Author: Julie Zhu, MDT
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Wong Sio Chak admits loopholes in police internal monitoring
Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak has admitted that loopholes exist in the security force’s internal monitoring mechanism. The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) recently revealed that ... -
Gov’t expects conclusion of Urban Master Plan regulation in 2021
Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo Arrais do Rosário expects that the regulations relating to the Macau Urban Master Plan will be officially ready in ... -
Mak Soi Kun suggests planned economy strategy to reboot Macau
Lawmaker Mak Soi Kun has suggested that adopting a planned economy model in the communist style may be a way out of Macau’s current economic pain. ... -
Secretary pledges open policies for talented human resources
Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong has pledged that Macau will continue to import human resources and that the city will continue to have ... -
Gov’t considers new laws to solve water seepage problems
The local government is considering establishing new laws to solve water seepage problems, according to Secretary for Administration and Justice André Cheong. During yesterday’s Legislative ... -
Man loses over one million HKD after trusting friend with money deposit
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has apprehended one man suspected of fraud in respect to a case the police authority has been investigating since the end of ... -
Lawmaker wants Cantonese language listed as intangible cultural heritage
Lawmaker Sulu Sou has written an interpellation to the local government asking for it to preserve the Cantonese language, listing it as intangible cultural heritage. ... -
Fewer one-on-one continuing education lessons approved
The Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) is no longer approving some one-on-one continuing education courses, according to Wong Chi Iong, Chief Executive of the Division ... -
Advisor calls for better barbecue appointment system
A member of the Advisory Council of the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM), Chan Ka Leong, has urged the local government to improve its appointment mechanisms for ... -
Anti-drug law adds 10 new banned narcotics to gov’t list
During Friday’s Legislative Assembly (AL) plenary meeting, an amendment to law No. 17/2009 “Prohibition of Unlawful Production, Trafficking and Consuming of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances” ... -
Lawmakers complain about entry bans as internal security amendment approved
The Legislative Assembly (AL) has passed the internal security bill after Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak brought the bill to the AL for voting on ... -
Crime | Smugglers lurking at Qingmao Port to enter the SAR
The Judiciary Police (PJ) intercepted a group of three mainland residents trying to illegally enter Macau, the department said yesterday during a special press conference. Zhuhai’s ... -
Lawmaker report | Agnes Lam: gov’t measures show ‘double standards’
Some government measures have “recently begun to show double standards, and public opinion has rebounded,” said lawmaker Agnes Lam during a press conference held yesterday, where ... -
Education | DSES: Growing number of students interested in mainland universities
Some 33.3% of final year high school students were interested in choosing mainland universities last year, 2.4% more compared with the previous year, according to statistics ... -
Polytec group retracts MOP25b compensation claim against gov’t
Former Pearl Horizon project developer has given up on suing the Macau SAR government, according to a statement released by the Court of Final Appeal. Originally, ... -
Crime | Man overstayed in town for nearly 20 years without being caught
The Public Security Police (PSP) recently found a Hong Kong man who had been overstaying in Macau for nearly 20 years without having his illegal status ... -
Consumers’ confidence in employment dropped to lowest point since 2008
The latest results of the Macau Consumer Satisfaction Index show that local consumers’ confidence in local employment has dropped to its lowest point since, according to ... -
Court: Jackson Chang convicted of leaking information, but not bribery
The former president of the Macau Investment Trade Promotion Institute (IPIM) has not been convicted of bribery but was found guilty of leaking confidential information to ... -
Group urges IAM president to step down
A group of caretakers for stray animals, together with representatives of the Macau People Power association, have urged the president of the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) ... -
Tourism representatives call on gov’t to lift Covid-19 tests for GBA residents
Lawmaker Mak Soi Kun urged the local government to lift the Covid-19 test requirement in respect of all kinds of border entries. Well-known local businessman Cora ... -
Worker’s group objects to cancellation of cash handouts
Some of the city’s frontline workers have expressed disapproval and refused to accept the idea of canceling the cash handout for next year. Their representatives conveyed ... -
Report claims city’s hotel booking exceeds 2019’s Golden Week
Qunar, one of mainland China’s major online travel agencies, has reportedly revealed that bookings for Macau hotels for the first day of this National Day Holiday ... -
MUST Covid-19 vaccine under development with mainland partners
The Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) is progressing with its Covid-19 vaccine development and is actively collaborating with mainland centers to further its research. ... -
Underemployment said to be higher than gov’t data suggests
The New Macau Gaming Staff Rights Association has alleged that the underemployment rate among casino workers is “far more” serious than suggested by the statistics presented ... -
Macau housing market said to face competition from Hengqin
Macau’s residential property sales are being overshadowed by the competition created in the nearby Hengqin Island, under the administration of Zhuhai, according to the Centaline Property ... -
Crime | Four fall victim to nude chat fraud, including two teenagers
In the past few days, the Judiciary Police (PJ) has received four reports related to blackmail following nude video calls, the department said during a press ... -
IAM blames the public for wearing down facilities after washbasin accident
The President of the Municipal Bureau (IAM), José Maria da Fonseca Tavares, has blamed members of the public for the improper use of public facilities that ... -
Ctrip names cities most interested in travel to Macau
Mainland residents from Guangzhou, Zhuhai, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong show the highest interest in visiting Macau, according to the general manager of online ... -
Agnes Lam disapproves of IAM shifting responsibility over reservoir incident
Lawmaker Agnes Lam has expressed her strong disapproval over what she sees as the government’s lack of accountability for a recent accident in which a civilian ... -
Zone D reclamation plans not dropped, but under review
The government has once again reiterated that the New Urban Zone D reclamation project is not yet abandoned, according to Mak Tat Io, head of the ... -
Government retracts ‘world-class’ description from Hac Sa project
The Municipal Affairs Bureau has retracted part of a public release made earlier in the week in which the bureau claimed it would build a “world-class” ... -
Local architects unhappy with exclusion from urban projects
Recently, the government released its 2020-2040 Urban Master Plan as well as a preliminary conceptual design for the future Central Library project. Both projects were commissioned ... -
Alcohol policy for minors to undergo public consultation next month
The Macau SAR government will be asking the public to voice their opinions on the possible future polices regarding alcohol control for minors, the Health Bureau ... -
Passengers attack bus drivers after being asked to wear facemasks
The Public Security Police Force (PSP) has arrested two men who attacked bus drivers because they were angry about being made to comply with facemask policies ... -
Government to build world-class amusement park in Hac Sa by 2021
The Macau SAR government is planning to build a world-class amusement park zone in the Hac Sa Beach area, according to a statement written to lawmaker ...
