Author: Julie Zhu, MDT
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Crime Man accused of exposing genitals to passers-by
A mainland man is accused of sexually harassing three women, in some cases indecently exposing his genitals in front of them. The Public Security Police Force ... -
Labor authority claims redundancies, missing salaries not a growing problem
The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) says it has no record of any serious situations regarding unemployment disputes. During Friday’s Legislative Assembly (AL) plenary meeting, local workers ... -
Government aims to expand local tours to Hengqin by month-end
The local government hopes to launch Macau tour group itineraries involving Hengqin by the end of August, the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture said during ... -
Mainland provinces receive greenlight to issue non-tourism visas to Macau: reports
All mainland provinces will resume issuing non-tourism visas for traveling to Macau, according to a report by Macao Daily News. However, group tour visas and the ... -
More mainland provinces resume non-tourism visas to Macau
All mainland provinces will resume issuing non-tourism visas services to Macau, according to a report by Macao Daily News. Starting from July 15, Guangdong provinces resumed ... -
Legislative Assembly | Rosário provides lawmakers with mid-year update to public works
The Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Raimundo Arrais do Rosário, was at yesterday’s Legislative Assembly plenary meeting to update lawmakers on various public works issues. ... -
Legislative Assembly | PSP chief says police not banning more demonstrations this year
The Commissioner of the Public Security Police Force has defended his bureau’s decision to ban several protests this year, adding that all decisions were made ... -
Survey shows many spending less during Covid-19
A survey conducted by a research team from the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) indicates that nearly half of local residents have spent ... -
Courts | IPIM: Visa applicant learned of investment criteria from Jackson Chang’s daughter
The daughter of the former Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) president became the focus of yesterday’s court hearing, as the case against Jackson Chang ... -
Starting salary of university graduates expected to fall to MOP10,000
The Macau Human Resources Association believes that university students set to graduate this year will have a lower starting monthly salary than those in previous ... -
Crime | Young man accused of assault and rape of girlfriend
A 24-year-old local man stands accused of crimes including aggravated assault, rape, unlawful detention and illicit possession of a weapon, the Judiciary Police (PJ) reported yesterday ... -
Jackson Chang’s wife, daughter said to enjoy employee ‘privileges’ at IPIM applicant’s company
The employment of Jackson Chang’s wife and daughter at a company owned by an investment visa applicant, which Chang is said to have improperly assisted, was ... -
Association calls for family doctor scheme
Lam U Tou, one of the speakers yesterday at the Macau United Citizens’ Association forum, believes that the city will benefit from a family doctor ... -
Consumer law to give gov’t new powers over price information
An amendment to the city’s consumer protection law, currently being discussed by lawmakers, will give the government the power to compel all entities involved in a ... -
Urban planning committee approves Portuguese School land plan
The Urban Planning Committee has approved draft plans for the land plot of the Macau Portuguese School, according to the vote at yesterday’s plenary meeting. The ... -
Courts | Lawyers shocked after witness in IPIM trial resorts to PowerPoint presentation
Investigators from the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) gave their testimony at yesterday’s court hearing in the corruption case involving the former president of the Investment and ... -
Mangroves plan for Areia Preta coastline dropped for budgetary reasons
The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) has dropped its plans to plant mangroves along the coast of Areia Preta, according to the bureau’s reply to lawmaker Ho ... -
Chief Executive orders 2021 government spending be cut
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng has ordered the local government to cut expenditure next year, according to a decree published yesterday in the government official gazette. ... -
Woman attacks coworker after heated argument
A local woman has attacked a coworker in ire after being given a bad work performance review, the police authority reported yesterday. The local woman ... -
Courts | Glória Batalha Ung says IPIM only meant to secure talent
Glória Batalha Ung, one of the major defendants in the corruption case at the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), said that she had only ... -
Crime | Civil servant charged with rape now accused of assaulting wife
The civil servant from the Health Bureau (SSM) who has been charged with raping his wife has now been accused of another instance of domestic ... -
SMG hopes public can understand inaccuracies of weather forecasting
The Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) says that a variety of factors are considered when deciding whether to issue a rainstorm warning. The bureau hopes ... -
Quarantine exemption quota to remain for now
The Macau government will maintain its current daily quota of 1,000 people exempted from quarantine restrictions in Zhuhai only if the exemptions do not compromise public ... -
Crime | Overstayers forge Macau ID to work
The Public Security Police Force (PSP) has detained two mainlanders who have been overstaying in Macau for a considerable period of time, during which they illegally ... -
Quarantine violators to face jail
Two Macau local residents will face jail sentences for breaking their quarantine, according to a statement released by the Court of Final Appeal. The defendant in ... -
Study shows 32% of caretakers suffer from depression
A study conducted by the Fuhong Society of Macau and the University of Macau (UM) has drawn attention to the mental health of those who care ... -
DSSOPT receives 10 bids for Guia pedestrian tunnel
The Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) received a total of ten bids in the public tender for the design and construction of the Guia ... -
Crime | PSP cracks organized fake employment business
A total of ten Macau local residents are suspects in an organized fake employment business, the Public Security Police Force (PSP) said during yesterday’s joint police ... -
Tour guides call for inclusion in salary subsidy
The city’s tour guides have purportedly complained about their illegibility for the government subsidies for employees, according to a report by Cheng Pou. The President of ... -
Our Desk | Fun Mandarin 3: Jiàn Pán Xiá (Keyboard Man)
As with all my previous opinion pieces, what follows is solely to provide entertainment. Today marks the third installment of the Fun Mandarin series. The highlight ... -
Youths found responsible for series of unlawful conduct
Two police departments have reported the discovery of different groups of local students engaging in unlawful behavior. During the joint police press conference on Friday, the ... -
Association demands gov’t stop repeated quarantine measures
Two local residents delivered a petition of complaint to the government’s headquarters yesterday, urging the Macau SAR to stop measures that require mandatory 14-day quarantines be ... -
People Power: Group calls for expansion of salary subsidy scheme
Macau People Power has urged the SAR government to expand the salary subsidies scheme to include more residents. Yesterday, a representative of the association delivered a ... -
ANM: high-rise building project ‘unreasonable’
The New Macau Association (ANM) has once again urged the local government to suspend the high-rise building project that would obscure the view of the Guia ... -
Gov’t undecided on airport expansion budget
The government has not yet decided on the budget for the expansion of the Macau International Airport (MIA), the Follow-up Committee for Land and Public Concession ...
