Hope is a traffic jam as Detroit shakes off record bankruptcy

Progress in Detroit is a bumper-to-bumper jumble of cars and buses inching through downtown. Ten months after emerging from a record USD18 billion municipal bankruptcy, Detroit is functioning in ways

Venetian Macao Open | Scott Hend wins Venetian Macao Open by three strokes

Australian Scott Hend claimed his second Venetian Macao Open victory in three years after holding off reigning champion Anirban Lahiri and Chiragh Kumar, both of India. With an impressive final round

Insight | World Press Photo in Macau

I had the opportunity to visit the World Press Photo (WPP) exhibition that opened last week in Casa Garden. As with previous years, I couldn’t help but notice that visitors

Monday, October 19, 2015 – edition no. 2421

* Steve Wynn lashes out at ‘preposterous’ local regulations * Debate on monthly car park passes approved * Ng Lap Seng granted bail * Scott Hend wins Venetian Macao open   DOWNLOAD PDF   China’s great game: 

The Buzz | Head of Hollywood academy: Diversity debate at top of agenda

The president of Hollywood’s movie academy says criticism about the lack of diversity among Oscar nominees has helped spark a vital global discussion about how to make the entertainment industry

UEFA members decide to back suspended Michel Platini 

All 54 European soccer nations are backing suspended UEFA President Michel Platini. Austrian federation president Leo Windtner, speaking yesterday after attending an emergency meeting at UEFA headquarters, said the member

World Briefs

AUSTRALIA Two men will be charged over the fatal shooting of a police accountant outside a Sydney police building two weeks ago as investigators continue to probe an extremist network

New Macau collects signatures outside Red Market

“We wish to turn the resentment into drive for changes to the system,” said Chiang Meng Hin, the association’s head, echoing Ieong’s viewpoint. Chiang believes that mounting housing demand would only

Affordable housing shortage draws protests

Public demand for affordable housing has intensified, after a long-awaited ballot draw early last week shattered over 40,000 applicants’ dreams of owning a house at an affordable price. Civil organizations

Fire brigade copes with fewer blazes, more emergency calls

The Fire Services Bureau has been called fewer times to fight fires in the first nine months of the year, compared to the equivalent period last year. However, the fire

The Parisian Macao tops out its iconic tower

The Parisian Macao resort reached one of its most significant milestones yesterday. Marked with the symbolic act of capping the dome and lantern structure, the moment also signaled the beginning

Gov’t headquarters to open to the public this weekend

There will be guided tours of the ground floor of the headquarters and a photo exhibition centered on the historic center of Macau. There will also be a flower show based

Gaming | Galaxy surges 11pct as quarterly profit increases sequentially

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. surged the most in more than three months after reporting a 13 percent sequential increase in profit for the third quarter as the opening of new

The bulls are back as analyst ratings surge at record pace

Stock analysts are turning bullish on Macau casinos at a record pace, betting that the worst is over for investors as share prices rebound from the cheapest levels in three years. Sands China

Corruption | Reports link tycoon who lead China’s advance into Africa to Macau

The mentor of what the Financial Times deems a “secretive Hong Kong-based business network at the heart of China’s advance into Africa,” and who was recently detained in Beijing on suspicion

CCAC staff member commits suicide

A male staff member from the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) committed suicide yesterday,  jumping off the Dynasty Plaza building. CCAC issued a statement saying that it is investigating the tragic

Real Estate Matters | Did you know…? 20 interesting facts about Macau property

Juliet Risdon is a Director of JML Property and a property investor. Having established the company in 1994, JML Property offers Investment Property & Homes. It specializes in managing properties

Corporate Bits | CEM energy fun fair this Sunday

VW forced to recall rigged diesels after Germany takes hard line

The German government forced Volkswagen AG to recall about 2.4 million diesel cars after throwing out the carmaker’s proposal for voluntary repairs, setting off a chain reaction by authorities across

China passes US in number of billionaires

China has passed the United States in the number of billionaires, driven by the rise of fortunes in technology and manufacturing, according to a survey released yesterday. Despite a cooling economy, the

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