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World gymnastics body suspends Macau from competition over unpaid fees

World gymnastics body suspends Macau from competition over unpaid fees

Lausanne, Switzerland, 18 May – The International Gymnastics Federation(FIG) has suspended Macau and 10 other countries for failing to pay dues to the sport’s ruling body. The governing body said the 11 are Cyprus, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Macau, Macedonia, Paraguay, Seychelles, Syria, Tajikistan, and Yemen. FIG rules bar the countries from organizing or competing in […]
Noise complaints rise 14 pct to over 4,400 in 2010

Noise complaints rise 14 pct to over 4,400 in 2010

Macau, China, 17 May – The number of noise complaints received by the Public Security Police (PSP) rose 13.9 percent year-on-year to 4,435 cases last year, just 59.9 percent of which resulted in an official warning, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced in a summary of its 2010 environmental statistics Monday. According to the […]
Galaxy Macau opens with focus on Asian visitors

Galaxy Macau opens with focus on Asian visitors

Macau, China, 16 May  – Hong Kong-listed Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) held a grand opening ceremony on Sunday for its US$1.9 billion hotel resort in Macau’s Cotai Strip, focusing on Asian visitors.   Themed ‘World Class, Asian Heart’, the 550,000-square-meter Southeast Asian-style Galaxy Macau mega-resort comprises three hotel brands, namely Galaxy Hotel , Singapore ‘s […]
Hotels log 1.9 million guests in first quarter

Hotels log 1.9 million guests in first quarter

Macau, China, 16 May – Macau’s hospitality industry recorded 1.92 million guests in the first quarter, up 1.9 percent on the same period of last year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced. Hotels’ average guestroom occupancy rate stood at 81 percent in the first three month, up 1.9 percent year-on-year. Hotel guests accounted […]
Govt to pay out extra cash handout from Aug/Sept

Govt to pay out extra cash handout from Aug/Sept

Macau, CHina, 13 May – Secretary for Economy and Finance Francis Tam Pak Yuen said Thursday that the government would start paying out its one-off extra “cash handout” from August or September. Tam made the remark after a meeting of the government’s Non-resident Workers Employment Concern Commission, which comes under the Social Affairs Co-ordination Standing […]
Macau govt launches ‘arts administration’ course

Macau govt launches ‘arts administration’ course

Macau, China, 12 May – A “Certificate in Arts Administration” programme, which will be subsidised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) and provided by the Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT), will cover six course segments, namely arts administration and management, cultural economics, museum studies, “appreciation of Chinese and Western art”, exhibition and event management and […]
Macau´s population density hits world-record 18,875 per sq km

Macau´s population density hits world-record 18,875 per sq km

Macau, China, 11 May – Macau’s population density hit 18,875 inhabitants per square kilometre at the end of March, according to figures released by the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) this week.   Macau’s population density is understood to be the highest in the world, ahead of Monaco with 15,270 inhabitants per square kilometre. Hong […]
Macau private teachers demand more pay

Macau private teachers demand more pay

They formed just part of Macau’s May Day protest. Other marchers included construction workers upset at the hiring of illegal workers because of the property boom. Around 2,000 protesters took part in what has become an annual show of social discontent in the past few years. The protest  marked the first time teachers took part […]
Macau Committee mulls severe weather insurance

Macau Committee mulls severe weather insurance

Macau, China, 6 May -The Standing Committee for the Co-ordination of Social Affairs (CPCS) in Macau will be discussing with the Macau Monetary Authority (AMCM) and the insurance sector the feasibility of treating accidents that occur during severe weather conditions as work-related accidents for insurance purposes, The Macau Post Daily reported today.   CPCS head […]
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