Author: João Pedro Lau
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Logistics industry calls for further transparency in trade negotiations
The Executive Council (ExCo) has finished discussing the amendment to the Foreign Trade Law regarding the temporary importation of goods. The local logistics industry believes ... -
Tourism | Hospitality industry confident in CNY performance
The vice president of the Macau Hoteliers and Innkeepers Association, Kenny Cheung, predicted that hotels in Macau will be catering mainly to independent tourists over ... -
Gaming | CLSA predicts 22 pct GGR boost in 2016
Credit Lyonnais Securities Asia’s (CLSA) regional head of consumer and gaming research Aaron Fischer says that 2015 will be another “tough year” for Macau, with ... -
Gov’t makes concession on animal protection legislation
Government representatives have agreed to suggestions proposed by lawmakers to differentiate between farm animals and pets during a meeting of the Legislative Assembly (AL) First Standing ... -
SURVEY | Local youths show increasing symptoms of gambling addiction
A survey conducted by the Bosco Youth Service Network (BYS) found that young people in Macau are displaying more symptoms of gambling addiction. There has also ... -
Lawmakers pass domestic violence law amidst doubts
The Legislative Assembly (AL) has debated and passed the government’s proposed Domestic Violence Prevention and Correction Law in yesterday’s plenary session. Lawmakers continued to question the ... -
Many locals try to improve language skills
With a rapidly growing economy, more residents are aware that they have to remain competitive by engaging in advanced studies. Many have thus chosen to improve ... -
Gov’t retrieves up to millions from scholarship recipients
The Macau Foundation (FM) revealed that five recipients in a scholarship program have to repay up to MOP3.18 million in total after failing to meet their ... -
AL PLENARY | Lawmakers divided on Labour Law amendment
The Legislative Assembly passed the first reading of an amendment to the Labour Law yesterday, which will see an increase in the maximum compensation owed to ... -
Survey shows residents’ trust in gov’t dropping
The latest findings from a Hong Kong academic institute, published on Thursday, suggested that Macau residents’ net trust in both the Macau government and the central ... -
New border-crossing measures boost house buying confidence
The latest figures of the Macau consumer confidence index (CCI), published yesterday by the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST), showed a 19.6 percent ... -
English beef promotion to last one month
Beef may be considered a very common ingredient. But if the cattle are raised in the right conditions, it can result in an excellent quality of ... -
Doctors lambast local healthcare system, ask for more training
During his visit to the Conde de São Januário Central Hospital (CHCSJ) yesterday, the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Alexis Tam listened to the opinions ... -
Politics | ANM accuses police of abusing the law when barring visitors
The New Macau Association (ANM) has handed a letter to the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC), asking them to investigate the mismanagement of local police authorities in ... -
Our Desk: School of democracy
I read a news article last month about a group called Citizens for Objective Public Education who lost a court case against the Kansas State Board ... -
Ring in 2015 with countdown events in town
Residents will have plenty of options when choosing the countdown parties to attend, with several public and private organizations holding events to help ring in 2015. ... -
CRIME | Man detained for ‘sextorting’ teen girls over thousands of nude photos
The Judiciary Police (PJ) will hand a 22 year-old- man to the Public Prosecution Office today after he was alleged to have extorted multiple local teenage ... -
Shop caters for coffee lovers and their cats
Imagine a relaxing afternoon with a cup of coffee, a cake and a cat on your lap. That’s exactly what the local café ‘Meows Corner Meeting’ ... -
CCAC report labels Cable TV, public antenna companies agreement ‘a sham’
The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) 2013 Annual Report published yesterday has documented the administrative irregularities of several government departments that the Commission has investigated. It has ... -
New IACM waste disposal equipment causes controversy
Some residents in the St Lawrence Parish are dissatisfied about the garbage collection facilities that the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) is placing in the ... -
Taxi passenger group hands thousands of signatures to DSAT
The Macau Taxi passengers Association (MTPA) yesterday submitted a petition containing 5,470 signatures to the Transport Bureau (DSAT), urging the government to improve taxi services in ... -
Bubble soccer arrives to town, mixing sports and laughs
It is hard enough for some people to play soccer normally, let alone play with the ball while inside another ball. The Sun Soccer Sports Stadium, ... -
INTERNET SECURITY | Gov’t servers allegedly became tools for hackers
The Macau New Technologies Incubator Centre (Manetic) revealed that local web servers, including those owned by government departments, were turned into “zombie servers” and were used ... -
Nobel laureate warns Macau must diversify to avoid financial risks
In a public lecture on Tuesday, the 2003 Nobel laureate in Economics, professor Robert Engle, said that Macau should diversify the investment portfolio of its reserve ... -
Daily garbage collection exceeds 900 tons
The Macau Waste System Company (CSR) revealed that collected an average of around 940 tons of garbage every day between August and October this year, about ... -
Our desk: Sell it to us first
I was at the press conference for the “Parade through Macau, Latin City” on Sunday. The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) has adopted a rather quirky but ... -
ENTERTAINMENT | Festive parade to bring ‘space party’ to town
Local and foreign performance groups will once again lend their efforts to an unforgettable show through the city’s streets in this year’s “Parade through Macau, Latin ... -
Hengqin builds infrastructure to last a century
The surface of Hengqin Island may still look largely undeveloped. But little do people know that a large-scale concrete channel, which houses various types of pipelines ... -
New Zhuhai exhibition centre ‘complements’ Macau
After almost four years of construction, the Zhuhai International Convention & Exhibition Center (Zhuhai CEC), developed by the state-owned Zhuhai enterprise Huafa Group, has recently commenced ... -
Shop fire leaves four trapped
A fire which broke out at a boutique on Rua do Tarrafeiro in the early hours of yesterday has led to the deaths of four people. ... -
Gov’t should restore public faith through land policy, Agnes Lam says
Scholar Agnes Lam from the University of Macau (UM) argues that the Macau government should resolve public distrust over current housing policies through improving transparency in ... -
Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition | Jets should be viewed as ‘a business tool’
More than 700 businesses and 130 aircraft from 41 countries and regions took part in the 10th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, which officially opened ... -
MUSIC | Festival bands rock town for a decade
Local and overseas bands are going to hit the stage and intend to deliver their audience a memorable live band show at the 10th edition of ... -
CRIME | Cases of ‘naked chat’ blackmail soar
Figures from the Office of the Secretary for Security revealed that there were 10,576 crimes committed between January and September this year, 3.8 percent higher than ... -
Wong Wan flags taxi fare raise by year-end
The Transport Bureau (DSAT) director Wong Wan indicated that a higher taxi fare is likely to come into force within this year. He also reiterated that ...
