Gaming | Analysts say new Fitch forecast ‘optimistic’

Fitch Ratings forecasts that Macau’s gross gaming revenues (GGR) in 2021 will be nearly 65% below 2019 levels, recovering to 35% below 2019 by 2022, and fully recovering in 2024. So

DICJ ready for gaming restructure, 14 new officials sworn in

The Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) swore in 14 new officials yesterday in a bid to finalize the restructuring of the gaming industry watchdog ahead of the new gaming

Crime | Jade scammer finally caught

A man who has been considered a suspect in a case dating back to 2015 was finally caught by the Judiciary Police (PJ), the PJ revealed yesterday during the regular

UM appoints new vice rector

  The University of Macau (UM) has appointed Dr Claudia Xu Jian as its new vice rector (administration) effective September 13, 2021, the university announced in a statement. Prior to joining

Two corpses discovered, one suspected suicide

At around 2 p.m. yesterday, the Judiciary Police (PJ) reported that while doing a regular coast patrol around 11 a.m., the Customs Service (SA) found the body of a woman

Survey finds 33% youths lack career opportunities

A recent survey has highlighted that nearly 33% of local youths interviewed believed that they did not have sufficient opportunities to achieve vertical mobility, 10% more than in 2019, the

Hong Kong scraps quarantine for Macau, mainland arrivals

Travelers arriving in Hong Kong from China and Macau will no longer need to quarantine, Hong Kong’s top official said yesterday, easing curbs imposed after summer outbreaks of the coronavirus

Crime | Man accused of sexual abuse of two children

  A 77-year-old man working as a doorman at a private building is being accused of sexually abusing two boys aged seven and nine years old in the public toilet of

Alipay launches Macau-mainland transfer feature

Users of a mobile payment app originally from mainland China can now conduct immediate cross-border transfers with real-time currency conversion, the Ant Bank in Macau announced yesterday. The service is facilitated

Crime | Woman claims to have been robbed of HKD15,000 on bus

A local woman has filed a complaint to the Judiciary Police (PJ) claiming that she was robbed during a bus trip between Taipa and Macau. According to the complainant, she took

Elections2021 | CAEAL reports 17 cases of potential electoral illegalities

From the start of the election campaign up until Monday, the Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Commission (CAEAL) received a total of 17 complaints of alleged electoral illegalities, the president of

Analysis | Guangdong-Macau cooperation zone in Hengqin to bring great opportunities

The Chinese central authorities’ plan for building the Guangdong-Macau in-depth cooperation zone in Hengqin has been hailed as a “major good news” for the Macau SAR. Bringing with it new opportunities

University of Coimbra and CityU offer joint postgrad program aimed at local students

The Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra in Portugal and the City University of Macau (CityU) signed an agreement yesterday creating a joint postgraduate diploma course for. local

Economic official says new Hengqin plan to help city diversify

Describing the new Hengqin plan as “a new page in the development of Macau,” Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong is confident in the city’s diversification. Lei made the

Hong Kong | Activists slam government for foreign agent label

The Hong Kong government is arbitrarily labeling pro-democracy organizations as foreign agents, making them subject to prosecution under a tough national security law, a leader of the group that has

Hong Kong scraps quarantine for arrivals from Macau, mainland

Travelers arriving in Hong Kong from China and Macau will no longer need to quarantine, Hong Kong's top official said today, easing curbs imposed after summer outbreaks of the coronavirus

700 non-residents deported on criminal grounds

The Unitary Police Service (SPU) announced yesterday at a special press conference that 704 non-residents have been deported after being found guilty of criminal offenses across a three-month period. The occasion

Caritas | Applications for food program remain steady

The number of people queueing up for Caritas’ food charity program remains at “the same level” as during the peak of the pandemic, when several hundred non-residents were laid off

TUI confirms penalty of dismissal to customs officer

The Court of Final Appeal (TUI) has confirmed the penalty of dismissal from the force applied to an officer from the Customs Service that abused three police officers from the

Crime | Man caught in scam involving Covid-19 gov’t support to SMEs

A 41-year-old male resident of Macau is being accused of a series of crimes by his business partner, the Judiciary Police (PJ) reported yesterday during the regular joint press conference

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