FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho
Macau,
China’s pledge to help crack down on hackers who steal commercial secrets from the United States, even coming as it did amid a bit of arm-twisting by President Barack Obama,
Video footage showing a gamblers’ brawl allegedly in one of the casinos got attention on social media. It seemed to be more a nervous “quid pro quo” than a good
Back in my student years, I wrote a short essay about the massive peasant demonstrations that took place in France in the 1960s, which started before the May 1968 social
The bounce Carly Fiorina received from last week’s presidential debate has undoubtedly left many of her fellow candidates feeling jealous - and not just Republicans. Most of the Democrats trying
While Beijing’s high-profile military extravaganza on September 3 triggered myriads of speculation over its underlying intentions on the world stage, it also set off a heated online debate amongst students
Macau is a funny place. Regarding the most recent case of junket fraud involving Dore Entertainment, enraged “investors” staged protests in several locations to complain about the government’s alleged inability
There’s little doubt that expatriates perform better on assignment when they are supported by their companies – real studies confirm this. Most expats are brought to Macau because they have proven
The controversial messages on Saturday from Beijing’s liaison office director, Zhang Xiaoming, citing the central government’s view on ‘one country two systems’ was on the one hand unsurprising: we all
The first time I met Malcolm Turnbull, Australia’s new leader, all he could talk about was Japan. It was June 2002 and the Goldman Sachs banker-turned-politician couldn’t comprehend how a smart,
Jeremy Corbyn’s landslide victory in the election for leadership of the U.K. Labour Party begins a fascinating experiment. Voters and political parties everywhere, not least in the U.S., ought to
Amidst a serious decline in gaming revenue, ‘all’ Macau is waiting for the soon to be disclosed mid-term review of the casino industry. Understandably, given the cooling measures blowing in
I am no economist, and yet I have enough interest in political economy to figure out when something is right or not. Such is the case with the dramatically loaded
The old saying, “The way to my heart is through my stomach” accurately sums up the way I feel about China. Famed for its “small eats” or 小吃, one my
A little over a year ago, Joko Widodo swept to power in Indonesia promising bold change and higher living stands. Voters enthusiastically bought into his everyman image: He’s Indonesia’s first president
Until very recently, large exposure to China was seen as an advantage, a toehold in the market of the future. Now it’s seen as a risk, and some of the
The old assertion “great minds think alike” - which triggers the riposte: “fools never differ” - comes to mind with recent ideas to ‘improve’ local iconic landmarks. First of all there’s
Economists finally seem to be recognizing what most people have long considered obvious: Overconfident investors can drive the prices of everything from tulips to Chinese stocks far above their intrinsic
Not so long ago, Monaco was splashing cash to lure football’s biggest stars. In a complete change of commercial strategy, it is now getting rid of Anthony Martial, one of
China’s Shanghai and Shenzhen bourses were hardly hit by capitalism’s core nemesis: the stock market crash! Although, more than a few liberal onlookers see the seismological activity as a normal
The social media response a couple of weeks ago to cases of child abuse and the subsequent death of an infant allegedly at the hands of a (probably undertrained and
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