Author: Julie Zhu, MDT
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AL Plenary | Lawmakers hope to speed up urban renewal with tax benefits
The tax benefits bill for Macau’s renovation of old buildings passed the first reading vote at the Legislative Assembly (AL) on Friday. Once the law is ... -
Top court accepts Sou’s appeal on suspension vote
The Court of Final Appeal (TUI) has accepted lawmaker Sulu Sou’s appeal regarding the suspension vote at the Legislative Assembly (AL) on December 4. Yesterday, in ... -
Urban renewal laws: each topic to be reviewed separately
The laws for urban renewal will be established independently for each urban renewal topic, Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosário revealed yesterday after ... -
Conference kicks off to discuss media sector development
The director of the Government Information Bureau (GCS), Victor Chan, reiterated on the sidelines of yesterday’s Macao Global Media Industry Development Conference 2018 that the SAR ... -
MECC lauds progression of city’s multiculturalism
The Macau European Chamber of Commerce (MECC) held its 2018 Gala Dinner at the Grand Lisboa last Friday. The fifth annual occurrence of its kind, the ... -
Smart city strategy public consultation begins
The public consultation on strategies to develop Macau into a smart city, and on the development of the principal areas within the city, commenced yesterday and ... -
Prosecutors want prison sentence for Sulu Sou, Scott Chiang
The prosecutor of Sulu Sou’s case has demanded that the Court of First Instance give a prison sentence to Sulu Sou and Scott Chiang, rather than ... -
Courts | Sulu Sou pleads not guilty, first witnesses heard
Lawmaker Sulu Sou pleaded not guilty to all charges laid against him for his qualified disobedience to the police authority’s command linked to a demonstration on ... -
Our Desk | DSEJ’s blind self-confidence
When government departments do not know how to lie, or when they do not want to lie, they make themselves look and sound funny. The Education ... -
More banks to provide Macau Pass online top-up services
Local smartcard operator Macau Pass will increase cooperation with local banks to provide better services for Macau Pass users this year. The announcement was made by ... -
Royal Flight Airlines launches regular flight to Moscow
Royal Flight Airlines will start offering a regular weekly service between Macau and Moscow, as announced yesterday at the launch ceremony of the Macau-Moscow route at ... -
Claims of sexual abuse at local kindergarten
Yesterday, the Judiciary Police (PJ) reported that it had not yet found any sign of sexual assault on two kindergarten students who were allegedly abused by ... -
Hotels to forward information on non-local guests to police
The public consultation regarding the amendment of the region’s immigration and residence regime began yesterday, with the new regime proposing several changes concerning illegal stay in ... -
Higher childbirth fees for tourists and non-residents next month
The adjusted fees of delivery services for non-resident parents will be officially applied starting from June 1, the Health Bureau reported yesterday in a press conference. ... -
Gov’t explanation wanted for taxi license regulations
The Third Standing Committee of the Legislative Assembly (AL) had an internal meeting last Friday to discuss the region’s latest articles on taxi regulations. During the ... -
Lawmaker warns authoritarian rule will trickle down to Macau
Lawmaker Au Kam San has expressed his hope that Macau society will be more alert to the threats that, in his perception, are posed by authoritarian ... -
Government accepts AL suggestions to amend demonstration law
The First Standing Committee of the Legislative Assembly (AL) has suggested that the government amend the city’s laws on the rights of demonstration and the rights ... -
Labor Day | Cloee Chao says demonstrator numbers on the decline
Cloee Chao, a frequent organizer and leader of protests held across the city, said she has noticed a decline in the number of participants in demonstrations. ... -
David Beckham joins MSO athletes for lift to top of Parisian Macao’s Eiffel Tower
Accompanied by global icon David Beckham, athletes from the Macau Special Olympics (MSO) participated in a health and wellness event at the Parisian Macao’s Eiffel Tower ... -
FAOM registered 3,141 people seeking help for labor disputes
During 2017, the Macao Federation of Trade Unions (FAOM) handled 1,365 cases concerning labor rights, the federation reported this week during a press conference. The cases ... -
WeChat Pay hopes to expand business in Macau
WeChat Pay hopes to extend its range of operations in Macau, according to Grace Yin, operations director of WeChat Pay’s International Business division, who spoke to ... -
Tax benefits proposed for building reconstruction
The Executive Council has concluded its discussion on tax benefits for the reconstruction of old buildings in order to alleviate the cost pressures, the council spokesperson ... -
Zhuhai determined to play bigger role in regional cooperation
Zhuhai is willing to shoulder more responsibilities and play a bigger role in the Mayors’ Visiting Program, according to the Mayor of Zhuhai, Yao Yisheng, during ... -
AL Plenary | New law requires voice-recording equipment inside taxis
The Legislative Assembly (AL) has passed a law concerning the city’s future taxi operations, stating that, in the future, only taxi companies can apply for concessions ... -
Gov’t called to return flooded cars’ auction money and refund taxes
A group of approximately 200 residents is calling on the government to refund taxes pertaining to their vehicles which were damaged during last year’s Typhoon Hato, in ... -
DSEJ to organize big disaster prevention drills for first time
In a first for Macau, the government is planning to organize a large-scale disaster prevention drill in the middle of 2018, head of the Department of ... -
Wong wants to create department for national security matters
Local authorities intend to establish a new public department to tackle state security matters, Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak revealed yesterday. On the sidelines of ... -
Cigarettes caused 18 fires in Q1
Data from the Fire Services Bureau (CB) for the first quarter of 2018 shows that the number of incidents has increased 5.52 percent from the same ... -
Our Desk | Before they become Macau tourists
We all know that one hundred people have one hundred pairs of eyes, which reflect to their owners different perspectives on the same things. How locals ... -
Macau, Portugal prepare consumer rights agreement
The Macau Consumer Council (CC) is expecting to sign an agreement with the Portuguese Association for Consumer Protection (DECO) to handle consumer disputes concerning Portuguese citizens ... -
Expert believes more frequent and severe typhoons will hit Asia
Christiana Figueres, who was a keynote speaker of the 2018 MIECF Green Forum and former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ... -
No plans to use numerous electric buses in near future
Macau will not operate a large number of electric buses in the near future, according to Director of the Transport Bureau (DSAT) Lam Hin San. On ... -
Measures to prevent tourists from seeking jobs proposed
An amendment to a law regulating the employment of non-resident workers has been submitted to Standing Committee for the Coordination of Social Affairs (CPCS). The amendments ... -
Crime | Son suspected of killing father
A local man was arrested yesterday, accused of killing his father, the Judiciary Police (PJ) confirmed. The incident took place early yesterday morning, at a residence ... -
Al Plenary | Plan for Canidrome land expected to be complete in Q2
The Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) announced last Friday at the Legislative Assembly (AL) plenary meeting that it expects to complete planning for the ...
