Gaming | Parent company of Sands China discusses push into sports betting

Las Vegas Sands Corp., the parent company of Sands China Ltd. has had discussions with potential partners in the fast-growing field of sports betting, setting the stage for a major

MGM affirms ‘no plans of restructuring’ following Snow Lake’s open letter

MGM China Holdings Ltd published a statement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on January 8 reaffirming that it “has no plans of restructuring.” This statement was in response to an

Sulu Sou asks gov’t to provide crucial information in English

  After receiving inquiries from some second and third-generation Indian residents of Macau, lawmaker Sulu Sou is requesting the government consider providing crucial information, such as that related to Covid-19, in

US eases restrictions on contact with Taiwan in jab at China

The U.S. will remove decades-old, self-imposed restrictions on how its diplomats and other officials interact with Taiwan, a move that may inflame tensions with Beijing just a little over a

Authorities issue rules to stop ‘unjustified’ use of foreign laws

China issued new rules to block its companies and citizens from having to follow “unjustified” foreign laws and measures, in its latest riposte to U.S. restrictions on businesses like ByteDance

Hong Kong crackdown | Australia, US, UK, Canada criticize mass arrests

The foreign ministers of Australia, the United States, Great Britain and Canada issued a joint statement yesterday expressing “serious concern” about the arrest of 55 democracy activists and supporters in

Gov’t is said to censor local media coverage of Alibaba probe

China has ordered its domestic media to restrict their reporting on an antitrust probe into Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. as speculation over the future of one of the country’s largest

This day in history | 1973 First Open University degrees awarded

The first graduates from the Open University (OU) have been awarded their degrees after two years studying from home. Out of the 1,000 students who sat the final exams, 867 were

Flight SJ182 | Indonesian divers find parts of plane wreckage in Java Sea

Indonesian divers yesterday located parts of the wreckage of a Boeing 737-500 at a depth of 23 meters in the Java Sea, a day after the aircraft with 62 people

Apple, Amazon remove Parler after use in US Capitol riots

Apple Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. are removing Parler from their services, part of a growing backlash after the social media network was among those used to organize Wednesday’s riots at

The Buzz | Queen Elizabeth II and husband receive COVID-19 vaccinations

Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, have received their COVID-19 vaccinations, royal officials said. Buckingham Palace officials said in a statement that the 94-year-old monarch and Philip, 99, received

‘I love life’: Oldest living Olympic champion turns 100

For Agnes Keleti, the oldest living Olympic champion, the fondest memory of her remarkable 100 years is simply that she has lived through it all. The Holocaust survivor and winner of

World Views | America is making me feel like Sarah Connor

Lately I’ve been thinking about Sarah Connor and motherhood. She’s the Los Angeles waitress in the “Terminator” film series who, upon learning that her as-yet-unborn son must survive in a

Monday, January 11, 2021 – edition no. 3691

  * Illegal migration crackdown — The SAR government mulls at tightening migration controls to curb illegal stay * SSM: entry restrictions for foreign arrivals will not be eased * Morgan Stanley has lowered

Investor urges MGM Resorts to sell 20% of Macau stake to Chinese firms in open letter 

Investment firm Snow Lake Capital published an open letter on January 6 to convince MGM Resorts International to sell off 20% of its MGM China stakes to a leading Chinese consumer or

Las Vegas Sands | Adelson takes leave for cancer treatment

Las Vegas Sands Corp. founder and Chief Executive Officer Sheldon Adelson is taking a leave of absence after resuming treatment for cancer. Adelson had retained his executive role since the company revealed in

Pandemic relief | Gov’t to consider launching third stimulus measures  

The government will consider rolling out the third round of stimulus measures under “special circumstances,” the Director of the Economic Bureau (DSE), Tai Kin Ip, said. Tai’s remarks were delivered in

Lei: Forecast of economy to be ‘stable and improving’

It is estimated that the city’s economy will be “stable and improving” in 2021, according to a remark delivered by Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong to the

Civil servant group calls for ‘realistic encouragement’ for team

  The Macau Civil Servants Association has called for “realistic encouragement” for frontline public service workers due to the impact of Covid-19 on Macau in a letter to the Chief Executive

Plataforma suspends online operations from Lisbon

The media outlet Plataforma has temporarily suspended the operation of their online newsroom team based in Lisbon, Portugal, the Director-General of Plataforma, Paulo Rego, revealed in an editorial on Tuesday. The

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