Author: Anthony Lam, MDT
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Fewer seats for Summer Activities this year
This year’s Summer Activities Program will have 30,000 fewer seats than last year, due to Covid-19 conditions in Macau, the government has announced. Each year, the ... -
Security chief couldn’t guarantee next year’s June 4 vigil
Secretary for Security, Wong Sio Chak, stated yesterday that he would not make assumptions and could not guarantee that the June 4 vigil’s application would be ... -
Ex-IPIM head heard in court over corruption allegations
The opening court hearing on the corruption allegation against Jackson Chang, the former president of the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), was finally held ... -
Covid-19 | Gov’t to launch special ferry to and from HK airport
A special ferry service between Macau’s Taipa Ferry Terminal and Hong Kong International Airport’s SkyPier will be operated by both TurboJET and Cotai Water Jet between ... -
Special ferry to serve Macau, HK airport
Special ferry services between Macau’s Taipa Ferry Terminal and Hong Kong International Airport’s Skypier will be operated by both TurboJET and Cotai Water Jet between June ... -
Lo unaware of athletes’ Covid-19 test requirement
On the sidelines of a Health Bureau (SSM) press conference, medical director of the Conde São Januário Hospital, Alvis Lo Iek Long, told the Times that ... -
Police hurting its own image: commentators
The police’s differing practices in handling three incidents held respectively on June 4, 5 and 6 has stirred up public debate. Its deployment of a large ... -
Police dubs June 5 event as ‘festive parade’
The Public Security Police Force (PSP) currently sees the June 5 parade that was attended by dozens of people on a semi-double decker bus as a ... -
Local dragon boat teams ready to race
The dragon boat team of Baía do Mar Canoe Club, a local canoeing association, is ready for this year’s dragon boat races, the team’s coach, Racy ... -
June 4 vigil goes online for the first time
The city’s annual June 4 vigil was forced to run online this year, following the serial denial by the authorities of commemorative events relating to the ... -
MGTO: Returnee retrieval operation unlike regular travel
Further details need to be negotiated and confirmed before the retrieval operation for returnees can commence, Inês Chan, an official from the Macao Government Tourism Office ... -
Health authorities say they assist patients formerly receiving treatment elsewhere
Macau health authorities have taken over treating patients who were formerly receiving medical consultations in other jurisdictions, Alvis Lo Iek Long, clinical director of the public ... -
Animal welfare struggling amid Covid-19
An animal welfare charity in Macau says its adoption program and fundraising efforts have been hindered by the Covid-19 pandemic. Wing Lee, convener of Macao Animals’ ... -
Democrat association appeals police objection on its vigil
Democrat group New Macau Association (ANM) submitted an appeal to the court in the hopes of reversing the Public Security Police Force’s (PSP) decision to decline ... -
Gov’t to allow reopening of daycare centers
Elderly daycare centers and rehabilitation facilities will be allowed to reopen in phases, announced the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) at the Health Bureau’s (SSM) press conference ... -
Our Desk | ‘If you’re going through hell, keep going’
This quote by Sir Winston Churchill flashed into my mind when I was about to write this piece. If it’s necessary to explain why I have ... -
Charities turn to web for fundraising as pandemic persists
Charity organizations in Macau have been taking steps to advance digital initiatives, including but not limited to fundraising, to help manage the impact of the Covid-19 ... -
Gov’t prepares to receive some 400 overseas students
The government is finding ways to help some 400 overseas Macau students return home when they finish the school year, Inês Chan, an official from the ... -
CPPCC | Football can develop cultural industry exchange: Liu, Chui
Football and related industries should be utilized as a medium to promote cultural exchange between China and Lusophone countries, Liu Chak Wan and José Chui ... -
Mandatory compensation days for holiday overlap take effect
From today, employees in Macau will get an extra rotational holiday as compensation for when that rotational holiday overlaps with a statutory holiday. The measure is ... -
Medical doctor unsure if health authorities consulted ahead of Hush! festival
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) has started recruitment for the annual Hush! festival, which will be held in July this year. The announcement, made during yesterday’s ... -
Health authorities report minor changes to latest mask supply round
As the 13th round of the centralized mask supply scheme begins today, a child’s ID will now allow the buyer to purchase a maximum of 10 ... -
Democrat lawmaker calls on parliament to enter digital age
The website of the Legislative Assembly (AL) is poorly designed and not user-friendly, lawmaker Sulu Sou told a press conference yesterday, as he called for more ... -
Last Macau Covid-19 patient recovers as second wave subsides
All patients diagnosed with Covid-19 have officially recovered, the Health Bureau (SSM) revealed yesterday at the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center’s daily press conference. After ... -
Health authority hints Covid-19 is here to stay in the long-term
Macau must adapt its coronavirus response for the long-term, Dr. Alvis Lo Iek Long, medical director of the public Conde São Januário Hospital, said at yesterday’s ... -
Mainland entrants can be tested for Covid-19 in Macau
Mainland residents holding business, family visit or public service permits to Macau, as well as those entering Macau with mainland passports, will be allowed to undergo ... -
Macau emergency medical team to help in Algeria
The China International Emergency Medical Team (Macao) is deploying five members to Algeria to assist in a 15-day Covid-19 response mission, the Health Bureau (SSM) announced ... -
Crime | Police bust document forgery group
A n operation that has been counterfeiting visitor arrival documents since July 2019 has been uncovered by the Public Security Police Force (PSP), the bureau announced ... -
Legislature committee comes to agreement on Labor Law review
The Third Standing Committee of the Legislative Assembly (AL) has agreed to the amendments to the Labor Relations Law. In order for the amendments to take ... -
Education bureau to release further details on lunch provision
THE Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) and educators across Macau are in regular communication in respect to providing lunch to small children under special daycare ... -
Covid-19 testing expands to serve anyone wishing to cross the border
Starting today, Covid-19 testing will be extended to all Macau residents who want or have a need to cross the border into mainland China. Just a ... -
Tests for locals will facilitate cross-border living, health officials say
Covid-19 tests will be conducted on cross-border students and teachers, as well as Macau residents who need to move between Macau and the mainland, Tai Wa ... -
Mask use gets in the way of physical education outdoor activities
Outdoor activities during physical education classes should be suspended for the time being, Wong Ka Ki, head of the Education Department of the Education and Youth ... -
Dragon boat races going ahead in June, but without foreign teams
Despite many other activities having been canceled or postponed this year, the annual International Dragon Boat Competition is still running to schedule, the Sports Bureau (ID) ... -
Students eager to resume studies, education regulator says
Students are enthusiastic to resume their formal studies,” Wong Ka Ki, head of the Education Department of the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) said yesterday, ...
