Author: Brook Yang
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Exhibition | Local resistance efforts against Japanese invasion remembered
The MSAR government and the Chinese Liaison Office inaugurated a special exhibition yesterday to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Japan’s defeat in World War II. The exhibition, ... -
New library expected to open by 2020
The new Central Library, which will be built inside of the old courthouse and the former Judiciary Police headquarters at Praia Grande, is expected to open ... -
Centralized online system for kindergarten next year
Local kindergartens will no longer experience long queues of parents waiting outside to obtain and submit application forms next year, as the Education and Youth Affairs ... -
Placido Domingo pays tribute to city with long awaited concert
Music keeps a man’s soul passionate and ageless, as evinced by tenor-baritone Placido Domingo, now well into his seventies. At an age where others are retiring, ... -
National Day | Acrobatic ‘Nutcracker’ headlines reduced budget for October show
The Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) has made significant cuts to its budget for the annual performance celebrating Chinese National Day this year, reducing the ... -
UN holds high-level strategy forum in town for South-South cooperation
The United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) is holding a high-level, multi-stakeholder strategy forum in Macau. Kicking off yesterday, the two-day gathering focuses on scaling ... -
Sports | 34th International Marathon to allow 2,000 more entrants
The annual Macau International Marathon is scheduled to return on December 6 this year, with new passing points, along with two thousand more runners, to be ... -
Malaysia promotes ethnic cuisine to locals as part of export push
As part of a continuous effort to bring its rich and diverse ethnic cuisine into overseas homes and restaurants, Malaysia is implementing new trade initiatives to ... -
Crime stats | Sharp rise in gaming-related offenses in first half
The city has witnessed a significant rise in gaming-related crime over the past quarter, acknowledged the Secretary for Security, Wong Sio Chak. While announcing the police’s ... -
New academic semester | IPM vows to strengthen Sino-Luso language and trade programs
The Macao Polytechnic Institute (IPM) has welcomed some 800 freshmen for its summer semester, a sizeable cohort that surprised recruiters amid declining numbers of local high ... -
Healthcare, social services and travel safety | Top elderly concerns
The Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) last Friday concluded its final public briefing session for the consultation on establishing a Support System for the Aged in the ... -
DSEJ grants scholarships to encourage students majoring in Education
Aiming to cultivate more outstanding local teachers and to build a stronger teaching staff for Macau, the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) has decided to ... -
Tourism Crisis Management Office | No Macau residents found on Thai hospital lists
The Tourism Crisis Management Office (GGCT) stated yesterday that no Macau residents were found on Thai hospitals’ casualty lists following the bomb attack on Monday evening ... -
Education: GAES introduces professional accreditation systems to college students
The Tertiary Education Services Office (GAES) concluded a series of briefing sessions to local college students yesterday, which covered various sectors’ professional accreditation systems. These sectors ... -
Booming app innovations boost youth IT entrepreneurship
With a growing number of local youths participating in information technology (IT) entrepreneurship in recent years, the industry is seeing a diverse range of innovations, many ... -
Two-month old allegedly shaken by maid in critical condition
A campaign mobilizing parents in Macau to take to the streets to petition for the regulation of migrant domestic workers has appeared on social media, following ... -
Q&A at the AL | Chui ‘cautiously optimistic’ on gaming, tourism
The Chief Executive (CE) Chui Sai On attended a Q&A session at the Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday answering a total of 32 lawmakers’ inquiries covering concerns ... -
Chan Meng Kam | Gov’t promises to speed up supporting facilities at Seac Pai Van
The Legislative Assembly’s Follow-up Committee on Public Affairs concluded its discussion and reports on three issues yesterday, namely unoccupied public housing units, road safety threats, and ... -
Tempers flare over lax Fisherman’s Wharf planning regulations
Heated discussions flared at the Urban Planning Committee’s plenary meeting yesterday on the greatly relaxed height and density restrictions for the Fisherman’s Wharf resort planning. Regarding ... -
Chinese cobra sighted in Taipa
Cobras have once again appeared in plain sight in Macau, as a citizen encountered one last Sunday while walking his pet on the seafront in Taipa. ... -
Tam admits smoking lounge leeway
Authorities have apparently relaxed their resolute tone in regard to the implementation of a full smoking ban in all indoor areas, in particular within casinos and ... -
Gov’t accused of seeking new way to ‘punish’ civil referendum
Authorities are “seeking another approach to ‘punish’ the civil referendum,” which was organized by pro-democracy civil groups during the Chief Executive election last year, claimed political ... -
Photo exhibition reminisces about old Macau
From fishermen constructing fishing nets and women delivering spring water, to floatplanes skimming over the water and vintage cars racing at full throttle, a total of ... -
New Macau president resigns in pursuit of further education
Sulu Sou, the president of Macau’s pro-democracy group, the New Macau Association (ANM), has announced his decision to resign from his post in order to pursue ... -
Five men arrested for St Lazarus illegal graffiti
Five Filipino men were arrested on Monday for spraying black graffiti on the heritage architecture in St. Lazarus district. The Judiciary Police (PJ) believes that the ... -
ARTS | Broadway musical brings romantic fantasy to life
As the backstage technicians are set to roll out compelling illusions and dazzling stage effects, “Ghost” – a Broadway musical that tells a love story that ... -
Public calls for Hotel Estoril preservation
Participants in a debate about the revitalization plan that intends to turn the abandoned Hotel Estoril into a youth recreational center said that the building, or ... -
Elderly social welfare system to be improved
The government will set in motion a decade-long action plan for establishing a Support System for the Aged in the second quarter of next year, the ... -
MACAU | RETAIL | Branded Products Fair brings tastes of Cantonese culture
The four-day Guangdong and Macau Branded Products Fair was livened up by mass consumers not long after opening yesterday, as families strolled among the booths and ... -
Roosevelt Macau drops casino idea, focuses on fine dining
The Macau Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel – one more property to add to Macau’s casino resort and hotel cluster – will not feature a gambling area on ... -
Legal forum concludes with pledge of further cooperation
The third Cross-Strait High Level Forum on the legal affairs of Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan concluded yesterday with judges and experts from the four Chinese ... -
Guangdong and Macau Branded Products Fair kicks off tomorrow
The annual Guangdong and Macau Branded Products Fair (GMBPF) begins tomorrow at the Macau Fisherman’s Wharf Convention and Exhibition Centre, with a total of 289 booths ... -
Community nanny program scrapped due to lack of demand
The Social Welfare Bureau (IAS)’s pilot program aimed at providing community-based babysitting services will end next month after a one year trial period, as the authorities ... -
Our Desk | Stating the obvious
The past two weeks I spent holidaying in Japan’s diverse Kansai region has left me with three obvious impressions: A) the supply for consumption is endless ... -
AL Plenary | Heated debate over casino full smoking ban
Macau’s tobacco taxes will be raised significantly to at least 70 percent of the products’ retail prices, as the Legislative Assembly (AL)’s plenary session passed an ...
