Labor issues | Gov’t to tighten construction workers’ visa permits

The Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lionel Leong, reveled on Saturday that the authorities will shorten the workers’ permitted period of stay, three months prior to the construction’s projected completion;

Susana Chou lambasts top officials policymaking

Macau’s former Legislative Assembly president Susana Chou lashed out at the city’s major officials last Saturday on her blog, criticizing their “inaction” and “recklessness” for causing continuous administrative errors over

GAMING | G2E Asia | Social casino games can help land-based operators’ branding

Social casino games are helping land-based gaming operators spread their brand name and Macau operators might consider going into social gaming, said Kevin Li, CEO of Inteplay, a software company

Statistics | Tourism Fewer visitors in April

The number of visitors from mainland China dropped by 6.4 pct year-on-­year to 1,632,673, although those travelling under the Individual Visit Scheme rose slightly by 0.5 pct. DSEC said in a

Mainland workmen rally over compensation dispute

About a hundred construction workers from the mainland have rallied over a compensation dispute after being sacked from the Parisian Hotel’s construction site. Fearing the contractors would send

Inquiry dismisses structural issues

The investigation conducted by the Infrastructure Development Office into the public housing complex Edificio Koi Nga, situated in the Seac Pai Van area, found only “quality flaws” instead of possible

Customs authority rebuffs claim over book confiscation

The customs authority that oversees the Gongbei border denied the accusation made by the president of the  New Macau Association, Sulu Sou, that the authorities have confiscated all his copies

Education | DSEJ intends to penalize parents of school dropouts

The Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) intends to introduce penalties into the compulsory education regime for parents who are considered responsible for their children dropping out of school. The bureau’s

Patients struggle to get new Hepatitis C treatment in Macau

Learning that a silent killer has slowly taken control of your body is one shocking revelation. But Hepatitis C patients have recently received life-changing news: a new effective – yet

Former CEO’s lawsuit against Sands China stays in Nevada

A Nevada judge has decided a wrongful termination case against Macau-based Sands China Ltd. and Sands Chairman Sheldon Adelson can stay in Nevada largely because of the influence Adelson wielded

Gaming | 150 new tables granted to operator

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. led gains in casino shares after the government of Macau said in a statement it approved 150 new gaming tables for a gambling resort operator that’s

South Korean court frees Korean Air ‘nut rage’ executive

A South Korean court on Friday suspended the prison term of a former Korean Air executive whose onboard “nut rage” tantrum delayed a flight last year, immediately ending her incarceration. The

Expedia sells stake in Chinese travel service

The news sent shares of the online travel company up more than 5 percent in midday trading Friday. Before the market opened, Bellevue, Washington-based Expedia said that it had sold its 62.4 percent

Corporate Bits | L’Arc Macau volunteers visit evangelize China Fellowship Children’s Home

After a briefing on the home’s facilities and children’s daily life by the staff, the volunteer team got involved in a series of interactive games with the kids until the

Latin American airlines compete to buy TAP

The newspaper said approval had been given to proposals from the business groups of US businessman David Neeleman, who controls Brazilian airline Azul in partnership with Portuguese businessman Humberto Pedrosa,

Beijing-Taiwan talks seek to maintain momentum for closer ties

Negotiators from Taiwan and China met Saturday for two days of talks in an attempt to maintain momentum for the forging of closer ties in the face of a skeptical Taiwanese public. The

Mozambique | Market capitalization triples in five years

Market capitalization in Mozambique rose from 16.998 billion meticais in 2011 to 51.453 billion in 2015, an increase of 302 percent or 8.6 percent of the country’s gross domestic product

Gov’t readies national carbon market to fight climate change

At first, the numbers and company names flashing on a big board in Beijing’s financial district suggest a booming market. A closer look indicates otherwise: The scrolling list rotates the same

52 dead in floods, including 2 kids on overloaded bus

The death toll in China’s latest round of flooding has risen to at least 52, including two schoolchildren aboard a bus carrying more than twice its authorized passenger load that plunged into

Video purports to show kidnapped mainland tourist in Pakistan 

A militant video released yesterday purported to show a Chinese tourist kidnapped by Taliban-allied fighters in Pakistan a year ago asking for his government to help him be released. A militant

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