Sands training course for gaming practitioners launches

The Venetian Macao hosted the inauguration ceremony yesterday for Sands China team members participating in the company’s “Professionalism Training for Gaming Practitioners.” Co-organized by the Macao Federation of Trade Unions (FAOM),

No official reports about Air Macau’s troubled flight

An Air Macau aircraft flying to Bangkok on Monday night returned to the Macau International Airport (MIA) less than one hour into its flight. Contacted by the Times, the Civil

Health | Twelve AIDS cases between January and May

The Fight Against AIDS Committee reported on Monday during its first work meeting of the year, that in the period between January and May this year, the city has recorded

Event will run untill Sunday | Book Carnival 2016 offering many bargains

The Macau Book Carnival 2016 opened last week at the Macao Polytechnic Institute, offering a total of approximately 30,000 books, magazines, CDs and other items, according to information published on

Arts | Exhibition opens exploring Macanese idiosyncrasies

An opening night preview of an exhibition showcasing the works of local artist and MDT design editor Joao Magalhaes was held at the “Tom N Toms Coffee” gallery earlier this

Music | DJ Fatboy Slim to perform at Pacha, reveals his 5 F’s

British DJ Fatboy Slim, who is set to rock the stage on Friday at Pacha Macau, has indeed built the foundation for the rise of electronic dance music. The DJ superstar,

Gaming | ‘Strong start’ to July revenue, analysts say

Macau’s gaming revenue in the first ten days of July were ahead of expectations. Analysts marked the increase as “a strong start for July,” according to several research firms. Consequently,

New ‘Public Security Forces status’ bill in 2017

The Secretary for Security, Wong Sio Chak said yesterday on the sidelines of the PJ event that the new “Public Security Forces status” bill would enter the legislative procedure at

Google plans to train 2m developers for Android

Google launched a program to train 2 million developers in India for its Android platform as its fires up a race with Apple Inc. for the country’s developers to create

AMC Theatres buying Europe’s Odeon & UCI in USD1.21b deal

AMC Theatres is buying European movie theater operator Odeon & UCI Cinemas Group from private equity firm Terra Firma in a deal valued at about 921 million pounds (USD1.21 billion). AMC

Corporate Bits | Sheraton, St Regis to present ‘the wedding showcase’

Sheraton Grand Macao Hotel and The St Regis Macao are collaborating on July 23 and 24 to co-host “The Wedding Showcase”, a stunning collection of the latest couture wedding gowns

Analysis | China should make its peace with sports gambling

China is mad for football, and the proof is with the bookies. In just the past month, police have seized tens of millions of dollars and arrested more than 500

EU, Chinese leaders to discuss market access, Brexit fallout

European Union and Chinese leaders kick off a summit yesterday at a time of global uncertainty over Brexit and pressure from European companies for better access to China’s market. EU leaders are expected

Aircraft maker lands USD2b order for homegrown ARJ21 jet

China’s state-owned aircraft maker has signed a deal to sell up to 60 of its new regional jets to a leasing company in a deal worth up to USD2.3 billion. In a

Singapore | Court jails 4 Bangladeshis linked to Islamic State

Four Bangladeshi workers who allegedly planned attacks linked to the Islamic State group in their own country were sentenced yesterday to jail terms of up to five years. Prosecutors said the

Wife of alleged Cambodian killer ‘shocked’ by accusations

The man who allegedly shot dead a Cambodian government critic over what he claimed was a money dispute is too poor to have loaned the victim USD3,000, his wife said

Thai police raid office of news website critical of government

Police in Thailand raided the office of an independent news website yesterday to look for leaflets urging a vote against a draft constitution proposed by the country’s military government. They left empty- handed

Philippine troops kill 40 Abu Sayyaf extremists in south

Philippine troops have killed 40 Abu Sayyaf extremists and wounded 25 others in two battlefronts in the first major counterterrorism offensive in the south under the new president, the military said

Survey | Europeans worry migrants may increase terror threat

The refugee crisis and the threat of terrorism in Europe are very much related to one another in the minds of many Europeans, according to a survey conducted across the

Nobel winner Malala visits world’s largest refugee camp

Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai is spending her 19th birthday in Kenya yesterday visiting the world’s largest refugee camp to draw attention to the global refugee crisis, especially as Dadaab camp

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