Commercial flights double y-o-y in Q1

In the first quarter, arriving and departing commercial flights totaled 13,306 trips, a hike of 115.2% year-on-year, according to data from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC).

Authorities test emergency typhoon plans

The Environmental Protection Bureau (DSAMA) conducted an emergency response drill recently to test its infrastructure’s ability to handle typhoon conditions. The exercise simulated power outages and flooding during

CE reaffirms fulfillment of ‘jobs for locals’ policy

The Chief Executive (CE), Ho Iat Seng, has said the local government will continue to ensure residents have priority accessing jobs. Ho was speaking at the

Microsoft will invest $1.7 billion in AI, cloud infrastructure in Indonesia

Microsoft will invest $1.7 billion over the next four years in new cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure in Indonesia — the single largest investment in Microsoft’s 29-year

“Cheers to 200 Years: Celebrating The Macallan’s Legacy of Exceptional Scotch Whisky”

Join us in celebrating The Macallan's 200th anniversary, honoring two centuries of exceptional single malt Scotch whisky. With a new '200 Years Young' logo, The Macallan pays tribute to its

Scientist who first published virus sequence protests after being locked out of his lab

The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China was staging a sit-in protest after authorities locked him out of his lab.

China says Palestinian factions made ‘encouraging progress’ in talks in Beijing

Representatives of rival Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah made “encouraging progress” in recent talks in the Chinese capital on promoting reconciliation, China’s Foreign Ministry said yesterday.

Pro-Beijing prime minister won’t keep his job following elections

Solomon Islands pro-Beijing Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare withdrew from the contest to remain head of the strategically important South Pacific island nation’s government following general elections two

Talks advance on a treaty to end plastic pollution

Nations made progress on a treaty to end plastic pollution as their fourth round of talks finished yesterday in Canada. For the first time in the

1945 Germany announces Hitler is dead

Adolf Hitler has been killed at the Reich Chancery in Berlin, according to Hamburg radio. At 2230 local time a newsreader announced that reports from the Fuhrer’s

The Taliban are working to woo tourists to Afghanistan

Around 30 men are crammed into a Kabul classroom, part of the debut student cohort at a Taliban-run institute training tourism and hospitality professionals. It’s a

US and Mexico drop bid to host 2027 World Cup, Brazil and joint German-Dutch-Belgian bids remain

The U.S. Soccer Federation and its Mexican counterpart dropped their joint bid to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup yesterday and said they will focus

Winner of $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot is an immigrant from Laos who has cancer

One of the winners of a $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot this month is an immigrant from Laos who has had cancer for eight years and had

King Charles III returns to public duties with a trip to a cancer charity

King Charles III returned to public duties yesterday, visiting a cancer treatment charity and beginning his carefully managed comeback after the monarch’s own cancer diagnosis sidelined him for three months.

Musk’s visit exposes malignancy of Washington’s ‘overcapacity’ claim

Coming hard on the heels of the rather gloomy visit by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, whose agenda for his trip seemed to be to hype up

Wednesday, May 1, 2024 – edition no. 4474

— Government to revamp structures along Rua de Felicidade following positive pedestrianization assessment * Corruption | Two customs officers accused of sick leave fraud costing MOP3 million in wages * May Day

Casino stocks surge on new travel permits

Shares in Macau casino operators rallied yesterday after Chinese authorities introduced new travel permits to boost the special administrative region’s tourism industry. Melco International Development

Conservation group calls for waste processing plants over artificial Island

The Hong Kong Dolphin Conservation Society is urging Macau authorities to build construction waste screening and processing facilities instead of an artificial island made from the

Authorities brace for 680,000 daily cross-boundary travel surge

As the five-day Labor Day holiday for the mainland approaches, the Macau government is taking measures to cope with the expected surge in cross-boundary passenger and vehicle

30 injured in three-vehicle collision in Taipa

Approximately 30 people suffered minor injuries after a multi-vehicle collision on Estrada da Ponte de Pac on, near the Amizade Bridge in Taipa yesterday, according to multiple media

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