Author: Julie Zhu, MDT
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Labor | Mandatory public holidays change proposal stirs opposition
The government is being urged to cancel the holiday shift proposal in the latest Labor Law amendment. Yesterday, lawmakers Ella Lei, Leong Sun Iok, and Lei ... -
ANM wants transparency in communications interception
The New Macau Association (ANM) said at a press conference yesterday that proposed wire-tapping legislation should require the Court of Final Appeal (TUI) to regularly publish ... -
BlueOcean to represent Tencent in town
Local advertising company BlueOcean Ad has been nominated as the representative of Chinese company Tencent’s global advertising business in Macau. The launch ceremony of Tencent’s global ... -
Crime | Four charged with covering up arson suspect
Four people have been charged with absolving an illegal worker from criminal liability in an arson case, the Judiciary Police (PJ) reported yesterday during a press ... -
AL Plenary | Rosário says weather bureau restructuring ongoing
During yesterday’s Legislative Assembly (AL) plenary meeting, the Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Raimundo do Rosário, recommended that lawmakers report the Macao Meteorological and Geophysics ... -
Nine sites waiting for heritage listing
The public consultation of the second batch of the proposed immovable property classification started yesterday, as announced by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) during yesterday’s press ... -
Lawrence Ho family office launches first MOP bond
The family office of Lawrence Ho, Black Spade Capital Limited (Black Spade Capital), has officially announced the MOP bond world debut of its new initiative in ... -
Heritage protection report to be delivered to UN body
By December 1, the local government will deliver a report on the Macau Historical City’s Protection and Management Plan (the Management Plan) to the UNESCO World ... -
Polytec Group vs Son Pou | DSSOPT requested to submit report to court
The Court of First Instance has requested for the Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) to submit two reports to the court regarding the lawsuit ... -
Law professor indicates ambiguity in gaming concession regulation
Yesterday, the University of Macau held the 11th International Conference on the Legal Reforms of Macau in the Global Context. During the morning, two sessions took ... -
HKZMB | Fast border checks impress first bridge users
The Macau and Zhuhai sides of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai- Macau Bridge have almost combined the Macau immigration control and mainland China immigration control into one single ... -
Industry hopes to bring coffee culture to universities
A forum named “Macau Enterprises Immersing in the Greater Bay Area” and the Yunnan Coffee Cup 2018 – China Brewers Championship in Macau were held this ... -
2017/18 Judicial Year | Courts drew highest public attention, Sam Hou Fai says
The president of the Court of Final Appeal, Sam Hou Fai, stressed that the past judicial year (2017/18) was likely to become the judicial year which ... -
Fashion | First ‘Walk on Water’ to feature Nuno Lopes’ collection
The first “Walk on Water” show of Sands Macao Fashion Week will feature local designer Nuno Lopes’ debut Spring/Summer 2019 (SS 2019) collection. Lopes is the ... -
Education | IPM Taipa campus expected to open by 2020
The Macau Polytechnic Institute (IPM) is expected to open its new Taipa campus by 2020, the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Alexis Tam, announced yesterday ... -
Macau lags behind in financial leasing schemes
Lawmaker Ip Sio Kai, who is also Chairman of the Macau Association of Banks, admitted that many disadvantages preventing Macau from developing wealth management and financial ... -
Our Desk | Big Fake Empty
“Big fake empty” is a term I first heard from one of my former teachers, who used the phrase to describe a student’s graduation thesis. The ... -
Education | Lifelong Learning Week kicks off on Saturday
The 2018 Lifelong Learning Week will kick off on October 13 and will run until October 19, with more programs lined up for participants compared to ... -
Freedom of Speech | First session of Polytec lawsuit against columnist
The first trial session in the case opposing local Chinese newspaper Son Pou and the Polytec Asset Holdings Ltd (Polytec) was heard yesterday at the Court ... -
PH buyers dominate consultation opinions on urban renewal regime
The public consultation on the region’s urban renewal law concerning temporary and exchange houses received many opinions from former buyers of the stranded Pearl Horizon real ... -
CTM expects commercial use of 5G in 2020
Local telecom operator CTM announced yesterday that if the 5G license and spectrum arrangements are progressing well, CTM is confident that 5G in Macau will be ... -
UM research group says economic uncertainty is on the horizon
Macau’s GDP is expected to grow by 8.3 percent in 2018, ranging from a pessimistic rate 5.1 percent to an optimistic rate 11.6 percent, according to ... -
Gabriel Tong: AAM can do more to defend Macau’s law
Former lawmaker Gabriel Tong believes that the Macau Lawyers Association (AAM) can do more to defend Macau’s law. Contacted by the Times yesterday, Gabriel Tong, who ... -
Responsible gambling expert says problem betting is falling
Nearly 100 Sands China team members attended the company’s annual Advanced Responsible Gaming Ambassador training program on Thursday and Friday at Conrad Macao, Cotai Central. This ... -
Our Desk | Followers’ disease
Being a follower, as opposed to a leader, Macau is in need of some kind of new medical treatment which the world’s geniuses have not yet ... -
DSEJ expects student numbers to surge due to baby boom
The director of the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ), Lou Pak Sang, hopes that the schools planned for the Canidrome land meet the potential growing ... -
Lawmakers pledge to continue focusing on labor and social welfare
Lawmakers Leong Sun Iok, Lei Cheng I, Lam Lon Wai and Lei Chan U summed up their work during the first session of the 6th Legislative ... -
Freedom of speech | Defamation trial over P. Horizon comments starts next month
The developer of the Pearl Horizon project, Polytec group, has sued both a columnist and the director of the newspaper Son Pou for defamation. The director ... -
Gov’t called to take back lands for failed theme park
Lawmakers Ella Lei and Lei Chan U held a press conference yesterday urging the government to reclaim the idle island lots located next to Estr. Alm. ... -
Casino workers protest for tobacco control and better welfare
A group comprising hundreds of casino employees held a demonstration yesterday calling for better tobacco control inside gaming venues and better welfare conditions. The demonstrators started marching ... -
65.5 percent of Canidrome land to become sports facilities
The Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) revealed yesterday the plans for the Yat Yuen Canidrome land, having disclosed that 65.5 percent, or approximately 26,500 ... -
Slight increase in crime during first half of 2018
The Macau police force fielded a total of 7,116 criminal cases in the first half of 2018, 191 more compared to the same period of 2017 ... -
ExCo | CE and police chiefs to form national security commission
The Chief Executive (CE) and a contingent of leaders from the security sector will form the region’s future National Security Commission, according to an administrative regulation ... -
Education IFT to offer its first Master’s program
The Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT) 2018/2019 Degree Program Student Orientation Ceremony was held last week. President of IFT, Fanny Vong, welcomed 512 new students. “Career ... -
Civil protection | CEM improves disaster resilience and power stability
CEM held a media briefing session at CEM building this week and gave an introduction on its measures for improving disaster resilience and power stability. CEM ...
