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From boiled peanut vendor to casino mogul, Fu Tak-Iam rose from nothing to become one of Macao’s most important people. Today, however, little remains of his legacy. The first casino in Macao (1937) – Photo courtesy of Adrian Fu 11 APRIL 2022 BY  MARK O’NEILL Fu Tak-Iam lived a true rags-to-riches tale. He was born […]

Precisely 400 years ago, on 24 June 1622, the Dutch were defeated after fierce naval attacks and deadly land clashes in Macao. Historian Ivo Carneiro de Sousa recalls the Dutch East India Company’s attempt to conquer Macao and the revisionism that occurred in its wake. “1622 Battle of Macau”, oil on canvas, 2021 (private collection)

Golden Flower, Jade Dragon and The Eight all singled out in the latest list compiled by culinary experts for Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants. 23 MARCH 2022 BY STAFF REPORTER Three restaurants in Macao have been hailed as some of the best in the region in the latest awards put together by Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants. Golden

Gaming industry can create a good ‘template’ for Macao companies to follow by reporting on environmental, social and governance risks. 24 FEBRUARY 2022 BY STAFF REPORTER The main Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issue in the Greater Bay Area – including Macao – is carbon dioxide emission, the main contributor to climate change and greenhouse

Shenzhen tycoon Bill Wong’s new carrier granted permission to carry passengers and cargo on 104 routes with no frequency limits.Photo by Terry K22 FEBRUARY 2022BY STAFF REPORTER Aviation start-up Greater Bay Airlines has been awarded a licence to operate commercial flights for the next five years by Hong Kong’s Air Transport Licensing Authority (ATLA). ATLA

By João Paulo Meneses Migrants should not be discriminated against in housing, employment, healthcare or social welfare in the name of positive discrimination, says Michael O’Regan, an expert on tourism and migration. Macau Business | February 2022 | Special Report | Migrants in Macau – The other side Michael O’Regan spent four years in China, before moving back to the United Kingdom

Plan positions Macao as a key city within the GBA, as well as a world centre for tourism with a highly diversified economy.All photos courtesy of the Lands, Public Works and Transport Bureau 15 FEBRUARY 2022 BY STAFF REPORTER The urban master plan for developing the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) up to 2040  has

By LUSA The Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) received 134 requests for information on the Guangdong-Macao In-depth Cooperation Zone in 2021. IPIM president Benson Lau Wai Meng said that the requests were received through a consultancy and business referral service between China and Portuguese-speaking countries. According to local Chinese-language newspaper Macao Daily News, in

Then & Now by Jason Wordie – SCMP Patuá, a mix of Portuguese, Cantonese and words from at least seven other languages, was in everyday domestic use in Macau for centuries When people began emigrating from Macau in the 1840s they assimilated and neglected this creole language. Only now is a new generation taking interest in it

Por Pedro André Santos Augusto Rocha é um dos atletas de origem macaense que mais alto brilharam no mundo do futebol. Começou no já extinto Negro Rubro, ainda nos campeonatos da ‘bolinha’, no início dos anos 1950. Mudou-se de seguida para o Sporting de Macau e foi daí que transitou para os ‘leões’ de Portugal.