FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho
Macau,
I firmly believe that Macau should be a showcase for “living in the future”. The region needs a place that is innovative and creative and shows what life
When government departments do not know how to lie, or when they do not want to lie, they make themselves look and sound funny. The Education
The Trump administration has condemned as “Orwellian nonsense” China’s insistence that U.S. airlines refrain from listing Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau as separate countries. The words are strong, but
The most recent decision in relation to increasing the charges to foreign-worker mothers in hospital fees for giving birth at the public hospital is triple- whammy discrimination of
Here’s the plan: a new casino hotel, called The Glaswegian Macau. A sister hotel to The Venetian, The Parisian, and a rival to the upcoming Cotai Sands rebrand,
1. In early April, I published my forecast of Macau’s inflation for March. The official figures were only to be released on April 20. My forecast was 1.62
At a first glance, it might seem that I am making an appeal for procreation in Macau. No, that is not the case at the moment, although the
We would like to be able to say that out of the blue, the Legislative Assembly took the bold step to recommend to the MSAR government an overall
I was recently reminded that in the years leading to the handover, the Portuguese administration had expressed the wish, almost on an annual basis, to move forward with
During an attempt to survey the local Chinese on what they believe are comfort foods for us – as Macaroni and Cheese is to North Americans – some interesting
Generations are an overused framework for understanding why people think and act the way they do, as psychology professors David P. Costanza of George Washington University and Lisa M. Finkelstein of
On the surface it looks like the doubters were wrong. North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un, traveled into South Korea on Friday to meet his counterpart. They
This year’s Macao International Environmental Co-operation Forum and Exhibition has come and gone. Water for speakers was poured from stainless- steel jugs into glasses (a pity about the
There’s a Royal controversy striking not at the heart of Buckingham Palace, but a bit further down, in the gusset. ‘Meghan Markle bucks Royal protocol by
I do not know if it is nature or nurture, but many men seem to need regular “alone time” or the company of other men. My paternal grandfather
The SAR finally implemented its planned increase in public bus fares on Saturday after a series of controversies regarding “positive discrimination”, which would affect non-residents as it requires
Once again, Chief Executive Chui Sai On left the government building for Nam Van Lake’s Legislative Assembly to take part in a plenary session called to debate matters
Why are President Donald Trump’s tariffs such a bad deal for the U.S. economy? It’s not just because they might start a trade war. It’s because of
Maybe it was mere slip of the tongue. Maybe it was simply a manner of speaking. Or maybe it was truly what was meant. Yet, when the Chief
Macao and Hong Kong share a similar culture. Aside from the tradition and customs, one thing seems to be exactly the same – our pop-songs culture. A few
Nine years ago, I wrote about the election of Chui Sai On as Chief Executive in which I said that it was necessary to “continue, improve, simplify, anticipate
We all know that one hundred people have one hundred pairs of eyes, which reflect to their owners different perspectives on the same things. How locals
Rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have already boosted oil prices and there is plenty of scope for them to move higher still. That an oil price
Plastered all over my social media feeds last week were still-shots of an athlete, not just any athlete, but the athlete who apparently is closest to God. Granted,
Nutrition information on packaging is to be welcomed. But I want to know more – like the crunch of my lunch. The din of my dinner. Or
I have previously mentioned having a ferry service to circumnavigate Taipa and Coloane Islands in this column (July 2015) and it is worth discussing this idea in more detail
To start, I would say that we definitely live in era in which the world has turned “voyeuristic”. We photograph and film pretty much everything in our lives
It is no wonder that in such a small place like Macau - truly, any small place real or otherwise - rumor, gossip, bad information or good innuendo,
Is the phony trade war over? With its plans to levy 25 percent tariffs on USD50 billion of U.S. products including soybeans, cars and aircraft, China looks to have
The first astronauts to orbit the moon ended their 1968 Christmas Eve television broadcast with a personal message for the people of Earth. No one knew what the three
Macau interest rates are expected to rise significantly in the next few years, as local authorities pay close attention to the monetary situation in both Hong Kong and
Think about it: the viral #MeToo campaign is only five months old, and yet, it is bringing down the rich and powerful the world over! It started
Britain’s Prince Charles has called for Highland Games to be included in PE classes at schools. PE stands for Physical Education; the Prince demonstrates spelling is already taught.
Everybody should have noticed by now that Macau is converting to a new system of on-street parking meters. From several perspectives I believe that this new system is
President Donald Trump’s approval ratings have been remarkably stable, a bizarre contrast to all the news out of his administration. The Fix’s Philip Bump revives the argument that
Copyright © Macau Daily Times 2008-2022. All Rights Reserved
