Ho Iat Seng will not seek re-election due to health issues

Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng has announced yesterday that he will not run for re-election due to health issues. This decision comes just a month

Macau, mainland authorities disrupt RMB3 billion illicit forex trading

In a significant crackdown, China’s Ministry of Public Security announced that joint operations with Macau authorities have led to the detention of 252 suspects involved in unauthorized

Luís Gomes appointed as acting head of ID as Pun takes over new role

Luís Gomes has been appointed the acting head of the Sports Bureau, taking over from Pun Weng Kun, who has exited the position to take on new

IAM removes 54 tonnes of rubbish from empty land

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) removed 54 tonnes of trash from unused land and private sites by the end of June, according to the Land and Urban

‘New Hope’ lawmakers want gov’t to increase civil servants wages for 2025

The directly elected lawmakers from the group “New Hope,” which primarily represents civil servants, are hopeful that the government will increase the wages of civil

Putin’s slow response to Kursk attack could test the patience of some of his backers

A year ago this week, President Vladmir Putin strode onto a stage in the Kursk region to commemorate the 80th anniversary of one of the Soviet army’s proudest

EPM parents raise concern over teacher departures and new hires

The Macau Portuguese School’s (EPM) recent announcement of hiring five new teachers has raised questions about recent departures from the institution, according to Diogo Baptista, president of

Fiscal reserve rebounds to 91% of peak at MOP602.74 billion

Macau’s fiscal reserve bounced back to over MOP602.74 billion in June, reaching 91% of its record high of MOP663.56 billion in February 2021, according to the Monetary Authority

Retail sales drop sharply in first half

Retail sales totaled MOP36.85 billion in the first six months of 2024, a decline of 17.5% from the same period a year earlier, according to government data. The

Sichuan golden monkeys return to mainland

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) has returned two male Sichuan golden monkeys to the mainland after their loan period expired. In 2017, the IAM signed an agreement with

Burned beehive sparks arson investigation

   Police are investigating a suspected arson incident at a pedestrian bridge near Taipa Lake. The fire, reported around 10 p.m. on August 20, caused burn marks

China’s golden trio withdraws from WTT Champions

Chinese table tennis champions Fan Zhendong, Ma Long, and Chen Meng, who recently secured gold medals at the Paris Olympic Games, have withdrawn from next month’s World

Elderly care home in Zone A set for construction

The government has announced plans to construct two residential care homes in Zone A, which will provide approximately 1,000 beds for elderly residents. This initiative

Macau joins 2025 world match racing tour calendar

Macau is set to make waves in the sailing world as it hosts the Macao Match Cup, a new addition to the World Match Racing

Hospitality workers at Venetian Las Vegas reach tentative deal on first-ever union contract

Thousands of hospitality union workers on the Las Vegas Strip have reached a tentative deal with the Venetian and Palazzo resorts, a first for employees at the

Smartone to cease operations in Macau

Mobile phone operator SmarTone has announced that it will discontinue services in Macau. In a statement on its website, the company explained that the

Indonesia searches for ways to balance domestic industries with surging Chinese imports

A flood of Chinese products into Indonesia has hit local manufacturers hard, prompting the government to look for ways to placate domestic producers while avoiding angering the

European milk and cheese producers have become the latest target in a simmering trade war with China

The Chinese Commerce Ministry said yesterday that it would launch an investigation into subsidies given by the European Union and EU member countries for dairy products

Day after Putin’s visit, Azerbaijan applies to join Russia and China in the BRICS alliance

A zerbaijan formally applied to join the BRICS bloc of developing economies, a day after Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s visit to the oil-rich South Caucasus country to

World’s ‘largest solar precinct’ approved by Canberra

An ambitious plan to build a massive solar farm in remote northern Australia that would transmit energy by submarine cable to Singapore is a step closer after

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