Author: Anthony Lam, MDT
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Transport secretary emphasizes news on DSSOPT future imminent
The future of the Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) will soon be revealed, Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosário said yesterday ... -
3-year buffer period to start alongside new concessions
The government has changed its mind and will only start counting the three-year buffer period concerning “satellite casinos” from the time new concession contracts take effect. ... -
Gov’t shortens quarantine for discharged patients, tightens restrictions on dining receptions
A nucleic acid test for SARS-CoV-2 has been made mandatory for banquets and receptions with 200 or more attendees, the government announced yesterday, after reducing recovery quarantine ... -
New Macau requests gov’t intervention in soaring fuel prices
The Consumer Rights Protection Law should be used to stabilize prices of commercial fuels in Macau, Sulu Sou, vice director-general of the New Macau Association (ANM) ... -
Macau residency required for future casino collaborators
As proposed in a current draft law and promoted by the government, it is very likely in the future that all casino intermediaries or junkets will ... -
Lawyer says Macau laws already sufficient for bond transactions
Despite the relevant laws not being reviewed since 1993, they are sufficient to allow or facilitate transactions of bonds in Macau, lawyer Calvin Tinlop Chui said ... -
Prosperity Indices expected to rise from February to May
The Macau Economic Association (MEA) has estimated that the Prosperity Indices will see rise in the period from February to May, according to a statement released ... -
MGTO committed to developing electronic platforms to promote the industry
The Macao Government Tourism Office is committed to developing various electronic platforms to promote the city and its tourism industry, which is why the office organized ... -
68 students win city’s 2021 English essay competition
Students from the City University of Macau, The International School of Macao, the Macau Anglican College and the Premier School Affiliated to Hou Kong Middle School ... -
Gov’t to clarify gaming promoters’ role by legislation, to be passed by Aug. 15
The government has told a parliamentary committee that a law will be made to codify the role of gaming intermediaries, Chan Chak Mo, president of the ... -
Gov’t: No plans to change quarantine period or border-crossing NAT validity
The government has no plans to change SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid test (NAT) requirements or quarantine durations for entrants to Macau, local health officials said yesterday. At ... -
Detour similar to site of Broadway’s fatal motor-cycle accident near Galaxy
At least two egress points have been made to allow future motor traffic to cross three lanes on Cotai and enter Galaxy Macau’s new convention center, ... -
FAOM lawmakers hope for better rights for female workers
Four lawmakers with the Macao Federation of Trade Unions (FAOM) expressed their hopes to see further improved rights for female workers. The four are directly elected ... -
Internal empowerment is key to gender equality: local business executive
True support within a sisterhood circle is key to achieving gender equality, Renee Chisolm, vice president of operations at DFS Macau, said at a seminar yesterday. ... -
New Nam Van project to debut select brands in Macau, no gaming
A tourism-commercial project being constructed opposite the Bank of China Building will house some the first establishments of renowned brands in Macau, but no gaming area. ... -
Chinese expert mulls Chinese-style coexistence with Covid-19
A social media post by a Chinese top epidemiologist has hinted at the consideration of a Chinese-style coexistence with Covid-19, several media outlets have reported. At ... -
‘Satellite casino’ still core of debate at parliament
The Standing Committee of the Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday had their meeting on the amendment bill to the gamling law with government officials present to answer ... -
‘Satellite casino’ still core of debate at parliament
The Standing Committee of the Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday had their meeting on the amendment bill to the gamling law with government officials present to answer ... -
Gov’t plans to extend gaming licences to Dec. 31
The government is planning to extend the current gaming concessions until the end of 2022 to cope with the law amendment progress, Secretary for Economy and ... -
Unreasonably locking out yellow code bearers is illegal: SSM
Pursuant to the Labor Relations Law, a failure to schedule employees for work is illegal unless reasonably justified, pulmonologist Alvis Lo, director of the Health Bureau ... -
Pui Ching: Application for a new campus has been filed
Kou Kam Fai, the principal of Pui Ching Middle School, confirmed that the school has filed an application for a new campus, but no update has ... -
Pui Ching expected to run international school in Coloane
Local Pui Ching Middle School will operate its international or English section in the plot of land beside Block 10 of the One Oasis residential estate, ... -
Tanzhou Covid patient banned from entering Macau for one year
A Covid-19 patient who traveled back and forth between Zhuhai and Macau has admitted to conducting parallel trading, Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak disclosed yesterday. ... -
Covid-19 Above 8,000 people affected amid new Macau-related Covid-19 patient
With the announcement that a Covid-19 patient in Zhuhai’s Tanzhou District was a regular traveler to Macau, it was revealed that at least 8,000 people would ... -
Woman arrested for stealing chips from casino table
A woman has been arrested on charges that on 20 occasions she stole casino chips straight from the gambling table, the Judiciary Police (PJ) revealed yesterday. The ... -
Lawmaker calls for more transparent Macau sports team operations
A lleged nepotism in the selection of athletes to represent Macau in international competitions must be eradicated, lawmaker Ron Lam requested in his latest written inquiry. ... -
Gov’t assures parliamentary committee on strict conditions for telecom interception
The bill regarding the interception of telecommunications contains clear provisions governing the grounds and modes of the permission to intercept, as well as the scope of ... -
JLL: Macau property prices to see another downturn
The property market in Macau will enter a new downward cycle, considering factors such as crackdowns on illegal gambling, an international commercial property agency has forecast. ... -
Lawmaker: no updates from gov’t on LRT cable replacement
Lawmaker Ron Lam said that the government has thus far not provided him with any updates on the cable replacement work of the Light Rail Transit ... -
CDC division head hints at mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations
Although the government has previously emphasized that vaccination against Covid-19 is voluntary, government public health doctor Leong Iek Hou has hinted at the possibility of mandatory ... -
Kou Hoi In pledges ‘no disease control stricter than gov’t guidelines’ in parliament
The parliament will not implement for itself stricter Covid-19 control measures than what is stipulated for the public in the guidelines issued by the government, Kou ... -
Labor sector lawmaker foresees easing of skills mismatch in construction workforce
With more public work projects to commence gradually in the future, the problem of a skills mismatch between jobs and workers should ease, lawmaker Ella Lei ... -
Women’s Federation pushes for more jobseeker support
Lam Iok Ha, deputy executive director of the Women’s General Association of Macau, has said that she hopes the government can set up more training and ... -
Schools required to actively promote Covid jabs
Citing the “severe situation in Hong Kong” as justification, the local government is urging schools to “actively promote” Covid-19 vaccination to students. The Education and Youth ...
