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St. Regis Macao to open in Q3 next year: Sands

St. Regis Macao to open in Q3 next year: Sands

Sands China said in a statement Monday that The St. Regis Macao, located in Sands Cotai Central, will open in the third quarter of next year. The statement said that the hotel had recently been topped out. It will be the fourth and final hotel in the Sands Cotai Central complex. Sands China President and […]
GDP dips 2.1 pct in Q3 – first drop in 5 years

GDP dips 2.1 pct in Q3 – first drop in 5 years

Macau’s gross domestic product decreased by 2.1 percent year-on-year in real terms in the third quarter, the first negative quarterly growth in five years, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced. According to a DSEC statement, the economic downturn in the third quarter “was triggered by a substantial decline in exports of services, of […]
Businessman Vitor Ng awarded Golden LotusBusinessman Vitor Ng awarded Golden Lotus

Businessman Vitor Ng awarded Golden LotusBusinessman Vitor Ng awarded Golden Lotus

Semi-retired businessman Victor Ng Wing Lok has been awarded the Golden Lotus Decoration of Honour, the government announced last night. The Golden Lotus is the second highest decoration awarded by the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR). The highest decoration – Grand Lotus – was not awarded this year. Ng, who is in his mid 80s, […]
New HIV cases rise 60 pct in Jan-Oct

New HIV cases rise 60 pct in Jan-Oct

The Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement Sunday that the number of new HIV infections recorded in the first 10 months reached 40, an increase of nearly 66 percent compared with the same period of last year. The bureau also said that homosexual or bisexual contacts were for the first time the main channels […]
Private & public sectors ‘don’t do enough’ to protect IT

Private & public sectors ‘don’t do enough’ to protect IT

Macau’s private and public sectors don’t do enough to ensure that the information stored in their servers is protected from hacking and other security breaches, Gilbert Chan Tong Seng, executive director of Macau New Technologies Incubator Centre (Manetic), said Thursday. Chan issued the warning while revealing the findings of the 5th Macau Information Security Survey, […]
Inflation hits 6.18 pct

Inflation hits 6.18 pct

Macau’s composite consumer price index (CPI) rose 6.81 percent year-on-year last month, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) said Wednesday. A DSEC statement attributed the hefty rise to rising housing rents and the higher cost of eating out. Last month saw “notable increases” in the price indices of housing and fuels (+12.47 percent) and food […]
New govt line-up to be released on Friday: sources

New govt line-up to be released on Friday: sources

The line-up of Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On’s new government will be officially announced on Friday, informed sources told The Macau Post DailyTuesday. The sources, who asked to remain anonymous, said the line-up would “not be a big surprise” since the complete list was leaked earlier this month to the local press.  “This name […]
Visitors rise 11 pct to 2.6 million in October

Visitors rise 11 pct to 2.6 million in October

Macau recorded 2.65 million visitor arrivals last month, a year-on-year increase of 11 percent, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) said Monday. A DSEC statement attributed the two-digit increase to the mainland’s “Golden Week” National Day holiday and Chung Yeung (Double Ninth) Festival. Same-day visitors accounted for 55 percent of the total. Mainlanders accounted for […]
Increased taxi fares start on December 14

Increased taxi fares start on December 14

The government said Monday that the city’s increased taxi fares will take effect on December 14 with the flagfall to be raised to 17 patacas – up 13.3 percent – for the first 1.6 kilometres, while the distance-based interval charge will be increased to two patacas for every 260 metres and the waiting time charge […]
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