Law proposing DSSOPT to have power to suspend water, electricity supply pass

The government has been given the right to suspend the supply of water and electricity to illicitly built properties or properties with illegal engineering work under specific conditions. Yesterday, the Legislative

2020 marks many losses and hard-won gains, management heads say

This year and the pandemic have prompted a substantial financial loss and loss of personnel for the city’s various industries, but it has also heralded changes that would otherwise not

City Fringe Festival to go ahead posing ‘everyone as artist’

The 20th Macao City Fringe Festival will be held in January next year as usual, with a program of 18 events and 17 extended activities, highlighting community arts and residents

CE inaugurates Patriotic Education Base

Macau’s Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng yesterday presided over the opening ceremony of the Patriotic Education Base — an institute established to fortify nationalism and patriotism among local youngsters. In his

Covid-19 prompts more locals to seek financial subsidies

The pandemic pushed up the number of people applying for financial assistance by around 40% from January to November year-on-year, Director of Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) Hon Wai revealed on TDM radio

Viva Macau | Pan-democrat lawmakers want AL hearing with Edmund Ho, Francis Tam

Lawmakers Sulu Sou and José Pereira Coutinho want to call former Chief Executive (CE) Edmund Ho and former Secretary for Economy and Finance Francis Tam to a hearing in a

Sands China unwavering in commitment to long-term investment

Sands China Ltd. has placed great importance on continually investing in the local market, actively paying heed to the government’s call for market diversification in Macao. As the integrated resort operator

DSEJ attempts to start early registration for first-time kindergarten students

The Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) is aiming to accelerate the process of its Central Registration for first-time kindergarten students to avoid causing parents anxiety and uncertainty. In the past,

Taiwan open for talks to discuss returnee students

Taiwan is open to having talks on quarantine measures for Macau students when they return to the jurisdiction, Chen Shih-chung, Commander of Taiwan’s Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC), told a

WHO to sift Chinese samples, data in hunt for virus origins

A German scientist who is part of a small team of experts assembled by the World Health Organization to investigate the origins of the coronavirus says they plan to sift

Gov’t charges HK activists over attempted flight to Taiwan

China has charged Hong Kong activists detained for more than three months over their attempt to flee to Taiwan. Two people were charged with organizing an illegal border crossing and another

This Day in History | 1944 Germany counter-attacks in Ardennes

The Germans have mounted a series of counter-attacks on the Western front allowing them to re-cross the borders of Luxembourg and Belgium. On the second day of what now appears to

EU chief von der Leyen sees progress in Brexit talks

After weeks of relentless pessimism, the European Union said yesterday there was now a clear, if narrow, path to reaching an agreement with the United Kingdom on a post-Brexit trade

Germany enters harder lockdown as virus deaths hit new high

Germany reported a record level of coronavirus deaths as it entered a harder lockdown yesterday, closing shops and schools to try to bring down stubbornly high new daily infections. The country

Lyft wants people to be hailing fully driverless cars on its app by 2023

Lyft Inc. expects customers will be able to use its app to hail cars without drivers starting in 2023, the company said yesterday. The self-driving rides will be powered by

Melco collaborates with CCTV to bring esports event to Macau

Melco Resorts & Entertainment presents “GBA Sim Racing Grand Prix (SRGP) 2020 – The Grand Final” at City of Dreams from today until December 19. The esports event is supported by Macau Sports

HEYTEA to open first local store at The Venetian Macao

HEYTEA, the originator of Cheezo Tea, will open its first Macau store at The Venetian Macao on December 19, with a second coming soon to The Parisian Macao. HEYTEA originated in

Cathay still mired in Covid trouble with traffic down 99%

  Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. carried just 37,815 passengers in November, down 98.6% from a year earlier, and warned that its second-half losses will be significantly worse than the HKD9.9 billion

The Buzz | US regulators OK genetically modified pig for food, drugs

U.S. regulators have approved a genetically modified pig for food and medical products, making it the second such animal to get the green light for human consumption. But the company

Sundance Film Festival unveils slate for 1st virtual edition

A Questlove-directed documentary about the other major music event of the summer of 1969 and documentaries about the creators of Sesame Street and the coronavirus pandemic in China are among

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