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Police investigates cause of Friendship Bridge fire
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has commenced an investigation into the cargo fire that took place yesterday on the Amizade Bridge. Videos depicting a cargo ... -
MOP74b retail sales in 2021
Retail trade business improved in 2021, with the total value of retail sales surging by 63.5% year-on-year to MOP73.96 billion, albeit from a low ... -
Air passenger traffic expected to recover up to 34% in 2022
Passenger traffic and flight movements of the Macau International Airport (MIA) are projected to recover to about 30% and 34% of pre-pandemic levels in ... -
Composite interest rate drops slightly
The funding costs of the local banking sector dropped slightly in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to the Monetary Authority of Macao. At ... -
Chaos at Treasure after its appointment as exclusive venue for HK returnees
Chaos has ensued at Taipa’s Treasure Hotel after the government announced that, from today onwards, people returning from the neighboring region of Hong Kong ... -
Majority of hotel quarantine guests non-locals
The majority of the medically observed quarantine periods hosted within Macau hotels have been completed by non-residents, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre ... -
Melco leads as world’s first and only operator with Responsible Gaming accreditation RG Check across global portfolio
99.9% of management and non-management colleagues completed RG training Melco Resorts & Entertainment is dedicated to being the industry leader for the promotion of ... -
Gov’t assures parliamentary committee on strict conditions for telecom interception
The bill regarding the interception of telecommunications contains clear provisions governing the grounds and modes of the permission to intercept, as well as the ... -
Think therapy is navel-gazing? Think again
Midway through a recent lecture about my psychology research, a bright graduate student voiced a familiar question. “I have heard psychotherapy makes people more ... -
JLL: Macau property prices to see another downturn
The property market in Macau will enter a new downward cycle, considering factors such as crackdowns on illegal gambling, an international commercial property agency ... -
‘East meets West’: debut exhibition at Sands Gallery
Sands China officially launched the Sands Gallery yesterday, with a debut exhibition showcasing artworks featuring “East meets West” elements. Titled “Innovation of Ink: Transformation ... -
CA announces new chief of commissioner’s office
Ermelinda Maria da Conceição Xavier will be the new chief of the Audit Commissioner’s office from March 1, a press statement from the Audit ... -
Lawmaker: no updates from gov’t on LRT cable replacement
Lawmaker Ron Lam said that the government has thus far not provided him with any updates on the cable replacement work of the Light ... -
MGTO partners with Air Macau, hotel booking platforms to boost tourism
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) has launched a new promotional scheme to attract more visitors to Macau and to draw visitors from new ... -
CNY crime prevention operation snares over 1,000 suspects
The traditional local police forces’ crime prevention operation over the Chinese New Year period has resulted in the detention of 1,129 suspects, of whom ... -
Galaxy reports strong 2021 rebound
With a significant increase in revenue last year, Galaxy Entertainment Group’s (GEG) profit stood at HKD1.3 billion for 2021, compared to a HKD4 billion ... -
CDC division head hints at mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations
Although the government has previously emphasized that vaccination against Covid-19 is voluntary, government public health doctor Leong Iek Hou has hinted at the possibility ... -
Influenza infection at local daycare
The Health Bureau was notified yesterday that a case of collective infection with influenza was detected in class E at the Creche S. João ... -
Gov’t bans Hong Kong returnees from booking optional quarantine hotels
Returnees from Hong Kong will only be allowed to complete their quarantine period at the Treasure Hotel, which is specifically designed for medical observation ... -
Macau registers 80th infection, adds another asymptomatic case
Macau has recorded one further confirmed case of Covid-19, moving the tally to a total of 80 cases, the Novel Coronavirus Response and ... -
Kou Hoi In pledges ‘no disease control stricter than gov’t guidelines’ in parliament
The parliament will not implement for itself stricter Covid-19 control measures than what is stipulated for the public in the guidelines issued by the ... -
Labor sector lawmaker foresees easing of skills mismatch in construction workforce
With more public work projects to commence gradually in the future, the problem of a skills mismatch between jobs and workers should ease, lawmaker ... -
Gov’t refuses leading role on urban renewal, but agrees to provide support
The government has again ruled out the notion of taking a leading role on urban renewal projects. Members of the executive, including the Secretary ... -
Fake marriage suspect claims she was lured into scheme by debt
A local 45-year-old woman is being accused, along with two others, of participating in a scheme aiming to grant Macau residency to a mainland man ... -
January arrivals plunge due to Covid-19 outbreaks in neighboring cities
Visitor arrivals stood at 694,430 in January, representing a decrease of 15.4% in arrivals month-on-month due to the tightening of border-control measures between Zhuhai ... -
FMCC charity gala to support alcohol abuse awareness campaign
The France Macau Chamber of Commerce (FMCC) 2022 Charity Gala Dinner, to take place on March 25 at MGM Macau, will be themed “Around the ... -
Lawmaker to meet with UM over illegal currency exchange scam
Lawmaker José Pereira Coutinho is set to meet with the rector of the University of Macau, Yonghua Song, this week, to follow up on the case ... -
Happy Twosday! Why numbers like 2/22/22 have been too fascinating for over 2,000 years
This Feb. 22, the world hits an unprecedented milestone. It’s the date itself: 2/22/22. And this so-called “Twosday” falls on a Tuesday, no less. ... -
Women’s Federation pushes for more jobseeker support
Lam Iok Ha, deputy executive director of the Women’s General Association of Macau, has said that she hopes the government can set up more ... -
Visitor spending doubles in 2021
Visitor spending for the whole of 2021 soared to MOP24.45 billion, a 104.8% increase year-on-year, due to the rise in visitor numbers and per ... -
Gov’t evades lawmaker’s question on anti-corruption measures in public sector
The government has avoided providing specifics of anti-corruption efforts in the public sector raised by lawmaker Leong Sun Iok in a written inquiry. In ... -
Fitch downgrades SJM rating to ‘BB’ due to loan, concession uncertainty
Fitch Ratings has downgraded SJM Holdings Limited’s rating from “BB+” to “BB,” the agency announced in a statement, adding that the rating remains on ... -
PJ exposes cross-border prostitution ring, arrests eight suspects
Eight people have been detained by the Judiciary Police (PJ) on suspicion of being involved with organizing and operating a cross-border criminal organization to ... -
Schools required to actively promote Covid jabs
Citing the “severe situation in Hong Kong” as justification, the local government is urging schools to “actively promote” Covid-19 vaccination to students. The Education ...
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