SJM interim results show increase in mass market revenue

The group’s net profit has increased by 1.9 percent to HKD3.9 billion. SJM’s gaming revenue and adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) also rose by 4.7 and

Lawmakers pass bill regulating environmental noise

Legislation introducing new measures to prevent and control environmental noise was passed by lawmakers in yesterday’s Legislative Assembly plenary meeting. The bill introduces changes to control noise emanating from construction sites

SPECIAL FEATURE: The show is on, let’s SOHO!

Yesterday saw one of the most exciting openings in Macau this year, with international celebrities and artists gathering in SOHO at the City of Dreams to witness the official opening

on the lawmakers’ agenda

Appointed lawmakers Tsui Wai Kwan and Sio Chi Wai have called for a boycott of the civil referendum on universal suffrage that is to be jointly launched this month by

Tencent profit surges as games boost messaging apps

Net income rose to 5.84 billion yuan (USD949 million) in the three months ended June from 3.68 billion yuan a year earlier, the Hong Kong-listed company said in a statement

Corporate Bits | Grand Hyatt Macau crisp and chic mooncakes gift box

The ‘Crisp & Chic Mooncakes’ Lobby Boutique in the lobby of Grand Hyatt Macau is open until 8 September, between 12:00 noon and 10:00 pm. Gift coupons can be purchased

Sasol builds new gas pipeline between Mozambique and South Africa

The 127 km long pipeline will connect Temane to Zivine in the Funhalouro district, where a small junction with the first pipeline is being built. The earlier pipeline supplies natural

Angola| Stock exchange scheduled to open in November

Angola’s stock and debt exchange (Bolsa de Dívida e Valores de Angola – Bodiva) is scheduled to open in late November, the head of the institution, António Furtado, told the

Actor is latest celeb detained for drugs 

An actor has become the latest Chinese celebrity to face drug charges in a wave of detentions that an official said yesterday is one of China’s sternest crackdowns on illegal drug use

Mainland students seek freedom, edge at US high schools 

After getting a glimpse of the endless cramming for China’s grueling college entrance exams from the seniors in his high school, 16-year-old Zhang Kaisheng decided to take a different path. Like a growing

TERRORISM | Report: Islamic State attracting SE Asian fighters

  Islamic State is attracting a growing number of militants from Southeast Asia to fight in Iraq and Syria, raising the risk they will return to carry out attacks in their

INDONESIA| US woman’s body found stuffed in suitcase on Bali

The body of a 62-year-old American woman was found stuffed inside a suitcase on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, and authorities on Wednesday arrested her daughter and her daughter’s boyfriend

FILM | Lauren Bacall, sultry-voiced actress, dead at 89

Lauren Bacall was a movie star from almost her first moment on the silver screen. A fashion model and bit-part New York actress before moving to Hollywood at 19, Bacall achieved

IRAQ| Kurds push attack in north as Maliki clings to power

Kurdish forces fought to retake positions overrun by Islamic State fighters in northern Iraq last week as Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki tried to cling to power with his international backing

UKRAINE | Gov’t to block Russian aid trucks

Ukraine and Russia were locked in a stalemate as the column of about 280 Moscow-sent trucks headed for the border. Russia’s government said the vehicles loaded with 2,000 metric tons of

this day in history: 1980 Shipyard Poles strike for their rights

The strike at the Lenin shipyard is seen as part of a growing campaign to gain political freedoms and to improve economic conditions for Poland’s labour force. Numbering some 16,000, the

Offbeat | Robots guide nights at the museum at Tate Britain

The London art museum says for five nights beginning yesterday, people from around the world can get an after- hours tour online thanks to four roaming robots fitted with lights, cameras

Africa Cup | Ebola means Guinea, Sierra Leone games moved

African Cup qualifiers scheduled to be played in Ebola-affected Guinea and Sierra Leone will be moved to other countries, the Confederation of African Football said yesterday. CAF said in a statement

Rugby | De Villiers back to captain Springboks

Jean de Villiers returned to captain South Africa for its Rugby Championship opener against Argentina this weekend while youngsters Handre Pollard, Damian de Allende and Lood de Jager were all

Football | Ronaldo double clinches Super Cup for Real Madrid

Moving on from a frustrating World Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo began the new season as the last one ended for Real Madrid — with goals and a trophy. The Portugal forward netted

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