Author: Paulo Barbosa
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Insight | For now, the HKZMB is a white elephant
My first impression when arriving to the Macau port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge was the disproportionate grandeur of the facility, with many empty corridors and ... -
Insight | Where are the poets, the wild ones?
Looking at the Chinese literary scene, one wonders, where are the poets, the non-conformists? Where are, as Kerouac put it, “the mad ones, the ones who ... -
New Central Library | Marreiros denies plagiarism claims
Architect Carlos Marreiros yesterday denied allegations of plagiarism regarding the façade of his project, the New Macau Central Library, which bears similarities with an award-winning auditorium ... -
Macau GP | Flörsch shows signs of motion improvement after long surgery
Local doctors are hopeful that teenage driver Sophia Flörsch will be able to recover from her injuries, although it is too soon to know if she ... -
Growing interest in Macau-related history
Interest in Macau-related history is growing in several parts of the world, Rui Lourido, the president of the Observatory for China, told the Times. The Portuguese ... -
‘It has been a pretty perfect weekend’
Daniel Ticktum was overwhelmed with his second straight victory in the Macau Grand Prix. The British driver said the triumph was “less surprising but more enjoyable ... -
Gloria Guevara | President and CEO, World Travel & Tourism Council: Global tourism body chief stresses importance of long-term planning
The influential World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) held its invitation-only “Asia Leaders Forum” on Monday in Macau. Interviewed by the Times, the president and CEO ... -
Transportation comes to standstill
Transportation across Macau came to a standstill last night as several services were suspended following the hoisting of Signal No. 8 by the Macau Meteorological and ... -
Insight | ‘Crime of social alarm’ is in fact a gag order
The new bill on civil protection law, which proposes the establishment of a “crime of social alarm,” represents a new attack on freedom of speech in ... -
Insight | A puzzled Chinese man in love
I met him at a coffee shop near the Nam Van Lake, where he asked my permission to sit at the table. I thought it was ... -
Public libraries | Audit report slams book acquisition management
In a report released yesterday, the Commission of Audit (CA) slammed the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) for its management of the acquisition of books and publications ... -
Q&A | Manuel Machado: Portuguese School of Macau President | ‘The school is growing and has established itself in the MSAR’
The Portuguese School of Macau (EPM) is celebrating its twentieth anniversary with several events this week, including a show at the Cultural Center tomorrow. In the ... -
Poon says spam phone calls ‘very low tech’
Macau is no exception with respect to phone scams, the chief executive officer of Companhia de Telecomunicações de Macau (CTM) said at a press conference yesterday. ... -
Insight | ‘What’s he building in there?’*
The government is speeding up the legislative process for a new cybersecurity law which has been scheduled for the second half of 2018. A public consultation ... -
Lawmakers want to exempt ‘political decisions’ from appeal
Lawmakers Vong Hing Fai and Kou Hoi In reacted to Sulu Sou’s court request to void his suspension from the Legislative Assembly (AL) by presenting a ... -
Insight | Is Hengqin an empty promise for Macau?
Hengqin Island has undergone massive development over the past few years. When I first visited the neighboring island in 2009, there was almost nothing there besides ... -
Insight | Singapore has a strategy, Macau and Hong Kong don’t
Already among the world’s most expensive places to own a vehicle, Singapore has announced in October that it will stop increasing the total number of cars ... -
Teaching at UM could be incompatible with being lawmaker
The new legislature is set to begin today with several new faces at the Legislative Assembly, including scholars at the University of Macau (UM). The ... -
Insight | Authoritarianism and paranoia
1. As I pen this down, it would be too early to comment on the legislative election results, but it is possible to comment on the ... -
Q&A | Dorina Lindemann, Winemaker: ‘I think the market is overloaded in Macau’
Located in Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal, Quinta da Plansel cellar was created in 1997 by Dorina Lindemann. Graduated as a winemaker from the University of Geisenheim, Lindemann became ... -
Q&A | Jim Murren, MGM Resorts, Chairman and CEO: ‘I’m extremely excited about the future of Macau’
Jim Murren expressed supreme confidence that the MGM Cotai resort, which will open later this year, will be awe-inspiring. The MGM Resorts International Chairman and CEO ... -
Theater to play central role in MGM Cotai resort
The theater will be one of the central elements of the HKD26 billion integrated resort which MGM is set to open in the fourth quarter of ... -
Q&A | José Peres de Sousa, Ears, Nose, Throat specialist: Wellness may be the future of health-related tourism in Macau
Around six months after leaving Malo Clinic where he was clinical director, José Peres de Sousa started a practice in the FBC building. Interviewed by the ... -
Environment IACM spends MOP500,000 in educational farm
The Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) intends to spend MOP500,000 this year on an educational farm located in Hac Sa. According to answers provided to ... -
Insight | It just doesn’t add up
1. The local parliament is often dubbed a rubber stamp assembly. Last month we saw more evidence that this assertion is correct. Lawmakers are treated with ... -
Legendary plane makes Macau stopover
Boarding the Douglas DC-3 is like returning to the era of black and white movies, when commercial aviation was making its first steps. A model of ... -
Q&A – Luís Barreto Xavier, Gonçalo Matias: Católica Global School of Law ‘We have programs tailored to attract people from all over the world’
Luís Barreto Xavier and Gonçalo Matias – Católica Global School of Law’s director and deputy director, respectively – are in Macau to establish contacts and partnerships ... -
‘Lusophone Journalism Award’ launched
A local newspaper joined with the Portuguese Press Club (CPI) to launch a journalism award targeting Portuguese-speaking countries and regions. The EUR10,000 (around MOP86,000) “Lusophone Journalism ... -
Telecommunications | CTM vows to reach ‘close to full 4G customer base’
Companhia de Telecomunicações de Macau (CTM) plans to expand its 4G service this year. At a press conference yesterday, the company’s CEO, Vandy Poon, said that ... -
Obituary – Rui Afonso | Modernizer of local public administration dies in Lisbon
Former lawmaker Rui Afonso has passed away on Friday in Lisbon aged 70, the victim of a prolonged disease. His funeral service was held Saturday. Afonso is ... -
Q&A | Pedro Cardoso, BNU CEO – Hengqin branch opens: ‘We will see more Macau banks taking the same step’
Banco Nacional Ultramarino (BNU) inaugurated its Hengqin branch last week. Having the historical role of being the first note-issuing bank in Macau, BNU has now become ... -
MGM Cotai’s exterior façade nears completion
MGM Cotai’s construction is at a new stage as the exterior façade approaches final completion. Hunter Clayton, executive vice president of MGM Resorts Development, reveals that ... -
Policy Address – Sonia Chan | Political reform, the skeleton in the closet
Political reform was, perhaps inadvertently, the issue that dominated yesterday’s presentation of Sonia Chan’s office’s action plan for 2017. The Secretary for Administration and Justice was ... -
Policy Address reporting more of the same
Chui Sai On went yesterday to the Legislative Assembly (AL) to present the Policy Address for 2017 that did not contain any news of significant changes ... -
The Monetary Authority of Trump
“Politicians don’t talk. They make sounds. It’s just noise.” Character played by Robert Redford “The Candidate” (1972) Donald Trump’s unexpected rise to the US presidency sent ...
