Author: Anthony Lam, MDT
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Mask recommendation may further relax during summer
Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Elsie Ao Ieong has said mask-wearing may be further eased during summer should no extreme outbreak occur beforehand. Her comment ... -
Mar. 18 sees three-year high of single-day visitor arrival
Last Saturday, the city saw its highest count of tourist arrivals in three years at 96,011, the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) announced in a statement. ... -
Kiang Wu nursing school heads confident in graduates’ opportunities
With more medical facilities to open in the future, there will be more opportunities for graduates of the private Kiang Wu Nursing College, its management said ... -
Tourism group head reiterates importance of tourists staying longer
The head of the tourism group, Travel Industry Council of Macau, has restated the importance of enticing tourists to stay longer in Macau, amid the gradual ... -
Security official promises greater efforts against crime
Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak pledged that the police departments will safeguard public security amid the tourism revival. The official admitted that the greater number ... -
Tourism official introduces Macau to Zhejiang
Deputy director Ricky Hoi of the local tourism board has highlighted Macau’s potential as a destination for study tours to a symposium in Zhejiang Province. The ... -
Sports bureau has no plan to revamp shooting range
The Macau International Shooting Range will not be revamped to host more competitions, the Sports Bureau (ID) announced in response to a lawmaker inquiry. A written ... -
Nearly 650 people hired through labor bureau from Jan. to Feb.
A series of events have been organized in the first two months of this year and successfully resulted in 646 people attaining employment, the Labour Affairs ... -
Business aviation firm expects to return to 50% of pre-Covid sales volume this year
A business aviation company operating in Macau expects its business to return to half of pre-Covid sales levels this year. TAG Aviation Asia’s Macau branch was ... -
FDCT budget for 2023 set at MOP470M
For this year, the Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT) has allotted MOP470 million for subsidies on topical projects, Chan Wan Hei, the fund’s Executive Committee ... -
PJ denies existence of huffing cases in Macau
In response to online claims, the Judiciary Police (PJ) has issued a press release to deny inhalant abuse cases had been found in Macau. A post ... -
CE introduces ‘1+4’ strategy to Jiangxi counterparts
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng was on an official visit to Jiangxi Province over the weekend, where he introduced Macau’s “1+4” development strategy, among other topics, ... -
City records 38-year-low birth rate in 2022
In the last year’s final quarter, the city recorded its lowest birth rate in 38 years at 6.4%, the government’s Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) has ... -
Edmund Ho: Quality development does not always equal advanced technology
At a seminar hosted by Beijing’s representative in Macau yesterday, former Chief Executive Edmund Ho highlighted the unnecessary conflation of quality development and advanced technology. Ho, ... -
Lawmaker deems improving workplace injury compensation needed
Lawmaker Ella Lei is seeking, in her latest written inquiry, reviews on laws concerning workplace accidents and occupational diseases to expand protection for laborers. The lawmaker ... -
Security secretary emphasizes individual efforts in stopping scams
A mid the police’s crackdown efforts, Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak has emphasized in a blog post the importance of individual efforts in stopping scams. ... -
February daily visitor arrival reaches non-festival new high
The average tourist arrival count in February has edged towards the 60,000 level, reaching 57,000, while the average count for early March was over 50,000, director ... -
Arts Festival to see equal local-external performance distribution
This year’s Macao Arts Festival will have half of its shows performed by local crews and casts, Leong Wai Man, president of the Cultural Affairs Bureau ... -
Economy bouncing back from Covid, prosperity ahead
The local economy, as reflected by the Prosperity Index, has swiftly bounced back up to 3.6 points in January and is expected to reach 4 points ... -
Pulitzer Prize-winning author happy to see people ‘thrive’ in Macau
A former journalist who first visited Macau some 40 years ago has said he was happy to see people in Macau “thrive,” although he likes the ... -
Subway seeks buyer, impact on franchisees unexplained
Subway, the American sandwich chain that went global, has reportedly been put up for sale after nearly six decades of family ownership. The news first broke ... -
Court: Incorrect wealth declaration in housing application constitutes forgery
The top court has ruled that making erroneous or fraudulent income and asset declarations during government housing applications will constitute forgery. It is another judicial interpretation ... -
Land freight plan for HK bridge ‘proposed’, but no feedback so far
Director Tai Kin Ip of the Economic and Technological Development Bureau (DSEDT) recently revealed in his response to lawmaker Ron Lam’s written inquiry that methods of ... -
Police: Phone scams in Jan-Feb tripled y-o-y
Three to four times more telephone scams have been recorded in the first two months of this year than the same period last year, Sit Chong ... -
Ho congratulates Xi on his third term in office
In response to Xi Jinping’s appointment for a third term in as leader, Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng has issued a congratulatory statement. Over the weekend, ... -
Transport bureau requests bus ops to improve vehicle maintenance
The Transport Bureau (DSAT) has emphasized that the report in response to a recent bus fire had been sought from the concerned bus company. The comment ... -
IAM member hints at ‘big project’ near Grand Coloane Resort
A “big project” with undisclosed details has been planned for the area from Hac-Sa Beach to Grand Coloane Resort, Mak Kim Meng, Municipal Affairs Administration Committee ... -
Levo Chan somewhat emotional speaking concluding statement
Former Tak Chun Group boss Levo Chan became somewhat emotional as he addressed his concluding statement to the court. The first court hearing for his case, ... -
Macau’s weak domestic violence prevention efforts concern UN
The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) has expressed concerns over the city’s inadequate protection against domestic violence and high report rate. The ... -
Lawmaker calls for compensation to San Ma Lo affected businesses
Businesses adversely affected by the San Ma Lo pedestrian lane event should be compensated, lawmaker Pereira Coutinho has noted in his latest inquiry. Officially referred to ... -
Realtor finds financial uncertainties obstructing Asia-Pacific capital deployment
A survey by an international realtor agency has discovered that 78% of investors named pricing uncertainty as the biggest challenge to their capital deployment ambitions in ... -
Lawmaker calls for rationalization of payment methods at parking lots
Payment methods at local public car parks should be overhauled to eradicate confusion and expedite flow, lawmaker Che Sai Wang proposed in his latest written inquiry. ... -
Appeal court rules casinos are not ‘exclusive concessions’
The Court of Final Appeal (TUI) has ruled that local casino companies are not under “exclusive operations” and their employees do not enjoy civil servant status. ... -
MGTO, Madame Tussauds jointly presents wax statues at GP Museum
Eight wax statues crafted by Madame Tussauds’ team in Hong Kong will be on display at the Macao Grand Prix Museum from the end of March, ... -
Gov’t expects 14,000 MICE viewers to visit city in March, April
Annual meetings and academic forums to be held in Macau over the next two months will attract over 14,000 participants from outside of Macau, the local ...
