Gaming alert | Credit Suisse: revenue still down, but growth over Sept

Credit Suisse has released a report stating that Macau’s gaming revenue for the fourth quarter of 2015 fell by 27 percent year-to-year to MOP54.8 billion. The data signifies a slight improvement

Social Welfare Bureau revamp

The IAS president also said that in order the bureau will strive to promote the development of social services, and provide quality and efficiency for the wellbeing of the population.”

PJ: Family refuses to disclose details about Lai Man Wa’s death

The Judiciary Police (PJ) yesterday revealed the content of a document from the Public Prosecutions Office (MP) relating to the death of the former director-­general of the Customs Service, Lai

Raimundo do Rosário | Transport chief says traffic problem has reached dead end, vows to improve

This year Macau will have two major environmental protection plans – the treatment of waste materials and that of waste cars, the Secretary for Transport and Public Works said in

CRIME | Man blackmailed repeatedly over naked chat

A 27-year-old male resident of Macau was revealed as the victim of an extortion scheme that took place over the Internet. According to the information released yesterday during a police

AACM holds a seven-day training course

The “ICAO Aviation Security Instructors Course,” a small-scale intensive class, has attracted 19 participants from both local and foreign industries, according to AACM. Participants are required to have a minimum of

45 percent of high school students had part-time job

A survey conducted by the General Association of Chinese Students – Macau has revealed that about half of Macau’s high-­school students have part-time job experience. Interviewees claim that the main

Wanzai ferry closed, shipping business becomes harder to run

The shipping company operating at the Inner Harbor Ferry Terminal has informed its clients that all routes from the ferry to Zhuhai’s Wanzai  Port will cease following the closure of

Council accuses immigration authorities

The Council of the Portuguese Communities has accused the immigration department of taking too long to process local ID requests and of being excessively bureaucratic. In a letter sent to

Lifestyle | Commune brings modern design to downtown Macau

Along Macau’s busy streets and stalls selling traditional dried goods sits a new shop with an extensive showroom of home furniture. Commune, a Singapore-based furniture design company, opened a Macau branch

Corporate Bits | Venetian’s CNY: “Seasons of Prosperity”

3D light and sound, spectacular illusion paintings, a CNY-themed mini model exhibition showcasing traditional festive activities, along with hand-decorated monkey sculptures will be shown to usher in the Chinese New

China expected to report slower but still strong growth

As international markets watch anxiously, China is due to release a flood of data today that are likely to show economic growth slowed in the latest quarter but still is

European shares lifted by rebound in Chinese markets

KEEPING SCORE: U.S. markets were closed for a public holiday yesterday. But Dow futures were up 0.8 percent and S&P futures gained 0.7 percent, suggesting an improvement in sentiment following

Guinea-Bissau starts to prepare China-CPLP meeting

The technical secretariat that will prepare the meeting of businesspeople from China and the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP), taking place on April 9 and 10 in Bissau, was

China considers partnership in Mozambique to manufacture buses

On Friday, the members of the delegation visited the Matchedje Motor car assembly plant, in the town of Machava, Maputo province to get acquainted with the unit, whose capacity could

Foreign jurists call for release of detained Chinese lawyers

Twenty prominent lawyers and jurists from Europe, North America, Australia and Pakistan yesterday urged Chinese President Xi Jinping to release a dozen Chinese lawyers and legal assistants held in detention

Tata Steel UK announces layoffs amid cheap Chinese imports

Manufacturer Tata Steel will cut 1,050 jobs in Britain as part of cost-­savings to compete against cheap Chinese imports. The layoffs, largely in Wales, come just months after an earlier round

South China Sea | Philippine plane warned by ‘Chinese navy’ in disputed waters

Philippine officials said yesterday they received two intimidating radio warnings identified as from the Chinese navy when they flew a Cessna plane close to a Chinese-constructed island in the South

Shenzhen | 3 more arrested for fatal landslide

The suspects, who were not identified, were accused of failing to ensure safety management, which eventually led to the major accident, according to a statement from Bao’an District Procuratorate. So far

Offshore yuan gains as Beijing steps up defense of its currency

The central bank said it will impose reserve-­requirement ratios on yuan deposited onshore by overseas financial institutions from Jan. 25, without saying what level would be used. The ratios will

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