Sino-US trade war set to impact casino receipts to some extent: Ambrose So

SJM Holdings Executive Director-cum-CEO Ambrose So Shu Fai said yesterday that the China-US trade war was set to impact Macau’s gaming revenues to some extent if it continues.However, he insisted that for the time being the city’s overall gaming receipts are still on a positive upward trend.So made the remarks while speaking to reporters after officiating at the traditional blessing ceremony for the gaming company’s dragon boat team at the Nam Van Lake Nautical Centre.This year’s Dragon

May 24, 2019 | BY admin

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Phone scam cases are surging: police

The police have recorded “a surge” in phone scam cases “in recent days” in which fraudsters pretend to be express delivery company staff members and mainland police officers, according to a statement by the Judiciary Police (PJ) yesterday, which urged residents to remain vigilant against this kind of deception.According to the statement, the Judiciary Police and the Public Security Police (PSP) received a total of 23 reports about phone scams or attempted phone scams in an eight-day

May 24, 2019 | BY admin

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Graft busters to propose discipline revision

The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) said in a statement yesterday that it would soon propose amendments to the civil service disciplinary code.According to the statement, the city’s graft busters are also analysing possible changes to Macau’s anti-corruption regulations.The statement said that details of the proposed changes would be announced soon, adding that the proposals would take the anti-graft experience of Hong Kong and the mainland into consideration.PLEASE READ THE FULL

May 24, 2019 | BY admin

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‘Mr. Ma and Son’: the all-male Chinese version of Pride and Prejudice

The play “Mr. Ma and Son” is showing in Macau this weekend. Directed by Fang Xu, this stage adaptation of Lao She’s (1899-1966) popular novel “Mr. Ma and Son” is presented by the BJAMC Drama theatre group from Beijing with an all-male cast that adds satire to the tone of the performance.“Mr. Ma and Son” portrays the struggle of Chinese immigrants in London back in the 1920s, which the Beijing Daily described as the Chinese equivalent of “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austin.The

May 24, 2019 | BY admin

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Graffiti defaces IAM headquarters

Staff members of the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) found yesterday that graffiti had been scrawled on a wall of its headquarters in the city centre, and reported the incident to the police, according to an IAM statement yesterday.The façade of the IAM headquarters, formerly known as Leal Senado, faces Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro.According to the statement, the graffiti was found on the side wall in Rua do Dr. Soares.A man walk pasts the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) headquarters last night

May 24, 2019 | BY admin

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Wynn will soon find out if Las Vegas & Macau glitz work in Boston

LAS VEGAS – Wynn Resorts is about to find out how well Vegas plays in Boston.After holding discussions to sell its US$2.6 billion Massachusetts project to MGM Resorts International – talks that sparked an outcry from local officials – the company has decided to keep the property. When it opens next month, Encore Boston Harbor will be the flashiest casino on the East Coast.The Wynn style – with its floral sculptures, modern art and emphasis on high-end dining – hasn’t always traveled

May 24, 2019 | BY admin

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Visitors rise 15.9 pct to 3.4 million in April

Macau’s number of visitor arrivals rose by 15.9 percent year-on-year to 3.4 million last month, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced yesterday.According to a DSEC statement, overnight visitors (1.6 million) grew by 5.4 percent, while same-day visitors (1.8 million) surged by 27.4 percent.Overnight visitors stayed an average of 2.2 days.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

May 24, 2019 | BY admin

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Police nab couple for beating 4-year-old son

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested a local man for beating his four-year-old son with a coat hanger last week after the boy refused to take his medicine, a PJ spokesman said during a regular press conference yesterday.The boy’s mother was also found to have previously beaten him, according to the spokesperson.The spokesperson identified the male suspect as a 33-year-old air-conditioning technician surnamed Choi and his wife as a 30-year-old saleswoman surnamed Tou. The couple have two

May 24, 2019 | BY admin

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HK economist to give talk on Sino-US trade war: UM

The University of Macau (UM) said in a statement yesterday that Hong Kong-based economist Lawrence Lau Juen-yee will deliver a keynote speech titled “The China-US Trade War: Challenges and Opportunities for China, the Greater Bay Area and Macau” next Thursday on the public university’s Hengqin campus.The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA) consists of nine cities in Guangdong and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau.According to the statement, Lau is a

May 24, 2019 | BY admin

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Mainlander promotes gaming website with Macau emblem at G2E: police

The police arrested a mainlander yesterday for promoting an online gaming website with the official emblem of the government of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR), Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Ho, the 27-year-old suspect surnamed Gao was caught at the G2E Asia gaming exhibition in Cotai when PJ officers were inspecting the exhibition hall yesterday morning. They discovered the inappropriate use of the

May 23, 2019 | BY admin

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Moody’s keeps ‘stable outlook’ for Macau

US credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service affirmed yesterday Macau’s local and foreign currency issuer rating at Aa3 and maintained the special administrative region’s “stable outlook”.The Aa3 rating indicates that an obligor has a very strong capacity to meet its financial commitments.According to a statement by the New York City-based agency, there are three key drivers of the rating affirmation: “Large and growing fiscal and external buffers will continue to provide Macau

May 23, 2019 | BY admin

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Printer films women in toilet with 2 hidden cameras: police

The Public Security Police (PSP) arrested a local man on Tuesday for filming a number of women with two hidden cameras that he had installed in a washroom of a commercial building in Areia Preta district in February, PSP spokesman Kam Ka Kit said during a regular press conference yesterday.The suspect’s nefarious filming activities were only discovered after a woman working in the building saw a memory card that he had carelessly left on the floor in the washroom last week and picked it up

May 23, 2019 | BY admin

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Sandwich shop trains mentally disabled to find jobs

A sandwich shop, Casa de Peliseo Sam Meng Chi, opened in 2002 funded by the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS), provides training opportunities for the mentally disabled with the aim of helping them enter the local job market.“Sam Meng Chi” sounds like “sandwich” in English and the literal translation of “Sam” is “heart”.In Chinese, the shop is called “Saam Mahn Jih Siu Sihk Dihm”.The manager of Casa de Peliseo Sam Meng Chi, Grace Lao Iok Chu (left) and a trainee surnamed Lai pose

May 23, 2019 | BY admin

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New escalators at Barrier Gate checkpoint can be used for 30 years: police

The police said yesterday that the project – which started last week – to replace three of the six escalators with new ones at the entrance of the departure hall of the Barrier Gate checkpoint, in which it is expected that the three new escalators can be used for 30 years.The Public Security Police (PSP), Macau Public Security Forces Affairs Bureau (DSFSM) and Transport Bureau (DSAT) hosted a joint press conference in a pressroom at the Barrier Gate checkpoint yesterday to brief the media

May 23, 2019 | BY admin

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