Macau
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New directors for new bureaus sworn in
The directors and deputy directors of the Land and Urban Construction Bureau (DSSCU) and Public Works Bureau (DSOP) officially took office last Friday, April ... -
Casino at Grand Emperor Hotel to halt operations June 26
The casino at Grand Emperor Hotel will close for business as they will not renew the service agreement with gaming concessionaire SJM, which expires ... -
Ella Lei: No further employment arrangements for casino closure
Lawmaker Ella Lei has stressed that the Grand Emperor Hotel group has not further announced any employment arrangements for its staff. “Many people are ... -
Macau bats may not have a ‘taste for blood’
Last Friday, April 1, Macau Daily Times did not forget to share an April Fools’ joke as is common on this day across the ... -
March casinos revenue down 56% to lowest level in 18 months
Macau’s gaming revenue plunged 55.8% in March to the lowest level in 18 months, as a worsening Covid-19 outbreak in China battered tourism in ... -
Another group calls on gov’t to investigate high fuel prices
The new Consumer Rights Protection Law should be used to investigate skyrocketing vehicle fuel prices, the Choi In Tong Sam Association told a press ... -
Scientists figure out how Macau-bats got a taste for blood
In a joint study involving a Singaporean university, Macau-based scientists have figured out why vampire bats are the only mammals that can survive on ... -
Private rooms at The Star only shut down after Chau’s arrest
The private gaming rooms at The Star’s casino only shut down following the arrest of junket mogul Alvin Chau, according to an ongoing inquiry ... -
Contracts between junkets and concessionaires to require gov’t approval in new law
Once the new gaming law is approved, junkets can only be officially established if they satisfy all the requirements and conditions the government ... -
Only 13% of booster shots were vaccine ‘cocktails’
Only around 24,000 out of 181,527 doses of Covid-19 vaccines administered as booster shots were done with different vaccines from the primary vaccination course ... -
Fake real estate agent scams TNRs on house rental
A local 50-something woman is being accused of performing a scam by pretending to be a real estate agent with an apartment to rent, the ... -
Two officials to be sworn-in today for renamed bureaus
The two newly-renamed bureaus will kick off operation today, with two officials’ swearings-in taking place today. Lai Weng Leong, currently a deputy director of ... -
Golden Group terminates VIP business in another blow to sector
Macau Golden Group is shutting down its VIP operations following “careful consideration,” in the latest blow to the junket sector crisis. According to a ... -
Incoming air cargo sanitized several times
Airport management stressed that all cargo arriving at Macau International Airport (MIA) would go through several rounds of sanitization before being delivered to the ... -
Temperature to drop to 12 degrees celsius this weekend
The weather in the region is expected to be affected by a northeast monsoon, leading to a temperature drop to around 12 degrees celsius ... -
Gov’t unaware of macaugov.com domain promoting gambling, porn
Local authorities have stated that they had not been aware of the operations of a website that uses a top-level domain (TLD) address that ... -
Petition to save 10 Taipa old trees surpasses 2,000 signatures
A petition currently circulating with the aim of protecting the 10 Taipa old trees from being removed or relocated has so far collected 2,111 signatures, ... -
VIP junket business over: Suncity
Reliance on VIP business is over, despite the fact that Macau used to be the gaming mecca in Asia, with VIP gaming as a ... -
PJ unveils alleged criminal organization operating from VIP room
The Judiciary Police (PJ) announced yesterday that they had found and dismantled an alleged criminal organization operating through two casinos’ VIP rooms. According to ... -
The Star admits sending fabricated documents to BOC
The Bank of China has received fraudulent documents from Australian casino The Star relating to the source of a sum of money, proving that ... -
CPTTM English contest winners consider environment key to language learning
Peta Ho and Rem Ho, the winners of an open English contest, have emphasized the importance of an appropriate environment so that language learning ... -
Wynn: Collaborating with SMEs to Revitalize Macao’s Economy
In support of the SAR government’s policies, Wynn is assisting the development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), supporting their continued development and operational ... -
Five Covid-19 FDCT funded projects presented
The Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT) yesterday presented five funded projects involving technological developments related to Covid-19. In a meeting held at the ... -
Sexagenarian man arrested for driving to the Hengqin Border
A local man in his 60s has been caught riding his motorbike across the Lotus Bridge and entering the controlled zone of the Hengqin Border ... -
AUD76 million deposited through Macau banks for The Star
Wealthy Chinese gamblers have allegedly been encouraged to deposit millions of dollars into a junket operator’s Macau bank account, a red flag in respect ... -
Philippines pledges to continue repatriation flights
The Philippine Consulate General will continue organizing repatriation flights until the Macau government has declared it safe to allow international commercial flights to operate ... -
Gov’t describes provisional Red Market’s first day as ‘smooth’
Yesterday, the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) said the first day of operations of the Provisional Almirante Lacerda Municipal Market had been smooth, with over ... -
Casinos ‘running low’ on cash: Morgan Stanley
Gaming operators in the city are “running low” on cash, reporting USD800 million (MOP6.4 billion) in losses per quarter, according to a report issued ... -
Taxi group leader advises using taxi recorder to investigate complaints
Kuok Leong Son, executive director Macao Taxi Driver Mutual Association, hopes that the government can use taxi recorder data to help verify complaints that ... -
Only vaccinated travelers allowed entry from Apr. 3
Vaccination against Covid-19 will be required for travelers entering Macau aged 12 and over from April 3, the government yesterday announced in a statement. ... -
DSEDJ study to examine ‘what goes on in young people’s minds’
The Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) will conduct a study to understand what goes on in the minds of younger generations, Cheong Man ... -
Hotel guests near 500,000 in February
The number of guests at hotel establishments in February increased 29.3% year-on-year to 493,000, with the number of mainland guests (396,000) and local guests ... -
Sands China works with traditional SME to boost eco-friendly printing
In order to promote the latest products and services, Sands China has invested significantly in printing, and has set strict quality requirements. Accordingly, the ... -
Four Macau restaurants on Asia’s 100 Best Restaurants listing
Macau, a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy, has seen four of its restaurants ranked among Asia’s 100 best restaurants. The four restaurants are namely ... -
Guterres launches effort for Ukraine humanitarian cease-fire
The United Nations chief launched an initiative yesterday [Macau time] to immediately explore possible arrangements for “a humanitarian cease-fire in Ukraine” in order to ...
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