Author: Renato Marques, MDT
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DSPA launches plan to recycle 50,000 electronic devices in one year
The government, through the Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA), launched a trial plan that aims to collect at least 50,000 electronic devices, including computers, mobile phones, sound ... -
Our Desk | A Golden ‘Weak’
National Day and the subsequent “Golden Week” that follows – one of the semi-annual 7-day national holidays, implemented in 2000 by China’s Central Government – is ... -
Talk series and painting exhibition draw attention to Guia Circuit
Marking its first anniversary, the Macau Guia Circuit for Promotion and Development Association (APDCGM) is hosting several activities that seek to draw the attention of both ... -
Tourism Master Plan | Macau could reach 40 million tourists by 2025
After two years of studies and public consultations, the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) presented yesterday the Tourism Industry Development Master Plan, which aims to set ... -
Royal Dragon Casino kicks off with 20 relocated tables
Businessman Chan Meng Kam’s new addition to the local gaming industry – Royal Dragon Casino – opened late yesterday morning in the ZAPE area. In addition ... -
Royal Dragon with no license to operate
The Royal Dragon Casino is scheduled for its inauguration today but does not yet have a license to operate. The director of the Gaming Inspection and ... -
Macau’s ‘Health Qigong’ gaining followers and achieving international recognition
The medal won by Maricic in the Netherlands The Macau Health Qigong General Association recently obtained the best results the territory has ever achieved in a ... -
World Press Photo featured in Macau until 2020
The Portuguese Association “Casa de Portugal em Macau” (CPM) has just extended its partnership with the World Press Photo (WPP) organization to continue bringing the annual ... -
Crime | Resident scammed more than MOP1.8 million over WeChat
The number of scams making use of the online mobile app “WeChat” and targeting Macau residents keep growing. Yesterday in a joint press conference, the Judiciary ... -
Gov’t proposes labor law changes
The Macau government’s intended amendments to the Labor Law will add “flexibility, negotiability and functionality” to the current legal regime by establishing seven priority changes, the ... -
IPIM claims China-PSCs trade ‘growing significantly’
A sharing session on trade experiences and the investment environment was held yesterday, attended by representatives from Portuguese-speaking countries and Chinese entrepreneurs. The event was jointly ... -
Crime | Forbidden weapons found in tourists’ bags at airport
Two tourists, one from Indonesia and one from Thailand, were found to possess in possession with forbidden weapons in their luggage while boarding international flights, the ... -
CCAC says breakfasts were not electoral corruption
The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) considered that light meals provided to some elderly residents are not to be considered as cases of electoral corruption, the commissioner ... -
New candidates bring new iconography
This year’s campaign for a seat at the Legislative Assembly (AL) brought with it new lists and new iconography. Notable newcomers include strong graphic representations, such ... -
Food & Beverage | Entrepreneur sees ‘big potential’ for takeaway business in Macau
Led by Paylo Lysenko, the Daily Fit is a consultancy that delivers takeaway and delivery meals to the customer’s door. The project has met with high ... -
Crime | Robbery strips mainland man of over RMB35,000
A man from the mainland was robbed of over RMB35,000 and his possessions, including a mobile phone, the Judiciary Police (PJ) informed yesterday in a press ... -
Ho Chio Meng’s appeal attempt denied
The decision by the Court of Final Appeal (TUI) concerning the case of former Public Prosecutor General Ho Chiu Meng is final, the Office of the ... -
Typhoon Hato | Tax rebate for flooded vehicles to include backdate mechanism
Financial Services Bureau (DSF) director Iong Kong Leong has clarified that the proposed tax reduction on flooded or heavily damaged vehicles that are traded in for ... -
Work at school level crucial to developing creative industries
Professor Jorge Barreto Xavier said that the Cultural and Creative Industries (CCI) are fields that still have significant opportunities for exploration and development, especially in the ... -
Gov’t advances first forecast on Hato damages, MOP11.5 billion
Typhoon Hato’s passage through Macau on August 23, has potentially caused damage amounting to MOP11.5 billion, the Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong revealed yesterday. ... -
Education | USJ moves to new campus this week, recovers from typhoon damage
The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) is moving in to its new campus located at Ilha Verde, as planned. Although significant damage was caused to the ... -
AL election | New Hope urges gov’t to double Wealth Partaking Scheme this year
The New Hope (Nova Esperança) candidacy to the Legislative Assembly (AL) elections, headed by lawmaker José Pereira Coutinho, urged the government to distribute a second share ... -
Poetry | Dedicated Pessanha museum depends on public favor
Journalist and director of Portuguese-language newspaper Hoje Macau Carlos Morais José has long called for a museum dedicated to Camilo Pessanha, the Portuguese writer and symbolist ... -
International Schools | School year to start without delays
The new academic year will start without any delays for the vast majority of Macau schools. This information was provided to the Times following direct contact ... -
Seeking solutions for ‘too much in our bins’
The extraordinarily high quantity of waste produced during the typhoon last week and early this week has aggravated an ongoing situation – namely, the inability for ... -
Hato also brought stories of solidarity and mutual help
It was mid-morning on Wednesday, August 23, when Typhoon Hato violently hit Macau, creating dreadful havoc for anything in its path. Almost all the areas ... -
Water and electricity supply reestablished, with exceptions
Both the water and electricity supply have been reestablished to almost everyone, according to information provided by persons responsible for both utilities in a joint press ... -
Security chief gives full marks on post-Typhoon recovery works
Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak said yesterday that works being performed by the authorities in order to recover from the destruction of Typhoon Hato are ... -
Incineration Center incapable of dealing with waste
Macau Solid Waste Incineration Center cannot deal with all of the waste produced in consequence of Typhoon Hato, the president of the Civic and Municipal Affairs ... -
Death toll rises to nine as rescue operations continue
[Updated at 12:00] As rescue operations continue after the passage of super-typhoon Hato, the number of casualties continues to rise. Authorities have confirmed yesterday (Thursday) another ... -
Sino-Luso trade cooperation complex priced between 0.6 and 1 billion patacas
The Macau Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) has announced that the Services Complex for Trade Cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries will cost between ... -
Our Desk | To feel good
A couple of days ago I bumped into an old report that matched perfectly with what my feelings were on the previous days. The story is ... -
Legislative Assembly | Pereira Coutinho and Leong Veng Chai list flaws in annual review
The lawmakers elected on the New Hope (Nova Esperança) list, José Pereira Coutinho and Leong Veng Chai, say that the Legislative Assembly (AL) has failed to ... -
Young Entrepreneurs Aid Scheme with new features
Launched for the first time in 2013, the government’s Young Entrepreneurs Aid Scheme has now been updated to be more targeted as a result of several ... -
Al Plenary | Original method of public housing allocation to be restored
The Legislative Assembly (AL) gathered yesterday to discuss the proposal presented by lawmaker Au Kam San. In debate was the request for a change on the ...
