FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho
Macau,
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
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
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