FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho
Macau,
Living in a small place like Macao where we easily run into someone we know from time to time, we can often have conversations with someone interrupted by a third
In the last decade the number of hotel rooms in Macau has exploded, and this growth will continue for the next several years. Why can’t expertise in developing new, high
The habit of spitting on the streets is already visually unpleasant, but imagine having neighbors expectorating on the staircase, or seeing spittle on the elevators of residential and/or commercial buildings. I
The entire cash-on-a-pallet debate about the USD400 million payment the U.S. made to Iran in January rests on a single assumption: that paying ransom for hostages is a bad thing.
In this part of the world, and especially at that time of the year, the right meteorological prediction can often be a matter of life and death: our subtropical climate
How about a new Olympic event? Asian Umbrella Throwing. It would be similar to the javelin, but brollies would be hurled. Skill in this sport could defend Hong Kong and
Macau remains awash with the polemic of the expiry of land concessions. There are at least 81 concessionaires that were not able to develop their lands for reasons caused by
I wonder how many people have encountered the following awkward moment in our social lives. You finally found time in your busy schedule to have dinner with an equally busy
The Chief Executive’s regular visit to the Legislative Assembly, for a three-hour long question and answer session, appears to have been a walk in the park… once again. The format
An MDT Decisive Moment photograph and a letter to the editor in June lead me in a roundabout way to participate in the Plastic Free July Challenge. Plastic Free July is
Deciding where to conduct a banking transaction is no different from selecting a boarding school for an unruly child. Singapore has long been seen as a solid choice. It didn’t
The entrepreneurs who created the Macau Grand Prix did a wonderful thing, but the government department that has managed it for many years has done nothing to improve on their
Those who know me well know that something that I am always completely skeptical about are “coincidences.” In all honesty, I just can’t believe in coincidences at all; I would rather
Think China’s plans to build railways across central Asia will be a boon for global trade? Consider this: The mighty Trans-Siberian Railway carried about as much east-west container traffic last year as
Being in France just a few days after the horrendous truck attack that took place in the Southern French city of Nice on Bastille Day, claiming the life of 84
A high-heeled fight is on the horizon. Between Macau, Hong Kong and Taiwan. At stake: becoming THE destination for female tourists in Asia. Get it on. The fight, the shoe, the
The Commission Against Corruption’s (CCAC) report on the Iec Long Firecracker Factory land swap is now the talk of the town. Even if, as an opinion maker eloquently puts it,
The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) has a knack for assessing situations on the strength of a technicality. In its most recent report, the CCAC conveniently found that the government owes no
We have to admit that as far as symbols go, Pandora’s Box - a million problems caused by an unwise interference that is hard to forestall - is combative and
A new sign of the summer holidays arriving are those emails from BNU promoting their foreign banknote online ordering system. In my rare moments of need for currency at this
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