Daily Archives: September 2, 2025
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Enrollment hits 89,000 for new school year, kindergarten sees decline
With summer vacation now over, the Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) announced that approximately 80% of schools in Macau resumed classes yesterday, with the student ... -
GGR hits new post-pandemic high in August
Macau’s gross gaming revenue (GGR) surged to MOP22.16 billion in August, hitting a new post-pandemic high and marking a 12.2% increase from August 2024, according to ... -
Consumption campaign receives positive feedback from senior citizens
The Macau Consumer Grand Prix campaign kicked off yesterday, receiving positive feedback from senior citizens, with many opting to use it for daily food purchases. The ... -
Macau named Muslim-friendly destination at ASTINDO 2025
Macau was recognized as a Muslim-friendly destination for the first time at the ASTINDO Travel Fair 2025, held in Jakarta, Indonesia, last week. The Macao Government ... -
Macau welcomes first issuance of Shenzhen gov’t bonds
The Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM) issued a statement yesterday announcing the first issuance of municipal government bonds by the Shenzhen Government in Macau. The announcement ... -
Summit could challenge US dominance and lend weight to China’s vision of a multipolar world
The leaders of Russia, China, India and seven other nations met yesterday in northern China for the latest annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in ... -
DSAL to roll out recruitment platform for local workers
The Employment Promotion Coordination Working Group held its regular meeting last week, during which it revealed that the Labor Affairs Bureau (DSAL) will establish a recruitment ... -
Taobao scam hit another seven local residents
The Judiciary Police (PJ) reported receiving seven fraud complaints between Aug. 27 and Aug. 31 involving Macau residents allegedly deceived by callers posing as Taobao customer ... -
man arrested for assaulting IAM staff in littering dispute
A 35-year-old mainland man has been transferred to the Public Prosecutions Office on charges of assault, robbery, resistance, and coercion after allegedly attacking three Municipal Affairs ... -
LRT sees highest daily ridership of 2025 in August
The Macau Light Rapid Transit (LRT) reported an average daily ridership of 27,600 in August, an increase of 7,300 from the previous month. The figure is ... -
July exports up 8.8%, diamonds drive growth
The merchandise exports rose 8.8% year-on-year in July to MOP1.29 billion, while imports fell 1.9% to MOP10.29 billion, resulting in a trade deficit of MOP9 billion, ... -
Total border crossings reach 41 million this summer
Macau recorded 41.01 million border crossings this summer, averaging 661,000 per day, with a peak of 832,000 on a single day, according to the Public Security ... -
Gov’t plans legislation to ban possession of e-cigarettes
Authorities have revealed plans to draft legislation banning the possession of e-cigarettes. Lam Chong, director of the Disease Control Center of the Health Bureau (SSM), noted ... -
Sands China launches family-friendly benefits for new parents
Sands China Ltd. introduced new family-friendly benefits yesterday to support team members welcoming newborns. Eligible full-time employees can receive up to six days of paid Child ... -
Macau delegation attends 2025 APG Annual Meeting
The Macao, China delegation attended the 2025 Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) Annual Meeting in Tokyo from August 25-29. Discussions focused on mutual evaluation reports, ... -
Union for Development advocates economic and employment security
As the city approaches polling day for the Legislative Assembly elections, the Union for Development (UPD), also known as group number five in the upcoming Legislative ... -
New Hope proposes to be the ‘list for all people’
The “New Hope,” the candidacy list led by lawmaker José Pereira Coutinho, claims to be the “list for all people of Macau”, regardless of their origins ... -
Xi seeks expanded role for organization with a development bank
Chinese President Xi Jinping said China would accelerate the creation of an SCO development bank yesterday at the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Tianjin, ... -
Modi, Putin meet as India faces steep US tariff over Russian oil imports
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin met on the sidelines of a regional summit in China yesterday in a show of deepening ... -
Kim inspects new missile factory ahead of visit to China
North Korea said yesterday leader Kim Jong Un inspected a new weapons factory that’s key to his plan to accelerate mass production of missiles in a ... -
Earthquake destroys villages and kills 800 people, with 2,500 injured
Desperate Afghans clawed through rubble in the dead of the night in search of missing loved ones after a strong earthquake killed some 800 people and ... -
1951 Designers prepare to dazzle Venice
British fashion designers have revealed the collection they plan to send to Venice later this week as part of the city’s Biennale arts festival. Last week, ... -
Why Dutch athletes pole vault over canals
A split second of flight, then a landing on the sand — or a splashdown in a canal. That’s the thrill of the Dutch sport of ... -
Hamilton and Ferrari need some Monza magic after disastrous Dutch GP
Monza is where the magic happens for Ferrari. And the Italian Grand Prix couldn’t come at a better time. Formula 1’s annual pilgrimage to the “Temple ... -
Pope Leo meets LGBTQ+ advocate, vows continuity with Francis’ legacy
Pope Leo XIV met yesterday with one of the most prominent advocates for greater LGBTQ+ inclusion in the Catholic Church and encouraged his ministry, just days ... -
A downturn in international travel to the US may last beyond summer, experts warn
For a few hopeful weeks this summer, a bright billboard on the major highway linking Toronto to New York greeted Canadian drivers with a simple message: ... -
Major changes in the world’s population through 2100
The highly regarded Pew Research Center recently released a concise analysis of projections for some of the major changes in the world’s population through 2100, based ... -
Tuesday, September 2, 2025 – edition no. 4793
* First Day High — Morning bus traffic up 10% yesterday as enrollment hit 89,000 for the new school year, with majority of students returning * ...
