Economy expected to return to growth by year-end

Macau’s economy is set to return to growth in the second half of 2019, according to the latest forecasts from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), which

The online casino boom China is struggling to contain

It’s 6:30 on a Monday morning in China, and the Guangdong Club online gambling platform is humming as a stream of wagers placed in Chinese

Gov’t confirms Macau gaming receipts climbed 13.7% last year

Total receipts of the gaming sector increased by 13.7% year-on-year to 304.71 billion patacas last year, according to data released Friday by the Statistics and Census

Celebrating 25 years, Air Macau adds new aircraft to fleet

Air Macau is celebrating its 25th year of operations. As part of the celebrations, the company has announced its intention to reach an agreement with Irish lessor AerCap

Sports – Basketball | ‘Beermen’ prepare for Terrific 12 in Macau

Five-time Philippine Cup champions and newly-crowned Commissioner’s Cup champions the San Miguel Beermen are preparing to take on China’s Shenzhen Aviators and Japan’s Ryukyu Golden Kings

A taste of local gastronomy travels to UNESCO World Forum

The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) director Helena de Senna Fernandes shared Macau’s experience as a Creative City of Gastronomy with UNESCO members at the UNESCO

Briefs | Mainland woman arrested after assaulting police

Police have corroborated as genuine a video spreading on the Internet, in which an allegedly drunken woman was seen yelling at and fighting with police officers. Police revealed on Wednesday

Schools to face mandatory suspension under new rainstorm warning

Schools will be mandatorily suspended when the new Level 3 rainstorm warning is put into effect, the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) explained yesterday, revealing the updated mechanism during

Times Higher education | MUST makes world ranking debut, overtaking UM

The Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) has made the Times Higher Education World University Rankings for the first time. According to the guide, it has become the top-rated

Motorsports | Guia Circuit upgraded to Grade 2 classification this year

Macau’s Guia Circuit has been upgraded from the previous Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) Grade 3 to Grade 2, as revealed yesterday during the press conference of the Macau Grand

Alexis Tam leads tourism delegation to St. Petersburg

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam led a local delegation to the World Tourism Organization (WTO) in St. Petersburg this week to discuss issues with representatives of the

Gov’t replies to Sulu Sou on social credit system

The Policy Research and Regional Development Bureau has reiterated the “one country, two systems” principle and the stipulation on the protection of fundamental rights and freedom in the Basic Law,

Sands China honors employees at graduation ceremony

Sands China Ltd. held its Diversified Local Talent Graduation Ceremony for the Sands China Academy this week to celebrate the achievements of its local employees that participated in the company’s human resource

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

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