The first annual World Series of Mah Jongg will be held at Wynn Hotel and Casino in Macau from June 15 -- 17, 2007. The tournament has a US$5000 registration fee and a minimum purse of US$1 million. An online preliminary of the tournament is being held in China from April 23 to May 25.

The violent May Day clashes were about the influx of illegal foreign workers, corruption and rising real estate prices. About 5,000 Macau protesters staged the largest protest since the hand-over to China in 1999. Twenty-five police officers and reportedly two or three female protesters were injured. Police arrested three men and a woman, the majority of

The Macau Ferry Terminal heliport's expansion will boost its capacity by 80% to 55,200 movements a year, Secretary for Economic Development & Labour Stephen Ip says. He told lawmakers today an additional helipad and a connecting taxiway will be added to meet forecast demand for cross-boundary helicopter services up to 2015. The right to expand and

MGM Mirage Chairman Terry Lanni is confident his company's joint venture in Macau with a controversial Chinese businesswoman will be approved by New Jersey gaming authorities, even though one Wall Street analyst believes the casino operator will dump its vast Atlantic City real estate holdings if the partnership is rejected. Gaming regulators in Nevada and Mississippi

The Government would make good use of public resources to help those who are in real need of subsidised housing, the Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Mr Lau Si Io, said today. In answer to legislators' questions at today's plenary session of the Legislative Assembly, Mr Lau said a working group, which consisted of members