Author: Julie Zhu, MDT
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Govt: Non-essential civil servants remain at home next week
Civil servants who work in non-essential services will be exempted from work continuously during next week, the local government announced today (Friday) at its daily press ... -
2019-nCoV to impact gaming operators’ cash flow
The local government’s protection measures against the 2019-nCoV outbreak will have a strong effect on Macau’s cash flow, a report by Fitch Ratings released today (Friday) ... -
DSAL found no evidence of forced unpaid leaves
The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) has found no cases of gaming operators requiring their employees to take unpaid leaves. Earlier this week, reports from staff at ... -
Gov’t disposes of unsold firecrackers and fireworks
The local government spent more time than usual to dispose of this year’s unsold firecrackers and fireworks in a safe manner, according to a statement released ... -
DSPA received 2,500 wasted electronic equipment to date
The Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) has received more than 2,500 pieces of used electronic equipment since January 1, when the local government began a new recycling ... -
Better playground planning wanted
During a TDM radio program, Wong Leong Kuan, deputy director at the policy research office of the Women’s General Association of Macau, said that there are ... -
Crowds form long queues to cross industrial zone checkpoint
Long queues of Macau local residents and non-local workers formed at the Zhuhai-Macau Cross-Border Industrial Zone early this morning amid Macau’s implementation of new service hours ... -
Driver dies in motorbike crash
A 24-year-old Macau local resident died in a motorbike crash in the northern area of the Macau peninsula, according to a statement released by the Public ... -
Public hospital urges honesty reporting travel history
The Medical Director of the Conde S. Januário Hospital Lei Wai Seng has urged Macau local residents to honestly report their recent travel history. To safeguard ... -
Two relatives of UM staff member hospitalized
Two family members of a University of Macau (UM) member of staff from Hubei province were feeling unwell on the evening of January 27 and were ... -
Fewer taxi infractions recorded this week
On Monday and Tuesday this week, only one taxi offence was recorded by the Public Security Police Force (PSP), marking a significant decline from a year ... -
2019-nCov | Netizens criticize poor treatment of Hubei residents
Chinese netizens have accused provincial authorities across the greater China region of discriminating against residents of Hubei province. Starting from this week, many mainland cities have ... -
Hong Kong famous frozen dumplings tested for swine fever
The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) is following up on the detection of the virus that causes African swine fever in the products of a well-known frozen ... -
Wanzai Port opening marred by imported coronavirus cases
The resumption of ferry services at the Wanzai Port yesterday after a nearly four-year break was marred by the developing Wuhan coronavirus situation in Macau. Yesterday, ... -
IAS suggests no childcare before 2 years of age
The Social Affairs Bureau (IAS) has suggested that local parents refrain from putting their children into nurseries before they are 2 years old. During yesterday’s TDM ... -
First case of coronavirus infection confirmed in Macau
A visitor from Wuhan was yesterday confirmed as the first case of the novel coronavirus in Macau. Yesterday, the local government held a press conference to ... -
Health | Coronavirus: New response team established, all flights to be monitored
The Macau government has established an emergency response team in view of the worsening Wuhan coronavirus situation in the Asia-Pacific region, Secretary for Social Affairs and ... -
Inner Harbor Ferry Terminal to have isolation area upon opening
When the Inner Harbor Ferry Terminal reopens to the public tomorrow, it will contain a special isolated area to separate suspected pneumonic cases of the newly-emerged ... -
Legislative Assembly | Secretary Wong trades blows with Sulu Sou over ‘secret police’ bill
Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak and democrat lawmaker Sulu Sou traded verbal blows during yesterday’s Legislative Assembly (AL) plenary meeting after the latter compared Macau’s ... -
New bridge planned to connect UM to Hengqin border checkpoint
The Macau SAR government has already started on plans to build a bridge to connect the University of Macau (UM) campus to the new Hengqin port, ... -
Proposal may give employers power to choose compensation day
The latest text for the holiday compensation bill submitted by the government to the Legislative Council will allow employers to select the particular compensation rest day ... -
Role of new public supervision office not to overlap with Commission of Audit
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng said that the functions of the newly-created Public Assets Supervision Planning Office do not overlap with the functions of the Commission ... -
Grant Bowie recommends city seek gradual growth
The CEO and executive director of MGM China, Grant Bowie, has recommended that Macau seek gradual economic growth instead of the rapid development that has marked ... -
Do not be quick to judge Chinese medicine, scholar says
A researcher specializing in Chinese medicine has called on the public not to judge the effectiveness of Chinese medicine before learning about the subject. Yesterday, the ... -
Legislative Assembly | 15% of households uncooperative in solving water leakage problems
Fifteen out of every 100 house owners or occupants have not cooperated with the Housing Bureau in solving water seepage and leakages in residential units, according ... -
UM expects local economy to contract 3.7% this year
Macau’s economy is expected to contract by 3.7% this year, according to the University of Macau’s 2020 macroeconomic forecast. Yesterday, Kwan Fung, assistant professor of the ... -
Legislative Assembly | No timetable for New Urban Zone A public housing
The government could not provide a timetable for the completion of the New Urban Zone A public housing projects despite the public tender running on schedule, ... -
Wuhan visitor in hospital isolation after pneumonia test
A mainland woman from Wuhan is still receiving isolated medical treatment at the public hospital, according to a statement released by the Health Bureau (SSM). As ... -
Higher earners prove more active on social media
Macau residents with higher incomes are more inclined than those on lower incomes to publicize their personal activities on social media, the Macau Media Research Center ... -
Survey | Majority of Macau residents say they trust Beijing
Seventy-eight percent of local residents say they trust the central government in Beijing, a survey released by the Macau University of Science and Technology has shown. ... -
LRT company to consider extending service hours during Chinese New Year
A community advisory body in Macau has suggested extending the operating hours of the Light Rapid Transit (LRT) during the upcoming Spring Festival in order to accommodate ... -
Health | No update on number of pneumonia cases in Wuhan since Jan. 5
Since the January 5 update on influenza cases, the Wuhan government has seemingly stopped providing the latest developments on the mainland city’s mysterious pneumonia outbreak. On ... -
Crime | Six Iranians fly to Macau using fake passports
Six Iranians recently arrived in Macau on different flights within a 24-hour period of one another, each holding fake passports of four supposed nationalities, the Public ... -
Federation of Trade Unions calls for retention of croupier privileges
The Macao Federation of Trade Unions (FAOM) has called on the new government led by Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng to retain a policy barring non-locals ... -
Drunk driver crashes car, injures four
Four people were injured in a car crash in Coloane yesterday. The accident took place on Estr. de Cheoc Van, on the side closer to Hac ...
