NMA calls for suspension conditions on furloughs

The government should refine conditions for unpaid leave, and salary deduction and their suspension, Rocky Chan, deputy director-general the New Macau Association, recently said. Furloughs should be practiced in accordance with

Gaming | Number of licensed junket promoters continues to fall in 2021

Macau saw a continuing downward trend in the number of licensed junket promoters in 2021. The latest official data shows that there were 85 licensed junket promoters in January, down

LOCAL TALENT DEVELOPMENT | 36,000 Melco FAP experiences prepare colleagues for non-gaming career possibilities

As one of Macau’s largest employers, Melco Resorts & Entertainment’s colleagues form its most valued and important asset. As part of the Company’s Whole Person Development strategy for talent development,

Honeymoon period’s over | Lawmakers unhappy with gov’t’s response to economic crisis

Lawmakers are not happy with the approach taken by the government regarding the ongoing economic crisis resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic. Their disappointment was clear yesterday at the Legislative Assembly

Briefs | Gov’t to start constructing document storage in Q3

  The local government expects to start constructing its document storage building in the third quarter of this year. The project, located at land plot O4 in Pac On, will be

WHO team in Wuhan departs quarantine for Covid origins study

A World Health Organization team emerged from quarantine in the Chinese city of Wuhan yesterday to start field work in a fact-finding mission on the origins of the virus that

This Day in History | 1985 Thatcher snubbed by Oxford dons

Academics have led a campaign against honouring Mrs Thatcher in protest against the government’s cuts in funding for education. The vote against the prime minister was much higher than expected 738

UK | Johnson hopes schools in England can reopen on March 8

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson indicated yesterday that the coronavirus lockdown in England will remain in place until at least March 8 as he ruled out any imminent return

TASTE OF EDESIA | Spicing it up 

This week, Starworld Hotel’s signature restaurant Feng Wei Ju has been awarded 2 Michelin stars for the 5th year. Helmed by Executive Chinese Chef Chan Chek Keong who has more

Macau Racing Tips | The Memphis 1800 Turf 2021-01-30 | Saturday | 15:10

A big outsider in a race this Saturday caught my eyes in the race card.  Qian Gua from K.H. Leong’s yard come back to his winnable grade and in a Class 3

Book It | Lisa Gardner marks a sharply-written return

Frankie Elkin is a nomad. Owning only what she can carry, she wanders from town to town hunting for missing people whom the police have been unable to find. She is

tTunes | Moon Taxi, a cab simply not worth hailing anymore

Moon Taxi have a new album with a dozen songs, but you may be forgiven for losing track of them. One unmemorable, formulaic tune bleeding into another leaves the listener underwhelmed

The Buzz | China’s big holiday travel season light so far

Efforts to dissuade Chinese from traveling for Lunar New Year appeared to be working as Beijing’s main train station was largely quiet and estimates of passenger totals were smaller than

Rare 72-year-old Scotch whisky to be auctioned in Hong Kong

A 72-year-old bottle of Glen Grant single malt whisky from Scotland is expected to fetch more than $38,000 in an auction in Hong Kong today. It is the first time that

Chinese singer says mother’s bribery charge dismissed

A Chinese-Canadian singer says a Chinese corruption charge against her mother, who has been held in custody for six years, has been withdrawn but she remains in detention. Qu Wanting, 36,

World Views | Why Europe’s vaccine politics are worse than America’s

All politics is becoming vaccine politics. But vaccines are turning out to be more scarce in Europe, so the politics there will turn out to be more vicious than in

Friday, January 29, 2021 – edition no. 3705

— Lawmakers unhappy with the government’s response to economic crisis while 5,000 SMEs filed for bankruptcy * Covid-19 | Zhuhai to finish vaccinating frontliners by Feb 5 * WHO team in Wuhan

Opinion | GameStop’s ‘French Revolution’ is a crypto-farce

The GameStop Corp. short squeeze has been The worry is that, rather than a glorious decentralization of finance, what seems to be unfolding here is a crypto-esque farce combining volatile

Labor bureau sees above 200 pay-cut notices in 2020

The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) yesterday disclosed that last year, the authority received a total of 214 notices of salary deduction from 156 companies, concerning 2,450 workers. Yesterday afternoon, the authority

Wing Lei Palace, IFT restaurant join 2021 Michelin Guide

The Michelin Guide Hong Kong Macau 2021 unveiled the list of the newly awarded restaurants and eateries yesterday. Wing Lei Palace was one of the highlights of this year, receiving its

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