Author: Anthony Lam, MDT
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BritCham Macau restores eco-committee for greener initiatives
Celebrating its 15th anniversary, the British Chamber of Commerce in Macao (BritCham Macao) has relaunched its Environmental Committee, BritCham Macao’s chairman Keith Buckley said. The entity ... -
Financial Secretary remains confident in this year’s GGR forecast
Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong said that the government has not changed its forecast on this year’s gross gambling revenue (GGR). The current ... -
SJM opens lobby exhibition for Art Macao
For this year’s Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2021, SJM Resorts, S.A. yesterday kicked off an exhibition at the lobby of the Grand Lisboa that ... -
Covid-19 | Gov’t to invite mainland experts to evaluate city’s anti-disease measures
The Macau government has plans to invite mainland health experts to evaluate the city’s pandemic control measures, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Elsie Ao Ieong ... -
Galaxy opens resident gallery for 2021 Art Macao
Galaxy Entertainment Group Foundation (GEGF) opened a permanent art gallery yesterday, which will house its input exhibition titled “Juxtapose” for this year’s Art Macao: Macao International ... -
Drivers’ health most prominent factor in ‘4-4 shift’, says Agnes Lam
In considering the feasibility of the “4-4 shift” of bus drivers, lawmaker Agnes Lam stressed that the health of drivers should be the most important factor. ... -
Education bureau sees graduating students wary about overseas study
This year’s graduating students have shown greater reluctance to go abroad in pursuing further education, Kong Chi Meng, deputy director of the Education and Youth Development ... -
Gov’t signs agreement with CCTV parent company
The China Media Group (CMG) has authorized the broadcast of two Olympic Games this year, as well as of celebratory programs of the Communist Party of ... -
Elections 2021 | Stress on remaining candidates reason for withdrawal, says Cloee Chao
External pressure on remaining candidates is the main reason for the Gaming New Macau list’s withdrawal from the upcoming Legislative Assembly election, two of the list’s ... -
Elections 2021 | Central gov’t offices show support to CAEAL’s decision
The Macau government and the two governmental offices of China in Macau have expressed their support for the disqualification of 21 candidates in the upcoming parliamentary ... -
MUST Computer Science in the ESI’s top 1%
The Macau University of Science Technology (MUST) has entered the top 1% with its computer science subject in the Essential Science Indicators (ESI) category, the university ... -
Lisboeta to premiere two new attractions in the city
The Lisboeta Macau will open part of its development, which will include two ideas completely new to Macau, to cater to both local residents and tourists ... -
Police bust Health Code fraud syndicate
A gang that fakes Health Codes to enable border crossing between Macau and Zhuhai has recently been apprehended, the Judiciary Police (PJ) announced yesterday. According ... -
Weather bureau defends timing of rainstorm warning issuance
Both Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosário and director Leong Weng Kun of the Meteorological and Geophysics Bureau (SMG) stressed the unpredictability of ... -
Four of six disqualified candidate lists to file judicial appeal
Following last Friday’s sudden announcement of their disqualification from the parliamentary election, four out of the six eliminated groups have pledged not to file changes to ... -
Macao Int’l Documentary Film Festival | City still young in the face of documentary films, says curator
Despite the arrival of new cinemas, the city’s audience is still trying to get accustomed to the film festival culture, said Penny Lam, curator of the ... -
Covid-19 | Test validity reverted to a week for Macau-Guangdong travels
Following about a month of shortened validity, Covid-19 test validity period will return to seven days for travel between Macau and Guangdong province from tomorrow, the ... -
Crime | Police bust online gangs in joint SAR operations
Police in Macau and Hong Kong have busted an online scam syndicate, arresting four suspects in Macau and three in Hong Kong, the Judiciary Police (PJ) ... -
Survey estimates average weekly use of five plastic bags per person
A “conservative estimate” made by the General Union of Neighborhood Associations (UGAMM) in a recent survey showed that on average, each Macau resident used between 4.07 ... -
Elections 2021 | Hopeful groups announce election candidates
Civil Watch, New Macau Progressive and Power of Synergy – three parties campaigning on professionalism – announced yesterday their lists of candidates for the upcoming parliamentary ... -
DSPA head confident in eliminating older bikes as new standards arrive
Tam Vai Man, director of the Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA), believes that some of the older or more poorly maintained motorbikes may not pass the new ... -
Liaison Office deputy head: Intention to overthrow means subversion
Ending the one-party system” is inappropriate in China under its legal framework, Zhang Rongshun, deputy director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in ... -
Elections 2021 | CAEAL approves 19 lists
A total of 19 nomination lists have been confirmed by the Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Commission (CAEAL), the commission announced yesterday after its regular meeting. During ... -
Elections 2021 | Ng Kuok Cheong, Si Ka Lon submit candidate lists
Yesterday, António Ng Kuok Cheong and Si Ka Lon, both incumbent lawmakers, submitted their lists of candidates. Both lawmakers had their nominations confirmed by the Legislative ... -
Parents unhappy with delayed weather forecaster’s rainstorm reaction
Complaints about the slow reaction of the local weather bureau to yesterday’s heavy rainfall went viral on the Internet, with parents slamming the bureau for causing ... -
Covid-19 | Health Bureau head bypassed questions on Macau-Taiwan communications
Dr. Alvis Lo, director of the Health Bureau (SSM), said yesterday that the local authority’s regular public release of information should be sufficient for other entities ... -
Crime | Man secretly photographs woman in public library
A young man was arrested by the Public Security Police Force last Thursday at the Patane Library over allegations that he secretly took a sexually intrusive ... -
MGTO unveils 15 new partially subsidized local tour routes
Yesterday, the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) held a press conference to announce the second phase of the “Stay, Dine and See Macao” initiative, which ... -
Advocate calls for better transparency in nuclear power plant’s safety
Advocate Scott Chiang submitted a letter to the Chief Executive yesterday in the hopes of raising awareness and transparency regarding the safety of the Taishan Nuclear ... -
Crime | Suspect linked to body parts found in Taipa Grande apprehended in Zhongshan
A man was apprehended by the mainland police early yesterday morning in Zhongshan on suspected link with human body parts found in Taipa Grande on Saturday. ... -
City’s latest Covid-19 patient diagnosed with Alpha mutation
Macau’s latest Covid-19 patient, a university student who returned from Taiwan, has been tested and confirmed as carrying the Alpha mutation of SARS-CoV-2, the Novel Coronavirus ... -
Man arrested for trying to sexually assault stranger on the street
A man was arrested by the Public Security Police Force (PSP) on allegations of sexual harassment against a woman on Rua do Campo, the police ... -
Covid-19 | Singapore to operate transits for returning Macau residents
After negotiations with Singapore Airlines Group, the government announced yesterday that deals have been made with the airline company and its subsidiary, Scoot Airlines, to help ... -
Suncity offers voluntary resignation scheme
Local junket operator Suncity Group has announced that it is offering a voluntary resignation scheme to encourage its employees to “reshape” their life plans. The scheme, ... -
Gov’t, China offices support top court’s dismissal of June 4 appeal
Yesterday evening, the Court of Final Appeal (TUI) issued a judgement that dismissed an appeal filed by the Macau Union for Democratic Development on the police’s ...
