Altira condemns demonstration outside its premises

Altira Macau released a statement on Friday, expressing its regrets and condemning a demonstration organized by the Bar-Bending Labor Association at its entrance early that day. According to eyewitness accounts, the

Dr Dalila, Macau’s cosmetic beauty queen

  Imagine an ice cube on your forehead. Now imagine that the center of the ice heats up while the outside remains agreeably cold. This is the somewhat curious feeling experienced

Ask the Vet | 10 Causes of Canine and Feline Heart Murmurs

1) Sometimes a heart has some abnormality or defect with the heart wall itself or the valves within the heart due to genetics (hereditary). Often a puppy or kitten is

‘NO SMOKING’ | Gov’t to propose full ban in casinos, including VIP rooms

The Health Bureau (SSM) is aiming to introduce a full smoking ban in casinos. This would mean that that smoking would be prohibited not only on mass gaming floors, but

Health Bureau to launch 50 recruitment processes

The Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Alexis Tam, has revealed that the Health Bureau (SSM) has been given the green light to hire at least 529 health professionals by

Las Vegas Sands beats profit forecasts, still keen on Macau

Macau couldn’t bring the Las Vegas Sands’ spirits down. As the Asian gambling hotspot cools off amid a government corruption crackdown that scared off VIP gamblers and efforts to make

Sands China earnings miss estimates as VIPs stay away

  Sands China Ltd reported earnings that missed analyst estimates after China’s clampdown on graft and illicit fund flows into the city deterred high-end gamblers. Profit fell 15 percent from a year

BRIEFS: Sydney – Nagasaki cruise with free stays in Macau, Hong Kong

Overnight tourists to South China’s Hainan Province exceeded 40 million in 2014, up 10.6 percent, the local statistics bureau said this week. The total included 39.9 million tourists from other

Labor rights | Lawmakers agree on typhoon insurance rate for employees

  Members of the Legislative Assembly (AL) First Standing Committee reached consensus with the Macau government yesterday regarding a mandatory additional typhoon insurance rate for employees. The rate would apply to

Alexis Tam stresses zero tolerance on sexual harassment in university

Tam said that he felt unhappy about the sexual harassment incidents coming to light in UM consecutively, and expected a rigorous investigation into the trend. He added that the university’s

TUI confirms gov’t not liable for swimming pool death

The Court of Final Appeal (TUI) has ruled that a contracted lifesaving company must compensate the family of a 26-year-old local who drowned in the Carmo Swimming Pool in June

Recycling company staff members sell wasted oil to lard factory

Two staff members from a recycling company are reported to have sold untreated waste oil to a lard production factory. Since March last year, the two suspects have sold the

Artists welcome CNY with creative goat sculptures

The exhibition, titled “Creative Creatures – Art and the Chinese Zodiac”, is being presented in support of the local art project “Anno Caprum”, where artists have each hand-­decorated a 1.3-meter-high

JLL forecasts | Cosmetics and fast fashion to benefit from decline in luxury retail

Mr Klibaner says that the proliferation of watch and jewelry stores is a response to the types of tourists coming into Macau from mainland China, who are eyeing the price

Industry calls for gov’t to take leading role in building ‘smart city’

A “smart city” has never seemed closer, with more and more livelihood services being brought onto the digital platform. While the technical conditions have gradually matured, related sectors suggest that

Macau to join integrated nationwide city card scheme

The integrated city card scheme has been promoted by the Chinese Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (MOHURD) since 2012. So far, fifty cities across China have achieved the networking

Briefs | Lau Si Io to join Science and Technology Fund

An electronics store has provided counterfeit electrical materials to a large-scale casino resort construction site in Cotai, the Macau Customs Service revealed.  The counterfeit materials were to be used on

Logistics: ‘China’s best property investment opportunity’

In a presentation at BBAM’s luncheon, Michael Klibaner argued that China’s e-commerce market will continue to grow and will have a significant impact on the physical retail sector. He also

Gov’t to regulate local vets

Ms Kwan is the president of the Legislative Assembly (AL) First Standing Committee, which continued to discuss the animal protection legislation in a meeting yesterday. During a post-meeting press conference,

Group protests against illegal workers

The local group “Labour Party” yesterday afternoon staged a demonstration outside the entrance to the Border Gate checkpoint protesting against several issues, including the hiring of illegal workers by Macau

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