Nelson Moura

Opinion

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OPINION – Jumping back on the duty-free wagon

After raking in an astonishing RMB60.2 billion yuan in duty-free shop revenue 2021, an increase...

OPINION – The voice of Adriano Ho

Gaming Inspection and Co-ordination Bureau (DICJ) Director, Adriano Ho, must undoubtedly be a busy...

OPINION – House of the Setting Sun

In the last weeks, the asteroid that has befallen junket giant Suncity has generated a...

OPINION – Mixed signals

The Macau government seems endlessly stuck in a precarious balance between appeasing local residents by...

OPINION – State of the Union

After more than 10-legislator led attempts to advance with the city's first Union Law -...

OPINION – Squid Game

During the game, participants are regularly ordered to wake up, line up, or carry out...

OPINION – Yoyo governance

In the end, the worst case scenario for the local economy and authorities has played...

OPINION – That industry that shall not be named

Listening to Macau and mainland government officials in recent times, you would think the gaming...

OPINION – Waiting for Godot

It is about August 28 and the Portuguese version of the responses provided by Chief...

OPINION – A tale of three cities

Until very recently the longest quarantines required in the world were practised by three cities,...

OPINION – Neverending story

After this most traumatic of weeks, I believe I speak for all of us when...

OPINION – Carbon goals

During his speech at the 12th International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum opening ceremony, Chief...

OPINION – Changing paradigms

The inexorable and unstoppable flow of time has continued in all its force in 2021....

OPINION – So close yet so far

The weird dance between Macau and Hong Kong authorities on either to ease or not...

OPINION – Cutting fat

The Macao Foundation recently confirmed that it cancelled two scholarship programmes as part of the...

OPINION – Complacency be gone

As here we are, in the most predictable outcome since the vaccination programme was initiated...

Opinion – Blank

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OPINION – Stuck in limbo

This week the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) President admitted that the pace...

OPINION – Pearl River Delta digital pirates

One of the by-products of the current pandemic has undoubtedly been a boost in the...

OPINION – Mars SAR

It might have passed a bit under the radar but this week Chinese and space...
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Laxer regulatory framework could help Macau gaming suppliers – SME

A laxer regulatory framework, similar to the approach taken in the Philippines, would help gaming...

The Philippines will second only Macau in GGR in ASEAN in the near future –...

The Philippines will become the second largest gaming market in the Asia-Pacific sphere in the...

6th ASEAN Gaming Summit to kick off this Tuesday

The 6th edition of the ASEAN Gaming Summit will take place between March 19 and...

BNU contributed 32 pct of CGD’s international results in 2023

Banco Nacional Ultramarino (BNU) made a considerable contribution to the net income reported by Portuguese...

Reducing the footprint

The Government announced plans to help the SAR reach peak carbon emissions before 2030 and...

Thai, Cambodia airlines to establish new routes via Macau airport

Thai airline Really Cool Airlines of Thailand and AirAsia Cambodia to add to Southeast Asia...

Macau liquor retailer Epsium Enterprise seeks NASDAQ listing

Macau liquor importer and retailer Epsium Enterprise Limited submitted its initial public offering (IPO) application...

New visa policy expands tourism opportunities in Macau – CE

Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng thanked the Central Government for expanding the cities covered by...

Artyzen Habitat Hengqin Zhuhai to open in March

The new Artyzen Habitat Hengqin Zhuhai offering 230 guestrooms is scheduled to open in March...

Top court rejects habeas corpus request by businessman convicted in public works corruption trial

The Court of Final Appeal (TUI) has rejected a habeas corpus petition submitted by William...

More questions than answers surround espionage arrest in Hengqin

After more than a month since a report revealed that a foreign national was detained...

【息息相關】退役

澳門賽馬會的壽終正寢為意料中事,但其突然消亡卻讓人感到意外。在許多分析師看來,賽馬會深陷財務困境早已眾所周知。問題在於,當局為何一開始就批出長達24年的專營權?為何該地塊未來不會再用於博彩用途?總而言之,作為澳門博彩脈絡的組成部分,賽馬將走進歷史。

Resident mobile payments surge in mainland China following Alipay/MPay convergence – Macau Pass

There has been a significant surge in daily mobile payment transaction volume in mainland China...

First day of CNY holiday season starts with almost 67,000 visitor arrivals

A total of 66,977 visitors entered the Macau SAR on February 9, the eve of...

Former Macau Chinese Bank president indicted for criminal association

The former president of the Macau Chinese Bank, Yau Wai Chu, is facing allegations of...

Macau media needs to expand its audience outside the SAR to survive – Businessman

Macau media needs to find ways to expand its audience outside of the SAR, if...

Off the horse

The end of the Macau Jockey Club was somehow expected by some, but its abrupt...

MBtv Debates – Playing the new cards

With the Year of the Dragon fast approaching, several gaming and economy experts joined the...

【封面故事】證券安全

政府正著手準備推出新證券法,按所獲得該草案的諮詢文本,澳門銳意發展“現代金融”,該法旨在實現監管與創新之間的平衡。根據《證券法》諮詢文本,負責監督本地金融業的實體擁有調查、檢查和執法權力,監管對象除了債券和證券發行人外,還包括參與該行業的律師和會計師。新的監管框架也將為該領域的創新技術應用提供空間,尤其是區塊鏈和分散式帳本技術。

Hotel Central waking up from a long slumber

A revamped and rejuvenated Hotel Central, one of the city’s iconic historical hotels, is set...