Casino revenue rises 22 pct in March

Macau’s casinos posted 22.2 percent gross revenue growth last month, the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) announced yesterday.According to Reuters, analysts had expected a growth of 13 percent to 18 percent.Last month’s gross revenue from games of chance reached 25.95 billion patacas, the second-highest figure this year, after January’s 26.26 billion patacas. PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

April 3, 2018 | BY admin

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Police nab 17 at ‘drug party’

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested 17 men and women from the mainland and South Korea on Sunday for selling or taking narcotics at a “drug party”, PJ spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said during a special press conference yesterday.According to Lei, the 17 suspects are aged between 19 and 53. Three of them are women, all aged 27, from South Korea while the others are mainlanders.According to Lei, the police received a tip-off in the early hours of Sunday that a large number of people were using and

April 3, 2018 | BY admin

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Police probe fire in empty building

The Judiciary Police (PJ) are investigating a suspicious fire that occurred in a mothballed residential project on Small Taipa Hill yesterday.The Fire Services Bureau (CB) said that it received a report at around 4 p.m. yesterday that a fire was raging on the rooftop of the empty building, located opposite Bela Vista building of Lisboa Gardens.Firefighters rushed to the scene and extinguished the blaze. No one was injured in the incident, firemen said.This photo shows the mothballed residential

April 3, 2018 | BY admin

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Commentator calls for details of Taipa boardwalk project

The government should encourage citizens to discuss and reach a consensus on which position to take on the wetlands outside the Taipa-Houses Museum – whether they should be a nature reserve or act as a hub for public education on bird habitats – before making a decision whether it will go ahead with a boardwalk project alongside the wetlands, current affairs commentator Ron Lam U Tou said yesterday.Lam, who holds a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, made the remarks in a phone

April 3, 2018 | BY admin

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City’s airport, airline make money in 2017

The government majority-owned Macau International Airport Company Limited (CAM) has reported a final net profit of 354 million patacas after tax and preferred dividends for last year. According to a CAM statement issued after last week’s annual general meeting, the company earnt a profit of 451 million patacas before the distribution of preference share dividends in 2017.The airport’s total income rose 9.6 percent to 4.95 billion patacas last year. CAM’s total income reached 1.4 billion

April 3, 2018 | BY admin

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It’s important to understand a child’s feelings: teacher

Taiwanese special education teacher Freddy Chu Chih-kuang said yesterday it was important to understand why a child feels what he or she feels.Yesterday was 2018 World Autism Awareness Day, and the Macau Autism Association organised a series of activities aiming to increase public awareness about the developmental disorder throughout this month.Chu made the remarks during a talk for parents whose children have special needs, about understanding children’s emotions, at Macau Science

April 3, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt proposes bidding for stall allocations

The government is launching a two-month public consultation today on two bills regulating the operation of the city’s wet markets and the operation of vendors’ stalls respectively.The two bills propose that residents who want to run a stall will need to bid for a licence, as opposed to the current practice where available stalls are simply allocated through a lucky draw.While some vendors run their stalls in the streets, others run their stalls in municipal markets.Civic and Municipal

March 30, 2018 | BY admin

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Record stock streak enriches Galaxy boss by US$12 billion

HONG KONG – Galaxy, Macau’s top casino operator is on a record winning streak as the effects of a mainland Chinese anti-graft campaign fade – and that’s enriching its owner to the tune of US$12 billion.Galaxy Entertainment Group has jumped about 200 percent during a seven-quarter winning streak, placing it among the top four performers on Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index. Analysts are bullish, with 24 saying buy and not a single sell rating, while their consensus target price implies a

March 30, 2018 | BY admin

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Man steals gambler’s chips, loses all in 1 bet: police

A man from the mainland was arrested on Wednesday for stealing a gambler’s chips in a casino in Cotai, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Chan Nam said yesterday during a regular press conference.According to Ho, the 38-year-old suspect is surnamed Shen, while the victim is a man in his fifties.Ho said that on Tuesday night the victim was gambling in the casino. He left chips worth HK$40,000 on the gaming table and went to another table nearby. Spotting the victim had left his chips

March 30, 2018 | BY admin

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Councillors delay discussion on Cheoc Van Garden hotel project

The Urban Planning Council (CPU) yesterday decided to postpone its discussion about a redevelopment project on a plot at Cheoc Van Garden – a complex of villas in Coloane. The owner of the property of the plot – an abandoned building – is asking to convert it into a budget hotel.Yesterday’s regular meeting of the council, held at the Transport Bureau (DSAT) Building, included a discussion about the proposed legal development conditions for the plot on which the abandoned building is

March 30, 2018 | BY admin

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Man nabbed for illegal entry & stealing friend’s money: police

The police arrested this week a male mainlander for illegal entry into Macau earlier this year and stealing a friend’s money in 2015, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a regular press conference in Zape yesterday.Ho identified the suspect as a 51-year-old man surnamed Wang, who claimed to be unemployed. The victim is a female mainlander whose details were not revealed.According to Ho, Wang and the victim got to know each other in Macau. On December 26, 2015, the victim

March 30, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt needs to tackle Galaxy-Wynn deal seriously: Chow

Outspoken businessman David Chow Kam Fai, co-chairman of Macau Legend Development, said yesterday that the government needed to take Wynn Resorts’ recent transfer of shares to Galaxy Entertainment Group very seriously. He also said that the situation could result in unfairness for the upcoming bidding process for gaming concessions.Chow, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), made the remarks while speaking to reporters after

March 30, 2018 | BY admin

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Lusophone flair to spice up weekend night market

The weekly night market around the Inner Harbour area’s Hong Kung Temple and along Rua de Cinco de Outubro will be amped up this weekend with food, craft workshops and performances from the Portuguese-speaking world.The Hong Kung Night Market, held every weekend, has been livening up the sleepy neighbourhood for a few years now and has gained popularity because besides the usual fish ball and grilled food hawkers, visitors can find some classic Macau snacks such as maltose crackers that are

March 30, 2018 | BY admin

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Foie gras for afternoon tea?

It’s the long Easter weekend, and although it’s not as big a deal as Christmas is here in terms of festivities and activities, it’s nevertheless a celebration and there’s food for every occasion.There are only a few places in Macau that are in the Easter spirit, and Brasserie at The Parisian is one of them that has some Easter specials for friends and family gathering for meals over the long weekend.As it’s a French restaurant, even its afternoon tea is à la française. Its Easter

March 30, 2018 | BY admin

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