Author: Julie Zhu, MDT
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New trade rules proposed for PSC food products
The Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) hopes that a breakthrough can occur regarding goods’ transactions from Portuguese- speaking countries to mainland China within this ... -
Heritage | New Macau calls for Coloane protection
The New Macau Association is asking the government to mark the mountain and waterfront near the old Lai Chi Vun shipyards as a buffer to protect ... -
Writer presents a short glimpse of Macau’s piracy history
Robert Antony, a former history professor at the University of Macau and one of this year’s speakers at the Macau Literary Festival, offered the audience a ... -
Our Desk | Stephen Hawking, the greatest fashion designer
This story is totally made up. I always imagined myself as someone who, despite having heard about Stephen Hawking, never knew anything about him except that ... -
Child development center may not open due to lack of support
The Macau Child Development Association (MCDA) is accusing the local government of creating difficulties for the association’s operations (helping children with developmental disorders in Macau), MCDA ... -
Environment | DSAT: All casino shuttle buses to go clean by 2023
The government intends that Macau’s entire fleet of casino shuttle buses will run on clean energy by 2023, the Director of the Transport Bureau (DSAT), Lam ... -
Education | 80pct of MUST graduates choose employment over further education
EIGHTY percent of the graduating students from the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) choose employment instead of pursuing further education degrees, MUST’s president Liu ... -
Region’s urban planning ‘facing urgent needs’
A seminar on Macau’s urban planning was held last week at the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST). Architecture scholars from several universities, including Waseda University ... -
Construction sector slows down due to resorts completion
The president of the Macau Construction Association, Tang Hon Cheong, noted that the gradual completion of Macau’s hotel and casino projects is leading to a slow ... -
CRIME | Man accused of drugging and raping woman
A mainland resident has been charged for non-consensual sexual offences, the Judiciary Police (PJ) reported yesterday. According to a PJ report, a 25-year-old mainland woman has said ... -
Replantation intends to cover 70 pct of Hato lost trees
The Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) announced last week it will plant approximately 2,000 trees by the end of 2018. According to Ung Sio Wai, ... -
Taxi sector against DSAT’s electric vehicles requirement
The Transport Bureau (DSAT) has received suggestions from some people within the taxi industry to allow the use of hybrid vehicles in the upcoming transport initiative ... -
Arts Festival | Asian programs increased, budget reduced
The 29th Macao Arts Festival (MAF), organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), will be held from April 27 to May 31. The IC announced the ... -
Power to authorize demonstrations to be transferred to police
The Executive Council has proposed a transfer of authorization for demonstrations and assembly from the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) to the Public Security Police ... -
Illegal land occupation at Hac Sa village uncovered
A situation involving illegal engineering work and illegal occupation of state land has been put under the spotlight, with the Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) ... -
AL Plenary | ‘PRC’ should be imprinted on more Macau travel documents, lawmaker suggests
Lawmaker Mak Soi Kun has urged the government to engrave the name of the state, the People’s Republic of China, on more types of identity documents ... -
Around one-third of Hengqin home buyers in 2017 were locals
In a press conference yesterday, Centaline Macau Property Agency Limited (Centaline Property) announced that they are “very optimistic” about the real estate market development in Hengqin. ... -
IACM conducts survey on students’ eating habits
The Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) is expected to start conducting a survey today concerning the food consumption of Macau’s secondary school students. The survey, ... -
Social workers included in body responsible for their accreditation
Social workers representatives and the government agreed that professionals of the sector should be included in the body responsible for their accreditation. The second Social Worker ... -
Crime | Security situation stabilized in 2017, says Wong Sio Chak
Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak said at a press conference last Friday that “Macau’s security situation in 2017 remained, in general, stable and favorable.” “At ... -
CCAC head says Coloane land buyers may be ‘victims’
The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) will not disclose whether the construction project at Alto de Coloane is related to any crime, the Commissioner of the CCAC, ... -
IC to focus on heritage protection
The new president of the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), Mok Ian Ian, took her oath of office yesterday. An inauguration ceremony of Mok’s leadership was held ... -
Heritage | Researcher suggests more community development projects in Macau
Peter Zabielskis, Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Macau, recently published his latest research work on heritage preservation in Macau and the Malaysian city ... -
Rumors about natural disasters to face heavier punishments
Individuals who spread false rumors during typhoons will face heavier penalties, the Secretary for Security, Wong Sio Chak, announced Friday on the sidelines of the inauguration ... -
Macau franchisees target more international brands
Franchising in Macau is becoming more globalized, according to Wang Xin, Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator at the Faculty of International Tourism and Management of the ... -
Education | 1,800 jobs offered at IPM Careers Fair
The Macao Polytechnic Institute (IPM) Careers Day was held at the IPM campus yesterday. Over the Careers Fair period a total of 1,800 job vacancies will ... -
Five construction workers died in 2017
Five fatal work accidents this year in the construction sector were the direct outcomes of misconduct. This figure represents an increase of one death from 2016, ... -
FMCC celebrates 10th anniversary
The France Macau Chamber of Commerce (FMCC) celebrated on Friday with its 10th Anniversary Charity Gala Dinner. The event was themed “Extravagance au Moulin Rouge” and ... -
More companies take part in IFT Career Day
The Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT) held its 2018 Career Day at the IFT Taipa Campus yesterday. In total, 39 organizations from the tourism and service ... -
Our Desk | Call recordings with phone scammers
An anonymous source (below referred to as ‘S’) provided the following call minutes from a call with phone scammers. The first criminal (below referred to as ... -
Wynn employees want strict supervision over casino smoking
A group of employees from casinos on Wynn properties visited the Office of the Chief Executive (CE) to deliver a letter to the government calling for strict ... -
Consumer Confidence Index increased at year-end
The Macau Consumer Confidence Index (MCCI) in the fourth quarter of 2017 has shown increases in five of the six sub-indexes compared to the third quarter ... -
CRIME | Con artist reports victim as criminal to escape
A con artist was arrested after cheating a victim out of casino chips valued at HKD300,000. The detention of the con artist occurred in a slightly different ... -
AL Plenary | LRT company to be established this year
The company which will manage the operations of the Macau Light Rapid Transit (LRT) will open for business this year, as announced during Friday’s Legislative Assembly ... -
Government proposes additional holiday benefits for civil servants
The Executive Council (ExCo) proposed that civil servants should not need to notify their departments in advance to take annual leave, spokesman Leong Heng Teng announced ...
