Travel | Thailand mulls waiving quarantine for vaccinated tourists

Thailand may scrap its two-week mandatory quarantine for foreign visitors with proof of Covid-19 vaccination as the Southeast Asian nation seeks to revive its pandemic-hit tourism industry. Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha

Urban Kitchen introduces classic South American and Caribbean cuisines

Urban Kitchen at  JW Marriott Hotel Macau topped up its buffet line with an additional Latin American corner this spring. The dining experience will explore the diverse gastronomic Latin regions, starting

Forbes names MGM Macau a Five-Star hotel for the sixth time

Forbes Travel Guide named MGM Macau a Five-Star Hotel for the sixth consecutive year in its 2021 Star Rating list, the gaming operator announced in a statement. Tria spas at both

The Buzz | Egypt gets Sinopharm vaccines donated by China

Egypt’s health ministry yesterday said the country has received a 300,000-dose shipment of the Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine donated by China. It was the third vaccine shipment received by Egypt. In December,

Facebook says it will lift its Australian news ban soon

Facebook said yesterday it will lift its ban on Australians sharing news after it struck a deal with Australia’s government on legislation that would make digital giants pay for journalism. Treasurer

World Views | China and Russia are beating the West at vaccine diplomacy

It was encouraging to see G7 leaders including France’s Emmanuel Macron, Germany’s Angela Merkel and the U.K.’s Boris Johnson all on the same page when it came to Covid-19 vaccines

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* ‘Patriots’ should govern Macau, HK — Pro-Beijing sectors in the SARs, including Chief Executive Carrie Lam, advocate a change in the electoral system to prevent ‘dissent’ voices access to public

Immigration bill | Provision equalizes illicit entry and illicit overstaying

The bill on immigration control contains one article that indicates an equal weight of criminality for illicit entry and illicit overstaying. The same article, due to its link to another

Symposium on ‘one country, two systems’ | Top official signals changes to Hong Kong election rules

  China faces a “critical and urgent” task to overhaul Hong Kong’s electoral system, Beijing’s top official for the city said, in the latest sign that authorities were mulling major changes

Macau scholar implicated in academic fraud

At least two academic papers authored by a researcher affiliated with the City University of Macau and published in the journal Springer Nature, erroneously listed David Cox, a scholar serving

Covid-19 | 1,200 inoculated at ‘smooth’ vaccination rollout: Dr. Alvis Lo

Some 1,200 local residents were inoculated with their first dose of a vaccine for Covid-19 as of yesterday afternoon, while another 2,600 locals registered to schedule their vaccination, Dr. Alvis

Woman accuses gambling partners of abuse of trust, claims HKD275,000 damage

A woman from the mainland is accusing two of her gaming partners of abusing her trust and appropriating HKD275,000 that belonged to her, the Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson reported yesterday. The

TNR accused of arson in building fire

A non-resident worker (TNR) from the UK is being accused of deliberately lighting a fire in a building entrance in the early hours of February 19, the Judiciary Police (PJ)

Man arrested for filming and photographing colleague in toilet

A man has been detained and accused of the crime of intrusion of privacy for photographing and recording a work colleague while she was in the toilet, the Public Security

Agarwood Diffuser for cars | MUST team wins international design award

The product “smart car agarwood diffuser,” designed by Assistant Professor Zhang Mengting from the Faculty of Humanities and Arts of the Macau University of Science and Technology, won the 2020

Gaming | GGR picked up in the later half of February: JP Morgan

Macau’s gross gaming revenue (GGR) for the first 21 days of February is expected to be around MOP5.8 billion, or MOP276 million per day, the latest statement by JP Morgan,

Zheng Anting urges moving abandoned vehicles to Guangdong

Lawmaker Zheng Anting has recommended that the local government move the city’s abandoned and unclaimed vehicles to Guangdong province so that the city can be rid of community sanitation threats

Briefs | Taxi driver arrested three months after defrauding passenger

  A taxi driver who defrauded a passenger he transported from the Border Gate Plaza to the Rua de Malaca on November 22 has finally been caught by the police, the

Analysis | Rethinking the US-China fight: Does China really threaten American power abroad?

President Joe Biden is so far maintaining his predecessor’s tough China policy, which aims to curb China’s international power both economically and politically. In the U.S. and Europe, China is widely

US-China relations | Wang urges Biden to lift trade restrictions, stop interference

China’s top diplomat called yesterday for new U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration to lift restrictions on trade and people-to-people contacts while ceasing what Beijing considers unwarranted interference in the areas

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