Author: Julie Zhu, MDT
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ExCo passed 10 billion patacas Covid-19 relief fund
The Executive Council has completed the discussion on the draft of the amendment of the 2020 budget, according to an announcement published by the ExCo Friday ... -
AL passes cybersecurity law targeting fraudulent mobile base stations
The Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday passed amendments to the cybersecurity law, which criminalizes the operation of fraudulent mobile base stations. The bill mainly involves four major ... -
Urban master plan will undergo public consultation later this year
In response to public concerns regarding the government’s decision to proceed with the New Urban Zone plan before the city’s urban master plan is complete, a ... -
E-voucher pick-up date extended until July 17
The local government has decided to extend the pick-up date for the e-vouchers until July 17, according to a statement released yesterday by the Macao Economic ... -
Minimum wage bill to be in effect on November 1
The minimum wage policy for all job types in Macau will come into effect November 1 if the government’s plans proceed as expected. Yesterday, the ... -
‘Unacceptable’ explanation over gov’t’s unused properties
Hundreds of the Macau SAR government’s own properties are being left unused, with lawmakers being given an “unacceptable” explanation of the situation. Yesterday, the Follow-up Committee ... -
Government has no plan to close bars and pubs
The local government has no plan to close bars, a measure which has been implemented by the Hong Kong SAR, according to Lo Iok Long, medical ... -
Economy secretary says 10B pataca relief fund is not for gaming companies
Gaming companies will receive nothing from the government’s 10 billion pataca Covid-19 relief fund, Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong said yesterday. For the ... -
Public schools willing to accept students from closed private schools
The Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) can assist with the teaching of students affected by the closure of non-tertiary private schools, according to the Second ... -
Lawmaker wants local museums to fully reflect city’s history
During a Legislative Assembly (AL) session this week lawmaker Au Kam San was critical of the fact that despite Macau constantly talking about “Love the ... -
Lawmakers express urgency in approving amended 2020 budget
The Second Standing Committee of the Legislative Assembly (AL) has agreed that the 10 billion pataca fund, which will be offered to local residents and businesses ... -
Legislative Assembly | Lawmakers call on casino operators to do more for diversification
Some of Macau’s lawmakers called yesterday for gaming operators to do more to contribute toward the economic diversification of the city ahead of the concession expiry ... -
AL plenary | Mi Jian says Basic Law does not allow for housing market controls
The constitutional law of the People’s Republic of China and the Basic Law of Macau do not allow the concept of “Macau people, Macau land,” said ... -
Macao Foundation encouraging beneficiaries to ‘write better reports’ after call for greater transparency
The Macao Foundation has been working to improve its subsidy approval process by requesting that sponsored organizations submit forms with improved designs, according to Ng Chi ... -
Wong Sio Chak says Guangdong policies were rushed
Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak has considered Guangdong’s latest entry policies to have been “rushed,” creating in turn a slight chaos in Macau, Wong commented ... -
Health head backs up home quarantine foreign workers
Head of the Health Bureau (SSM) has straightly backed up home quarantine foreign workers and disagreed with doubts and unfair questioning towards home quarantined foreign workers ... -
Hopes for SAR’s unprecedented uncertainty to stabilize in second half of 2020
Secretary for Finance and Economy Lei Wai Nong said during yesterday’s Legislative Assembly plennary meeting (AL) that there are signs the economy will recover in the ... -
New entry restrictions single out mainland China as only safe place
New entry restrictions that came into effect at midnight have set the bar higher for people wishing the enter the Macau Special Administrative Region. According to ... -
CE criticizes ‘unreachable’ casino operators for not offering quarantine facilities
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng has criticized Macau’s six gaming concessionaires for their unwillingness to allow their integrated resorts to be used as quarantine hotels amid ... -
Our Desk | Fun Mandarin: zí
Today marks the first day of the fun mandarin series. This series will serve only for entertainment purposes. In 2019, the simplified Chinese character 梓 (zǐ) ... -
Quarantined students pressure hotels with ‘personalized demands’
Macau students currently under quarantine in hotels have been showing their “strength” by asking for multiple types of “personalized demands” from their sheltering hotels. During Friday’s ... -
Gov’t blocks proposal to add ‘PRC feature’ to Macau ID card
The Identification Department has declined a proposal to add “the People’s Republic of China” to Macau identification cards. This was expressed in the bureau’s written reply ... -
Crime | Chess player threatened over MOP20 board rent
One game of chess played in a public park in Macau reached a “life threatening” level recently, according to a case reported by the Public Security ... -
MUST develops rapid test for Covid-19
A research team led by Zhang Kang, a professor at the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST), has developed a smart system for faster diagnosis ... -
Report | Many small businesses have no interest in interest-free loans
A recent survey showed that many of the city’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have no plans to apply for the government’s interest-free loans designed to shore ... -
Legislative Assembly | In major shift online, only 20% of public opinions voiced via traditional means
Of the total number of public opinions that the local government has received from the local community, traditional means of input now only represent approximately 20%, ... -
Legislative Assembly | Trade union law defeated again
The Legislative Assembly (AL) has once again rejected a trade union bill, with just nine lawmakers in favor and 16 opposed. This is the 11th time ... -
Macau among Guangdong residents travel wish list after Covid-19
Macau is one of the city’s most popular tourism destinations among those who live in Guangdong province, particularly once Covid-19 is gone, according to a report ... -
25 Macau students ‘flee’ from Portugal
A total of 25 Macau residents who are currently studying in Portugal have already boarded a flight to Hong Kong aiming to return to Macau later ... -
Gov’t e-vouchers to last three months, expiring in August
The government-issued e-voucher worth 3,000 patacas will be made redeemable during the three-month period from May 1 to July 31, while any outstanding funds by August ... -
Crime | Casino cage worker arrested after five years on the run
A former casino cashier worker at a local property has been caught trying to enter Macau after five years on the run accused of stealing from ... -
Minimum wage law | Gov’t turns down lawmakers’ call to include handicapped workers
The local government has decided that a minimum wage law currently under discussion will not cover handicapped workers, contrary to lawmakers’ request that it do so. ... -
Macau schools to reopen in phased approach next month
The city’s non-tertiary schools will reopen no later than April 20, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Ao Ieong U announced yesterday, after meeting with the ... -
Higher education | 54 students in Taiwan request transfer to local universities
Fifty-four local residents who are currently enrolled in university programs in Taiwan have asked for a transfer to Macau universities, according to a report by Macao ... -
Students make positive evaluation of remote learning
The majority of Macau residents who are currently university students are satisfied with the e-learning and remote study being offered during the coronavirus outbreak, according to ...
