While up to 50 licensed gaming promoters are allowed to operate in Macao, only 29 were doing so as of May due to regulatory pressures on the once vital sector
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Representatives have passed a bill that rolls back ecological safeguards and is considered the country’s biggest environmental setback in decades
Scientists have drilled a core of Antarctic ice nearly 3 kilometres long that may include ice more than 1.5 million years old
Meteorologists raised the highest alert as Wipha scored a direct hit on Macao today but lowered the signal to no. 3 at 10:30 pm
Meteorologists warn that the severe tropical storm could ‘directly impact Macao,’ with the chance of a no. 8 or even no. 9 signal on Sunday
Tropical storm Wipha is strengthening in intensity and its passage close to Macao on Sunday means that a no. 8 signal is not being ruled out
Macao’s annual beach music festival, confirmed for 18-19 October, is seeking applications from performers until 31 July
Drivers have complained of the construction barricades and other equipment partially blocking the view of traffic lights and impeding the movement of motorcycles
Macao-based helpline, Peng On Tung, says that out of the 250 alarm calls that it receives per day, around 10 are heatstroke-related
Meanwhile, in neighbouring Hong Kong, the local observatory says it cannot rule out the possibility of a no. 8 signal on Sunday
Airport Authority Hong Kong’s annual report shows passenger numbers up 21.6 percent and total flight movements up 20.5 percent, compared with the last fiscal year
Nearly all of the 130 mostly large corporations with long-standing operations in China surveyed said leaving the country was not a viable option