Author: Catarina Pinto
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Cultural industries experts call for preservation of Hotel Estoril façade
Members of the Committee of Cultural Industries and the Cultural Industries Fund’s Administrative Committee have called on the government to preserve some of the former Hotel ... -
AL PLENARY | IACM reshuffle and restructuring bill approved
The bill regulating the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) reshuffle and service restructuring passed its first reading at yesterday’s Legislative Assembly (AL) plenary meeting. Some ... -
Studio City to open Oct 27, Melco hopes for 400 gaming tables
Melco Crown Entertainment remains hopeful that Macau’s government will allocate as many as 400 gaming tables to its new Hollywood-themed resort, Studio City, which will be ... -
POLICY RESEARCH | Report suggests for non-resident workers to live elsewhere
The coordinator of the Policy Research Office, Lau Pun Lap, has revealed that Macau could accommodate a total of 750,000 inhabitants by 2025, but suggested that ... -
American views on local human trafficking refuted
The government has said it disagrees with the views expressed by the U.S. State Department’s annual Trafficking in Persons report, which was released on Tuesday. The ... -
Hepatitis C patients continue with struggle for new treatments
Macau’s Health Bureau (SSM) has assured the public that the new, revolutionary – yet costly – Hepatitis C drug, “Sofosbuvir” is under assessment to evaluate results ... -
Urban planning | Apollo Cinema’s façade to be preserved
The façade of the old Apollo Cinema, a light green building located in Macau’s main street San Ma Lo, will be preserved, a representative of the ... -
US state department | Region remains a source territory for human trafficking
Macau remains “a source territory for sex trafficking and forced labor” despite government efforts to fight human trafficking, according to the latest annual report from the ... -
Alice Kok | President Of Art for all society | ‘Only with gov’t resources can major art events be created’
Local artist Alice Kok was appointed president of the Art for All Society (AFA) last year, when the association faced major challenges when coping with private ... -
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | Local culture and architecture featured on documentary
A documentary reflecting upon Macau’s architectural, urban and cultural heritage is due to be aired by National Geographic later this year, as a team recently visited ... -
Interview | Akiko Takahashi | ‘Our strategy is to become the employer that people choose to stay with’
As gaming operators develop new casino resorts along the Cotai Strip, the use of recruitment strategies to fill job vacancies have become crucial. In an exclusive ... -
Administration reshuffle | ExCo gives green light to IACM’s new function
The Executive Council (ExCo) has concluded discussions on the ongoing restructuring and reshuffling of Macau’s Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM), which will take on a ... -
BEHIND THE SCENES | Developing staff to foster local MICE industry
As the MICE sector evolves, organizing an 8,000-person conference is becoming the new normal for casino resort employees. From turning a 15,000 seated arena into a ... -
Preliminary review of AL electoral law to be drafted this year
The government will be drafting a preliminary revision of Macau’s Legislative Assembly (AL) electoral law this year, the Secretary for Administration and Justice, Sonia Chan, revealed ... -
Lawmakers agree on one-year jail term for animal abuse
The Legislative Assembly (AL) 1st Standing Committee agreed to reduce sentences for animal abuse to a maximum of one year, lawmaker Kwan Tsui Hang, president of ... -
Proposal is a ‘huge step backwards,’ says Albano Martins
The president of the animal protection association Anima, Albano Martins, believes that the government’s decision to set a one-year maximum prison sentence for animal abuse “is ... -
Our Desk | Under gov’t surveillance
It’s as ironic as it could get: a surveillance software provider gets a taste of its own medicine when it is hacked, and soon finds millions ... -
EXCO | EDUCATION | Gov’t outlines basic academic skills students should meet
The Executive Council has given its support to a set of basic academic skills, outlined by administrative regulations that must be followed by non-tertiary local education ... -
Architects advocate for Hotel Estoril façade preservation
Representatives of the architecture, urban planning and heritage conservation sector advocated yesterday for the preservation of Hotel Estoril’s façade, which will be revamped and turned into ... -
Born in Macau, yet still non-resident | Parents of sick baby faced with astronomical hospital bills
Chyn was born in Macau on April 20 and soon after birth was diagnosed with Down Syndrome, congenital heart disease, a complete ventricular septal defect and ... -
AL Plenary | Consensus on limiting number of vehicles difficult to reach
Several lawmakers called on the government to limit the number of vehicles in Macau, but the Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Raimundo do Rosário, acknowledged ... -
Al plenary | Lawmakers slam government over maids’ qualifications
Foreign domestic helpers’ lack of professional qualifications is troublesome according to several Legislative Assembly lawmakers, who raised further criticism over the performance of employment agencies in ... -
CASINOS IN COLOANE | Gov’t willing to legislate on casino location
The government is willing to review legislation which introduces a ban on casino construction within specific areas of the city, namely Coloane, the Secretary for Economy ... -
USE OF ENGLISH IN MACAU | A ‘de facto’ official language
The English language, one of the most widely spoken languages across the globe, does not have an institutional status in Macau, but its use both within ... -
Students get MICE industry hands-on job experience
A group of Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT) students will have a unique opportunity to gain practical experience tomorrow as they develop and organize an entire ... -
‘Our strategy is mainly to follow our customer base’
BNU Macau is marking its 113th anniversary with an exhibition reflecting upon its past, present and future. “A New Century with You” inaugurates today at the ... -
Caritas expat helpline needs at least 10 more volunteers
As the expat-oriented Life Hope emotional aid hotline launches today, the secretary-general of Caritas Macau, Paul Pun has stressed that the team needs ten more volunteers ... -
‘Economy diversification opens more opportunities for UK companies’
UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) has initiated another trade mission to Macau and Hong Kong as it aims to encourage more UK companies to forge business ... -
Cash handout available from July 6
Both temporary and permanent residents of Macau will be receiving government cash handouts starting July 6 and ending September 18, as the Executive Council (ExCo) has ... -
Scholar: Gov’t needs ‘to carefully strike a balance’ on smoking ban
As Macau’s gaming operators join forces to voice their concerns about the full smoking ban, the government should strike a balance between evaluating the interests of ... -
Young Macanese gather to ‘keep culture alive’
A group of 41 Macanese youngsters living abroad are gathering in Macau for the third Macanese Community Youth Meeting taking place here between today and next ... -
Forum needs further promotion in lusophone countries
The consul general of Mozambique to Macau, Rafael Custódio Marques, believes that Forum Macau’s purposes and activities need to be further promoted within Portuguese-speaking countries. On ... -
Gaming operators united | Employees favor keeping smoking lounges, survey says
Macau’s six gaming operators commissioned a study on the full smoking ban from international audit firm KPMG. The survey shows that 66 percent of surveyed casino ... -
Caritas launches English and Portuguese helpline for expats
Caritas Macau and the Life Hope team are launching a suicide prevention and emotional aid hotline providing services in both English and Portuguese this coming Sunday ... -
INDEPENDENCE DAY | More Filipinos in town as hospitality industry expands
Macau’s growing Filipino community celebrated their Independence Day on Friday. Philippines Consul General Lilybeth R. Deapera stressed that while more Filipino nationals are setting up their ...
