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Niall Fraser
Niall Fraser is a an award-winning journalist with more than 30 years of experience in Hong Kong, Asia and the wider world. He is a former editor of the Sunday Morning Post.
As China tightens its grip on its special administrative regions, Macau faces potentially drastic changes in key areas including VIP junkets, casino licences and US operators.
Released from jail in 2012, notorious Macau triad boss ‘Broken Tooth’ Wan Kuok-koi was named alongside Carrie Lam in last year’s US Treasury sanctions as a ‘threat to global order’. Why?
After a high-profile vice crackdown, Macau was supposed to clean up its act. But This Week in Asia finds prostitution rackets operating in some of its most famous locations, suggesting that much is still rotten in this freewheeling city.
Dublin-born Eric Zhi Ying Xue, 9, was facing deportation with his mother, who arrived illegally in Ireland from Fujian province in 2006.
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Minister hits back at criticism, while sources tell Post officials feared warning would create impression city is a human trafficking hub.
Eric Zhi Ying Mei Xue, 9, has never been out of country but authorities plan to deport him and his mother, who entered illegally 12 years ago.
‘Groundbreaking’ court ruling said to strengthen China’s growing reputation for intellectual property rights protection.
The 24-page document, prepared by Fraud and Money Laundering Intelligence Taskforce, was designed to sharpen ability of financial firms to spot suspicious transactions
Photo taken in police station car park, with officer facing away from camera, has attracted hundreds of comments on Facebook and chat groups.
Superintendent Ng Wai-hon, 54, advised operators on how to evade investigations and inspections.
Discovery Bay Marina Club adds that it has no plan to fill in and build on its Lantau Island property.
Petition in support of eviction-threatened families says forcing them to leave marina would mean financial problems and dislocation from community.
Critics say a lack of legal cooperation with other jurisdictions has been laid bare by recent high-profile cases involving those fleeing justice, and some experts believe a lax approach and opaque procedures are there for a reason.
City’s force faces another blow to reputation, with latest case bringing number of arrests involving officers this year to 30.
Complaint lodged by activist Zoe Tang suggests issue involves contracting of private vet to sterilise 523 animals from casino hub’s now-defunct canidrome.
According to figures from the IMF, the casino hub will overtake Qatar to have the highest per-capita gross domestic product.
Zoe Tang says government-imposed deadline to desex all 523 dogs within 60 days is ‘ridiculously tight’ and some could die.
Spokesman for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says move to use just the name of the main base in missions’ formal titles will not affect their ability to discharge their duties.
Diplomats puzzled by request from Ministry of Foreign Affairs to use just the main base in the mission’s formal name.
Billionaire businesswoman Angela Leong On-kei and rights activist Albano Martins team up to build home for displaced animals after closure of Asia’s last legal dog racing track.
Animal rights activist says ‘things are going to work out well’ for all 533 greyhounds at the now defunct Macau (Yat Yuen) Canidrome.
Sportswear company executive Kathleen Trainor tells of ‘highly confusing’ process to adopt dogs from now defunct Macau canidrome.
Casino hub’s dog track closes for good on Saturday, with fate of more than 600 animals still in limbo.
With contract to run the canidrome soon to expire, government turns up the heat on influential local figure, amid fears for safety of 650 greyhounds.
Move follows ban on off-duty employees going on casino floor but figures are still drop in ocean compared with overall visitor numbers.
Jho Low, who faces Interpol warrant for his arrest, was believed to have left the casino hub via car or private jet.
The alleged mastermind behind the 1MDB scandal has been in hiding in Macau after leaving Hong Kong
Wanted financier thought to have managed to slip from one city to the other last week because neither Malaysia nor Singapore formally requested his arrest.
Security insider in Macau says maximum period of 30 days Low Taek Jho would be allowed to stay in casino hub has passed and only possible option is to make asylum request with immigration authorities.
Hong Kong and Macau authorities silent after police official in Kuala Lumpur tells media that Malaysian financier at centre of country’s 1MDB scandal was thought to be in hiding.
