Thailand is set to roll out a controversial USD13.8 billion handout plan in digital money to citizens

Thailand’s prime minister said Monday that eligible businesses and individuals can register from August for digital cash handouts, a controversial program that will cost billions of dollars

A ‘new era’ in malaria control has begun with a vaccination campaign for children in Ivory Coast

Health workers in Ivory Coast began giving children the latest malaria vaccine earlier this week, the beginning of a regional campaign that experts hope might curb the impact of

Xi must end this silly 30-year-old tax treaty

The system is ruining China’s public finance and is the root cause of the nation’s biggest economic problems. So what if China levies taxes on private jets and

Wednesday, July 17, 2024 – edition no. 4525

— Gov’t announces plans aimed at enhancing community health, setting ambitious targets to be met by 2030 * Tourism | Visitor numbers reach 16 million in H1 * Gaming | Casinos embrace

Mainland tourists projected to recover 91% of pre-pandemic levels

A recent report from the Asia Tourism Exchange Center (ATEC) suggests the tourism markets in Macau and Hong Kong are poised for a swift rebound in 2024.

MEA forecasts 17.5% GDP growth in first half

The Macau Economic Association (MEA) has forecast the local economy will post year-on-year growth of about 17.5% in the first semester (H1) of this year, according

Funeral costs soar amid hospital service shift

Macau residents are facing a nearly 50% increase in funeral transport fees due to the transfer of legal medical services and mortuary homes to the Islands

New academic competencies ‘promote love for motherland’

The Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Elsie Ao Ieong, has published amendments to the basic academic competencies for primary and secondary education. The

Communist Party will signal its approach to the country’s challenges at a meeting this week

KEN MORITSUGU & HUIZHONG WU, BEIJING China's ruling Communist Party started a four-day meeting yesterday that is expected to lay out a strategy for

Spain wins record fourth European Championship title by inflicting another painful loss on England

Spain is the king of European soccer for a record fourth time. For England, it’s another agonizing near-miss in the team’s decades-long tale of underachievement. Completing

Premium mass market resilient amid regulatory crackdown

Despite concerns over Beijing’s intensified efforts to curb illicit cross-border capital flows, Macau’s premium mass gaming segment has continued to demonstrate remarkable resilience, according to

Electoral commission’s general accounting committees announced

The Electoral Affairs Commission for the Chief Executive (CE) Election has announced the appointment of members to the Chief Executive Election Committee and General Accounting Committee for the

Number of young offenders drops to 11

The Correctional Services Bureau has reported the number of residents at the Youth Correctional Institution decreased to eleven in 2023, following an increase from eight in 2019 to

Man arrested for attempted casino robbery

A 53-year-old mainland man was apprehended by the Judiciary Police on suspicion of attempting to rob a casino of HKD2 million using a power bank as a “bomb”

Gov’t creates Public Archives workgroup

By order of the Chief Executive published yesterday, a new governmental workgroup will be established to handle matters related to Macau’s Public Archives. Published in the government’s official

Trio arrested for aggravated theft at local shop

Three Indonesian men have been arrested on charges of aggravated theft after allegedly stealing 50,000 patacas from a local shop near the Gongbei border. The

Suspected killer of Chinese TikToker arrested in Macau

A 34-year-old man has been arrested in Macau on suspicion of pawning a counterfeit watch, leading to the discovery of his alleged involvement in a high-profile kidnapping, murder

Police intercept 171 people

As part of “Operation Thunder 2024,” the Public Security Police (PSP) has intercepted and identified 171 people during the latest inspection of entertainment venues in Macau. Coordinated

Economy slowed in the last quarter as weak consumer demand dragged on growth

China’s economy expanded at a slower-than-forecast 4.7% annual rate in the last quarter, the government reported yesterday, while emphasizing signs of improvement in factory output, income and investment.

China, Russia start joint naval drills, days after tensions with NATO allies

China and Russia’s naval forces on Sunday kicked off a joint exercise at a military port in southern China on Sunday, official news agency Xinhua reported, days

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