covid-19

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

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.

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).

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.

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 (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.

Casinos in London have been on a roller coaster for the past several months. They were shut down in March, just like with many others around the world, and didn’t reopen until August – two to three months after casinos in places like New Jersey and Las Vegas started to see signs of life

Casinos in the Indian state of Goa have only just resumed operations but have already raised the ire of local residents who fear a pandemic resurgence spurred by reckless tourist gamblers.

Some South Korean casino operators are back banging their heads against the wall after new pandemic restrictions were imposed on their operations.