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Wife of Macau Bribery Taker to Join Him for 23 Years in Prison

admin — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:38:51 +0000

Chan Meng Ieng, wife of imprisoned former Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) high-ranking official Ao Man Long was sentenced to 23 years in prison by the SAR’s Court of First Instance (TJB) Wednesday.

Chan along with three of Ao’s family members and three business associates were convicted of money laundering and bribery, according to the verdict. The trial of the case began in January this year.

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Title Fight in Macau Between Pacquiao and Velero is Called Off

admin — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 04:04:46 +0000

The planned title fight between Manny Pacquiao, the reigning World Boxing Council super featherweight champion, and World Boxing Association champion Edwin Valero in Macau is off.

Top Rank promoter Bob Arum revealed that he had a long discussion with the Venetian Macao people and the problem was that in order to make a Pacquiao fight work—which needs to have pay-per-view television—the fights would have to be staged at around 10 or 11 a.m. on a Sunday morning in Macau.

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Poker Machines Will Prevail in Macau Says Aristrocat

admin — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 03:50:51 +0000

Poker machine maker Aristocrat Leisure has denied claims it faces a struggle to increase machine sales in Macau because gamblers prefer to play the card game baccarat.

Speaking from Asia’s biggest gambling conference in Macau this week, chief executive Paul Oneile said gamblers visiting the former Portuguese enclave were acquiring a taste for machines and were expected to become regular players.

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Cotaijet to Commence Night Sailings

admin — Fri, 30 May 2008 16:14:13 +0000

Cotai Waterjets (Macau) Limited announced yesterday that it has received permission from the Macau and Hong Kong transportation departments to begin operating its Cotai Strip(R) CotaiJets(TM) with increased frequency and at night.

Cotai Waterjets said the expanded service, which runs between the Hong Kong-Macao Ferry Terminal at Shun Tak Centre and the Taipa Temporary Ferry Terminal, will serve the public interest by easing traffic and reducing the immigration border crossing time at the ferry terminal on the Macao peninsula.

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Venetian Macao Unveils Cirque du Soleil Show

admin — Fri, 30 May 2008 16:10:56 +0000

Las Vegas Sands Corp offered a peek on Thursday at a $150-million Cirque du Soleil show that will open at the Venetian Macau, the casino operator’s latest high-stakes bet that it can get visitors to the Asian city to do more than gamble.

The dreamy “Zaia” features dancers and acrobats depicting a story of a girl who ventures into outer space in Asia’s first permanent Cirque du Soleil installation. It has an initial contract of 10 years.

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Crown Macau Presents Hugel Wine Dinner at YING

admin — Sat, 24 May 2008 07:08:28 +0000

From 23 May to 24 June, Crown Macau will be presenting a meticulous pairing of food and wine by 12th generation Alsatian winemaker Etienne Hugel and former World Champion Cantonese Chef Tam Kwok Fung. Thus exclusive offering features the wines of Hugel, renowned for generations as being the leading winemakers in the region, with a customized menu of fine Chinese cuisine.

A benchmark in Chinese fine-dining, Ying features refined traditional and modern interpretations of Cantonese cuisine. Under the watchful eye of award-winning Chef de Cuisine Tam Kwok Fung, each creation pays tribute to the fine art of Cantonese gastronomy in its quality and exquisite presentation.

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Macau April Visitor Arrivals Continues to Grow

admin — Sat, 24 May 2008 05:19:59 +0000

Macao visitor arrivals totalled 2,488,697 in April 2008, a year-on-year increase of 11.8%. Visitors from Mainland China (1,482,367) and Southeast Asia (141,655) surged by 29.8% and 47.2% respectively, while those from Hong Kong (620,538) decreased by 18.5%. Same-day visitors accounted for 52.9% of the total arrivals, at 1,317,388.

The majority of the visitors came from Mainland China, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, which accounted for 59.6%, 24.9% and 5.7% of the total respectively. Among the Mainland visitors, 41.1% (609,221) travelled to Macao under the Individual Visit Scheme.

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Air Supply to Perform Again at Sands Macau Theatre

admin — Wed, 07 May 2008 05:46:14 +0000

Air Supply will mark their second performance at the Sands Macau Theatre from Friday, June 6 to Sunday, June 8, having previously performed for local audiences last October. Air Supply members Russell Hitchcock and Graham Russell will be including Macau in their latest tour, being the first stop in Asia for what is billed as their World Tour 2008.

“Air Supply is excited to visit Macau again. We have always been looking forward to this opportunity and we are glad to be invited to play at the Sands Theatre again. We long to meet the Macau audience and we will make it another fabulous night for them” said Graham Russell, Air Supply.

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Las Vegas Sands Send in Team to Stop Macau Losses

admin — Tue, 06 May 2008 02:27:45 +0000

In response to a drop in income from its Macau properties in the first quarter, Las Vegas Sands Corporation is sending in its top US managers to cut costs and win back lost VIP business.

In the first quarter of the year, Sand’s lost US$2 million, down from a profit of almost US$40 million last quarter and almost US$91 million during the first quarter of 2007. Income from the Venetian Macao and Sands Macao dropped from USD133 million in the last quarter of 2007 to USD.4 million in the first three months of this year.

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Olympic Torch Delay Through Macau This Afternoon

admin — Sat, 03 May 2008 08:56:15 +0000

The Olympic Flame has arrived in Macao last night, for this afternoon’s Torch Relay.

The Executive Vice-President of the Beijing Organising Committee for the 2008 Olympic Games (BOCOG), Mr Yang Shuan, presented the tinder lamp to the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Mr Chui Sai On, who welcomed the Olympic Flame at the airport.

In a speech at the welcoming ceremony, Mr Chui sad all residents were excited for the first visit of the Olympic Flame to Macao, and he thanked the efforts of the Central Government, the International Olympic Committee and BOCOG.

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