Mobile phone imports surge 179 pct in March

Macau’s mobile phone imports in the first quarter increased 74.0 percent to 2.17 billion patacas, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced.According to a DSEC statement earlier this week, mobile phone imports in March surged 179.2 percent to 670.7 million patacas.Imports of beauty, cosmetic and skin-care products rose 52.9 percent to 1.15 billion patacas in the first quarter. They increased 64.9 percent to 410.7 million patacas in March.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT

May 4, 2018 | BY admin

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‘Wealth-sharing’ handouts start in July: govt

The government will start to distribute its annual “wealth-sharing” cash handouts to residents from early July, Executive Council spokesman Leong Heng Teng announced yesterday.The amount this year is 9,000 patacas for permanent and 5,400 patacas for non-permanent residents, both unchanged from last year, Leong said at a press conference at Government Headquarters yesterday.The last batch of beneficiaries will receive their cash handouts in September, according to Leong.Executive Council

May 4, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt continues low-income subsidy

Executive Council spokesman Leong Heng Teng announced yesterday that the council, the government’s top advisory body, has completed its discussion of a government-drafted by-law on the so-called Temporary Measure of Income Subsidy.The by-law is to renew the subsidy for low-income residents. The subsidy was first implemented in 2008 and has been renewed annually since then.The subsidy is to provide financial assistance to local permanent residents aged at least 40 and with a monthly income of

May 4, 2018 | BY admin

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Motor vehicles drop 2.6 pct in March

Macau’s total number of licensed motor vehicles at the end of March dropped 2.6 percent year on year to 238,970, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) said in a statement yesterday.Light motorcycles decreased 15.2 percent to 28,182. Light automobiles dropped 3.2 percent to 106,632, but heavy motorcycles rose 2.5 percent to 96,453.In the first quarter, new registrations of motor vehicles grew 10.4 percent year on year to 4,155, including 1,660 light automobiles, an increase of 43.1

May 4, 2018 | BY admin

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Galaxy’s revenue rises 32 pct in Q1

Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) said in a statement yesterday that its revenue rose 32 percent year on year to HK$18.5 billion in the first quarter.Adjusted EBITDA increased 36 percent year on year to HK$4.3 billion.The statement pointed out that the company continues to move forward with Phases 3 & 4 in Cotai, with a strong focus on non-gaming, primarily targeting conventions and events, entertainment, family facilities and “premium high-end” hotels. PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN

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Councillors call for training of national security promotion teams

Central Districts Community Service Consultative Council members Huang Wei and Ho Kuai Seng yesterday urged the government to help community associations, schools and private enterprises train their members, pupils and staff to improve their knowledge of national security so that they can join special teams to promote the protection of national security in their communities.The pair made the appeal during a regular meeting of the government-appointed council at the Patane Market Municipal

May 3, 2018 | BY admin

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Maid beats toddler with wooden spoon: police

A domestic helper has been arrested for injuring a two-year-old girl, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said during a regular press conference yesterday.The suspect is a 28-year-old Myanmese woman surnamed Van, the spokesperson said, adding that the domestic helper was hired to look after the toddler in January, as the victim’s parents are both working. The victim’s mother, who works as a saleswoman in a shopping centre, sometimes does not finish work until after midnight.According to

May 3, 2018 | BY admin

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Police nab Taipa cat burglar

A male cat burglar from the mainland was arrested on Tuesday for breaking into a lower-floor flat in Taipa last month, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Choi Ian Fai said during a special press conference at the PJ headquarters in Zape yesterday.Choi identified the suspect as a 30-year-old surnamed Wei, who claimed to be unemployed.The flat is on the fifth floor of a residential building in Rua Cidade de Lisboa, according to Choi. On April 18 the family left home and only returned in the early

May 3, 2018 | BY admin

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800 protest on May Day: police

Two groups, comprising the Pearl Horizon Condominium Owners United Association and the New Macau Gaming Workers’ Rights Union, as well as a lone protester demonstrated on Tuesday – International Workers’ Day – afternoon.According to the Public Security Police (PSP), about 800 people participated in the various protest marches.All demonstrations ended outside Government Headquarters in Praia Grande, where representatives from each group submitted their respective petitions to an

May 3, 2018 | BY admin

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SJM’s gaming revenue rises 6.7 pct in Q1

SJM Holdings said in a statement yesterday that its net gaming revenue for the first quarter rose by 6.7 percent year on year to HK$8.41 billion.Adjusted EBITDA increased by 17.0 percent to HK$987 million. Adjusted EBITDA margin grew to 11.5 percent from 10.5 percent a year earlier.Profit attributable to the company’s owners rose by 25.8 percent to HK$730 million. “The increase was mainly due to an increase in mass-market gross gaming revenue in self-promoted casinos,” the statement

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Councillors urge govt to tackle illegal inns

Central District Community Service Consultative Council member Ieong Man Un said yesterday there was an urgent need to tackle Macau’s illegal inns, adding that the government could have done a better job on the issue.Ieong made the remarks on behalf of himself and Chan Wai Pan during a regular meeting of the government-appointed council at the Patane Market Municipal Complex on the peninsula.Referencing tourism statistics, Ieong noted that the city’s number of visitor arrivals exceeded 32

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Govt agrees to possible ‘major’ amendments to protest rules: legislator

Lawmaker Ho Ion Sang, who heads the legislature’s 1st Standing Committee, said yesterday that the government concurred with view raised by some members of his committee yesterday that it may need to propose “major” amendments to the city’s law on assemblies and demonstrations in the future – but only after the current amendment bill has been passed.Ho briefed the media after a closed-door meeting of his committee which is reviewing a government-initiated bill which proposes amendments

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Casinos beat analysts at their own game

Macau is beating analysts at their own game.Casino revenue in the world’s largest gambling hub rocketed past even the most bullish predictions in April, soaring 27.6 percent to 25.73 billion patacas from a year earlier, the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) announced on May Day.The result was even more impressive as analysts had already revised their forecasts higher in the preceding weeks.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

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Reciprocal driving-licence deal ‘must’ be signed: Rosario

Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosario said yesterday that the local government will “surely” sign a reciprocal driving-licence deal with the mainland as “Macau is a part of China”.Rosario also said he expected the local government to ink the deal with the central government “within a short space of time”.Rosario made the remarks while speaking to reporters yesterday on the sidelines of a reception celebrating today’s International Workers’ Day hosted by

May 1, 2018 | BY admin

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