Daily Archives: June 5, 2026
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Macau eyes mainland smart mosquito traps as alternative to citywide chemical spraying
With mosquito breeding site indices rising in February and March, the Health Bureau (SSM) has warned that a citywide chemical control campaign may be considered if ... -
Macau to open first mainland ‘Youth Home’ in Guangzhou this fall
The first “Macau Youth Homes” on the mainland is expected to be established in Guangzhou in the third quarter of this year, creating a one-stop development ... -
Shared Summer
There is a particular kind of magic that descends upon Hong Kong when summer arrives. The air hums with humidity and possibility, the harbour shimmers like ... -
Local banks complete 23 cross-border transactions on first day of mBridge participation
After joining mBridge, the Multilateral Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Bridge, local banks completed 23 cross-border transactions on the first day, according to the Monetary Authority ... -
New urban Zone A sports ground on track for Q4 2027 completion
Construction of a sports ground at Plot B13 of the New Urban Zone A reclamation area went to public tender opening yesterday, with the project expected ... -
Customs continue to seize large quantities of smuggled goods
The Customs Service (SA) continues to detect and seize large quantities of products being smuggled across the border into and out of Macau. According to the ... -
Round trip
My upcoming journey to Europe is a reminder of both how connected and how disconnected Macau remains from the wider world. The trip itself is quite ... -
Children’s Arts Festival opens registration for workshops catering to all ages
Registration opens today at 10 a.m. for the first-phase workshops of the Macao International Children’s Arts Festival. Organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), the workshops ... -
Tropical depression moving toward Japan poses no warnings for Macau
A low-pressure area in the South China Sea is expected to develop into a small, weak tropical cyclone. According to the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG), ... -
TUI rejects appeal by PSP chief in disciplinary case
The Court of Final Appeal (TUI) has ruled in a case involving a chief of the Public Security Police Force (PSP) and the force’s disciplinary proceedings ... -
CCAC probes alleged subsidy fraud in continuing education scheme
The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) has referred a case to the Public Prosecutions Office after uncovering suspected fraud involving government-subsidized courses under the Continuing Education Development ... -
Fan fire leaves one unconscious, 20 evacuated
A fire suspected to have originated from a short circuit in a fan plug or associated wiring broke out yesterday morning on Rua da Cal in ... -
Man loses over MOP98,000 in fake ‘public security’ scam
Police said a local man lost over MOP98,000 after allegedly falling victim to a fake “public security, procuratorate and court” phone scam. The Judiciary Police Anti-Fraud ... -
Gov’t to map AED locations on One Account app, expand emergency network
Residents will soon be able to locate all public automated external defibrillators (AEDs) directly through the Macao One Account app, as authorities roll out three measures ... -
Local artist’s debut exhibition explores the limits of creativity
More than 100 paintings line the Mount Fortress Corridor this month, marking the debut of Macanese artist Fernando Madruga Gomes, whose work is shaped as much ... -
Registration opens for GBA Karaoke King Singing Competition at 2026 Sands Shopping Carnival
Registration is now open for the Greater Bay Area (GBA) Karaoke King Singing Competition, one of the headline events of the 2026 Sands Shopping Carnival returning ... -
MGM marks 19th consecutive year in International Dragon Boat Races
MGM held its annual blessing ceremony for its Dragon Boat Team at the Nam Van Lake Nautical Center on June 3 ahead of the 2026 Macao ... -
Tang Tingshu and the Pearl River Beginning of Modern China
Analysis Long before the Greater Bay Area became shorthand for high-speed rail, container ports and cross-border capital flows, the estuary of the Pearl River was already ... -
China bans four New Zealand lawmakers after they visited Taiwan
Beijing banned four New Zealand lawmakers from traveling to China for a year and demanded they apologize because they visited Taiwan on a parliamentary trip, according ... -
Buffalo named Donald Trump for his golden locks is a sensation at zoo
With his shock of golden hair and trim 700-kilogram (1,500-pound) build, Donald Trump has been drawing crowds from across Bangladesh since he arrived at the national ... -
A fire at a nursing home kills 12 people
A fire at an unregistered nursing home in western Sri Lanka killed 12 residents and injured eight others, police said yesterday. The fire started late Wednesday at ... -
SpaceX’s IPO set to be the biggest ever, making Musk a trillionaire
SpaceX says it plans to raise up to $75 billion when it goes public this month, setting the stage for the largest-ever stock market debut and ... -
1989 Election boost for Solidarity
Solidarity, Poland’s anti-communist party, looks set to claim a remarkable success in the country’s elections, with initial results suggesting it has done much better than predicted. ... -
Boots Riley’s ‘I Love Boosters’ is a wild, surrealist social satire
Boots Riley holds nothing back in his audacious, surrealist social satire “I Love Boosters.” The film is a go-for-broke expression of wild imagination and social consciousness ... -
On McCartney’s ‘The Boys of Dungeon Lane,’ an ex-Beatle reminisces
After all these years, it’s hard to conceive of something unprecedented happening in Beatles world. But here it is, on Paul McCartney’s new disc “The Boys ... -
Water Garden
There are summer scents that simply refresh. And then there are those that transport you entirely. Diptyque, true to form, has chosen the latter for its ... -
Garbage crisis engulfs Havana as fuel shortages stall trash pickup
On a recent afternoon in Cuba, the temperature climbed and anxiety grew among the residents of a Havana street. Their focus was an improvised dump site ... -
‘We’re still behind’ in Congo’s Ebola outbreak even as testing improves, WHO chief says
Congo’s Ebola outbreak remains ahead of response efforts despite improved testing capacity, according to World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Speaking after a visit to ... -
Friday, June 5, 2026 – edition no. 4965
* Mosquito-free mission — Government weighs mainland smart mosquito traps as dengue risks rise and breeding sites increase * Youth bridge to GBA | Macau to ...
