Author: Anthony Lam, MDT
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Family members marry in-laws in Macau ID fraud
An uncle and nephew have married each other’s spouses in order to migrate to Macau and obtain residency status, the Public Security Police Force (PSP) announced ... -
Inquiries about Macau tours said to become more popular in Guangdong
Inquiries and bookings for Macau hotels are reportedly rising in Guangdong Province, local newspaper Macao Daily News reported, as the issuance of tourism visas across the ... -
Chinese big tech companies present at upcoming Macau job fair
Four of China’s largest technology enterprises will be at an upcoming employment expo held by the Labor Affairs Bureau, the Macao New Chinese Youth Association ... -
Locals going into quarantine for second time to be charged from September 1
Macau residents going into quarantine at a designated hotel for a second time will be required to settle their own hotel bills from September 1, the ... -
André Cheong declines to conserve old Taipa mills
When questioned about the future of the temporary leisure area in Taipa, Secretary for Administration and Justice, André Cheong, declined to save the large site area ... -
Students more accustomed to online lectures than teachers: study
About 60% of higher education students prefer hybrid lectures with online and offline teaching components, in contrast to less than half of teaching staff who said ... -
Kiang Wu will conduct Covid-19 tests from Monday
Kiang Wu Hospital will be a new Covid-19 test location starting next Monday, with reservations being taken from now, Dr Lo Iek Long from the Novel ... -
Health Bureau needs more time to decide on blood tests
More time is required before Macau considers using blood tests to detect the Covid-19 infection, according to Dr Leong Iek Hou from the Novel Coronavirus Response ... -
Macau sees little risk in new virus cases in Guangdong
The new Covid-19 cases reported in Shenzhen and Shanwei, Guangdong Province, should not pose significant risks to Macau amid the resumption of travel endorsements for Macau ... -
Ho Iat Seng turns to discuss economic development during Beijing visit
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng has been discussing post-coronavirus economic development during his visit to Beijing over the weekend, meeting with Secretary of the Party Committee ... -
Hurdles on AirAsia’s path to helping Macau students
Low-cost carrier AirAsia is willing to help Macau students return to their places of study abroad, but there is a critical problem with transit suspension in ... -
National and SAR officials in Beijing applaud Macau’s anti-pandemic achievements
CHINA’S Minister of Commerce and the Macau Chief Executive have both commended Macau’s efforts and achievements in the fight against Covid-19. In a Wednesday meeting in ... -
Ho Iat Seng | Macau must convince tourists we take health safety seriously
Macau must work hard to convince its main visitor source market that it is a safe city to travel to, Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng said ... -
Gov’t mulls ‘circuit-breaker’ contingency response
Macau is considering the option of district-level quarantines should the resumption of tourism activity trigger new cases in the territory. Yesterday, Dr Leong Iek Hou ... -
Oxfam, Orbis run charity sales in Macau
At least two international charities are conducting charity sales to raise funds for their respective initiatives. The Macau office of international sight-saving organization Orbis International, which ... -
Latest LRT breakdown stokes public frustration
The Macao Light Rapid Transit Corporation, the operator of the Macau’s Light Rapid Transit (LRT) network, has issued an apology to the public regarding a major ... -
Two more people found to have broken quarantine
Two entrants with Hong Kong ID cards are being charged for violating Macau quarantine requirements. The case was reported to the Public Prosecutions Office, the Novel ... -
Study finds gambler behaviour changing amid new casino measures
The pandemic has given some gamblers a chance to reexamine their addiction, a survey by a local organization has discovered. Christian organization Sheng Kung Hui ... -
Tightened restrictions among new travel policies
The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center has implemented stricter measures on entrants from, or having visited in the preceding 14 days, Hong Kong, Urumqi of ... -
Sheraton Grand Macao concludes quarantine mission
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) has recently announced that the Sheraton Macao Hotel will conclude its service as a quarantine hotel no later than August ... -
TEDxSenadoSquare follows event trend moving online
Macau’s own TEDx event returns for its second edition this year, but this time online. Due to the widespread Covid-19 across the globe, this year’s TEDxSenadoSquare ... -
Covid-19 | Xinjiang, Liaoning added to medium-risk list
Macau’s Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center has added the two Chinese provinces of Xinjiang and Liaoning to its list of medium-risk locations, following a recent ... -
Tourism board to face 35% budget cut next year
The preliminary 2021 budget proposed by the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) will see the tourism board’s funding slashed by more than one-third. According to Maria ... -
Sulu Sou sees potential in domestic economy
Lawmaker Sulu Sou has called on the population to reexamine the need to diversify the economy, saying that Macau needs to nurture its own domestic economy ... -
E-voucher top up to start July 27 ahead of August spending
The second round of the government’s Consumption Subsidy Scheme, due to begin next month, will roll out with the top-up period commencing on July 27, the ... -
Crime | Local businessman tricks HK friend in mask scam
A local trader who agreed to help his friend in Hong Kong source 2.5 million facemasks during the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, has taken ... -
Non-Chinese readers foresee difficulties getting Golden Bus tickets
Non-Chinese readers seeking to take the shuttle bus running on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HKZMB) may find it difficult to purchase a ticket when needed, as ... -
Historian: Altering street names may affect Macau’s special position
Any rash alterations to Macau’s street names will endanger the co-existence of Chinese and Portuguese features in Macau, potentially affecting Macau’s strategic position as the bridge ... -
Sulu Sou requests more answers from Secretary for Security
Dissatisfied with the reply from the Office of the Secretary for Security to his previous inquiries, lawmaker Sulu Sou has submitted another inquiry with additional ... -
MGTO promotes Macao Ready Go! to Guangdong in anticipation of travel resumption
Following the gradual [revival] of the tourism market, we will promote the Macao Ready Go! platform to tourists. We have already started marketing efforts in Mainland ... -
WeChat now only payment method for Golden Bus tickets
All ticketing services for the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge shuttle bus have been moved online “due to Covid-19 containment needs”, the shuttle bus operator has announced. Commonly ... -
Crime | School children used to smuggle cigarettes
Duty-not-paid cigarettes have recently been found in the school bags of cross-border school children at the border, the Macao Customs has disclosed. An image released ... -
Only government Covid-19 test recognized at border crossings
The Taipa Maritime Terminal and the Conde de São Januário Hospital (CHCSJ) are the only two establishments in Macau that can provide Covid-19 nucleic acid tests ... -
Lighthouse concern group calls on culture officials to offer greater protection
The Concern Group for the Protection of the Guia Lighthouse has pressed for further action to protect the views from and of the Guia Lighthouse during ... -
Macau university student drowns in Taiwan
A university student from Macau who studied in Taiwan drowned near a waterfall on the island, Taiwanese media reported. The 22-year-old male student of Pingtung University ...
