Macau
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CRIME | Woman falls victim to elaborate chip theft scam
The Judiciary Police have arrested two mainland men after they allegedly stole a HKD500,000 chip from another mainland woman early on Sunday morning inside ... -
Creative Pavilion to be showcased at MIF
The Macau Creative Pavilion will be showcased at the 20th Macao International Trade and Investment Fair (MIF), to be held from tomorrow at the ... -
Chui evasive on promise to build more affordable housing
Following a protest on Sunday demanding more affordable housing in the territory, Chief Executive Chui Sai On told media on Monday that it was ... -
Study | One in three cigarettes illegal, making MSAR second-worst in Asia
A regional study has found that Macau has the second-highest incident rate of illegal cigarette consumption in the Asia region. More than one-third of ... -
Resolving housing shortage deemed as top priority
Fulfilling the housing needs of Macau residents is a top priority for the government, according to a statement released by the authorities. The announcement ... -
Ye Dabo appointed new Foreign Affairs Commissioner in the MSAR
One of the top officials currently working at the General Office of the Foreign Affairs Leading Group, Ye Dabo, will replace Hu Zhengyue, the ... -
Consulate says seven Filipinos per day need legal assistance
The Consulate General of the Philippines has revealed that they are contacted by an average of seven Filipino residents in Macau asking for legal ... -
MIF turns 20 with no extra budget for celebrations
The 20th edition of the Macao International Trade and Investment Fair (MIF) kicks off on Thursday and has the same estimated budget as the ... -
Gov’t says casinos need to heed its rules after Wynn’s gripes
The government has hit back at Steve Wynn’s criticism of its policies, demanding casino operators comply with its rules days after the Las Vegas tycoon ... -
Hotel staff protest over missing pay
Around 30 staff members of the Beijing Imperial Palace Hotel held a protest at the entrance of the premise yesterday at noon, demanding that ... -
Studio City Event Center unveiled to hotel employees
Melco Crown Entertainment’s Studio City Event Center (SCEC) held its first event last week as an introduction, along with the official unveiling of the ... -
Early learning | HK education lawmaker inspired by local policy
Macau’s implementation of a ban on writing lessons for students during their first year of pre-school last month has prompted debate in Hong Kong ... -
SSM apologizes for mishandling of sensitive patient information
The director of the Health Bureau (SSM), Lei Chin Ion, apologized to all of the people affected by last week’s leak of sensitive documents ... -
CRIME | Four men caught smuggling illegal immigrants from Hengqin
Early yesterday morning the Judiciary Police (PJ) apprehended four mainlanders at the Ocean Gardens residential complex in Taipa. The four suspects were accused of ... -
After long decline, field hockey enters new phase in Macau
Field hockey is an Olympic sport with a large tradition in Macau even though the sense of enthusiasm felt towards it has been decaying ... -
Tourism | ANALYSIS | Latin America looks to China’s tourism market with increasing interest
What does the China tourism market mean to Latin America and what can they take away from Macau’s experience in promoting cultural tourism? ... -
Four of 23 research projects to receive funding
Four out of a total 23 eligible research projects have been selected by a panel of experts to be awarded the 2015 IC Academic ... -
Claim of affordable housing land scarcity is nonsense, protesters say
Protest leaders at a demonstration in Tap Seac Square yesterday afternoon denounced a recent housing draw and criticized the government’s efforts to provide affordable ... -
Sands China CFO resigns
The board of directors of Sands China Ltd. announced the resignation of its chief financial officer (CFO) and executive vice president, Mr Ben Toh ... -
AL resumes activities, passes debate on monthly car park passes
The Legislative Assembly (AL) resumed activities last Friday after the holiday period. At its first plenary of the new legislative session, the AL approved ... -
Gaming and public housing dominate concerns
The period before the agenda was quite lively, with many lawmakers requesting to address the assembly. The hottest topics were gaming and public housing, ... -
Energy fair focuses on ‘sustainable future’
Companhia de Electricidade (CEM) hosted the 14th edition of its annual Energy Fun Fair yesterday afternoon in Tap Seac Square. The fair’s theme was ... -
CCAC to deliver electoral law amendment soon
The Commissioner Against Corruption, Andre Cheong, has announced his intention to deliver a proposed amendment to the electoral law by the end of October. ... -
Ng Lap Seng granted bail in UN bribery scheme case
Over a prosecutor’s objections, bail conditions were set Friday for a Chinese billionaire at the center of a bribery case that has drawn scrutiny ... -
Gaming | Steve Wynn lashes out at ‘preposterous’ local regulations
Wynn Resorts Ltd. fell as much as 10 percent Friday after Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Steve Wynn criticized Macau bureaucrats who haven’t told ... -
Wynn ex-director Okada must come for 10-day Vegas grilling
Former Wynn Resorts Ltd. director Kazuo Okada failed to overturn a court order to come to Las Vegas for 10 days of questioning over ... -
Ask the Vet | Toxic Foods for Your African Grey
If you have a parrot you would know that they are such an important addition to our family life that it is only natural ... -
New Macau collects signatures outside Red Market
The New Macau Association held a signature-collecting campaign right outside the Red Market yesterday. Their efforts, which would continue at least until Sunday, serve ... -
Affordable housing shortage draws protests
Public demand for affordable housing has intensified, after a long-awaited ballot draw early last week shattered over 40,000 applicants’ dreams of owning a house ... -
Fire brigade copes with fewer blazes, more emergency calls
The Fire Services Bureau has been called fewer times to fight fires in the first nine months of the year, compared to the equivalent ... -
The Parisian Macao tops out its iconic tower
The Parisian Macao resort reached one of its most significant milestones yesterday. Marked with the symbolic act of capping the dome and lantern structure, ... -
Gov’t headquarters to open to the public this weekend
The government headquarters will open to the public this weekend from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. During these two days, members of the public ... -
Gaming | Galaxy surges 11pct as quarterly profit increases sequentially
Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. surged the most in more than three months after reporting a 13 percent sequential increase in profit for the third ... -
The bulls are back as analyst ratings surge at record pace
Stock analysts are turning bullish on Macau casinos at a record pace, betting that the worst is over for investors as share prices rebound from the ... -
Corruption | Reports link tycoon who lead China’s advance into Africa to Macau
The mentor of what the Financial Times deems a “secretive Hong Kong-based business network at the heart of China’s advance into Africa,” and who was ...
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