Casino licenses will expire in June 2022, but analysts predict they may well be extended due to the pandemic. Public consultation is still due to go ahead.
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No plans to cancel its 400,000 AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine order, hotel quarantine is producing results; SSM to examine 4 who tested positive for Covid-19 antibodies.
In a sign that Covid-19 restrictions are being relaxed bit by bit, foreigners without Macao ID can return to the city, but only if they fulfil strict criteria.
Illegal immigrants pay RMB 19,000 each to get into Macao as part of a widespread people-smuggling scheme foiled by swift police action.
Healthcare, financial services, hi-tech and cultural industries will be among Macao’s focal points for advancing its economic diversification effort.
Cash benefits are part of a major stimulus package that includes tax relief, consumption vouchers, more vocational training and help for the elderly.
Tempers flare during talks on possible wrongful contract terminations and assistance for unemployed.
14 days “self-health management” no longer required after completing 2 weeks of quarantine at a government-designated hotel.
The Macau Portuguese and English Press Association has expressed grave concern regarding TDM’s new editorial guidelines and its implications on freedom of the press in Macao.