Raimundo Do Rosário Says ‘Nobody Is Paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, Part of a Sanctions Bill Mirroring a New U.S
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THE ART OF THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY BURGER MGM BETS ON EXHIBITION A Hong Kong restaurant WEALTHIER Art for All Society will mark came to Macau for the MASSES TO its 10th anniversary with an first time, introducing its exhibition titled “The Beginner’s CATCH UP renowned hamburgers Mind - Works by AFA Founders” P2 FOOD & BEVERAGE P3 GAMING P5 ART TUE.15 Aug 2017 T. 28º/ 33º C H. 60/ 90% facebook.com/mdtimes + 11,000 MOP 7.50 2866 N.º HKD 9.50 FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho www.macaudailytimes.com.mo “ THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ ” China cuts off host of imports from N. Korea WORLD BRIEFS P11 AP PHOTO AP PHOTO SOUTH ASIA Heavy monsoon rains have unleashed landslides and floods that have killed at least 160 people and displaced millions of others across northern India, southern Nepal and Bangladesh. 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The menu included Beef & Li- berty’s signature hamburger, made with hormone-free and Quality remains essential despite grass-fed beef and grilled to a pink and juicy medium. It was served in a golden bun demand for trending ingredients and topped with Tiptree ketchup, lettuce, onion and house pickles. Also featured on the menu was Lynzy Valles “the Cheese Burger”, crowned with melted raclette cheese and HE burger is an American caramelized onion. Tcuisine staple that has evolved Guests who opted for some- over time, with all manner of tren- thing different were offered the dy and creative twists on the clas- “The Notorious P.I.G Hambur- sic sandwich. Despite the demand ger”, with “Wicks Manor English” to produce artistic and unique slow-braised BBQ pork, crackling, burger toppings, some restauran- green apple slaw and spring ts still opt to serve classic burgers onions. to its customers. When questioned on plans for Last week, Hong Kong restau- a permanent restaurant, Opo- rant Beef & Liberty came to Ma- censky remarked, “I think [Macau cau for the first time, introducing has] nothing that caters to high- its renowned hamburgers – which quality everyday consumption only use hormone-free and grass- so certainly there’s a demand for fed beef – that have made waves that.” in Hong Kong and Shanghai. Opocensky also revealed that The pop-up restaurant opened Uwe Opocensky, executive chef of The Greater China Restaurant Company they will open another two restau- at the Mandarin Oriental for three rants in Shanghai due to popular days. Beef & Liberty. main a priority. restaurants serving high-quality demand in the city, noting that German-born group executive The executive chef says that the “The food itself has to be deli- burgers is not increasing, parti- the Chinese market is significant chef for The Greater China Res- patties they served were shipped cious. You don’t have to put [unu- cularly in the trendy city of Hong for its business. taurant Company, Uwe Opo- from Scotland to create the same sual] ingredients in a burger like a Kong, which is prone to tempo- “We want to do more, it’s just censky, said that creating classic experience that residents have in lot of people do [such as the choco- rary fads. that we are very cautious on how burgers remains a priority for the Hong Kong. late burgers] - I think that becomes Good products and service, Opo- we are approaching it, and make restaurant, despite a demand for Although there has been a de- more of a gimmick,” he reminded. censky believes, will prevail in the sure we get details right,” he ex- something creative and unique. mand for trendy burgers from He also said that it is important long term. plained. “We don’t just serve a burger, we social media foodies and bloggers for food chains to serve what the Burgers, while considered a sta- “At the end of the day, quali- take it much more seriously – we – a demand capitalized upon by mass market eats, and to be mind- ple of American cuisine, have also ty always prevails. Other trends look at the quality and the sour- many modern restaurants – the ful of the sustainability and quali- enjoyed popular demand in the come and go.” cing of the ingredients,” he said. executive chef believes that no- ty of menus as many residents are Chinese market, particularly Ma- Beef & Liberty will be back this Opocensky left the Mandarin thing beats classic ingredients. now more conscious of healthy cau. Opocensky admitted that he Thursday to Saturday with similar Oriental Hotel as an executive He argues that attention to de- ingredients. was surprised to see the turnout offerings to those it presented last chef after nine years to serve tail and the ingredients should re- He believes that the number of at Beef & Liberty, saying that the week. Four buses no longer stop at New SME credit expands HE Monetary Authority of veyand 4.7 percent when compa- Praça de Ferreira Amaral TMacau released the credit red with the same period of 2016. statistics of small and medium- At the end of June, the outs- sized enterprises (SME) last tanding value of total SME loans HE Transport reira do Amaral nor Friday. According to the data, increased by 4.3 percent from TBureau (DSAT) is at the Hotel Lisboa. the amount of new SME credit end-December last year, or by considering diverting It will ride straight to approved increased in the first 7.4 percent from a year earlier to four bus routes, resul- BARBOSA PAULO the Praceta 1 de Outu- half of 2017 compared to a year MOP72.7 billion. ting in them no longer bro. ago. The outstanding balance On an annual basis, SME loans stopping at the Praça In addition, bus li- of SME loans recorded annual granted to “restaurants, hotels de Ferreira do Ama- nes 11 and MT2 will growth, while the share of SME and similar activities” and “cons- ral. It would possibly stop later at the E loans granted to major industries truction and public works” in- be implemented be- channel instead of at remained stable. creased at rates of 28.4 percent fore September, befo- the current D channel Of the new lending that was and 14.6 percent, respectively. re the beginning of a at the bus stop Praça approved in the first half of 2017, Loans granted for “transport, wa- new school year. de Ferreira Amaral. new SME credit limit appro- rehouse and communications” After taking into ac- After the aforemen- ved by Macau banks totaled and “manufacturing industries” count that there are stopping at Avenida / Rua do Porto. tioned changes, DSAT MOP12.6 billion, down by 7.3 dropped by 14.4 percent and 11 many bus lines with D. João IV, will stop Bus lines 10B and expects that 450 percent from the second half of percent, respectively. repeated stations or at the Hotel Lisboa, 28BX will not stop at fewer buses will stop 2016, but up 26.8 percent from As for delinquent SME loans, even overlapping rou- and will not stop at Praça de Ferreira do at Praça de Ferreira the same period last year. The the outstanding balance declined tes, DSAT is thinking Praça de Ferreira do Amaral, and will be Amaral, which will collateralized ratio, which indi- 11.1 percent to MOP514 million about firstly adjusting Amaral nor at the Pre- going straight to the prevent traffic jams cates the proportion of credit li- by the end of June compared to the routes of buses 7, sident Hotel, instead Hotel Lisboa station. and will improve bus mit with tangible assets pledged, six months ago, an increase from 10B, 28BX, and 28C. going directly to the Line 28C will not operations in the vi- stood at 86.3 percent, up by 2.4 the balance of MOP306.4 million Bus line 7, after Avenida 24 de Junho stop at Praça de Fer- cinity. percent compared to the last sur- a year ago. www.macaudailytimes.com.mo DIRECTOR AND EDITOR-IN-CHIEF_Paulo Coutinho [email protected] A MACAU TIMES PUBLICATIONS LTD PUBLICATION MANAGING EDITOR_Paulo Barbosa [email protected] CONTRIBUTING EDITORS_Eric Sautedé, Leanda Lee, Severo Portela ADMINISTRATOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER + 4 Million page views Kowie Geldenhuys [email protected] NEWSROOM AND CONTRIBUTORS_Albano Martins, Annabel Jackson, Daniel Beitler, Emilie Tran, Grace Yu, SECRETARY Juliana Cheang [email protected] PER MONTH Ivo Carneiro de Sousa, Jacky I.F. 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