Graduating UM students return to university

The University of Macau (UM) has partially resumed classes, prioritizing the return of graduating students to the classroom yesterday. All other UM students will continue to take classes online until the

Animal disease prevention law | Vet investors will not be accountable for administrative malpractice

Investors in animal medical service firms are exempt from being punished for administrative violations committed by companies under the latest amendment to the animal disease prevention law that is being

Briefs | Vessel responsible for bridge damage found

  The Marine and Water Bureau has found the vessel responsible for damaging a bridge in an incident that occured last month. At midnight on March 9, a cargo vessel deviated

China tourists seek beaches if summer travel plans proceed

Some mainland tourists expect their travel plans can proceed as normal starting as early as this July, according to a recent survey conducted by the mainland’s Sun Yat-sen University. The survey

2019: Macau’s warmest year in 67 years

2019 was the warmest year the city has recorded, since records began in 1952. According to recent data released by the Statistics and Census Service, the annual mean air temperature

Gaming | Las Vegas: Wynn Resorts calls for Nevada reopening next month

Wynn Resorts Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Matt Maddox is calling for parts of the Nevada economy to start reopening in early May, followed by the Las Vegas Strip in the

Macau records 38% drop in gaming tax revenue

The Macau SAR government recorded a total of 18.48 billion patacas ($2.3 billion) in gaming tax revenue during the first quarter of the year, down 37.6% year-on-year. According to data issued

Asia Today: India, Singapore see record numbers of new cases

BANGKOK (AP) — India and Singapore announced their biggest single-day spikes in new coronavirus cases on Monday, as the crisis intensifies in parts of Asia. India's spike came after the government

Lawmaker wants more paid training courses

  Lawmaker Leong Sun Iok has asked the local government to expand the government paid training program to more sectors. In Leong’s interpellation to the SAR government, the lawmaker pointed out

ExCo completes discussion on amended 2020 budget

The Executive Council (ExCo) has completed discussions on the draft of the amended 2020 budget. The total expenditure amount of the MSAR integrated budget for the economic year of 2020 has

Foreign reserves fall 2.3% from a month earlier

The Monetary Authority of Macao has announced that the preliminary estimate of the SAR’s foreign exchange reserves amounted to 176.6 billion patacas at the end of March 2020. The reserves decreased

School resumption back on track for senior students

Secondary schools will resume in May in a two- phased approach, the director of the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ), Lou Pak Sang, announced yesterday during the daily press

Government confident in affordable housing supply

The Macau SAR government is confident in its ability to supply more affordable housing units to local residents in the long-term. The First Standing Committee of the Legislative Assembly (AL) had

IKEA store to hold soft opening Thursday

Swedish furniture brand IKEA will hold the soft opening for its first Macau store on Thursday. Located in the shopping mall of the Nova Grande residence, next to the Central Park

Analysis | Policy Address: After health crisis victory, some question if HIS has will to save economy

Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng (HIS) has satisfied the public with his handling of the novel coronavirus outbreak, riding on a wave of popularity in his first four months leading

Gaming | Sands suspends $2.37 billion dividend, seeks acquisitions

  With the casino industry shut down by the coronavirus, Sheldon Adelson is suspending Las Vegas Sands Corp.’s dividend. He’s also looking to purchase existing resorts from others for the first

G2E Asia postponed again, this time to December

Annual gaming industry event G2E Asia will be again postponed, this time to December 1 to 3 this year, its organizing bodies have announced. The organizing bodies, the American Gaming Association

Three more Covid-19 patients discharged after recovery

Three more patients have recovered from the novel coronavirus infection and been transferred to recovery quarantine, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center announced. In the order of diagnosis, they are

Breaking: High schools to resume May in two-phased approach

High schools will resume in May in a two-phased approach, Lo Pak Sang, director of the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) has just announced at the daily press conference

Overseas residents may seek Chinese embassy’s help to return to Macau

Overseas Macau local residents who wish to return to Macau have been suggested to seek help from Chinese embassy if they wish to return to Macau, according to Inés Chan,

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