While many countries in the region have eased entry restrictions, Lao people have not yet begun traveling outwardly in earnest due to restrictions when returning home.
Melco continues leadership among Macau and Asia’s integrated resort operators with 97 Stars achieved in 2022 Forbes Travel Guide
Company’s complete property portfolio attains top tier Five-Star recognition
MACAU – Media OutReach – 26 April 2022 – Melco Resorts & Entertainment has once again been honored by 2022 Forbes Travel Guide (FTG) with a collective total of 97 Stars, including 17 Five-Star awards, maintaining its leading position among Macau & Asia’s integrated resort operators. The Company’s entire integrated resort portfolio, including City of Dreams, Studio City, Altira Macau and City of Dreams Manila have been honored with the top tier recognition. The esteemed achievement highlights Melco’s ceaseless devotion to exceptional hospitality across FTG’s three categories of Hotels, Restaurants and Spas.

Notably, Altira Macau celebrates its 13th successive year as FTG Five-Star award recipient across both Hotel and Spa categories.
Mr. Lawrence Ho, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Melco, said, “With Forbes Travel Guide being one of the world’s most admired and celebrated travel standards, we are honored to once again have our full integrated resort portfolio distinguished with the top Five Forbes-Star rating. The achievement testifies to Melco’s pledge to service quality and the Company’s contribution to pushing boundaries, especially during such a challenging time for the industry – continuing to provide memorable and world-class services for guests. We thank our team for their unwavering dedication – for their exceptional role in facilitating Melco’s sustained status as the leading integrated resort operator in Macau and Asia. We continue to provide a safe environment welcoming back visitors and locals to experience and enjoy Melco’s diversified, multi-faceted and exciting offerings.
“We look forward to the highly anticipated opening of Studio City Phase 2 and City of Dreams Mediterranean showcasing Melco’s extraordinary experiences to more guests from around the globe.”
Melco properties and facilities awarded 2022 Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Ratings are as follows:
Hotels | Restaurants | Spas |
Morpheus, City of Dreams Macau | Alain Ducasse at Morpheus, Morpheus, City of Dreams Macau | Morpheus Spa, City of Dreams Macau |
Nüwa, City of Dreams Macau | Yí, Morpheus, City of Dreams Macau | Nüwa Spa, City of Dreams Macau |
Star Tower, Studio City | Jade Dragon, Nüwa, City of Dreams Macau | Zensa Spa, Studio City |
Altira Macau | Pearl Dragon, Studio City | Altira Spa, Altira Macau |
Nüwa, City of Dreams Manila | Tenmasa, Altira Macau | Nüwa Spa, City of Dreams Manila |
Ying, Altira Macau | ||
Aurora, Altira Macau |
About Melco Resorts & Entertainment Limited
The Company, with its American depositary shares listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market (NASDAQ: MLCO), is a developer, owner and operator of integrated resort facilities in Asia and Europe. The Company currently operates Altira Macau (www.altiramacau.com), an integrated resort located at Taipa, Macau and City of Dreams (
www.cityofdreamsmacau.com), an integrated resort located in Cotai, Macau. Its business also includes the Mocha Clubs (
www.mochaclubs.com), which comprise the largest non-casino based operations of electronic gaming machines in Macau. The Company also majority owns and operates Studio City (
www.studiocity-macau.com), a cinematically-themed integrated resort in Cotai, Macau. In the Philippines, a Philippine subsidiary of the Company currently operates and manages City of Dreams Manila (
www.cityofdreamsmanila.com), an integrated resort in the Entertainment City complex in Manila. In Europe, the Company is currently developing City of Dreams Mediterranean (
www.cityofdreamsmed.com.cy) in the Republic of Cyprus, which is expected to be the largest and premier integrated destination resort in Europe. The Company is currently operating a temporary casino, the first authorized casino in the Republic of Cyprus, and is licensed to operate four satellite casinos (“Cyprus Casinos”). Upon the opening of City of Dreams Mediterranean, the Company will continue to operate the satellite casinos while operation of the temporary casino will cease. For more information about the Company, please visit
www.melco-resorts.com.
The Company is strongly supported by its single largest shareholder, Melco International Development Limited, a company listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and is substantially owned and led by Mr. Lawrence Ho, who is the Chairman, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
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Retention Cloud Leader CleverTap Recognized as the “Breakout SaaS Startup of the Year” at SaaSBOOMi Awards 2021
India’s SaaS industry now boasts over $1.5 billion in annual revenues, with around 1,500+ SaaS companies as an active part of the SaaS community. Acknowledging the importance of this industry, the SaaSBOOMi Awards were launched in 2020 with a mission to celebrate the extraordinary aspirations and efforts of Indian SaaS founders.
