Author: Anthony Lam, MDT
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CRIME REPORT | Unlicensed woman apprehended for administering beauty surgery
A woman has been arrested by the Judiciary Police (PJ) for performing beauty treatments and surgery without a license, the authority announced at yesterday’s regular press ... -
Border with Zhuhai normalized with quarantine requirement dropped
Fourteen-day quarantine for entrants from Macau to Zhuhai will be lifted noontime tomorrow (Tuesday) if no new Covid-19 infection is detected in Macau by then, the ... -
Lawmakers sworn-in, Kou re-elected as President
Kou Hoi In, lawmaker from the indirect election constituency, has been re-elected as the president of the Legislative Assembly (AL) over the weekend with 32 votes. ... -
Gov’t runs NAT on focus areas, populations
A SARS-CoV-2 mass nucleic acid test (NAT) was run yesterday on residents living in certain focus areas, as well as those who had overlapping travel routes ... -
Industrial Association wants subsidies for rent, water, power, salaries
The Industrial Association of Macau is encouraging the government to provide support to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the areas of rent, water, electricity and ... -
CE meets with trade unions, suggests residents try other career paths
In a meeting with a local organization, the Chief Executive (CE) Ho Iat Seng once again “encouraged workers to adjust their mentality, so as to try ... -
Luso Bank eases SME burden by waiving half-year mobile payment charge
The half-year waiver of mobile payment service charges for local small and medium enterprises (SMEs) by Luso International Banking Limited is among the bank’s seven support ... -
Police says filmed ‘yum-cha fight’ did not occur in Macau
A video circulating on social media claiming to record a fight at a Cantonese restaurant in Fai Chi Kei has been investigated by the Public Security ... -
Typhoon Kompasu | Caritas offers daytime hostel to TNRs working night-shifts
Considering that some non-resident workers work night shifts, the Caritas Macau has opened a daytime hostel to accommodate them, Paul Pun, executive director of the organization, ... -
Panic buying as Typhoon Kompasu approaches
Pictures and videos showing people panic-buying staple goods have been widely circulating on social media since Monday. The Times visited several retailers including supermarkets and bakeries ... -
Gov’t launches new round of support to SMEs, low-income residents
The government yesterday announced a new set of support measures for struggling small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and low-income residents as the pandemic crisis continues to ... -
Covid-19 | Gov’t stresses two racial groups have low-risk amid alleged discrimination
Following the announcement of the high-frequency nucleic acid test (NAT), some shops have allegedly started banning customers of Vietnamese nationality, as raised yesterday in a press ... -
Covid-19 | Gov’t enforces NAT tests for certain occupation, racial groups following new cases
Certain occupational and racial groups of individuals – identified as key groups by the Health Bureau (SSM) – have been ordered to take four nucleic acid ... -
Bayview NAT test-takers quarantined, but not residents
Certain individuals that took part in the citywide nuclei acid tests (NATs) at the Bayview Building have been quarantined, while the building’s residents have not been, ... -
Lawyers find proposed gambling law’s dividend restriction impractical
Two lawyers from a local law firm have said they find the government’s proposal to restrict distribution of dividends “difficult to harmonize with Macau’s legal framework.” ... -
Import-related Covid-19 infections are local infections: SSM
Neurosurgeon Tai Wa Hou, medical director of the public Conde de São Januário Hospital, admitted for the first time yesterday that import-related Covid-19 infections are actually ... -
Covid-19 | Gov’t defends decision not to cordon off Sands Macao, Oceanus closed
The 72nd Covid-19 patient did not walk into too many areas of the Sands Macao Hotel; so it poses less risk than the Oceanus Casino, public ... -
Covid-19 | Traces of virus found in mass NAT taker
A sample in a batch of 10 has been tested “suspiciously positive,” neurosurgeon Tai Wa Hou, medical director of the public Conde de São Januário Hospital, ... -
Covid-19 | 24-hour PCR required in departure areas
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng issued an Executive Dispatch yesterday, announcing updates on the requirement for entrants to the departure area of any local border checkpoint. ... -
Covid-19 | School suspension extended to an ‘unconfirmed date’
Public health doctor Leong Iek Hou, coordinator of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said in response to a press question that students on school ... -
Macau-Zhuhai travel likely to resume if no new cases: CE
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng has said that if no new Covid-19 cases are detected today, the quarantine-upon-arrival measures for entrants to Zhuhai from Macau will ... -
Neighborhoods of three new cases placed under yellow zone
The neighborhoods near the residences of Macau’s latest three Covid-19 patients will only be classified as yellow zones not red zones, pulmonologist Alvis Lo, director of ... -
Covid-19 | MGTO, SSM discuss possibility of violation
Further evaluation is needed to decide whether the quarantine hotel will be penalized following the discovery of new cases on the premises, Liz Lam Tong Hou, ... -
Property | October is the determinant of overall transactions: Centaline
If the city’s performance in October is strong, the property market may see an overturn since August, Roy Ho, senior director of Centaline Property in Macau ... -
Gov’t describes Hengqin as ‘new heights for the GBA’
The Master Plan for the development of the Guangdong-Macau Intensive Cooperation Zone in Hengqin will make the land a testing ground for China’s new system of ... -
Room reservations satisfactory after Shanghai promotion: MGTO
The numbers of tourist arrivals and hotel room reservations have been satisfactory since Macao Week in Shanghai, Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, director of the Macao ... -
Covid-19 | Tai denies new workplace restrictions violate disease control law
A new measure restricting workers’ access to their workplace unless they have been vaccinated or undertake frequent Covid-19 tests is not a violation of disease control ... -
Gov’t releases e-Card Pack, incorporates maximum 28 cards
The e-Card Pack, a feature of the government operated Gov.mo app, was launched yesterday with a maximum storage capacity of 28 cards issued by public organizations. ... -
Covid-19 | Gov’t to keep two-dose jab on teenagers
Teenagers in Macau getting the Covid-19 mRNA vaccine will get two doses, in contrast to the one dose being administered in Hong Kong, Dr Leong Iek ... -
Gov’t defends eradication of cobblestone paths
In response to public confusion regarding the eradication of Portuguese cobblestones on two streets in the St Lazarus District, the government defended its decision with safety ... -
Foreigners require visa to enter Hengqin Cooperation Zone
Yesterday, Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak confirmed that foreigners will need a valid Chinese visa to enter the Guangdong-Macau Intensive Cooperation Zone in Hengqin. The ... -
Election candidates call on gov’t to reconsider ‘jab or job’ guideline
Several legislators-elect and election candidates have called on the government to reconsider its latest guideline which is causing a lot of trouble to the working population. ... -
Mainland law prevails in commercial disputes on Hengqin
When commercial disputes arise in the Guangdong-Macao Intensive Cooperation Zone on Hengqin, mainland law will apply, Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lei Wai Nong, said yesterday. ... -
Covid-19 | Workers must now choose between vaccine or frequent NATs
A new guideline issued by the Health Bureau (SSM) requires the majority of workers in the city to either get a Covid-19 vaccine or obtain a ... -
Elections2021 | Democrat calls on gov’t to address reasons behind high number of spoiled ballots
The government should conduct reviews and reflect on the reasons behind the 5,000 or so spoiled ballots in this Legislative Assembly (AL) election, former lawmaker Paul ...
