Recently, we bore witness to some criticism from people regarding the new measures proposed by the government that changed the duration and tariffs of parking meters. This measure comes as just
Macau Special Administrative Region maverick lawmaker, José Pereira Coutinho, was around 400 votes short of landing a seat in the Portuguese parliament. With few expectations, Coutinho dared to run as
Come on, we should be gasping for breath with this Ng Lap Seng story! Keeping abreast of the twists and turns in this unraveling saga of corruption involving no less
According to entrepreneurship studies, innovation is considered a significant factor to the successful growth and sustainability of enterprises. However, we often hear complaints of the lack of innovation among SMEs
When Matt Damon is rescued from Mars in this fall’s sci-fi blockbuster, “The Martian,” an assist from the Chinese space program is critical to getting the American home. The plot
I had the opportunity to visit the World Press Photo (WPP) exhibition that opened last week in Casa Garden. As with previous years, I couldn’t help but notice that visitors
Already a proven winner, Jose Mourinho now must become a specialist in failure, too. When the Chelsea manager used that phrase last year to take a cheap swipe at Arsenal
For those who remember Kermit the Frog, “it’s not easy being green.” We can try very hard but unless the infrastructure is available, minimising our carbon footprint is difficult; almost
The politicization of the appointment of a new University of Hong Kong chancellor has been unfortunate. More unfortunate has been the rejection of a previously highly vetted and approved candidate
Gamblers and investors share a tendency to overrate the past as a guide to the future. The so-called “gambler’s fallacy” is why roulette players believe they can hit winning streaks,
The media reported recently that Melco Crown had asked for its new Studio City hotel to be downgraded to 4-star to align with the Macau Government policy of diversifying the
A lot of people I talk to are very worried about Chinese holdings of U.S. sovereign debt. The general idea is that if China decided to dump Treasuries, the U.S.
It is often hard to explain to gambling “Impresarios” that the game has changed for good… in such a definitive way they have to adapt themselves to the new reality…for
It was an epiphany of sorts. It was some kind of astonishment mixed with a sudden surge of exasperation: they were talking, we were listening, and everything had to be
If no good deed goes unpunished, then Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho got off lightly in Sunday’s elections. After overseeing reforms that kept the Portuguese economy from getting worse,
According to a report published by IPIM in August 2008, 99% of businesses in Macao are SMEs and the majority of those are family businesses. That may be one of
Singapore is starting to look like Beijing or New Delhi. That’s because you can’t see it through the haze. Smog has disrupted outdoor events, forced schools to close and sent
The government’s proposal to demolish the Hotel Estoril in order to create a youth center for arts education has not been well-received by all sectors of society. It was foreseeable
Zhang said that the executive legislative and the judiciary are supposed to work together according to the Basic Law, not operate as separate independent powers. While constitutional lawyers can argue
For the first time in many years I am teaching an undergraduate university course. Surprisingly, I am enjoying this teaching - I am not known for my patience, which is
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