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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho
Macau,
One year ago, gross gaming revenue (GGR) reached its absolute bottom, ending a two- year sustained contraction in the city’s dominant industry. After the MOP15.88 billion recorded in
Once again, veteran lawmaker Pereira Coutinho is running for a directly elected seat in the Legislative Assembly (AL), heading the New Hope list, better known by the Portuguese
Major transformations in the way businesses interact with their communities and the acceptance of responsibilities to all stakeholders have been spearheaded by major disruptions, critical incidents and tipping
An exchange between two parasol-holding ladies, parading in different directions on a Beijing pavement. ‘Yours up?’ ‘Up YOURS!’ Ah, yes, the recent harsh sun in Hong Kong has brought back some mainland
A week ago I talked about some of the technical issues relating to joint replacement surgery. Here I would like to talk about hospital issues. However, there
Bus line 25 has recently become a hot topic because it was decided that the line would no longer serve the Hac Sa Beach area. Some people
The term “fake news” has been a trending expression since the new US president was elected. Former Agence France-Presse editor-in-chief Eric Wishart, who now works on
Macao has a bit more to offer than an unlucky hand at a Baccarat table on the Cotai Strip. By unlucky, I mean that although about 2/3rds of Macao’s
The last public holiday, Dragon Boat Festival on May 30, seemed to have brought about some significant postholiday blues among us working class. Not that it was
The Medical Error Act (Law No. 5/2016) came into force in February this year. The law was long awaited as the initial discussions were held 12 years
It seems that, in combination with other issues, I played too much sport when I was younger and then got fat and lazy, so now I have arthritic
After 12 long years in the making, the recently inaugurated Taipa Maritime Terminal started to operate on the first day of this month. Taking the risk of
Suddenly...in the run-up to the 2017 Legislative Assembly elections, Scott Chiang abandoned the top job at the New Macau Association (ANM), leaving local pro-democracy in the odd situation
I received an email to remind me that it was National Toilet Paper Day yesterday, in Australia. Apparently it comes to pass on 26 August in America. There
There’s a lot to swallow in a modern office. Rage when logged out of a hot-desk. And Marks and Spencer miniature food in buckets. I don’t spend
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have been playing a significant role in the territory – whether in terms of providing local jobs or providing local retail and gaming operators
When they want Donald Trump to grasp a topic, his advisers have learned to keep things simple. Visual aids help. Unfortunately, global economic imbalances - the massive
Émile Durkheim was the first academic to dedicate a whole book to suicide. In his seminal work, the French sociologist was able to distinguish between egoistic, altruistic, anomic
There is a Chinese saying 「民以食為天」roughly translated as “Food is the first necessity of the people”, that says Macao must be a heaven to many. In almost
The growing concerns across multiple jurisdictions with the promotion of tax transparency and fighting cross-border tax evasion have led to a global commitment towards implementing international tax
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