“The SaaSBOOMi Awards were introduced to recognise exemplary SaaS startups in the country that have set global standards in deep tech and cutting-edge innovation,” said Vinod Muthukrishnan, Member, SaaSBOOMi Awards team. “For the recently concluded 2021 edition, we are very happy to recognise CleverTap as the ‘Breakout SaaS Startup of the Year.’ This accolade truly reflects the brand’s phenomenal work over the last year and its commitment to building exceptional user experiences for its customers.”
“This is our first award from SaaSBOOMi and will be our most precious. Our customers make us successful and this award, which is shaped and judged by the community, underlines the importance of that bond and trust for us as a company and the partners who support us,” said Anand Jain, Co-founder and Chief Product Officer, CleverTap. “We will continue to focus on solving the problem of user retention for consumer apps of all sizes. Our goal is to be the retention category market leader, not just in India and Southeast Asia but also North America and Europe and amplify the Indian SaaS success story to a growing and global audience.”
The award is just one in a string of recent accolades recognising CleverTap’s technology prowess and capabilities. More than 10,000 apps across industries and geographies use CleverTap for customer engagement and retention over 3 billion devices. Built for speed, security, and scale, CleverTap has helped customers send over one trillion messages and create about 9 million campaigns in 2021.
About CleverTap
CleverTap is the modern, integrated retention cloud that empowers digital consumer brands to increase customer retention and lifetime value. For brands that understand and value user retention, CleverTap drives context and individualization with the help of a unified and deep data layer, AI/ML powered insights and automation. Customers around the world representing over 10,000 apps, including Vodafone Idea, SonyLIV, Daimler, Gojek, Carousell, and Premier League, trust CleverTap to achieve their retention and engagement goals, growing their long term revenue. Backed by leading venture capital firms including Sequoia India, Tiger Global Management, and Accel, the company is headquartered in Mountain View, California, with offices in Mumbai, Singapore, and Dubai. For more information, visit clevertap.com or follow on
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Brew · Chill · Grab a Bite at Starstreet Precinct – Where Coffee Aficionados’ Every Need Is Met, from Cafés to Stay Home Coffee Kits

Finally the sweet days are returning – it’s time to take a coffee break. Whether you’re looking for a place to recharge and refuel or a long-missed intimate catch-up with friends, Starstreet Precinct is the neighbourhood to visit, with a range of artisanal coffee specialists and independent eateries to get your caffeine fix while staying away from the crowd. For those who are working from home, it’s also the place to pick up all the tools and supplies you need to build your own coffeeholic workstation.
Don’t forget to use your electronic consumption vouchers to take advantage of some extra-special offers.
The Place to Brew · Chill · Grab a Bite Enjoy Extra-special Offers for Dine-in and Consumption Vouchers
Over the years, the area around Star Street has become a popular spot among those in the know, offering a chill vibe in the heart of the city, as well as a unique line-up of popular independent restaurants, cafés, bars, boutiques and galleries. That makes it the perfect place to visit when you really need to get away from home and head out to have some comfort food. Following the opening of Blue Bottle Coffee‘s largest café in town, the sought-after matcha café Matchali will be unveiling its first-ever flagship store this June on Moon Street, with an exclusive menu of newly introduced coffee, all-day meals and vegan matcha soft serve. Get their 10% off opening offer by simply leaving your email on their website. Several cafés and restaurants in the area even offer discounts on orders and for using consumption vouchers, including APT. Coffee and R&R Bagels.

