Author: Daniel Beitler, MDT
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China-PH medical forum a reflection of warming diplomatic ties
Hundreds of medical professionals and government officials are participating in an international symposium co-hosted in Macau and the Philippines, with the dual aims of furthering collaboration ... -
Macau Grand Prix | Severe crash won’t stop Flörsch from coming back
Seventeen-year-old racing driver Sophia Flörsch says that her severe crash during the Macau Grand Prix weekend won’t stop her from coming back next year. Flörsch’s single-seater ... -
Cinema | Students finding inspiration, mentorship in local filmmakers
Student filmmakers who will have their projects screened at the Cinematheque Passion’s student film festival this month say that more established local directors are an influence ... -
Graton launches second Macau adventure for Michel Vaillant
The second adventure of fabled comic book hero Michel Vaillant in Macau officially kicked off yesterday with a special edition book launch at the Grand Lapa ... -
Macau Lawyers Association Valente running unopposed again
Lawyer Sérgio de Almeida Correia has withdrawn his candidacy for president of the Macau Lawyers Association (AAM), leaving the way open for incumbent Jorge Neto Valente ... -
Analysis | RMB weakness threatens to hurt Macau economy
The weakness of China’s yuan, which yesterday touched its lowest level in a decade, has the potential to hurt Macau’s economy just as gaming revenues are ... -
Enthusiasm for Latin projects on the decline, says festival organizer
Government enthusiasm for funding Macau- Latin projects is on the decline, according to one of the organizers of the Latin American Cultural Festival 2018, which runs ... -
Aspiring airline suggests Macau-Lisbon route, Greece stopover
A Macau airline project is seeking USD45 million in funding ahead of the 2020 expiration of Air Macau’s 25-year franchise agreement, which it hopes to contest. Led ... -
Our Desk | A new name
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge – thankfully abbreviated to HKZMB or just HZMB – will finally be inaugurated today after many delays, cost overruns and construction-related controversies, ... -
Gaming | Local firm wants to build blockchain-backed casino club
Macau-based company De Club is looking to raise USD1 billion in an initial coin offering (ICO) to build a casino club backed by blockchain technology and ... -
Sou has sights set on democratic reform for second AL year
If the first term of this current legislature is to be remembered at all, it will probably be remembered for the Sulu Sou saga. Despite his ... -
Q&A | Abraham Kostanian Artistic director: Cabaret show creator says theatre is vital to fledgling entertainment sector
Abraham Kostanian is the artistic director behind La Parisienne Cabaret Français, a variety show at Sands China’s Parisian Macao, which this month entered its third phase ... -
Gaming | Analysis: Abe’s re-election is good news for global casino firms
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was re-elected as head of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party in a landslide election last week, paving the way for up ... -
Elderly residents demand action on greyhound noise
A group of elderly residents hand-delivered a petition to the government yesterday afternoon to protest the relocation of some 500 greyhounds to their Coloane neighborhood, which ... -
Analysis | Neto Valente’s hold on Lawyers Association is facing its first serious challenge
Lawyer Sérgio de Almeida Correia is so far the only candidate in the race to dislodge long-time incumbent Jorge Neto Valente and become the president of ... -
Our Desk | Cautious optimism after Mangkhut
The response of the Macau government to what was undoubtedly the strongest Pacific typhoon of the year deserves to be commended, especially in its effective and ... -
40 injured in typhoon Mangkhut
Forty people sustained injuries during typhoon Mangkhut, 12 of them women, according to the latest information provided by the government. At a press conference earlier today, ... -
Mangkhut lashes south China after killing 28 in Philippines
A man takes pictures against strong winds from Typhoon Mangkhut on the waterfront of Victoria Habour in Hong Kong Typhoon Mangkhut barreled into southern China earlier ... -
Most public services closed Monday
Chief Executive Chui Sai On has announced that most public services will be closed tomorrow (Monday) and civil servants will be excused from coming to work. ... -
CEM cuts power supply to protect electricity infrastructure
Macau Daily Times is receiving reports of power blackouts in the Inner Harbor and San Ma Lou area, where street flooding has reached 1.64 meters in ... -
Mangkhut about to breach critical 100-kilometer range
A view from a residential unit in the Pac On area, in Taipa (Photo by MDT reader) The Macau Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) says that ... -
New Macau visits Canidrome site calling for speedier adoptions
The New Macau Association yesterday organized a visit to the site of the now-closed Macau (Yat Yuen) Canidrome in the hope of pressuring the Canidrome company ... -
Former exec says Viva Macau sabotaged by investors
Failed airline Viva Macau went bankrupt mainly because it was sabotaged by new investors, a former executive at the company has claimed in an exclusive telephone ... -
Our desk | Breaking the monopoly
Monopolies, or sole providers of specific goods or services, are generally regarded as undesirable because they reduce the incentive for innovation and price competition. Few would ... -
August to Remember | How much has changed one year since Hato?
Photos by Renato Marques (MDT Archive) Today marks exactly one year since one of the deadliest typhoons to ever have struck Macau made landfall in the ... -
Abiding by court judgment would harm public interest, says gov’t
The Macau SAR government says it will not abide by a ruling of the Court of Final Appeal that a construction tender be recalculated after officials ... -
Q&A | Ambiente Properties: Housing policies encourage Macau investors look abroad
Local real estate agency Ambiente Properties was recently recognized at the UK- based International Property Awards, winning two awards for its property-related services in Macau. Managing ... -
Our Desk | According to the law…
The Macau government likes to remind the public that it is conducting its affairs according to the law. Listen to the Secretary for Security or the ... -
Film | Kazuo Hara predicts coming of maverick Chinese director
Legendary Japanese filmmaker Kazuo Hara, known for bringing objectionable topics to the silver screen, says that the time is coming when a maverick Chinese director will ... -
Penny Lam: Filmmaker & Festival Curator | ‘Documentaries trendier with viewers, not so much filmmakers’
The 3rd Macau International Documentary Film Festival will return to the Cinematheque Passion on July 14 for three weeks of celebrated documentaries sourced from around the ... -
Steve Vickers: Macau at risk of trade war entanglement
Macau is at risk of being dragged into the U.S.-China trade war because of the closeness of several American casino operators to U.S. President Donald Trump, ... -
200th anniversary | Colonel whose name is everywhere is recalled by few
Over the course of three days in the summer of 1849, Vicente Nicolau de Mesquita (1818–1880), who was born exactly 200 years ago today, earned a ... -
Lawyers critical of Wong’s tightening grip on information
Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak’s latest proposal concerning the Civil Protection Basic Law will seek to strengthen the government’s grip on information during periods of ... -
Our Desk | Our addiction to waste
Macau’s addiction to waste is a troubling phenomenon, especially because such a disparity exists between what we think we throw out and what we actually do. ... -
Analysis | HKZMB: Shenzhen’s exclusion is a missed opportunity for Macau
The long-anticipated Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HKZMB) is expected to finally enter operation on July 1, marking a milestone in the formation of the Central Government’s Greater ...
