Author: Paulo Barbosa
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Mixed views on junket investment verdict
The Court of Second Instance (TSI) has recently ruled that a HKD2.5 million investment in a VIP gambling promoter should be considered a loan. The Times ... -
Felix da Costa returns to Macau
António Felix da Costa, who won the 2012 Macau Grand Prix, will return to the Guia Circuit with the British team Carlin. The 25-year-old Portuguese driver ... -
Insight | Giving way to demagogic demands
1. The Shanghai government recently introduced a scheme to attract foreign talent that will allow “high-level foreign professionals” to apply for a Shanghai Residence Card. As ... -
Analysis | A day at the races in Hong Kong Formula E fails to convince petrol head fans (that’s us)
To set up a Grand Prix is not an easy thing to do, given the complexity of its organization. The inaugural Hong Kong race of the ... -
Insight | Freedom of speech and the powers that be
The legality of last week’s arrest of two New Macau Association members – including the group’s leader, Scott Chiang – can be challenged. Chiang and his ... -
Chui Sai On at the AL | CE urges youth to be more proactive
The Chief Executive yesterday called on the local youth to be “more committed” to investing in their education in order to find good jobs. Given the ... -
Architecture | Tribute to Manuel Vicente’s constant reinvention
The work of Portuguese architect Manuel Vicente is the theme of “Macau: Reading the Hybrid City,” launched earlier this month at the Rui Cunha Foundation. Published ... -
Insight | ‘Alert in times of abundance’
The report on the mid-term review of the city’s gaming industry is a precious tool for the analysis of the status quo in Macau. The 280-page ... -
Following HK booksellers scandal | Notification system with mainland operational
The Macau police notification mechanism with mainland security authorities has been operational since June 2001, the Public Security Forces Affairs Bureau (FSM) confirmed to the Times. ... -
Senado Notary Office to close | Marreiros says Holy House of Mercy victim of ‘evil act’
The removal of the First Notary Office from the historical Holy House of Mercy building at Senado Square would represent “an evil act, revealing political myopia, ... -
Firm proposes salary cut due to slowdown in Macau, HK, China
Architectural firm Wong & Ouyang (HK) Ltd is proposing a salary cut of 15 percent for all of its staff, with the exception of those earning ... -
Insight | Missed opportunities
In Macau’s politics we often see the application of the principle articulated by the writer Tomasi di Lampedusa in his novel “The Leopard”: “If you want ... -
Doping | Sports Bureau decides not to disqualify 2014 marathon winner
The Sports Bureau (ID) told the Times yesterday that the Organizing Committee of the Macau International Marathon decided not to disqualify Flomena Chepchirchir, the winner of ... -
Gaming | Mid-term report focused on need to diversify, regulate junkets
The closely watched report on the mid-term review of the city’s gaming industry was released yesterday, with a focus on the efforts made by gaming operators ... -
Gaming: Mid-term report focused on need to diversify, regulate junkets
Secretary Lionel Leong (center) and Paulo Chan, Gaming commissioner (right) The report on the mid-term review of the city’s gaming industry was released today (Wednesday), ... -
Júlio Pereira and the terrorist threat | ‘Security measures are only legitimate if they amplify our space of freedom’
The legal challenges posed by the eruption of new forms of terrorism were the main focus of a talk by Júlio Pereira this week at the ... -
Insight | To play or not to play politics – that is the question
1. The plan to create a municipal body “with no political power” was restated at the Legislative Assembly (AL) by the Secretary for Administration and Justice, ... -
Surge in fines for unlicensed ownership of endangered species
A new government proposal may increase the fine imposed on people caught holding endangered fauna and flora without a license. The Executive Council has analyzed a ... -
ExCo | 33,000 students to receive textbook subsidy
Around 33,000 university students will benefit from a MOP3,000 textbook subsidy, Executive Council spokesman Leong Heng Teng revealed yesterday. The public administration expects to spend MOP99 ... -
Literature | Macau and the subversive poet Bocage
Bocage, one of the most celebrated Portuguese poets of all time, arrived in Macau at the end of 1789 and lived here for approximately six months. ... -
Insight | Some of the best movies on journalism
Because of its conflicted nature, journalism has been portrayed by American films since the beginning of the cinema industry. Following the work of a Boston Globe ... -
MDT INTERVIEW | Paulo Cardinal, Legal expert: The denial of the right of appeal is inadequate and embarrassing’
Paulo Cardinal is well positioned to comment on the state of affairs of the legal system in Macau. A legal adviser to the Legislative Assembly for ... -
Alex Vong: Coastal waters are priority
Alex Vong was inaugurated yesterday as the new Customs Service (SA) Director-General at the government headquarters. The MSAR’s top officials and representatives from Beijing – including ... -
Insight | Welcome to the Year of the Monkey
In the early hours of the first day of the Year of the Monkey (February 8), I visited the A-Ma Temple and witnessed a memorable moment. ... -
Portuguese restaurant opens in Old Taipa
Portuguese dining establishments currently have good momentum in Macau, according to restaurateur Fernando Marques, who opened a new space in Old Taipa yesterday. Restaurant “Toca” (translated ... -
MGTO director | 2016 with slight tourist growth ‘in the most optimistic view’
T he Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) expects the number of tourists to increase slightly by one percent year-on-year, both during the upcoming CNY holidays and ... -
Surveys and consultancy services often granted illegally, CA says
The Commission of Audit (CA) has accused public departments of “lacking the necessary knowledge of the legal framework” when awarding services to companies. The report issued ... -
Trade union law stirs debate but fails to pass again
The Legislative Assembly (AL) vetoed the seventh attempt to pass a trade union law yesterday. Unlike in previous occasions, when proposals were vetoed without undergoing a ... -
Insight | Fake international
It’s common to find in mainland China examples of what I deem the “fake international” model. To give a familiar example, in a newly developed area ... -
Insight | Get some work done
1. Next month’s administrative revamp comes late, but it’s better late than never. The Times recently described a case where the management of a public infrastructure ... -
2016 Policy Address | Mitsubishi gets MOP700m to maintain LRT trains in Japan
Given the major delays on the construction of the Light Rapid Transit (LRT) depot, the government has reached an agreement with Mitsubishi, the manufacturer of the ... -
2016 Policy Address Tam plans outdoor areas at the Nam Van Lake and Taipa
The Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Alexis Tam, is expected to announce during today’s Policy Address presentation that the area lining the Nam Van Lake ... -
2016 Policy Address | Lionel Leong faced with gaming and SME woes
The gaming industry should develop into a “sophisticated and robust model,” said the Secretary for Economy and Finance during yesterday’s Policy Address presentation at the Legislative ... -
POLICY ADDRESS 2016 | Chui explains ‘prudent and conservative’ gaming revenue forecast
Several lawmakers asked the Chief Executive about plans to deal with the gaming revenue downturn during the second consecutive day of the Policy Address presentation at ... -
POLICY ADDRESS 2016 | Gov’t moves to strengthen welfare measures
Chui Sai On went to the Legislative Assembly yesterday to present his Policy Address for 2016. Unlike in previous years’ presentations, when mottos like “promoting local ...
