Author: Anthony Lam, MDT
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Starlux confident in Macau potential, says company executive
Taiwan’s Starlux Airlines is confidence in Macau’s sustainability and potential for development, a company executive has said. Cho Po-Yue, special assistant to the airline’s chairman, made ... -
Transport operators instructed to guard against pneumonia
Additional hygiene measures, including regular disinfection and ventilation, have been introduced to local public transport operators as a means of controlling the potential spread of the ... -
Education | Lawmaker says teaching of special education students falling behind
The government should strengthen the evaluation mechanisms for students with special education needs and ensure that there is sufficient resources for these students in schools, lawmaker ... -
Crime | Complicated marriage scam swindles Macau IDs for the family
A 73-year-old male Macau ID holder legally divorced his wife in order to wed two of his daughters-in-law, in the process claiming himself father of his ... -
Tourism regulator forecasts 3% fewer visitors in 2020
Macau visitor arrivals will drop by 3% in 2020, according to a prediction by Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, director of the Macao Government Tourism Office ... -
Charity expects HKD1.1m from famine campaign
Macau Famine 2020, a charity campaign including a core event that requires its participants to refrain from eating for 10 hours, is expected to generate about ... -
Macau to have legal jurisdiction over Lotus Bridge soon
The Lotus Bridge will soon be under the legal jurisdiction of Macau, according to Secretary for Administration and Justice André Cheong, who confirmed the news yesterday ... -
City Fringe Festival | Softly-softly: Macau still learning to love contemporary dance
The 19th Macao City Fringe Festival commenced on Friday at Mount Fortress with an opening ceremony and contemporary dance performances. Local and international performers took to ... -
Police chief asked to dispel youths’ fear of surveillance cameras
The heads of some Macau media outlets yesterday expressed their belief at a Judiciary Police (PJ) media seminar that young people had misunderstood the purpose and ... -
Chui Sai On thought to follow predecessor into CPPCC promotion
Former Chief Executive Chui Sai On may follow his predecessor’s path and be appointed as a vice president of the National Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference ... -
Traffic accident on Amizade Bridge kills one
A car crash on the Amizade Bridge yesterday involving a seven-seater and an open-roof truck has killed a foreign worker. Early investigation by the police raised ... -
Secretary Lei Wai Nong ‘cautiously optimistic’ about Macau’s economy
Last year’s 3.4% contraction in gross gaming revenue should not be overstated, according to Macau’s Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lei Wai Nong, who stressed that ... -
Casino workers demand civil servants-style benefits
Hundreds casino workers took to the streets yesterday demanding more pay and better labor conditions, similar to those enjoyed by civil servants. The protest was organized ... -
Aviation | Taiwan’s Starlux to run three daily flights to Macau in January
Six flights in and out of Macau will be added to the schedule from January 23, Taiwan’s Starlux Airlines announced yesterday at an event in Macau. ... -
Environment | Men carrying reusable bags look comical, accuses columnist
The sight of a strong, masculine man carrying a reusable shopping bag with takeaway food looks comical, a local writer wrote in his newspaper column. The ... -
Legislative Assembly | In rare move, Sulu Sou submits own surveillance tech bill
Lawmaker Sulu Sou has submitted a bill to the Legislative Assembly that would restrict the government’s use of particular surveillance technologies. Announced yesterday, the proposed legislation ... -
The new government | Women in ExCo not an indicator of gender equality trends, says scholar
Incoming Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng this week announced the composition of his advisory board, the Executive Council (ExCo), which is entirely devoid of female members. ... -
Fringe Festival returns across 27 city venues
The 19th Macao City Fringe Festival will be held early next year, with the largest number of venues in its history. The festival will take place ... -
Q&A | Carina Lau: ‘The rise of Chinese cinema has left Hong Kong behind’
One of the Talent Ambassadors of this year’s International Film Festival & Awards – Macao (IFFAM), Carina Lau demonstrated a bold friendliness during her interview with ... -
Surveillance | New Macau sees no legal grounds for facial recognition
Pro-democracy group New Macau Association (ANM) has urged the security branch of the government to either shelve facial recognition technology in surveillance cameras or review the ... -
Police applaud cross-border crime collaboration
Yesterday, the Judiciary Police (PJ) applauded the cross- border communication mechanism following the closing of two cases thanks to the help of law enforcement bodies on ... -
Courts | Alan Ho to get eight years over prostitution ring
Alan Ho, nephew of casino tycoon Stanley Ho and former executive director of the Hotel Lisboa, had his sentence extended by the Court of Second Instance ... -
Three new secretaries confirmed for gov’t
In a surprise announcement last night, the Macau SAR government disclosed the officials who will take up the most senior posts in the next government. Of ... -
What is the ‘Macau Scam’?
We are calling from the police station. We have intelligence showing that you are a suspect in a case. Failure to respond to it may obstruct ... -
‘If you must fly, fly with purpose’, says environmentalist
If flying is inevitable, do it with purpose and intention, says Songqiao Yao, founder and Chief Exploration Officer of WildBound, an international environmental group. Her group ... -
Our Desk | I wanna do it, but don’t know how
About a week ago, Macau joined an international coalition, comprising many jurisdictions across all continents. However, among the four Chinese- speaking jurisdictions in Greater China, Macau ... -
Sole candidate Wang wins by-election with 813 votes
Wang Sai Man, the sole candidate in the Legislative Assembly indirect constituency’s by-election, received 813 votes from a total of 920 eligible voters in the industrial, ... -
Gov’t proposes 25% expansion to Judiciary Police staff
The government has proposed expanding the number of Judiciary Police (PJ) staff to about 1,600 through the introduction of new departments and divisions, it was revealed ... -
Q&A | Mike Goodridge: Appealing stories are the key, says IFFAM director explaining lineup
Stories about Macau, when told as films, should not only be made for the city, but should also be made appealing to the world, recommended Mike ... -
Consumer Council now handles disputes on mainland e-shops
Users of mainland e-commerce platforms can now file a complaint with the Macau Consumer Council when a dispute arises. Cases received by the Macau Consumer Council ... -
Disadvantaged people not necessarily victims, says NGO leader
Disadvantaged groups do not have to be associated with misery, emphasized Lillian Li, Chief Executive of Direction Association for the Handicapped in Hong Kong. The non-governmental ... -
Crime | Employer’s millions scammed away by employee
A 37-year-old male suspect surnamed Kam has been caught by the Judiciary Police for the theft of HKD2 million from his employer. The case took place ... -
Hotel occupancy at 90% during GP period
Hotels in Macau recorded an occupancy rate of 90% during the first two days of the Macau Grand Prix (GP) period, at an average price ... -
Gov’t ombudsman wraps up investigation on GBA bureau head
The Commission Against Corruption concluded that the employment practice of the Policy Research and Regional Development Bureau (DSEPDR) has flaws, among other allegations. The de-facto government ... -
GBA key to Belt & Road, says mainland academic
The Greater Bay Area, which consists of the Guangdong Province, and the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau, has a strategic position in the ...
