Made in Macao | Triple celebration on Buddha’s birthday

Next Tuesday, 22 May 2018, is the annual holiday celebrating the Buddha’s birthday. What not many people are aware of is that the eighth day of the

Thursday, May 17, 2018 – edition no. 3049

* Game developer creates first multi-console project set entirely in Macau * Land plots in Nam Van recovered * Gaming concession standards to increase * Benfica ends AFC group stage in 2nd   DOWNLOAD

Prosecutors want prison sentence for Sulu Sou, Scott Chiang

The prosecutor of Sulu Sou’s case has demanded that the Court of First Instance give a prison sentence to Sulu Sou and Scott Chiang,

Taiwan | Former president Ma sentenced for leaking information

Ex-Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou was sentenced to four months in jail for leaking details of a criminal investigation while still in office, although the former Kuomintang leader

Global gaming expo | Japanese integrated resorts market still a big question mark

As part of the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) Asia event that kicked-off yesterday at the Venetian’s Cotai Expo, a forum was held to address the

Gaming | Morpheus to open on June 15

Melco Resorts & Entertainment’s USD1.1 billion project, Morpheus, is slated to open its doors on June 15, the gaming operator’s chairman and CEO Lawrence Ho announced yesterday.

Gaming | Elaine Wynn succeeds in booting director from casino board

In a surprise move just two days before its annual meeting, Wynn Resorts Ltd. announced the resignation of two directors, including one who co-founder Elaine Wynn urged

Gap apologizes to China for T-shirt’s ‘erroneous’ map

The U.S. clothing retailer Gap has apologized for selling T-shirts with what it says was an “erroneous” map of China in the latest example of

Int’l infrastructure investment forum to be held in June

The 9th International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum (IIICF) will open on June 7, the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute said yesterday. The two-day annual

Gaming | Galaxy, SBM strengthening partnership ahead of Japan bid

Galaxy Entertainment Group and Monaco-based Societe des Bains de Mer (SBM) are strengthening their strategic partnership as a joint-contender for a Japanese casino license, according

Opinion | Cost be dammed, China’s ready to pay more for EDP

Prepare for a higher bid after EDP-Energias de Portugal SA rejected a 9.1 billion euro (USD10.9 billion) offer from China’s biggest clean-energy company. The Portuguese utility said

Gaming | Sanctuary cities could get boost from sports betting ruling

In President Donald Trump’s former life as a casino owner, he might have cheered Monday’s ruling from the Supreme Court that struck down a federal law that barred

Corporate Bits | Sands China extends paid maternity leave

Sands China is increasing the amount of paid maternity leave for all eligible team members effective from May 18, 2018, extending the total leave period from

China donates USD10m to Mozambican agricultural campaign

China has donated USD10 million to Mozambique to support the current agricultural campaign, the Chinese ambassador to Mozambique said in Boane, near Maputo, during

Angola’s economy contracted 2.5 percent in 2017

Angola’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2017 recorded a year-on-year contraction of 2.5 percent, as a result of updates to the activities of the Public Administration

Trump defends decision to revisit action on telecom giant ZTE

President Donald Trump defended his efforts to help a Chinese telecommunications company that violated U.S. sanctions “get back into business, fast,” despite criticism from Democrats

Australia’s leader backs foreign minister’s work on China

Australia’s prime minister yesterday rejected a former diplomat’s opinion that the country needs a new foreign minister to thaw relations with China. Geoff Raby, who was

Indonesia | Family that bombed churches well off, friendly

The Muslim family that carried out suicide attacks on three churches in Indonesia’s second-largest city, killing a dozen people as well as its two young daughters, lived

Koreas | North to invite eight reporters from the South for nuke site closure

North Korea will invite eight South Korean journalists as part of an international media group to witness the closure of its nuclear test site next week, the

Philippines | Congress urged to reject chief justice’s ouster

Legal groups called on Philippine legislators yesterday to defend their exclusive constitutional power to prosecute and try impeachable officials that they say was usurped by Supreme

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