Author: Julie Zhu, MDT
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IC’s new president | Cecilia Tse highlights administration transparency
The new president of the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), Cecilia Tse, took office yesterday, noting that one key element of her leadership will be the improvement ... -
Q&A – Álvaro Barbosa | Dean of the Faculty of Creative Industries, USJ: ‘In Macau there is a big need for audiovisual production’
The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) will launch a bachelor in Digital Cinema starting from September 2018, to train professionals in cinema production. The focus will ... -
Environment | International forum tackles clean energy innovation
The sixth International Forum on Clean Energy (IFCE) ends today after robust discussion of this year’s theme, “Clean Energy and Belt and Road”. More than 200 ... -
Our Desk | Who dropped off their recycling?
Recently during the morning when I was waiting for the bus to go to work, I saw a man carrying a cardboard box containing glass bottles ... -
Crime | Man arrested for defrauding usurer
The Judiciary Police (PJ) announced yesterday that one man had been arrested following an illegal usury operation. The detainee is a 37-year-old mainland resident, surnamed Lin, ... -
Policy Address | Social Affairs and Culture: No high-rise buildings in Lai Chi Vun area
On the second day of the Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture Policy Address presentation at the Legislative Assembly (AL), Alexis Tam pledged that the government ... -
Local artists showcase works in Japan to build cultural bridge
Five Macau artists, Cai Guo Jie, Eric Fok, Leong Chi Hou, Season Lao and Wong Ka Long, were a part of a group exhibition called “Macau ... -
China is a tremendous place for business, entrepreneur says
Seasoned corporate and legal professional Alexander Kocsis, who has been Chief Executive Officer of several multimillion-dollar corporations, believes that China is a land of business opportunities. ... -
Policy Address | Security: CCTV surveillance cameras don’t equal democracy suppression
Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak stressed yesterday during the Policy Address presentation at the Legislative Assembly (AL) that the public should be aware that CCTV ... -
Crime | Thirty people targeted in employment offer fraud
A male resident, surnamed Kong, was arrested for having defrauded more than eight people who believed the suspect could find them jobs in Macau, the Judiciary Police ... -
Tourism | Chinese are discovering Portugal’s diversity, Secretary of State says
Portugal’s Secretary of State for Tourism, Ana Mendes Godinho, said that the Chinese tourism market is setting its foot into more corners of Portugal. Last Friday, ... -
Policy Address: Economy and Finance | Non-gaming aspects account for 10.7pct of casino industry
The Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lionel Leong, was at the Legislative Assembly (AL) to answer lawmakers’ questions about the 2018 Policy Address. The role of the ... -
Light Festival budget slightly over MOP18m
The “Macao Light Festival 2017 – Amor Macau” will be on stage from December 3 until 31 at various locations across the city, with a reduced ... -
Policy Adress | Administration and Justice: Lawmakers criticize top officials’ accountability system
The Secretary for Administration and Justice, Sonia Chan, along with several department leaders from her secretariat, were present at the Legislative Assembly (AL) to answer the ... -
CRIME | Three more people fall for phone scams
The Judiciary Police (PJ), in a joint police conference yesterday, reported three more phone scams, in which three people suffered financial losses. A local woman was ... -
Policy Address | Chui Sai On satisfied with five year plan implementation so far
Chief Executive (CE) Chui Sai On expressed his satisfaction over the turnover rate of the first two years of the Macau Five-Year Development plan. Chui went ... -
Crime | Fake marriage revealed as police arrest drug user
A four-year fake marriage, which was intended to help a mainland woman in gaining Macau citizenship, was exposed after the Public Security Police Force (PSP) arrested a ... -
Our Desk | Driving license recognition threats come from Guangdong
The government recently proposed introducing mutual driving license recognition between mainland China and Macau. The proposal stirred up a lot of controversy among the local community, ... -
Macau Food Festival highlights Japanese food
The 17th Macau Food Festival kicked off last Friday at the Sai Van Lake Square, with the Japanese Village food area returning to Macau as one ... -
Executive Council announces regulations on food coloring
The Executive Council has concluded its analysis of food safety regulations. This time, rules concerning the use of food color additives were elaborated on, the council’s ... -
Punishment for drug users is not heavy, IFNGO president says
Augusto Nogueira, new president of the International Federation of Non-Government Organizations for the Prevention of Drug and Substance Abuse (IFNGO), does not think that the Macau ... -
AL Plenary | Permanent public housing application mechanism established
The amendment for the public housing regime was passed at the Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday. It included age and income requirements of public housing applicants, as ... -
AL Plenary | Structure of Social Workers’ Professional Committee stirs doubts
A bill establishing new rules for the professional accreditation and registration of social workers was discussed and passed at the Legislative Assembly yesterday. The bill was ... -
Scholars | Detailed measures should be included in Policy Address
Scholars from the University of Macau (UM) want the government to include typhoon prevention measures as well as concrete measures regarding participation in the Greater Bay ... -
IFFAM | French filmmaker Laurent Cantet to lead jury
The second International Film Festival & Awards Macao (IFFAM) will be held from December 8 to 14. The Organizing Committee of IFFAM hosted a press conference ... -
Scholars criticize Tourism Master Plan
A forum on the recently unveiled Tourism Master Plan was organized this week at the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST). During the event, several scholars ... -
Helen Lo | Macau Association of Tattoo Art: ‘Tattoos are not mainstream culture’
In Macau, opinions regarding tattoos are still influenced by a cultural bias. Amid this atmosphere, the Macau Association of Tattoo Art (MATA) is persisting in their ... -
Award program launched to train talented people
The Talents Development Committee (CDT), the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) and the Macao Foundation jointly launched a program to train residents in linguistics and ... -
Crime | 43 drug dealers arrested in joint regional operations
Many drug trafficking crimes have taken place recently, the authorities announced this week. During a press conference, the Judiciary Police (PJ) said that Macau and Guangdong ... -
IACM to be replaced by municipal body
The government announced yesterday during a press conference that the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) will be abolished once the city establishes the new non-political ... -
Social workers require accreditation
The Executive Council finished its analysis of a bill titled “Scheme of professional accreditation and registration for social workers,” which was released to journalists yesterday at ... -
Food safety | Flood-soaked milk powder supplier under investigation
News of the investigation was revealed to the media on Wednesday by a member of the Administration Committee of the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM), ... -
Fire Services answer more calls because of typhoon
The Fire Services Bureau (CB) has released operational data for the first nine months of 2017, showing that the number of cases related to the CB’s ... -
UNWTO chief says number of tourists is not the enemy
Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Taleb Rifai has said that the number of tourists is not the enemy to a city and he suggested ... -
Transport | Border gate bus terminal to resume operations in 2019
The underground border gate bus terminal will be partially reopened in the second quarter of 2019, the Transport Bureau (DSAT) and the Infrastructure Development Office (GDI) ...
