This day in history | 1966 Indira Gandhi takes charge in India

She was chosen at the end of a bitter leadership battle with former finance minister Morarji Desai. Following her win, Mrs Gandhi pledged herself to serve the Congress Party

Energy | In tiny Wyoming town, Bill Gates bets big on nuclear power

In this sleepy Wyoming town that has relied on coal for over a century, a company founded by the man who revolutionized personal computing is launching

Tennis | Andy Murray wins in Australia for first time since 2017

Five years and five long sets later, five-time Australian Open runner-up Andy Murray finally has won another match at the season-opening Grand Slam tournament. The

Hong Kong to cull 2,000 animals after hamsters get Covid-19

Hong Kong authorities said yesterday that they will cull some 2,000 small animals, including hamsters after several of the rodents tested positive for the virus at a

The Buzz | Out of this world: 555.55-carat black diamond lands in Dubai

Auction house Sotheby’s Dubai has unveiled a diamond that’s literally from out of this world. Sotheby’s calls the 555.55-carat black diamond — believed to have come from

China Daily | Party will constantly carry out self-reform as guarantee for the country’s modernization

The multiple angles the outside world adopts to analyze and speculate on the Communist Party of China’s anti-graft campaign, ranging from its motives and objectives to its effects

Wednesday, January 19, 2022 – edition no. 3936

  * Train toll — LRT Hengqin, Seac Pai Van lines to cost MOP8 billion overall * New Gaming Law | Junkets permitted if attached to a single-concessionaire * Another two residents have reported

Gaming | Casino profits in billions on first trading day after amendment announcement

Macau's big six have gained a whopping HKD42.2 billion on their first day of trading this week, lifting the overall market value of the casino

Covid-19 | Shenzhen sees first Omicron case

Of the 163 new local Covid-19 cases identified in the past 24 hours in mainland China, nine were in Guangdong province, with Shenzhen seeing its first Omicron infection.

Health code | SSM defends security of ‘counter-scan’

Yesterday, the SSM issued a statement defending its “counter-scan” footprint recording function as secure from personal data breaches. The “counter-scan” function is to allow operators

Macau report passed by Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering

The 2021 report submitted by the Macau government, evaluating its efforts to counter money laundering, has been adopted by the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG), the Financial

HK tests find heavy metal in coffee, including products in Macau market

The Hong Kong Consumer Council has tested 49 ground or powdered coffee products – many available in Macau – and discovered various levels of heavy metals and pesticides

Not so permanent residency

  Most people living and working in Macau under a non-permanent residency permit (non-permanent BIR) usually have a goal of reaching the “notorious” seven years. This is

MUST to send students to Sun Yat-Sen Hospital for internships

The Faculty of Medicine of Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) announced that they have signed a cooperation agreement with the First Affiliated Hospital of

WTT Champions players arrive in town

The star-studded line-up of table tennis players arrived in Macau for the upcoming WTT Champions Macao 2021 China Stars which will be held from January 19

Xi rejects ‘Cold War mentality,’ pushes cooperation

Chinese President Xi Jinping called yesterday for greater world cooperation against COVID-19 and said China would send an additional 1 billion doses of vaccine to other

Demographics | Births fall in 2021, as workforce shrinks

The number of babies born in China fell again last year, official data showed yesterday, adding to pressure on the ruling Communist Party’s ambitions to

Japan | Kishida says virus measures, defense top priorities

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told parliament yesterday that fighting the pandemic and strengthening defense are his government’s top priorities. Kishida delivered a speech opening this

Djokovic lands in Serbia after deportation from Australia

Novak Djokovic arrived in his native Serbia yesterday after being deported from Australia because he was not vaccinated against COVID-19, ending his hopes of defending his

USA | After Biden’s first year, the virus and disunity rage on

From the inaugural platform, President Joe Biden saw American sickness on two fronts — a disease of the national spirit and the one from the rampaging coronavirus

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