Author: Renato Marques, MDT
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President of the Institute of European Studies of Macau | ‘If Macau turns only to mainland China, it will lose many opportunities’
The need for Macau to continue to relate to and negotiate directly with the outside world is a question of stability and sustainability for the future ... -
Policy Address | Security: New Civil Protection Bureau is focus of lawmakers questions
In the first of two days dedicated to discussing matters under the Secretariat for Security related to the Policy Address for 2018, the attention of lawmakers ... -
Chinese tourism surges in Portugal, Secretary of State confirms
The Chinese tourist market in Portugal experienced steady growth this year. This growth is one of the reasons behind the importance of this year’s congress of ... -
Policy Address | Administration and Justice – Sonia Chan: Only Beijing’s interpretation of Basic Law is acceptable
The election of members to the future municipal body with no political power is an impossibility “due to impositions of the Basic Law,” Secretary for Administration ... -
Cancellation of taxi licenses is a measure to consider, Wong says
The Secretary for Security, Wong Sio Chak acknowledged yesterday that increasing penalties for taxi drivers’ legal infractions will be considered. The possibility of the transgressors having ... -
AL Plenary | War of words at the Legislative Assembly
The tensions from the last couple of weeks between newly elected lawmaker Sulu Sou and some lawmakers, (namely the appointed ones and those from the most ... -
‘Mr Macau’ crowned GT Champion
Edoardo Mortara, better known by the nickname “Mr Macau,” raised his streak of Macau wins to seven yesterday, with a victory in the FIA GT World ... -
Motorcycle Grand Prix | Irwin tops challengers and gets provisional pole
Glenn Irwin showed potential at last year’s debut in Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix and when interviewed by the Times, he said he felt that he could ... -
Preview | F3 Back to the ‘Old days’ with a twist
After one unusual edition that marked the start of a new competition in Macau with the creation by the International Federation of the FIA F3 World ... -
Q&A | Tom Coronel, WTCC Race Driver: ‘Macau is magical’
Known for many things, including his sympathy and irreverent style that led to some of the most unusual ideas for car liveries such as the “sharpen ... -
Photographer presents a ‘different visual experience’ of the Grand Prix
Speedy & Color is the latest project from veteran Portuguese photographer and longtime Macau resident António Mil-Homens. This time, Mil-Homens brings Macau a new visual experience ... -
Social measures highlighted in 2018 Policy Address
The Chief Executive (CE), Chui Sai On, went yesterday to the Legislative Assembly (AL) to present the government’s Policy Address for 2018. There he extracted and ... -
Motorcycle Grand Prix | Preview: Hickman chasing a Macau hat-trick
Always one of the most anticipated moments of the Grand Prix (GP) event, the 51st Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix promises to keep emotions running high and ... -
Preview | WTCC returns to Guia after 2 years of absence
The FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) is retuning to the twisty turns and wide-open straight roads of the Guia Circuit in Macau, two years since ... -
Preview | CTM Cup and Chinese Racing Cup add local and regional DNA
Besides the four main races in the 64th Macau Grand Prix, local and regional drivers will have other opportunities to showcase their skills on the 6.2km-long ... -
Q&A | Glenn Irwin, Motorcycle Rider: ‘I feel like I can win the race’
Nicknamed “Turbo Rabbit,” Glenn Irwin was a relatively unknown until his Macau debut last year, when he fought for a spot on the Macau Grand ... -
Housing Bureau opens public housing tender to allocate 1,300 or more units
The news that the new tender allowing residents to apply for public housing units has been opened was published yesterday in the Macau government’s Official Gazette ... -
IC launches platform to collect public information on heritage problems
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) has announced the launch of a new platform aiming to collect information from the public regarding the condition of Macau’s heritage ... -
Crime | Anonymous complainant alerts police to illegal workers
Phone reports from citizens directly to the police or via Facebook led to the finding of several law offenders and subsequently to arrests, the Public Security ... -
Caritas Macau predicts higher donations from Charity Bazaar crowds
With turnout for the 48th annual Caritas Macau Charity Bazaar set to surpass last year’s, the organization expects proceeds from the event to increase accordingly. “Yesterday ... -
Courts | Ip Son Sang says new judges will help to relief work pressure
The Public Prosecutor General, Ip Son Sang, thinks that the new judges and magistrates inaugurated yesterday will help to relieve the pressure that is currently being ... -
Filmmaker happy that ‘handover fears’ did not materialize
Portuguese documentary filmmaker Carlos Fraga has returned to Macau to shoot his new documentary, the fourth in a six-part series. This installment will revolve around Portuguese-speaking ... -
Crisis management is a matter of ‘not dropping the ball’
Risk, emergency and crisis management is a matter of “not dropping the ball,” expert James Langton, Associate from Omnirisc – Security Management said yesterday morning during ... -
Macau GP | Seven manufacturers line-up for 3rd edition of GT World Cup
Seven car manufacturing teams will race the challenging Guia Circuit in this year’s edition of the Macau GT World Cup, a race included in the Macau ... -
AL resumes with Sulu Sou setting the agenda
The first plenary session of the sixth Macau legislature – effectively initiating the group of newly elected and appointed lawmakers – was marked by several queries ... -
Lusofonia Festival records big spike in attendance
The 20th anniversary edition of the Festival that joins together China and Portuguese- speaking countries came to a close yesterday evening. After four days of events ... -
Portuguese revisit Macau in soap opera
A Portuguese film crew is currently in Macau to film a part of a new Portuguese TV drama. Produced by Plural Entertainment for the television station TVI, ... -
New legal year | Neto Valente continues to call for judicial reform
Another year has passed without any substantial changes in the justice field,” said the president of the Macau Lawyers Association (AAM), Jorge Neto Valente. This was ... -
Legislative Assembly | Ho Iat Seng almost uncontested
The newly inaugurated Macau Legislative Assembly (AL) plenary session re-elected president Ho Iat Seng, to a new mandate, the second after his election in 2013. The ... -
Portuguese pavement ‘a way to transmit values through the stone’
The Portuguese-style cobblestone pavement, seen in cities around the world, was the topic of a series of events last week, including a book launch and an ... -
Cultural Week of China and Portuguese-Speaking Countries | Chefs present their takes on Lusophone cuisine
The 20th Lusofonia Festival is offering its usual diverse range of activities as part of the Cultural Week of China and Portuguese-Speaking Countries. Organized by the ... -
Q&A | Sulu Sou, newly Elected lawmaker: ‘To have a pro-democratic wing would be the best for us’
Active participant in and board member of the New Macau Association (ANM) for the last few years, Sulu Sou became known to the public when he ... -
New legal regime for ‘rights and guarantees of the elderly’ given the green light
The Executive Council (ExCo) concluded its analysis of several administrative regulations for topics related to social welfare matters, namely efforts to deal with the mistreatment ... -
Q&A | Agnes Lam – Newly elected lawmaker: ‘I don’t want to be the populist or the protectionist’
When it resumes, the Legislative Assembly will have new faces, as a result of the direct election and the new appointments made by the Chief Executive (CE). ... -
Minimum wage responsible for 20pct condominium fee increase
The establishment of the minimum wage for cleaning and security staff working in residential buildings or hired by property management service suppliers, which came into force ...
