covid-19

Macau close all its casinos to curb Covid-19

July 12, 2022

The city’s 30-plus casinos and other businesses will shut for one week and people were ordered to stay at home through short trips for essential services were allowed.

Some venues at Macau Resorts are temporarily closed

June 23, 2022

Due to Macau’s current covid-19 outbreak, some or most restaurants at Macau gaming resorts have to be temporarily closed, with a few offering only takeaway services.

Cambodia pays a heavy price for reliance on the Chinese

May 16, 2022

It’s been several years now that Cambodia has been receiving billions of dollars in Chinese investment as part of China’s Belt & Road initiative (BRI)

Australia F1 Grand Prix cancelled due to Covid-19

Australia F1 Grand Prix canceled due to Covid-19

July 9, 2021

The Australian Grand Prix has been axed for the second year in a row with the 21st round of the Formula 1 championship a victim of the country’s tight border controls, organizers said on Tuesday (Jul 6).

Japanese emperor extremely worried about Olympic 2021

June 29, 2021

Japanese Emperor Naruhito is “extremely worried” about the Tokyo Olympics and the potential spread of COVID-19 it may cause.

Manila Casinos remain closed while quarantine easing

April 13, 2021

Rodrigo Duterte the President of the Philippines decreed on Sunday that the Covid-19 countermeasures in Metro Manila would be eased to so-called modified enhanced community quarantine from Monday (April 12) to April 30.

Genting Group Chairman received dividend payments in 4Q20

April 7, 2021

According to a report by The Edge Markets, eight of the nation’s 10 richest people, based on Forbes’ 2020 billionaires list, were paid out a combined MYR1.99 billion (US$481 million) in the fourth quarter, led by Public Bank Bhd founder Dr. Teh Hong Piow with MYR668.2 million (US$161.4 million).

Stanley Choi backs AirAsia’s recovery from Covid-19 crisis

March 10, 2021

Hong Kong businessman and poker player Stanley Choi Chiu-fai has backed AirAsia Group to be a front runner in the airline industry’s recovery from the Covid-19 crisis by investing HK$400 million (US$55.6 million) in the low-cost carrier.

Macau Hotel lower prices but fail to attract visitors

February 24, 2021

The final numbers are in for how the Chinese New Year (CNY) holiday period treated Macau and they’re not too impressive.

Resorts World Genting goes to a full shutdown

February 1, 2021

Resorts World Genting (RWG) has taken another step back, announcing they will close entirely between January 22 and February 4. The closure was forced by Malaysia’s Movement Control Order (MCO), restricting intrastate travel in a bid to reduce Covid-19 transmission.