Exco defends decision to cut committee secretariat

Executive Council spokesperson Leong Heng Teng has reiterated that the axing of the Urban Planning Committee’s secretariat will have no effect on the power and duties of the committee or

Gov’t focused on ‘optimizing’ tourist influx

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Alexis Tam, clarified that the Macau government is not considering a cap on mainland tourists; rather, they are discussing measures to “control and optimize”

Media | Plataforma Macau and Portuguese newspaper launch bilingual supplement

Local newspaper Plataforma Macau and Portuguese newspaper Jornal de Notícias (JN) have signed a protocol to launch a bilingual supplement, according to a report by Hoje Macau this week. Plataforma Macau

BRIEFS: Inflation over 4 pct in January

Macau’s Composite Consumer Price Index (CPI) for January went up by 4.75 percent compared with the same period  last year, according to figures released yesterday by the city’s Statistics and

Business networking ‘even more important in small cities like Macau’

  Facilitating the development of relationships between businesses and creating effective networking strategies is crucial for companies to enjoy success, particularly in small cities like Macau, the founder and director of

Transport | Airport records 20k passengers on CNY day

Chinese New Year traditionally remained one of the peak seasons for travelling to and from Macau. In order to provide passengers with an enriched seasonal atmosphere, the MIA  embellished the

Real Estate Matters | The Most Important Questions To Ask……..

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

PROJECT POKER: How smart are you…emotionally?

As poker players we’re always trying to improve our “mental games.” There are lots of ways to work on that side of things that don’t necessarily have to happen at

Corporate Bits | ‘The Fountainside’ awarded occupancy permit

Regional property investment manager, Sniper Capital, announced yesterday that it has been awarded an occupancy permit for its luxury Macau residential development dubbed “The Fountainside”. Located close to Lilau Square,

Billionaire Li’s companies post biggest profits in 15 years

Li Ka-shing’s two main companies reported their highest annual profits in 15 years after booking gains from the listing of an electric utility unit and rising home sales in Hong

Angola joins the Lisbon Tourism Fair

Laureth da Silva Bravo also told Angolan news agency Angop that Angola’s attendance at the fair was also intended to attract potential investors, as well as for exchanges with exhibitors

Angola | Parliament approves revised 2015 budget

The Angolan parliament Wednesday approved, in general terms, the bill to revise the State Budget (OGE 2015), which includes estimated revenues of 5.4 trillion kwanza, compared to 7.2 trillion in

Report: Beijing loaned USD22 billion to Latin America in 2014 

Chinese state-owned banks loaned USD22.1 billion to Latin American countries last year, helping to keep afloat struggling economies that have been hit hard by a fall in prices for oil,

With new slogan, Xi sets goals, keeps tradition 

  With his latest political exhortation, President Xi Jinping is asserting his influence and advancing his agenda in a time-honored tradition among Chinese leaders. Chinese Dream, meet the “Four Comprehensives.” The four priorities

North Korea | UN: Pyongyang company renames ships to evade sanctions 

A North Korean shipping company that famously tried to hide fighter jets under a cargo of sugar later sought to evade U.N. sanctions by renaming most of its vessels, a

South Korea | Court abolishes law saying adultery is illegal

A South Korean court yesterday abolished a 62-year-old law that bans extramarital affairs, and the stock price of a prominent condom maker immediately shot up 15 percent. The ruling by the

ISIS MILITANTS | Muslim group: ‘Jihadi John’ resembles man who grew up in UK

  A British-accented militant who has appeared in beheading videos released by the Islamic State group in Syria bears “striking similarities” to a man who grew up in London, a Muslim

FRANCE | 3 Al-Jazeera journalists arrested for flying drone in Paris

Three Al-Jazeera journalists have been arrested for illegally flying a drone in Paris Wednesday, after unidentified drones flew over the Eiffel Tower and key Paris landmarks for a second night running. It’s further baffled

SYRIA | Activists: Number of Christians abducted by IS rises to 220

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the militants have picked up dozens more Christian Assyrians from 11 communities near the town of Tal Tamr in Hassakeh province. The province,

This Day in History: 1999 Nigerians vote to break with military

On some street corners groups of exuberant young men shared bottles of palm wine, singing and chanting party slogans. In the cities of Lagos and Abuja, the turnout is reported

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