Snapshots of daily life as city tackles COVID-19

A woman from the mainland was arrested on Tuesday for keeping HK$54,000 in cash that fell out of a passer-by’s pocket, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Cheong Heon Fan said during a regular press conference in Zape yesterday.According to the Cheong, the suspect is a 58-year-old woman from the mainland surnamed Xie, who works as a cleaner in Macau.Cheong said that the victim, a local male shop owner, whose surname was not revealed, received a cash payment of HK$54,000 on Saturday, and he

SIHANOUKVILLE – A businessman leaves a smoky room US$1,500 poorer from a game of baccarat at a casino in Sihanoukville – an increasingly common scene in the Cambodian beachtown as it becomes a honeypot for Chinese gamblers and investors, striving to become a “New Macau”.“It’s not so bad if I lost tonight,” said Dong Qiang, adding: “I will try my luck tomorrow.”The coastal capital of Preah Sihanouk province – named after Cambodia’s revered late king – was once a sleepy