FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho
Macau,
At this time every year I write about ghosts. We have entered the month of ghosts, and the night of the 14th day of the seventh month of
1. The non-renewal of contracts for two lawyers of the Legislative Assembly is, if nothing else, at least strange. First, because they are two well-known legal professionals, both
Doors are slamming shut in the developed world not just to Chinese investment in technology but potentially to a wave of acquisitions with a tech element, as diverse
The city is swarmed with roadworks and many more new projects will be built in the foreseeable future. As a result, Macau has become a construction site, uglier
You invest in Human Resource Management. You take pains to understand people management or bring HR professionals to do the work. They sit at the top of the
New bank notes were unveiled in Hong Kong recently, with the designs in vertical layout for the first time. Ulster Bank in Northern Ireland will launch bills
During yesterday’s Legislation Assembly plenary meeting, lawmaker Lei Chan U used his standard Mandarin to urge the Macau SAR government to more thoroughly educate its citizens in regard
If the Legislative Assembly members were only about establishing it as a space of free speech, no matter how spirited or spicy the exchanges between
We have known for some time that air-conditioning is not only bad for the environment, but also pretty dreadful for our health. It consumes a lot of
For thousands of years, the dragon has been the symbol of the Chinese. We consider ourselves the descendants of the dragons. Although we all know that the dragon
I seem to be on a waste elimination jag at present, but it is a relevant topic for Macau given that the local Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) is
The phenomenon of McSleepers has grown incredibly in the city’s neighbouring regions, having a six-fold increase on the figures of five years ago. These residents, dubbed McSleepers
As revenue goes it barely registers on the books. The NBA probably gets more from the contract with its frozen daiquiri vendor than it does the new deal
Five years ago, I wrote to the Chief Executive. My message may have fallen on deaf ears, maybe not, but nothing ventured, nothing gained, and I felt it
World Baijiu Day is coming up soon. If you’re reading this outside China, baijiu is a powerful spirit. The name means ‘white liquor’. It’s a unit through which
In early July I wrote an article about the value of recycling used coffee grounds and how it would be a good social enterprise for Macau. It has
You may have already been introduced to this psychological theory “coincidently” established in 1999 by then-Cornell University psychologists David Dunning and Justin Kruger, for whom the theory is
If it were a fictional protagonist of a tragedy characterized as sensitive and prone to meek hysterics… this persona, being the judicial system, would shout: they are killing
Donald Trump’s surprise trade truce with the European Union has analysts asking, “What does this mean for the trade war with China?” So far there are two very different
A friend who works closely with expatriates in Macao told me that one of the questions she has often been asked is why we Chinese take so long
The exchange of rhetorical fire between Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and U.S. President Donald Trump was aimed mainly at their respective domestic audiences. Both leaders are under political
The Macau government likes to remind the public that it is conducting its affairs according to the law. Listen to the Secretary for Security or the Secretary
China has suffered a series of diplomatic blows lately. Relations with the U.S. are at a multi-decade low as a trade war escalates. This month, Malaysia suspended four
The lack of transparency and high use of discretion with the residency application and renewal process through Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) have been ongoing and
Being hunted down by Italian police, across nations and borders, is not a thing that happens to me much. But I just had a Mafia moment and there’s
Business and recreational travel have been strongly growing in South-East Asia for many years, and this trend is sure to continue for many years to come as the
Facebook Inc. bestrides the Earth. It attracts nearly 1.5 billion users a day, commands a fifth of global online advertising revenue, and has a market capitalization that exceeds
China doesn’t quite have the game sewn up. So bad is the West’s public-relations standing in the era of Trump and Brexit that it’s easy to see Chinese
Here we go again heading into normal peak typhoon season! From July all the way to September, people and government departments are keen to prevent the dire consequences
Greece roughly receives the same number of tourists as Macao; around 32 million per year. Tourism in Greece represents about 20% of GDP and, directly or indirectly,
The number seven has many representations in different cultures. From the biblical point of view, the creation of our world was done in seven days. The Book of
Mathematics teaches, as does common sense, that if a major investment of the magnitude of MOP1.5 billion is to be made in a company indebted by Mop1.44 billion,
As we all know, Iceland and Macau have probably little or virtually nothing in common, so to compare the country with our region would be a meaningless comparison. Still,
The new bill on civil protection law, which proposes the establishment of a “crime of social alarm,” represents a new attack on freedom of speech in Macau.
Monday morning’s video of the hygiene worker in Aberdeen, possibly in the employ of Hong Kong’s Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, throwing a bag of rubbish into the
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