Author: Renato Marques, MDT
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Crime | Luck of the tables runs out with friends
A 45-year-old woman from the mainland lost all her casino winnings while trusting a friend to transfer the money to her bank account, the Judiciary Police (PJ) ... -
Our Desk | Education needs to be educated
Various cases and claims of sexual abuse have been in the news over the last couple of months. From the case involving a kindergarten and some ... -
Capitol Theatre reopens after 20 years
After closing its doors more than 20 years ago in 1997, the historical Capitol Theatre located at Rua Pedro Nolasco da Silva in Central Macau has ... -
MDT Exclusive | Rutter returns to Macau with new team and lofty ambitions
Eight-time Macau Grand Prix winner Michael Rutter is returning to the streets of Macau with a new team and grander ambitions. The British rider will race ... -
Macau legal and tax framework an advantage for startups
Guest speaker at the Macau Young Entrepreneur Incubation Center (MYEIC) for a talk on financing startups, lawyer Luís Roquette Geraldes, a member of the corporate and ... -
Chinese porcelain exhibition showcased at Casa Garden
In an initiative of the Orient Foundation, an exhibition of Chinese porcelain dating back to the Qing Dynasty was launched yesterday evening at the Casa Garden ... -
Typhoon | Barijat passes with whimper, Mangkhut expected to thunder
After the passage of typhoon Barijat yesterday, which caused no damage or significant disruption to the city’s daily activities, the region is already preparing for another ... -
12,000 expected to fill the streets for 37th Marathon
The 37th Macao Galaxy Entertainment International Marathon will take place this year with an expected 12,000 participants running the three available distances in the early hours ... -
Amanda Liu | Powerlifter and bodybuilder: From books to barbell | The story of a lawyer-weightlifter
Born in mainland China, Amanda Liu came to live in Macau at the age of 10. At 18, she packed her bags and headed to Portugal ... -
Crime | Phone scams and computer fraud on the rise
A high number of phone scams and instances of computer fraud involving stolen credit card data continue to affect several Macau residents, the Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson ... -
New protest against hazardous material warehouse
A group of residents held a rally in the streets of Macau yesterday afternoon, continuing the call to prevent the building of two warehouses to store hazardous ... -
Jason Chao cleared of defamation charge
Political activist and former director of online publication Macau Concealers, Jason Chao, had his arguments vindicated in court yesterday in the case against Macau Concealers by ... -
Macau Custom Garage – a meeting point for bike enthusiasts
The Macau Custom Garage (MCG) is a motorcycle garage created in 1997 when the owner of the project Sérgio Lacerda, was looking for the opportunity to ... -
Asian Games | Macau athletes received by CE with celebratory dinner
The Macau delegation that represented the region in the 2018 Asian Games was received yesterday evening by the Chief Executive (CE) and several other sports officials. ... -
Scammer duo caught while attempting one more heist
Two men from the mainland, wanted for a series of fraudulent activities, were finally caught with the help of a supermarket worker in the San Kio ... -
Crime | Credit card data theft scares several residents
A Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said yesterday during a press conference that several residents had been reportedly targeted in a fraud that included the unlawful theft ... -
Pedro Almeida, Chef and entrepreneur | ‘Keeping it authentically Portuguese while producing locally’
Keeping traditional Portuguese flavors authentic while cooking in Macau is a task that seems difficult to some. Others decide to take different approaches to Portuguese traditional ... -
Legislative Assembly | Sou files appeal against Ho Iat Seng’s decision
Lawmaker Sulu Sou has filed an appeal against the decision of the president of the Legislative Assembly (AL) Ho Iat Seng to reject a proposal made ... -
Commission of Audit slams gov’t over slow and ineffective e-government work
The Commission of Audit (CA) has issued a report addressing government work, namely at the Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau (SAFP). This is regarding delays, ... -
Viva Macau just the ‘Tip of the iceberg’ | AL commission condemns lack of control over public spending
The Legislative Assembly’s (AL) Follow-up Commission on Public Finance has issued several reports addressing concerns expressed by members of the supervising body over the spending of ... -
Urban Renewal | Gov’t launches public consultation on plan for temporary housing
The government, through its Policy Research Office, has officially launched from today and for a period of 30 days, a public consultation on the “Juridical Regime ... -
Economists say IMF figures regarding Macau can be misleading
A recent International Monetary Fund (IMF) report forecasts that Macau will become the richest place worldwide by 2020 in terms of per capita gross domestic product (GDP). ... -
Civil protection | Preventive measures to ensure water supply during disasters
The Macao Water Supply Company (SAAM) and the Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) yesterday gave an overview to the media of the works jointly undertaken by ... -
Civil protection | Emergency centers able to hold up to 25,000 people
The establishment of emergency refuge centers run by the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) was one of the measures taken by the government as part of their ... -
Event promises to bring to Macau the best of Asian basketball
Twelve teams from five different countries and territories will meet in Macau next month to compete in the “The Terrific 12” (TT12) basketball tournament. The event ... -
CRIME | Consensual teen intercourse sparks abuse accusation
Consensual sex between two local teenagers has led the family of the girl to press charges against the boy, accusing him of sexual abuse of a ... -
Q&A | Arnaldo Gonçalves: Political Science and International Relations Scholar | ‘The Greater Bay Area is an old project with a new name’
Political science and international relations expert Arnaldo Gonçalves, who is a visiting professor at the Macau Polytechnic Institute, has been conducting research into the relations between ... -
AL Plenary | ‘No timetable to review the Land Law for the time being,’ CE clarifies
The Chief Executive (CE), Chui Sai On, was at the Legislative Assembly (AL) to attend the penultimate session of the legislative year, answering the questions of ... -
AL Plenary | Nine lawmakers gang up against Sulu Sou
In a Legislative Assembly (AL) session yesterday, nine lawmakers rounded on lawmaker Sulu Sou to criticize him for his position on last week’s debate on the ... -
Civil protection warning system ready to use
The newly installed civil protection warning system has already been tested and is ready to be used in August, about one month earlier than what was ... -
New law proposes added authority to PSP as ‘criminal police’
A proposal to change the current laws that govern the operations and procedures of the Public Security Police Force (PSP) has been finalized. The Executive Council’s (ExCo) ... -
Health | Medical accreditation regime to set three kinds of licenses
The analysis of a bill that proposes to create a regime for medical personnel accreditation has concluded, and will now be sent to the Legislative Assembly ... -
Biggest Macau health center opens, expected to serve 100,000
A new health care center was inaugurated yesterday at the Public Housing Building, Cheng I, in Ilha Verde district. The new unit, the eighth of its ... -
AL Plenary | Sulu Sou gets Legislative Assembly looking to the book
In yesterday’s session at the Legislative Assembly (AL), lawmaker Sulu Sou made such an unusual proposal that it forced the president of the legislature to refer ... -
Our Desk | The Dunning-Kruger Effect
You may have already been introduced to this psychological theory “coincidently” established in 1999 by then-Cornell University psychologists David Dunning and Justin Kruger, for whom the ...
