Made in Macao | On Macau Loves Locals

After all the festive parades and light installations of the Spring Festival, the latest hot topic in town should be none other than the joint citywide campaign of Macau’s six

Wednesday, March 02, 2016 – edition no. 2508

* Casino revenue bottoms out in February beating analysts’ estimates * VIP rooms ‘remain dominated by triads’ * Electricity rates may decrease * Missing HK bookseller resurfaces   DOWNLOAD

The Buzz | Buffett can’t predict how negative rates will affect economy

Investor Warren Buffett says he can’t predict how having interest rates negative for a prolonged period will affect the economy because it has never happened before. The billionaire from Omaha said

Weather | Cruise ship that was damaged in storm turns around again

  A cruise ship that was battered by a major Atlantic storm earlier this month was headed back to its home port over the weekend as another squall threatened its current

World Briefs

MALAYSIA Former leader Mahathir Mohamad has quit the ruling Malay party, saying it has been hijacked by embattled Prime Minister Najib Razak to protect his own interests. Najib has come

New Era bus crashes in Coloane

A light bus from the public transportation company New Era was involved in a dramatic accident in the area of Cheoc Van, Coloane yesterday afternoon. According the Public Security Police

Public administration | Tavares says food safety will be one of IACM’s priorities

Food safety related issues, namely the strengthening of the inspection and monitoring of “take-away” food sellers operating without licenses, will be one of the major priorities of the Civic and

Tourism | Macau, HK hotels retain lead in Forbes Travel Guide

The Forbes Travel Guide awarded 44 Five-Star ratings for “Hotel, Restaurant and Spa” properties located in the two Special Administrative Regions, out of a total of 154 ratings awarded worldwide. Macau’s

‘Restrained Hugs’ at the Museum of Art

The theme of this year’s edition of the “Macao Arts Window” is “Restrained Hugs – Installation by Ella Lei.” The exhibition is on display until April 10 at the Macau

Au’s departure will not affect AL elections

On the sidelines of the ANM press conference yesterday, Jason Chao answered questions regarding the future of the association in light of Au Kam San’s recent departure. “The New Macau Association

MP Corruption scandal | ANM doubts Ho’s judicial duties were untainted by corruption

At a press conference yesterday, the New Macau Association (ANM) president, Scott Chiang, and vice president, Jason Chao, voiced their skepticism that former top prosecutor Ho Chio Meng ‘s alleged

Sonia Chan says MP tendering process will be reviewed

The secretary was speaking on the sidelines of José Tavares’ swearing-in ceremony yesterday, who took office as the new Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) president. She refused to comment on

Ung Vai Meng | IC working to create ‘a better cultural scene’ through new projects

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) is keen to revitalize the territory this year by organizing several initiatives. During IC’s Spring Luncheon, held yesterday at the Grand Lisboa Hotel, the bureau introduced

Damage to Lou Kau Mansion to be fixed by IC

Answering journalists’ questions on the sidelines of the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) Spring Luncheon held yesterday at the Grand Lisboa Hotel, the president of the IC, spoke about the damage

IC book exchange starts today

According to a statement issued by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, this activity aims to promote reading habits within the population as well as to encourage residents who love reading to

Final real estate residency requests handled

In 2015 a total of 482 applications for temporary residency for managerial, personnel, technical and professional qualifications holders were received by the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), the

Arts | Drawing exhibition highlights Macau, Lisbon similarities

  The opening ceremony of an exhibition showcasing the drawings and lithographic prints of French-Spanish artist Charles Chauderlot was held last week at Creative Macau. The exhibition showcases the vision of Charles

Education | UM, Thomson Reuters launch trading room

The University of Macau’s (UM) Faculty of Business Administration (FBA) and Thomson Reuters launched the Thomson Reuters Trading Room at an opening ceremony held at the university yesterday. UM Vice Rector

Pereira Coutinho says assaults on civil servants are frequent

In a written interpellation to the government, he claims that in some cases workers’ lives are put in danger. This statement was exemplified by a recent case where a smoking

HK dollar in biggest monthly gain since 2011 as peg holds

The Hong Kong dollar recorded the biggest monthly gain since 2011 on optimism that the city will maintain its peg to the greenback. The local dollar last month slumped to its

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