Airport conducts drill for landing accident

Macau International Airport conducted an emergency drill in the early hours of yesterday, simulating an accident in which an aircraft veered off the runway and crashed into the sea. The airport

Belting out protest song is latest act of HK movement

Thousands of Hong Kong people belted out a new protest song in karaoke-style at shopping malls in the latest act of resistance that highlighted the creativity of demonstrators in their

Filipinos dropping out of the workforce benefit economy

Low unemployment in the Philippines may be masking the fact that more people are opting not to work - and preferring to stay in school for longer. The jobless rate has

Ho Iat Seng officially appointed Macau’s third Chief Executive

Chief Executive-elect Ho Iat Seng was officially recognized in Beijing as the Chief Executive of the Macau SAR for the fifth term of the job since its inception in 1999.

Woman falls to her death from Hac Sa apartment building

A 63-year-old woman died this week after falling from the rooftop of the Hellene Garden apartment building in Hac Sa beach. According to information provided by the Judiciary Police (PJ), the

Sands China’s ‘mature’ mass market may keep its GGR stable

The gross gaming revenue (GGR) results for Sands China Ltd in the first half of the year were “satisfactory,” with the company looking forward to a more stable result in

Mortgage loan approvals plunged in July

New residential mortgage loan (RML) approvals by local banks recorded a decrease of 21% month-to-month to MOP4.8 billion in July, according to statistics provided by the Monetary Authority of Macao. New

Briefs | IC to renovate Senado Library

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) will carry out renovations on the Senado Library located at the Municipal Affairs Bureau building opposite Senado Square, the IC announced yesterday. Work will begin

Tourism | Thailand delays visitor tax citing possible deterrent effect

As Macau continues to search for better ways to accommodate a record-breaking number of visitor arrivals this year, the government in Thailand has decided to delay a proposed tourism tax

Tour guide business crumbles in Macau

Despite a 16% increase in visitor arrivals from mainland Chinese in the first seven months of the year, the tourism industry is complaining about a two-month-long “winter,” as reported by

More int’l firms complying with ‘one-China principle’

After several formal requests and warnings from the central government, more companies are now complying with the rule established by the Chinese government stating that the Macau and Hong Kong

MELCO supports JCI on Japan-Macau cultural heritage preservation program for youth leadership development

Supporter of youth development Melco Resorts & Entertainment recently co-organized a Japan-Macau cultural heritage preservation and youth leadership program titled ‘Leader 101’ with local Macau association Junior Chamber International

Currencies | Questions over dollar peg will fade, says FX strategist

A foreign-exchange strategist has said that talk of Hong Kong abandoning its currency peg to the U.S. dollar missed the broader point: the economic rise of China will one day

Agnes Lam urges clarity on LRT plan for bridge

Lawmaker Agnes Lam has inquired about the government’s plan to swap the lanes on the Sai Van Bridge underpass. Lam asks the government to provide more data to support its conclusion

Memory Lane

Hac Sa Beach is the largest beach in Macau. Located at the south side of Coloane Island, Hac Sa bay faces southeast into the South China Sea. Its name directly

Grant Bowie confident local companies will resist recession

Following the warning that Macau’s economic recession will continue into the third quarter of 2019, MGM China is confident that local companies are better prepared than they were in 2014

Gross gaming revenue headed for September rebound

Gross gaming revenue might be heading for a September rebound, market analysts suggested yesterday, on signs of a VIP recovery. The news comes as Macau’s Secretary for Economy and Finance warned

Briefs | Ho departs for Beijing appointment

Chief Executive-elect, Ho Iat Seng, yesterday departed for Beijing where he will be officially appointed by national officials. The appointment will come in the form of a certificate confirming his

Commission of Audit report | government spat escalates over ‘many failures’ of public recruitment

The response from Kou Peng Kuan, director of the Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau (SAFP), to a Commission of Audit (CA) report that highlighted mismanagement in the civil servants

Sands China’s responsible gaming efforts continue to strengthen

Sands China Ltd. has been enhancing its Responsible Gaming efforts by further reaching out to the local community and making it a better place to live. Moreover, a dedicated team

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