Wynn bets on ‘luxury for all’ at Wynn Palace

Wynn Resorts Chairman & CEO Steve Wynn said yesterday that his US$4.2 billion Wynn Palace would cater for everybody, but suggested that those looking for theme parks visit Hengqin Island.Wynn made the comments during a press conference at Wynn Palace in Cotai which officially opens on Monday night.“Our strategy of the hotel is to make part of it for everybody,” Wynn said.US gaming magnate Steve Wynn speaks during a press conference at Wynn Palace in Cotai yesterday. – AP

August 18, 2016 | BY admin

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Centaline says low property prices attracting overseas capital

Property prices and the number of transactions have gone up slightly in the second quarter of this year because Macau’s low prices are attracting overseas buyers to invest in the market, Centaline Macau and Hengqin Property Agency Senior Director Jacky Shek Pou Tak said yesterday.The Hong Kong real estate agency’s local office held a press conference on its premises in Macau Square where its senior staff gave a review of the local property market in the first half of the

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Councillors oppose moving old temple ‘sideways’

Several members of the government-appointed Cultural Heritage Council yesterday opposed moving an old temple adjacent to Kun Iam Temple in Avenida do Coronel Mesquita “sideways” to make way for a new road.The council held its fourth meeting yesterday at the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC). Yesterday’s meeting was chaired by the council’s vice-president, IC President Guillerme Ung Via Meng, and one of the topics on the agenda was the “cultural value” of the temple.The council, chaired

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No.3 storm warning signal is up

The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) hoisted the No.3 cyclone warning signal at 0:30 a.m. today.The signal was hoisted as a tropical cyclone was 170 kilometres south-west of the city at 1 a.m. It was heading towards the Leizhou Peninsula in Guangdong, at about three kilometres per hour.According to the bureau’s website, the signal No.3 is expected to be kept hoisted this morning, as the level of the wind will strengthen. This image taken from the website of the Meteorological

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Police nab 7 drug-takers

The Public Security Police (PSP) yesterday announced the arrests of seven men – a local and six mainlanders – on Tuesday for taking drugs in a private flat. A PSP spokesperson said at a regular press conference the police took action after they had been tipped off that a number of people were taking drugs in a flat in Iao Hon district. PSP officers went to the flat on Tuesday night and arrested the seven suspects.The local suspect surnamed Chio, who is in his fifties, is a construction

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South China Book Festival first time to have Macau Pavilion

The 2016 South China Book Festival, which will include a Macau Pavilion for the first time, will be held at the Canton Fair Pazhou Complex in Guangzhou from tomorrow to next Thursday, the Oral History Association of Macau announced during a press conference yesterday. The annual book fair has been co-hosted by the Guangdong provincial government since 1993.The statement also said that the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), Cultural Industries Fund (FIC), Oral History Association of Macau, Macau

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Ung slates Iec Long heritage evaluation for year-end or early 2017

Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) President Guilherme Ung Vai Meng said yesterday he expected his bureau to initiate a cultural heritage evaluation for the former Iec Long Firecracker Factory in Taipa as early as at the end of this year.Ung made the remarks while speaking to reporters after attending yesterday’s meeting of the government-appointed Cultural Heritage Council at the bureau in Praça do Tap Seac. One of the topics on the agenda was that the bureau briefed the council members on

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MGM lifts Macau stake in US$325 million deal with Pansy Ho

MGM Resorts International has acquired more shares in its Macau unit in a deal valued at about US$325 million with Pansy Ho Chiu King, who will add to her stake in the Las Vegas-based parent company.According to a statement by MGM China Holdings to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange yesterday, MGM Resorts International has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 188.1 million shares or 4.95 percent of MGM China from Grand Paradise Macau Limited, an entity controlled by Ho. The transaction

August 17, 2016 | BY admin

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Court orders drugged U-turn driver to report every 15 days

A man in his twenties who was caught driving in the wrong direction on Friendship Bridge on Sunday while high on drugs has been ordered to report to the authorities every 15 days, pending the outcome of further investigations, a statement from the Public Prosecutions Office (MP) said yesterday.According to the statement, the suspect has been released on his own recognisance but needs to report to the authorities every 15 days.The statement said the man was suspected of the consumption of

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Lawmaker calls for accountability system for officials

Lawmaker Si Ka Lon urged the government yesterday to set up an accountability system for senior officials. He made the appeal after a press conference held with fellow lawmakers Chan Meng Kam and Song Pek Kei at their joint office, summarising their work during the annual session of the Legislative Assembly (AL) which ended on Monday. The legislature is now on summer recess until October 15. Asked by the media what the government’s biggest problem was, Si said it was the lack of an

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Owners can be with their dogs during muzzle evaluation test: official

Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) Administrative Committee Member Ung Sau Hong said yesterday that owners will be allowed to be with their dogs when their canine friends will go through the bureau’s muzzle evaluation test.The test is to determine whether dogs weighing 23 kg or above need to be muzzled or not when being walked in public areas, after the Animal Protection Law takes effect on September 1.According to the new law, such dogs need to wear muzzles unless they pass the

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Police looking for barefoot robber

A robber who lost his flip flops while being chased by his victim on Monday night near Areia Preta Park is still on the loose, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said in a regular press conference yesterday.According to the spokesperson, the suspect, who is in his forties and speaks Cantonese, wore flip flops, a yellow shirt, black trousers and a hat at the time of the robbery.The PJ spokeswoman said the victim, a woman, was walking near a parking metre area close to Areia Preta Park at about

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Drunken Uber driver faces prison, driving ban

The Court of First Instance (TJB) sentenced a driver working for the local branch of US online transportation network company Uber to four months imprisonment and banned him from driving for eighteen months for drink driving, according to a statement by the Public Prosecution Office (MP) earlier this week. The MP statement did not name the company. However, the local Uber branch reportedly confirmed over the weekend that the driver was working for it. A statement released by the

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Govt to initiate Iec Long heritage evaluation

Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) President Guilherme Ung Vai Meng said yesterday his bureau would initiate a cultural heritage evaluation process for the former Iec Long Firecracker Factory in Taipa as soon as possible.Ung made the comments at Regency Hotel in Taipa where he attended the opening of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Film Production Investment and Trade Fair.In a hard-hitting report released by the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) last month about the controversial Iec Long

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