The Gaming Inspection and Co-ordination Bureau (DICJ) will start studying before the end of the year whether local dealers – also known as croupiers – should be barred from gambling in local casinos, DICJ Director Paulo Martins Chan said on Wednesday. Chan made the remarks after attending a phone-in programme hosted by Ou Mun Tin Toi, the Chinese-language radio […]
Month: May 2016
The average price of residential units decreased by 4.2 per cent quarter-to-quarter to 72,955 patacas per square metre of usable area in the first quarter, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced on Tuesday. The average price of pre-sale residential units dropped by 8.9 per cent to 94,165 patacas per square metre. The average price […]
Macau is a good gateway to China for Russian airlines, Dmitriy Arkhipov, a vice-president of Royal Flight, a Russian charter airline based in Abakan, said on Tuesday. Abakan, which has some 173,000 inhabitants, is the capital city of the Russian Federation’s Republic of Khakassia in the southwestern part of Siberia. Speaking to The Macau Post Daily on the […]
The G2E Asia 2016 Conference commenced Tuesday at The Venetian, welcoming over 180 exhibitors, 800 VIPs, and buyers from across the globe. The event’s opening ceremony brought together local government, business organizations, and representatives of the international gaming industry. This year’s exhibition will be highlighting the fast-growing iGaming Zone, which has attracted more than double the […]
“The Kid’s Project” by Io Lou Ian has won the Jury’s Award in the tenth edition of the Macao International Film and Video Festival, beating 24 other movie productions, according to the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM) who announced the results on Sunday. The Jury’s Commendation Award for Feature film was given to Emily Chan for […]
Grassroots lawmaker Ho Ion Sang has urged the government to come up with measures to reduce the impact of the increasing inequality of residents’ income. Ho, one of 14 vice-chairmen of the Macau General Union of Neighbourhood Associations, makes the appeal in a written interpellation submitted to the Legislative Assembly (AL) on Monday. Ho, who […]
Lawmaker-cum-unionist Kwan Tsui Hang has asked the government to give the public an explanation as to why its bill on protecting consumer rights has not been submitted to the Legislative Assembly (AL) as scheduled. The veteran lawmaker also says she worries that lawmakers may not be able to finish debating and reviewing the bill within […]
A total of 17 groups protested on Sunday with the aim of putting pressure on the public Macau Foundation (FM) to withdraw its controversial decision to donate 100 million yuan (123 million patacas) to Jinan University in Guangzhou. The 17 grassroots groups comprised two ad-hoc alliances. A 15-group alliance included Love Macau People Power, New […]
António Trindade has been CEO of Macao’s CESL Asia – Investments & Services, Limited, since 1998.