4th local dengue case confirmed: govt

The government's income from gaming taxes fell 13.3 percent year-on-year to 8.83 billion patacas (US$1.1 billion) last month, the Financial Services Bureau (DSF) announced today. In January last year, the government's receipts from gaming taxes amounted to 10.19 billion patacas. Last month's income from gaming taxes paid by the city's six rival gaming operators - Sands, Galaxy, SJM, MGM, Wynn and Melco - accounted for 88.9 percent of the government's total current receipts of 9.93

A Public Security Police (PSP) statement said that a policeman from the Police Tactical Intervention Unit (UTIP) died yesterday after he had completed a 1,800-metre training session.The victim was a 45-year-old senior officer surnamed Chan. He joined the unit in 1998.According to the statement, at about 10 a.m. yesterday, tactical unit members were running along the cycle path in Avenida Marginal Flor de Lótus.  After Chan had completed the exercise, he said that he felt unwell