Migrant groups cry foul over childbirth fee hike

Migrant groups are crying foul over the proposed nine-fold fee increase for the delivery services provided to non-resident parents, describing the move as discriminatory.

In context | On track for a selfish society with new kinds of apartheid

I believe that the decision made by the Health Bureau is highly discriminatory and should be seen as part of a wrong understanding of what should be the modus

Concerns over lack of inspection to publicly owned companies

The Legislative Assembly (AL) Follow-up Committee for Public Finance has expressed concerns over the lack of inspection authority over publicly-owned companies and their branches.

Leong: Jockey Club has losses, but adds ‘non-gaming elements’

Questioned on the 24 and a half years’ concession handed to the Macau Jockey Club (MJC), the Secretary for Economy and Finance acknowledged yesterday that “it is

Sin Fong Garden receives donation, reconstruction budget surges

The chairman of the Sin Fong Garden Building Management Committee, surnamed Wong, announced that the committee would inform the owners, and that owners of the biggest

Briefs | Ex-assistant to Ng Lap Seng gets 7 months in prison

The former assistant to a Macau billionaire has been sentenced to seven months in prison on a tax charge stemming from a United Nations bribery case. Jeff C.

Illegal land occupation at Hac Sa village uncovered

A situation involving illegal engineering work and illegal occupation of state land has been put under the spotlight, with the Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT)

Transparency vital for smart city development, says scholar

A number of drawbacks, including the termination of ride-sharing services, have hindered Macau’s aim of becoming a smart city. A scholar has argued that transparency and communication are

Real Estate Matters | Using your BATNA to negotiate – Part 2

Continuing on from last week's article on negotiation and the BATNA, we will explore some other simple techniques you can use during negotiating to put the odds in

Philippines | Manila airport bid challenged by USD3b offer

Aventure of Megawide Construction Corp. and GMR Infrastructure Ltd. submitted a USD3 billion proposal to upgrade and expand the Philippine capital’s 70-year-old airport, challenging a $6.7

Gaming | Sports betting’s big wager: Will younger bettors ante up?

As the push to legalize sports gambling in the U.S. nears a crucial Supreme Court decision, states hoping to reap a financial windfall could face another hurdle:

Xi’s warning to investors: Any Chinese billionaire could fall

President Xi Jinping’s government has fired another warning shot at global dealmakers doing business with Chinese billionaires: Not even the most well-connected tycoons are safe.

From here to eternity | Xi set to pass last hurdle in bid for power to reshape country

In his first five years, President Xi Jinping has seized control of economic policy, reasserted the Communist Party’s authority and sidelined potential rivals in an

Defense | Reports say China plans to build nuclear aircraft carrier

Chinese media reports say the country is planning to build a nuclear- powered aircraft carrier capable of remaining at sea for long durations, in what would

Ye Jianming | Oil tycoon detained for questioning

A Chinese oil tycoon who is buying a stake in Russia’s biggest oil producer has been detained for questioning, news reports said yesterday, amid a sprawling anti-corruption crackdown.

Australia | Canberra working through ‘difficult issues’ with Beijing

A top Australian diplomat told a Senate committee yesterday that the bilateral relationship with China was going through “complex and difficult issues,” but rejected a media report of a

Thailand | Anastasia Vashukevich: Jailed Instagram model wants to trade secrets for freedom

A Belarusian woman jailed in Thailand for offering sex lessons without a work permit says she has a story to tell involving the Kremlin, Russian billionaires and even

USA | Shootings: Teacher barricades himself in class, fires gun; no one hurt

A social studies teacher barricaded himself inside a classroom at a Georgia high school yesterday and fired a handgun, sending students running outside or hunkering down in

White House | Hope Hicks leaving as Trump’s communication director

White House communications director Hope Hicks, one of President Donald Trump’s most trusted and longest-serving aides, abruptly announced her resignation, leaving a void around a

This Day in History | 1970 Ian Smith declares Rhodesia a republic

The new Rhodesian Republic, came into being at 2301BST yesterday, unrecognised by the rest of the world and barely noticed by Rhodesians themselves. Mr Smith signed a proclamation

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