Monthly Archives: March 2022
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Gov’t plans to extend tourism tax exemption
The executive council is planning to regulate the tourism tax by regrouping hotel and restaurant establishments and extending the tourism tax exemption, the Secretary for Administration ... -
Health subsidy vouchers available from May 1
Starting from May 1, each eligible Macau resident will be provided with a healthcare subsidy of MOP600, and all Macau residents holding valid Macau SAR Permanent ... -
Four more confirmed imported asymptomatic Covid-19 cases
Four Macau residents from Singapore, Myanmar, USA and Australia have been classified as imported cases of asymptomatic infection and one Macau resident from Dubai has been ... -
Provisional Red Market to commence operating from Mar. 29
The provisional Almirante Lacerda Municipal Market, which is located near the Patane Wet Market, will commence operations on March 29, the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) has ... -
S.F. Express suspends deliveries to mainland
S.F. Express announced on Friday that all deliveries in and out of mainland China have been suspended in Hong Kong and Macau due to anti-Covid-19 control ... -
NAT required for individuals re-entering more than three times
Individuals with a Family Visit Permit who enter Macau three times or more on the same day will be required to undergo a nucleic acid test ... -
CPU members want more guarantee of safeguards for Penha Hill
The Urban Conditions Plan (PCU) for the plots of land surrounding the Court of First Instance at Nam Van Lake was under discussion yesterday at the ... -
Reconstruction of housing quarters at Lilau raises questions
An Urban Conditions Plant (PCU) – a building located next to the Lilau Square – has raised questions from the members of the Urban Planning Committee ... -
Local orchestras resume activity this weekend
The Macao Orchestra and Macao Chinese Orchestra will resume their concert activities this weekend after undergoing structural transformations. Both orchestras, which are coordinated by the Macao ... -
68 students win city’s 2021 English essay competition
Students from the City University of Macau, The International School of Macao, the Macau Anglican College and the Premier School Affiliated to Hou Kong Middle School ... -
Macau, Hengqin cooperate in promoting consumer rights
The consumer rights agencies of Macau and Hengqin will collaborate in a series of events aiming to promote consumer rights, the Macau Consumer Council has announced. ... -
R. de Pedro Coutinho suspended for five days due to roadworks
Due to roadworks, the section of Rua de Pedro Coutinho between Avenida de Horta e Costa and Avenida do Ouvidor Arriaga will be suspended from 7:30 ... -
Economy Gov’t promises 13 million jobs to reverse slump
China’s government hopes to generate as many as 13 million new jobs this year to help reverse a painful economic slump but faces “many difficulties and ... -
Premier Li offers China’s help for ‘grave’ Ukraine situation
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Friday called the situation in Ukraine “grave” and offered Beijing’s help in playing a “positive role” for peace while continuing ... -
In Russian invasion of Ukraine, Cold War echoes reverberate
A rivalry with Russia. A proxy battleground. Nuclear brinksmanship. For many generations of Americans, it’s just like old times. The invasion of Ukraine has rapidly returned echoes ... -
Russian airstrike hits base in western Ukraine, kills 35Russian airstrike hits base in western Ukraine, kills 35
Waves of Russian missiles pounded a military training base close to Ukraine’s western border with NATO member Poland, killing 35 people. The strike followed Russian threats ... -
1960 Radio telescope makes space history
The British radio telescope at Jodrell Bank in Cheshire has set a new space record making contact with the American Pioneer V satellite at a distance ... -
Russia steps up legal fight against isolation in sports
Russia stepped up its legal fight against isolation in sports because of the war in Ukraine when its national Olympic body made an urgent appeal Friday ... -
China shuts business center of Shenzhen to fight virus surge
China’s government responded yesterday to a spike in coronavirus infections by shutting down its southern business center of Shenzhen, a city of 17.5 million people, and ... -
Iran claims missile barrage near US consulate in Iraq
Iran has claimed responsibility for a missile barrage that struck yesterday near a sprawling U.S. consulate complex in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil, saying it ... -
From the extraterritoriality of sanctions to the power of European citizens
One aspect that will differentiate the Russian war in Ukraine from previous wars will be the sanctions and their nature. The EU applies sanctions to implement ... -
Monday, March 14, 2022 – edition no. 3970
* Jobs for all — Beijing promised to create 13 million new jobs this year to help stave off a painful economic downturn * Another round ... -
Old trees in Taipa stir CPU debate
A group of 10 trees, said to be over 100 years old, were the subject of debate at yesterday’s meeting of the Urban Planning Committee (CPU). ... -
Macau NPC reps call for easing of rules on foreign domestic workers in Hengqin
Macau representatives at the National People’s Congress have called for support of Hong Kong and Macau residents living in the Guangdong- Macau In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin being allowed to ... -
Gov’t to clarify gaming promoters’ role by legislation, to be passed by Aug. 15
The government has told a parliamentary committee that a law will be made to codify the role of gaming intermediaries, Chan Chak Mo, president of the ... -
‘Macau should live with Covid-19. If not, SMEs will die’
What the government considers helpful for struggling small and medium enterprises (SMEs) might end up being just another burden for business owners, as they are faced ... -
Gov’t: No plans to change quarantine period or border-crossing NAT validity
The government has no plans to change SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid test (NAT) requirements or quarantine durations for entrants to Macau, local health officials said yesterday. At ... -
Two residents lose over HKD4.6M in cryptocurrency investment scams
Two local women in their early forties have reported an aggregated loss that amounts to over HKD4.6 million in two similar scams involving alleged investments in ... -
Human trafficking case sparks government response in China
Sustained, palpable anger in China over the case of a mother of eight found chained inside a shed has prompted an unusually strong government response to ... -
Beijing eases control to let ruble fall faster against yuan
China is easing government exchange rate controls to let the Russian ruble fall faster in value against the Chinese yuan to help insulate Beijing from economic ... -
Taiwan minister: China war a disaster regardless of outcome
A conflict with China, which threatens to invade Taiwan, would be a disaster for all sides regardless of the outcome, the island’s defense minister said yesterday. ... -
Japan cautiously welcomes South Korean president-elect
Japan’s government yesterday welcomed the election of a new president in South Korea who supports stronger ties with Washington and Tokyo, as officials and experts expressed ... -
Philippines ready to back US if it gets embroiled in war
The Philippine president is ready to open the country’s “facilities” to American forces under a 1951 mutual defense treaty if Russia’s war against Ukraine turns for ... -
White House warns Russia may use chemical weapons in Ukraine
The Biden administration publicly warned yesterday [Macau time] that Russia might seek to use chemical or biological weapons in Ukraine as the White House rejected Russian ... -
Cases, deaths continue to drop globally, WHO saysCases, deaths continue to drop globally, WHO says
The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths globally have continued to fall in the past week, the World Health Organization said, with only the Western ...
