Gambling hard for the money The Star | Singapore is winning big thanks to the new casinos in the city-state. But the high-rollers are also losing large amounts of money, causing consternation among the public. The gambling habit, it seems, has become deeply entrenched. | SIX months ago, Singapore's history took a crucial turn when it o...
Singapore Casinos Could Rival Las Vegas By 2012 Wall Street Journal By SAM HOLMES | SINGAPORE—Singapore's nascent casino sector could rival that of the Las Vegas strip in the next two years as Asian gamblers opt for the newer resorts closer to home over the traditional casino center. | Forecasters are already looking to upgrade their expectations for the indus...
Casino Stocks: Macau Breakdown The Street The increase still represents the slowest monthly year-over-year growth rate registered so far in 2010. The second half of the month, in particular, proved to be uneventful and disappointing. | September is also expected to be a weaker month due to t...
Macau Casinos' Profits Improve Wall Street Journal By KATE O'KEEFFE | HONG KONG—Two of Macau's largest casino operators reported improved earnings, driven by a huge rebound in gambling revenue in the Chinese territory and a more profitable arrangement with its third-party promoted casinos. | SJ...
Singapore counts winnings as casinos boost tourism Daily Star Lebanon | By Agence France Presse (AFP) | Monday, August 30, 2010 | - Powered by | --> | Martin Abbugao | Agence France Presse | SINGAPORE: Singapore’s massive bet on two casino resorts is already paying off after the number of arrivals in a single mon...
Gambling hard for the money The Star | Singapore is winning big thanks to the new casinos in the city-state. But the high-rollers are also losing large amounts of money, causing consternation among the public. The gambling habit, it seems, has become deeply entrenched. | SIX months ago,...
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Spare Times: For Children The New York Times | ‘THE MAGIC POT: THREE TALES FROM CHINA’ Blog | ArtsBeat | The latest on the arts, coverage of live events, critical reviews, multimedia extravaganzas and much more. J...
Mediterranean Orient-ation Khaleej Times Older than nearby Hong Kong by almost 300 years, Macao was once just a link in the chain that formed part of the Portuguese Empire, stretching from Goa, via Mallaca, on to Japan. Since 1999, Macao has been a 'Special Administrative Region' of the Peo...
Extra Stellar Wall Street Journal By JAMES HOOKWAY, DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI, LORETTA CHAO, ARLENE CHANG and EVAN RAMSTAD | Who is Asia's greatest athlete? The answer awaits advances in computer modeling or the development of an event that combines (at a minimum) running, jumping, skating...
After Years of Upheaval, Not All Is Well With Thailand's Youth The New York Times | NA CHUEAK, THAILAND — Three months ago, images of protesters battling the military in the streets of Bangkok seized the world’s attention. Now, by some measures, Thailand is bouncing back: the country’s economy is projected to gro...
Geoghegan's Nedbank plan should keep HSBC out of any bunkers The Daily Telegraph Michael Geoghegan, the HSBC chief executive, prefers horses to golf. But, if things go to plan, his bank will soon own the sponsor of South Africa's prestigious Nedbank Golf Challenge. | Buying Nedbank would give HSBC a network of 443 branches across...
David Miliband would have to alter his persona. That's very hard The Guardian Open Platform | Decision time. Which brother? The ballot papers are out: we'll know the result in less than four weeks; and the temperature is rising, uncomfortably high for the Milibands' mother. This is a contest that has divided families – my own wider family included – and is genuinely difficult to call. Other candidates have made good points, but this h...