Matchali 5 Moon Street |
First Flagship Café with Newly Launched Coffee and All-day Food Menu, Vegan Soft Serve and Exclusive Opening Discount
Homegrown matcha Café Matchali has built up quite a following for its wholesome and health-boosting matcha drinks, hand-whisked using ceremonial grade matcha powder sourced directly from a farm in Uji, Kyoto. This June, it will be unveiling a hotly anticipated flagship café on Moon Street. Bringing its laid-back buzz into an airy space that flows into a charming outdoor area, with a Matcha Bar as its centrepiece, where customers can watch their drinks being hand-whisked. A new addition to the flagship is the newly launched coffee menu. Using a blend of coffee beans from Colombia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduras, the coffee is nutty in texture, with hints of orange peel and a black tea finish. Don’t forget to try their all-day food menu and vegan matcha soft serve. Scan the QR code now and leave your email address to receive a 10% opening discount. |
Blue Bottle Coffee 15 St. Francis Street
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Hand-drip Coffee Paired up with Exclusive Sandwich and Waffle Menu
Offering hand-drip coffee and espresso drinks in a relaxing, triple-decker space, Blue Bottle Coffee also provides exclusive light sandwich and waffle choices to accompany them, as well as selling home-roasted beans for home brewers. For breakfast, try the spinach frittata or ham and cheese frittata sandwiches, both served on croissants from the renowned Miam Bakery, and perfect for pairing with coffee. For something a bit more substantial, the Brunch Plate is the perfect choice, featuring waffles with boiled eggs and salad made with vegetables from a local farm, dressed with the Café’s innovative soy- and chilli-spiked salad sauce. |
R&R Bagels 1/F, 28 Hennessy Road |
Extra Consumption Voucher Discounts
Driven by a quest for the perfect bagel, the bagel fans who run R&R Bagels take the tasty ring-shaped sandwiches seriously, with a special recipe that recreates New York’s finest bagels. The result is Hong Kong’s go-to spot for a bite, with a 10% discount on all standard menu items when taken away. Grab yourself a further bargain when you pay with your consumption vouchers, and get another 10% off. |
Blend & Grind 1 Sun Street
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Evening Happy Hour is Returning
Taking its inspiration from Australian brunch culture, Blend & Grind provides exactly the sort of chill vibe you’d expect. The emphasis among its takeaway and dine-in options is on fresh produce and nourishing dishes, including the much-loved Triple Bao, which pairs bao bun sandwiches with a trio of different fillings. Blend & Grind also provides a range of speciality coffee beans to suit every preference through a partnership with renowned roaster Rubix – and offers a 10% discount on all standard menu items to go. Also, get set for the imminent return of evening happy hour from 5pm to 7pm. Cheers! |
APT. Coffee Shop A – C, 12 Moon Street
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Spend your Electronic Consumption Vouchers Get 20% off on Self Pick-up Takeaway
With a name that means “A Personal Tailor”, this is the place to go for a cup of coffee with a bespoke touch. Everything from blend to intensity to milk foam level is up to you. APT’s sandwiches feature a wide array of options, from breads to fillings to sauces. Among the delectable dine-in choices, check out the toast tailored with any four toppings of your choice, including a side salad, for just $68 up. You can spend your consumption vouchers through the four electronic wallet. Get discounts of up to 20% when you collect the takeaway yourself. |
Oolaa Petite Shop 2, 9 Star Street
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All-day Dining Venue with Freshly Brewed Coffee
An easy-going atmosphere with trademark friendly and attentive service are on offer at this favourite all-day dining venue. Freshly brewed Illy coffee is always available, along with tempting food options from a comprehensive all-day menu. |
Home Brewing Heaven
Working from home but still want your caffeine fix? No problem: shops around Starstreet Precinct have everything you need, from coffee brewing kit to beans, to make perfect coffee chez vous.
Blue Bottle Coffee 15 St. Francis Street |
Experience a new way to make your coffee with the Blue Bottle Pour Over Kit. Dispensing with complicated machinery in favour of a few simple tools, it offers a perfect cup with notably delicate, complex flavours.
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Blend & Grind 1 Sun Street |
Blend & Grind, in partnership with specialist roasters Rubix, offers a range of beans aimed at every type of home coffee enthusiast, including one specifically create to make a superior latte.
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APT. Coffee Shop A – C, 12 Moon Street
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APT. Coffee’s drip bag series allows everyone to become their own barista, making gourmet coffee at home without the need for complicated tools. A range of beans is available, including a house blend rich with toffee, nut and red cherry flavours.
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About Starstreet Precinct
Starstreet Precinct is a vibrant destination in Wan Chai, comprised mainly of Wing Fung Street, Star Street, Moon Street, Sun Street, and St. Francis Yard. Over the years, the neighbourhood has evolved from a quaint, historic landmark, into an eclectic hangout hotspot for those with a unique sense of style and character. Filled with cosy cafés, restaurants, bars, boutique shops with the most coveted fashion selections, galleries and interior design stores, the precinct offers an array of day-to-night experiences. With a focus on community and a passion to foster a sustainable lifestyle for all, Starstreet Precinct and its tenants are collectively working to build a better future together. Connected to Pacific Place and Admiralty station through the Three Pacific Place underground link, the neighbourhood is a hidden gem in the heart of Hong Kong.
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Top Crypto Platform Bybit Launches Options Trading
Bybit’s new options trading offering is based on user feedback, representing an important step in developing another powerful tool for Bybit users. Upon launch, Bybit users will be able to trade USDC options and perpetuals through portfolio margin, which adopts a risk based model for experienced traders, including market makers and institutional clients, to increase fund utilization based on the underlying price and volatility.
This function will support the platform in becoming a fully integrated trading powerhouse with a user-friendly interface that provides open API support, to facilitate flexibility in trading European-style, linear options.
Options Trading in Crypto
With options contracts, Bybit users are able to speculate on the future price in USD of an underlying asset and settle their trades in USDC. Unlike a futures contract where the transaction is mandatory and has to be completed at the settlement date, options contracts are optional and will expire without a transaction if the option is not exercised. The risk of options trading is therefore relatively low for traders because the maximum risk is determined by the premium paid while there is no such limit for futures contracts. For sellers, the risk is limitless.
