapore’s 50 years

The reception took place at The Venetian Macao and included a musical performance by the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music Concert. The Singaporean orchestra is on its debut overseas

Sin Fong Garden residents convicted of aggravated disobedience

Seven Sin Fong Garden building residents were convicted of aggravated disobedience. The Court of First Instance (TJB) ruling was issued yesterday morning. Considering that all of the defendants are first time

IPIM to coordinate all MICE activities from November

The Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) will be the entity responsible for all works related to the sector of conventions and exhibitions, effective from November. The range of new

Survey | Restaurant industry sales up by 14.6 pct

According to the data collected by DSEC, the number of people engaged in the industry went up by 16.6 percent to 30,401, with employees accounting for 94.6 percent of total. Regarding

CE promises uninterrupted garbage collection

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