Author: Aries Un
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Vice director to temporarily take over gaming watchdog
Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong is seeking trilingual and law-savvy talents to succeed outgoing Gaming Inspection and Coordination director (DICJ), Manuel Neves. Meanwhile, deputy ... -
Wong Sio Chak links taxi overcharging to Uber operation
Uber’s operation in the territory would exacerbate the already rampant phenomenon of arbitrary charging in the taxi industry, Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak claimed yesterday ... -
Al Plenary | Monthly car park passes will not be canceled, Rosário says
The government confirmed its intention to retain the monthly-pass mechanism at public parking lots yesterday, despite opposition from some lawmakers in the Legislative Assembly. During the ... -
Lawmaker asks for MOP12,000 cash handout
The Chief Executive, Chui Sai On, has pledged a wage rise for civil servants and the continuity of the cash handout for the coming year, according ... -
Tobacco law amendments to pass next year
The Legislative Assembly has received more than 30 written opinions over the past two months regarding the amendments to the Tobacco Prevention and Control Law, according ... -
CRIME | Credit card data of over 1,000 customers stolen
Over 1,000 locals and visitors’ credit card information has been compromised in a cyber theft orchestrated by an organized crime group from eastern Europe, according to ... -
MIF registers slight increase in trade visitors, some exhibitors disappointed
More professional purchasers showed up at this year’s 20th Macau International Trade and Investment Fair (MIF) than last year, according to the organizer’s preliminary data. Running ... -
MIF | ‘One-belt-one-road’ oriented trade and investment fair kicks off
The Macau government has diversified the 20th Macao International Trade and Investment Fair (MIF) based on the central government’s much-touted strategy of regional cooperation, reinforcing a ... -
CTM 4G+ mobile network service available to the public
Telecommunications service provider CTM officially rolled out its 4G+ network packages yesterday afternoon. It is the first of the four companies to open the service for ... -
CRIME | Four men caught smuggling illegal immigrants from Hengqin
Early yesterday morning the Judiciary Police (PJ) apprehended four mainlanders at the Ocean Gardens residential complex in Taipa. The four suspects were accused of helping illegal ... -
Affordable housing shortage draws protests
Public demand for affordable housing has intensified, after a long-awaited ballot draw early last week shattered over 40,000 applicants’ dreams of owning a house at an ... -
Opening ceremony of the legal Year | Courts face record high workload and emerging pressure
Court of Final Instance President Sam Hou Fai urged for changes to regulations in light of a growing number of litigious cases, which has left the ... -
Health | Negligent staff allegedly behind patient data exposure
An alleged refusal to dispose of confidential documents as instructed has resulted in a large amount of patients’ papers being strewn across the avenue outside Santa ... -
Venetian Macao Open | World-rated golfers gear up for Macao Open
Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri pledged to reprise last year’s victory at the 2015 Venetian Macao Open that kicks off tomorrow, while double-win record holder Zhang Lian-wei ... -
CRIME | Mentally ill man ambushes schoolgirl walking home at midnight
A man with a history of mental illness last month attempted to grab a schoolgirl’s handbag while she was making her way home alone, according to ... -
SURVEY | Shoppers’ confidence continues to fade in 3Q
The Macau University of Science and Technology’s consumer index indicates that Macau consumers’ confidence continued to decline in the third quarter of the year, while confidence ... -
Education | Student council slams school management for interfering with election
The University of Macau’s student union is locked in an ongoing dispute with the school’s management over the latter’s alleged “unsolicited involvement” in the preparation for ... -
Gov’t in no position to offer remarks on UN corruption case
Local authorities gave a wide berth to the high-profile graft case involving the local businessman Ng Lap Seng, citing the stage of judicial procedures that the ... -
More people try to cross border illegally
Authorities have intensified their anti-stowaway watch along the shoreline of Coloane as more and more illegal migrants from across the border have been caught attempting to ... -
Top racers to storm through Guia Circuit for 62nd year
Last year’s Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix champion, Felix Rosenqvist, is slated to return to the Guia circuit this November to defend his title when the ... -
MGM praises Beijing’s assistance to local economy
MGM China head Grant Bowie yesterday welcomed Beijing’s helping hand to Macau’s flagging economy, and highlighted its significance in boosting mainland tourists’ confidence in and access ... -
Housing | 42,699 applicants apply for 1,900 available flats
The Housing Bureau (IH) president Ieong Kam Wa stressed that another application for economic housing units might only come if the land resources are made available. ... -
CRIME | Police bust vice ring allegedly active for three months in Cotai
The Public Security Police busted a prostitution ring at a hotel located in Cotai on Sunday afternoon, arresting a total of 14 mainlanders who had been ... -
Tourism sector doubts accuracy of authorities’ visitor growth data
The visitor arrival data for the first three days of the golden week holiday presented by local authorities shows an unexpected increase in figures from last ... -
CRIME | Mainland workers pay over RMB300,000 for fake job recommendations
The Judiciary Police arrested a cargo delivery driver last week after 41 foreign workers from the mainland fell for his false job recommendations that earned him ... -
Gaming | Health Bureau says smoking ban compromises 4.6 pct of revenue at most
Estimates from authorities suggest that the adverse impact of a blanket smoking ban in casinos on gaming revenue would only be limited to between 2.76 percent ... -
Venetian Macau Open | Liang Wen-chong vows for victory in Macau
China’s leading golf star Liang Wen-chong promised to return to the region’s professional golf tournament to be held next month, challenging himself against other world-ranking golfers ... -
CRIME | Preemptive operations spot 985 cases in three months
Concerted efforts between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau security authorities over the previous three months have identified a total of 985 cases of illegal activities, resulting ... -
Dore Group theft prompts proposals to amend junkets’ regulation
Dore Group’s embezzlement scandal has prompted the government and scholars to propose amendments to the regulation of junkets. On Monday, the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau ... -
Illegal food vending widespread at Cotai worksites
Twenty bucks, dude,” says the tanned vendor in her 40s, handing a lunchbox over to a young workman who approaches her from the Parisian Macao construction ... -
CRIME | Engineer loses considerable portion of savings in mainland honey-trap
A local engineer was duped into giving away a large part of his savings in a premeditated honey-trap to an anonymous group from the mainland, according ... -
Our Desk | Fresh flowers or tanks
While Beijing’s high-profile military extravaganza on September 3 triggered myriads of speculation over its underlying intentions on the world stage, it also set off a heated ... -
Gaming watchdog breaks silence as demands for intervention continue
The Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau broke its silence last Friday over the Dore Group embezzlement, following another effort by the junket’s investors to draw public ... -
More studies needed over Canidrome concession, CE says
The Chief Executive Chui Sai On urged for more patience with the government-commissioned studies to determine the fate of the controversial greyhound racing track, despite the ... -
Dore Group alienates itself from theft, investment proposals
The troubled junket operator Dore Group distanced itself from high-profile embezzlement yesterday following two consecutive days of protests by scammed investors at its headquarters. A half-page ...