Bringing World Class Liquidity and Reliability to Options Trading
Bybit has proven itself to be the most reliable, stable and usable cryptocurrency exchange of the bull run, offering the best liquidity. Unique among major exchanges, Bybit experienced a 99.99% up rate throughout the year, with 100k/s trading engine throughput and the track record to process 30,000 transactions at its peak.
Liquidity is arguably the be-all and end-all attribute for asset exchanges. Bybit’s derivatives trading platform has the world’s tightest spread and one of the best liquidity. Traders are ensured the best quote and best execution in the market even during extreme volatility.
Bybit’s retail focused products and customer support focused services will help lower the entry threshold to crypto trading to host new users around the world, allowing them to seamlessly enjoy the immediate execution of crypto trades.
“Options is something that our existing clients have long been asking for since there has been no other revolutionary product offered in the market at the moment,” said Ben Zhou, co-founder and CEO of Bybit. “We are confident that our state-of-the-art offering will set the bar for the sector and normalize crypto options trading, just like what Robinhood did for stock options. We are also excited to bring with us to options trading the world class liquidity and reliability our clients have come to associate with Bybit.”
About Bybit
Bybit is a cryptocurrency exchange established in March 2018 that offers a professional platform where crypto traders can find an ultra-fast matching engine, excellent customer service and multilingual community support. The company provides innovative online spot and derivatives trading services, mining and staking products, an NFT marketplace as well as API support, to retail and institutional clients around the world, and strives to be the most reliable exchange for the emerging digital asset class. Bybit is a proud partner of Formula One racing team, Oracle Red Bull Racing, esports teams NAVI, Astralis, Alliance, Virtus.pro and Oracle Red Bull Racing Esports, and association football (soccer) teams Borussia Dortmund and Avispa Fukuoka.
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Beautiful Dapeng Bay Artists Creations Become Taiwan’s First Art Check-in Points in National Scenic Areas

As classic works skillfully created by famous European and American artists have made local views everlasting, and they are turned into landmark check-in points to promote these spots and draw many tourists to visit these places out of admiration, Dapeng Bay National Scenic Area Administration has invited a total of eight artists, including Donggang native, Pang-Soong Apex Lin (林磐聳), who won the National Award for Arts in the fine arts category; Ming-Te Lu (盧明德), the former dean of College of Arts at National Kaohsiung Normal University; Chang-Hu Lin (林章湖), the former dean of the College of Fine Arts at Taipei National University of the Arts; Cheng-Ming Lee (李振明), the CEO of the Taiwan Academy of Fine Arts; Tai-Le Cheng (程代勒), former director of the Department of Fine Arts at National Taiwan Normal University; Yi-Hsun Lee (李億勳), the former director of the Department of Visual Design at National Kaohsiung Normal University; Chun-Liang Lin (林俊良), the former dean of the College of Fine Arts at National Taiwan Normal University; and Lain-Dung Chuang (莊連東), the former director of the Department of Fine Arts at National Taiwan Normal University, to draw and paint from Nature at Dapeng Bay and neighboring towns. They’ve meticulously created works for 12 tourist attractions to depict beautiful vistas and scenic views using different media to make the scenery at Dapeng Bay eternal.
The Administration has pioneered in inviting famous artists to draw scenes for tourist attractions and set up social media check-in points around Taiwan’s 22 counties and municipalities and 386 townships. The Administration has taken the lead in integrating art with space to elevate the cultural heritage and values of these scenic areas with profound meanings hidden in art. Scenery is no longer just a part of Nature, but a “work of art” as vivid as life itself, and something one can get up close and personal with to take it all in. This project is pioneering work that will create a wonderful milestone for the history of Taiwan’s scenic areas in the future.
The 12 tourist attractions that are painted by the above artists include the Dapeng Bay Visitor Center, Dapeng Bay Marina, Yingxia Bridge Pavilion, Qingzhou Coastal Recreation Area, Cifong Wetland Park, Mangroves Wetland Park, Pengcun Wetland Park, Sunset Bay, Bayfun Land, Dapeng Bay Bridge, Donglong Temple in Donggang Township and Linbian Station in Linbian Township. The artists have created their works using diverse media including ink paintings, mixed media, mosaic tiles, and prints. Their profound painting skills have shown their superb and extraordinary craftsmanship and how they’ve delicately depicted fine views and magnificent elegance exclusive to Dapeng Bay, one brush stroke at a time.
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Hot and Stormy Weather to Hit Laos This Week
Prts of Laos will experience high temperatures and heavy rain this weekend.
Construction Begins on China-funded Educational Facility in Vientiane Capital

Construction of a new facility funded by China at the Laos Institute of Posts and Telecommunications in Vientiane Capital has begun.