Tag: Macau
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Lobo Vilela resigns from government
Lawyer and legal expert on gaming, António Lobo Vilela, 48, will leave the government by the end of the year of his own volition. Vilela tendered ... -
Additional Secretary of Security powers approved unanimously without remarks
The Legislative Assembly (AL) plenary has approved, unanimously and without any remarks, amendments to two laws which the government suggested improving to make them consistent with ... -
Crime | Police crack down on fake employment arrangements
The Judiciary Police (PJ) have cracked down a large fake employment operation, apprehending a total of 17 suspects, according to a report by TDM. In total, ... -
TUI dismisses final appeal for Nam Van land plots
The Court of Final Appeal (TUI) has decided to dismiss all the appeals submitted from former concessionaires of nine land plots located at the “Closing of ... -
Club D2 to close doors at end of year
Club D2 at Fisherman’s Wharf will close its doors at the end of this year, Portuguese language newspaper Hoje Macau reported, citing the owner of the ... -
Japanese retailer Don Quijote slated for 2021 Macau debut
Japanese discount mega chain store Don Quijote will open its first Macau establishment in the Fai Chi Kei District, Japanese newspaper The Macau Shimbun recently reported. ... -
Space Chinese capsule returns to Earth carrying moon rocks
A Chinese lunar capsule returned to Earth yesterday with the first fresh rock samples from the moon in more than 40 years, offering the possibility of ... -
Luckin Coffee to pay $180 million fine in fraud case
China’s Luckin Coffee has agreed to pay a $180 million penalty to settle accounting fraud charges, the Securities and Exchange Commission says. The SEC charged the ... -
Hong Kong | Financial authorities unveil plan for climate disclosures, stress tests
Hong Kong’s two main financial authorities outlined a plan for increased climate disclosures and stepped up management of risks linked to climate change for banks and ... -
Tan Weiwei | Forceful lyrics on domestic violence strike chord in China
Quarrel, rape, adultery. Tricky, greedy, sycophantic. Chinese singer Tan Weiwei chants each word methodically in a two-line string of vulgarities and insults. The 16 words in ... -
Afghanistan | US Joint Chiefs chairman meets with Taliban on peace talks
The top U.S. general held unannounced talks with Taliban peace negotiators in the Persian Gulf to urge a reduction in violence across Afghanistan, even as senior ... -
Pandemic | India seeks to mend Bangladesh ties with vaccine diplomacy
India reassured Bangladesh it will prioritize the supply of Covid-19 shots to its South Asian neighbor, part of its vaccine outreach to counter China’s rising influence ... -
Pandemic | World shares climb on hopes US to finally get more stimulus
World shares were mostly higher yesterday, buoyed by hopes the U.S. Congress may finally deliver fresh aid to help American businesses and families weather the pandemic. ... -
Editorial | Be bold to live
The secret of enjoying life to the full is to “get out of the comfort zone,” Jolian, a young Macau entrepreneur and skater told the Times ... -
Former Prosecutor General Ho Chio Meng, other MP officials detained for alleged fraud
Former high-ranking officials from the Public Prosecutions Office (MP) are under investigation by the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) in a case involving alleged illicit business transactions ... -
Editorial | Pataca unpegged or (the day I’ll leave Macau)
The peg-unpeg of the pataca to the American dollar – indirectly via the link to the Hong Kong dollar – is a decades-old discussion. Lately however, ... -
Editorial | 2015: Another year on the waiting list
The city was shocked in 2015 by the tragic death of Ms Lai Man Wa, the Customs Chief, who allegedly committed suicide by asphyxiation, according to ... -
Editorial | Dore to door greed
My informed sources say that over 60 percent of Dore investors are Macau residents. This is typical of the stories where you can’t really distinguish victims ... -
Macau ranks No. 1 in economic performance among world cities
Macau outperformed the rest of the world’s major cities economically last year, according to a report out yesterday. Cities in the developing world, especially China, dominated ...
