SSM fines City of Dreams for breaching smoking ban

The Health Bureau (SSM) has reviewed the objection raised by local casino operator Melco Crown Entertainment (MCE) and decided to fine it MOP100,000 for placing a smoking zone in the

UM students protest during union inauguration

According to All About Macau, one of the protesting students, Lam Ka Sin, said that they wanted the public to keep focusing on the alleged suppression of former UM professor

Tourist price index increases 5 pct year-on-year

A marked increase was recorded in the price index of accommodation (+ 8.73 percent); restaurant services (+ 6.37 percent); clothing and footwear (+ 5.73 percent); and food, alcoholic drinks and

Gov’t invests 100 million to support tertiary education students

The Macau government is investing MOP100 million this year in subsidies addressing higher education students, revealed the coordinator of the Tertiary Education Services Office (GAES). Sou Chio Fai said that

DSPA launches campaign at local schools to reduce use of plastic bags

The Macau Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) is launching a series of activities at local kindergartens and primary schools in an effort to reduce the number of plastic bags used in

Record iPhone sales drive blowout quarter for Apple

Apple had another blowout quarter thanks to its new plus-sized iPhones, which helped the company smash sales records for the holiday season. Apple said yesterday that it sold 74.5 million iPhones

Corporate Bits | Sushi Maestro Shinji Kanesaka to open first greater China outlet at City of Dreams Macau

On 13, 14 and 15 February 2015, Chef Dominique Bugnand at the hotel’s signature Vida Rica Restaurant is creating six-course dinner menu. Featuring foie gras and grilled eel maki roll,

China focused on Macau as a cooperation platform for Portuguese-speaking countries

China’s Trade Ministry is focused on Macau’s role as a services platform for trade cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking countries, Chief executive Chui Sai On said Tuesday. Taking stock of his

East Timor | Government approves USD102 million funding for Oe-Cusse Ambeno Authority

The government of Timor-Leste has approved funding of USD102.43 million, for the 2014 and 2015 budget, of the Authority of the Special Administrative Region of Oe-Cusse Ambeno, according to a

Tibet | Communist officials punished for helping Dalai Lama

Investigators have found that 15 Communist Party officials in Tibet joined underground Tibetan independence organizations, provided intelligence to the Dalai Lama and his supporters or participated in activities deemed harmful

Yuan joins top 5 most-used global currencies

The yuan passed the Canadian and Australian dollars in popularity in December, according to the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, which provides communications between financial institutions and companies. It

Two new billionaires emerge with Shenzhen stock rally

A rally in shares on China’s Shenzhen Stock Exchange has made Xiao Fen and Ruan Hongxian billionaires as their companies’ stocks climbed. Xiao, chairman of Shenzhen Fenda Technology Co., a consumer

Regulators criticize Alibaba in report withheld until after IPO

  Chinese regulators accused e-commerce giant Alibaba of permitting sales of fake goods and hurting consumers in a report that was withheld until now to avoid disrupting the company’s U.S. stock

Army’s call for commanders to obey Xi signals tensions

China’s military must “resolutely obey” orders from President Xi Jinping, a commentary on the PLA Daily website said, a sign Xi is seeking to quell possible dissent as his anti-graft

Thailand | Snails slither into spa scene

  The last time I encountered escargots they were served up by a French waiter, sizzling in garlic and herb butter. Now, one is slithering up the bridge of my nose

Australia | Court rules 157 Sri Lankans held at sea legally 

Australia’s highest court yesterday narrowly ruled that Australia acted legally when it held 157 Sri Lankan asylum seekers at sea for almost a month last year. The High Court judges voted 4-3 to reject

Japan | Hostage Mom’s plea to Abe: Please save Kenji

  The mother of a Japanese hostage held by Islamic State group extremists appealed publicly to Japan’s leader to save her son yesterday after his captors purportedly issued what they said was

Mexico | Investigation shows that all 43 students dead 

  Investigators are now certain that 43 college students missing since September were killed and incinerated after they were seized by police in southern Guerrero state, the Mexican attorney general said. It

Libya | Group loyal to Islamic State claims hotel attack 

A Libyan affiliate of the extremist Islamic State group claimed responsibility yesterday for an attack on a Tripoli luxury hotel that killed 10 people, including an American and four Europeans. The group, calling

USA | Blizzard wasn’t a bust, but it was a miss for many 

In the wild world of winter weather, location is everything. So small last minute changes in the air morphed what was supposed to be crippling deep snow into a handful of centimeters,

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