SPA | FOOT REFLEXOLOGY

I love the healing art of reflexology that employs traditional Asian massage techniques true to its cultural roots. In Macau, there is no better place than Galaxy Macau’s Foot Hub

Stories of former illegal immigrants who fled to Macau during the’ 70s | ‘In search of freedom and a better life’

In the 1970s and 80s, numerous mainlanders illegally entered Macau and Hong Kong in search of freedom and better lives. Scholars later dubbed the mass movement of people as the

Travelog | Celebrating Lunar New Year in NYC Chinatowns — including Sunset Park in Brooklyn

Chinatown has long been a popular destination for tourists in Lower Manhattan. But visitors willing to explore the city’s outer boroughs might consider a subway ride to neighborhoods in Sunset

scITech| Odissey 2017: Boeing, SpaceX will beat Russia on price for astronaut rides

NASA expects to save millions of dollars sending astronauts to the International Space Station, once its commercial crew program starts flying in a couple of years. SpaceX and Boeing said earlier

Screen People | Stay with me – No hard feelings for Sam Smith

Tom Petty says he has no hard feelings toward singer Sam Smith and called the similarities between Smith’s Grammy-nominated hit “Stay With Me” and Petty’s 1989 song “I Won’t Back

The Buzz | French lottery joins IOC betting monitoring program

The operator of France’s national lottery has signed up to the International Olympic Committee’s system for monitoring betting patterns during major sports events. Francaise des Jeux said yesterday it became the

World briefs

CHINA A man admitted yesterday that he set a fire that spread through a bus in eastern China and injured 33, entering his plea from a hospital bed wheeled into

Friend disputes US police account of teen’s death

A passenger who was in a car when a 17-year-old girl was shot and killed by Denver police has disputed authorities’ account of her death, saying officers opened fire before

JLL forecasts | Cosmetics and fast fashion to benefit from decline in luxury retail

Mr Klibaner says that the proliferation of watch and jewelry stores is a response to the types of tourists coming into Macau from mainland China, who are eyeing the price

Industry calls for gov’t to take leading role in building ‘smart city’

A “smart city” has never seemed closer, with more and more livelihood services being brought onto the digital platform. While the technical conditions have gradually matured, related sectors suggest that

Macau to join integrated nationwide city card scheme

The integrated city card scheme has been promoted by the Chinese Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (MOHURD) since 2012. So far, fifty cities across China have achieved the networking

Briefs | Lau Si Io to join Science and Technology Fund

An electronics store has provided counterfeit electrical materials to a large-scale casino resort construction site in Cotai, the Macau Customs Service revealed.  The counterfeit materials were to be used on

Logistics: ‘China’s best property investment opportunity’

In a presentation at BBAM’s luncheon, Michael Klibaner argued that China’s e-commerce market will continue to grow and will have a significant impact on the physical retail sector. He also

Gov’t to regulate local vets

Ms Kwan is the president of the Legislative Assembly (AL) First Standing Committee, which continued to discuss the animal protection legislation in a meeting yesterday. During a post-meeting press conference,

Group protests against illegal workers

The local group “Labour Party” yesterday afternoon staged a demonstration outside the entrance to the Border Gate checkpoint protesting against several issues, including the hiring of illegal workers by Macau

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

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