Sands China announces Edward Tracy retirement

  Sands China announced on Friday that its president and chief executive officer, Edward Tracy, will be retiring from his positions, effective March 6, 2015, after running Las Vegas Sands’ most

Lionel Leong says the gaming industry will be reevaluated

The Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong has declared that any eventual change to the gaming tax system can only occur after a reevaluation that will happen this year. “The

Sex ring bust shows China expanding crackdown on graft

The arrest of a prominent Macau executive in the largest prostitution bust in the city’s history shows China’s President Xi Jinping is broadening his crackdown on corruption to restrict even

Gaming | Junket operator David Group to close some of its VIP Rooms

David Group, a Macau junket operator that serves higher-spending casino customers, is closing some rooms in the city and expanding into other Asian countries as China’s anti-graft drive reduces customer

ASK THE VET | Health & Illness Factors of Hedgehogs

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 Cancer is a fairly common disease that affects hedgehogs. A hedgehog may get cancer in any part of its body. Cancer symptoms can be a tumor or resemble a different

Breaking news: Edward Tracy to retire from Sands China

  Sands China CEO and president Edward Tracy has announced his retirement today after almost five years running LVS' most lucrative gaming operation and amid Macau’s worst downturn on record. “Mr. Tracy

Tourism | Hospitality industry confident in CNY performance

  The vice president of the Macau Hoteliers and Innkeepers Association, Kenny Cheung, predicted that hotels in Macau will be catering mainly to independent tourists over the upcoming Chinese New Year

Petition condemning Fong Chi Keong’s speech launched

A group of local associations has launched a petition condemning directly appointed lawmaker Fong Chi Keong for his comments on domestic violence, made at the Legislative Assembly earlier this week. “I

Housing Bureau head says ‘everyone should have a roof over their head’

The new Housing Bureau (IH) director Ieong Kam Wa took office yesterday. He stated that the bureau now needs to focus on the follow-up of the three rounds of public

Gaming | CLSA predicts 22 pct GGR boost in 2016

  Credit Lyonnais Securities Asia’s (CLSA) regional head of consumer and gaming research Aaron Fischer says that 2015 will be another “tough year” for Macau, with the gross gaming revenue (GGR)

Portuguese scholars study impact of LRT and casino industry

Both projects are being undertaken by UC's Department of Architecture under the coordination of scholars Jorge Figueira and Nuno Grande. According to a press release issued by the UC (the oldest

New football season kicks off with fresh lineups

Last year’s champion club Benfica Macau presented its lineup for the new season yesterday, revealing that the team has been reinforced with more experienced players. The club’s director Duarte Alves

PSP warns taxi industry to behave

In a meeting with seven representatives from the local taxi industry on Wednesday, the head of the Public Security Police’s traffic department, Che Wai, has reiterated that the authorities are

BRIEFS: DSRT to study triple play licensing scheme

The inauguration ceremony for the Bureau of Telecommunications Regulation’s new director Hoi Chi Leong took place yesterday. He said that the bureau will study the licensing scheme for triple play,

RETAIL | Disappointing sales for Cartier in Macau

Richemont, the maker of Cartier jewelry, reported that third-quarter revenue growth stagnated for the first time in six years as protests in Hong Kong disrupted sales in the biggest market

Gov’t makes concession on animal protection legislation

Government representatives have agreed to suggestions proposed by lawmakers to differentiate between farm animals and pets during a meeting of the Legislative Assembly (AL) First Standing Committee yesterday. Kwan Tsui

SURVEY | Local youths show increasing symptoms of gambling addiction

A survey conducted by the Bosco Youth Service Network (BYS) found that young people in Macau are displaying more symptoms of gambling addiction.  There has also been a surge in

Sonia Chan demands IACM service improvements

The Secretary for Public Administration and Justice, Sonia Chan, paid a visit to the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) this week to learn about its operations, functions and the

Mortgage lending falls in Nov

With regard to outstanding balance, RMLs and CRELs both witnessed increases. In November 2014, new RMLs approved by local banks decreased 26.9 pct month-to-month to MOP3.4 billion; of which, 97.6

Positive impression of new gov’t from Portugal’s cabinet member

The politician revealed that the Secretary for Security, Wong Sio Chak, assured him that Portuguese citizens “will continue to enjoy a treatment of positive discrimination” concerning residency permits. As the Times

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