‘I was never under pressure from Ho Chio Meng,’ gaming regulator says

The current director of the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ), Paulo Martins Chan, has claimed during a Radio Macau interview that he “was never pressured to act in a

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SINGAPORE’s central bank will give financial institutions room to experiment with new technologies as it seeks public feedback on how a “regulatory sandbox” could work, Managing Director Ravi Menon said.

We correct

On March 31, in a feature article titled “Macau parents not likely to rally behind ban on tackling” (p5), MDT wrongly stated the affiliation of Dr Rui Furtado, a local

March gaming revenue drops more than expected to MOP18b

Macau’s casino revenue fell more than analysts’ estimates last month as mainland Chinese gamblers dissipated after February’s week-long Lunar New Year holiday. Gross gaming revenue decreased 16.3 percent to 18 billion

Education | Creative Industries Centre hopes to contribute to economic diversification

The Macau Polytechnic Institute inaugurated its Cultural and Creative Industries Teaching and Research Centre (CCITR) last Friday at a ceremony attended by a large number of high-ranking officials and field

Macau seeks business opportunities in Myanmar

The Macau Myanmar Friendship Association (MMFA) organized a business trip to Yangon and Bagan with the expectation of developing trade relations with the country, TDM reported. MMFA perceives Myanmar’s new government

Hao vs Adelson | Billions lawsuit against LVS to be trialed in Macau court

A Macau court has ruled that Asian American Entertainment Corporation (AAEC), a former business partner of Las Vegas Sands, can proceed with a lawsuit seeking billions of dollars in damages for breaking

Illegal tree-cutting in Seac Pai Van

According to an announcement made by the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM), on-duty IACM staff were the first to discover that the trees had been removed, leaving behind 20

Health | Experts declare ‘imperative need’ for infectious diseases building

There is an imperative need for a new infectious diseases facility,” according to a group of experts who were invited by the Health Bureau (SSM) to present opinions at a

Environment | ‘Don’t wait for the government,’ MIECF Green Forum entreaties

Don’t wait for the government” and “put yourselves to work” were two of the most frequently heard expressions during the opening session of the Green Business Co-operation Day of the

Automakers report best US March sales in 16 years

Most major automakers reported U.S. sales gains last month as stronger employment figures and consumer confidence drove the auto industry to its best March in 16 years. But the sales growth

Gamblers played USD30m of stolen funds in Philippine casino

A total of 19 people gambled 1.37 billion pesos (USD30 million) of the $81 million stolen from Bangladesh foreign reserves at a Philippine casino in February before a fraction of

Corporate Bits | Volkswagen reassures dealers on growth plans for us market

Herbert Diess, global head of the Volkswagen brand, and Hinrich Woebcken, interim chief executive of the company’s U.S. sales unit, met with dealers on Saturday for 90 minutes during a

From limos to junk, quirky museums tell Beijing’s history

Stuffed into a tiny room off an alleyway are items that Wang Jinming readily admits were put out with the garbage: Paper string, a needle holder, a metal pancake maker

Xi, Abe miss opportunity for talks as China-Japan tensions grow

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, standing only a row apart, chose not to speak to each other during a group photo session at a nuclear summit

Man sentenced to death for killing 9 in nursing home

A man who killed nine people and injured nine others in a Chinese nursing home has been sentenced to death, the official Xinhua News Agency said Saturday. Luo Renchu had gathered

China builds an empire of electricity with Australia as target

It generates more revenue than Apple Inc. and Boeing Co. combined and serves one in seven people on the planet. Meet State Grid Corp. of China, a company that may

Indonesia to deploy F-16s to guard South China Sea territory

Indonesia will deploy U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets to the Natuna islands to ward off “thieves”, the defense minister said less than two weeks after Chinese coast guard vessels clashed with

Train smashes into double-decker bus in Thailand, killing 3

A train smashed into a double-decker bus carrying Thai tourists at an unguarded railway crossing in central Thailand yesterday, with local media reporting that three people were killed and more

Australia alerted to suspected Malaysian airliner debris

Australia has been alerted to suspected debris from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 found in the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius, a spokesman for the transport safety investigator said,

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