Author: Renato Marques, MDT
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Facility opened almost a year ago | Lusophone food exhibition center records low direct sales
To date, over 9,000 visitors (around 800 per month) and 38 groups have visited the Portuguese-Speaking Countries’ Food Products Exhibition Centre, which opened its doors on ... -
AL election budget increases 20 percent
The Legislative Assembly (AL) election will have a bigger budget, Electoral Affairs Commission (CAEAL) president Tong Hio Fong said yesterday after the commission’s first meeting. While ... -
Meat imported cheaper but retailed higher
According to the latest report of the Consumer Council (CC) that surveyed the price of fresh pork, the meat has become cheaper in terms of both ... -
‘Go-slow’ protest aiming for ‘secretary’s resignation’
The “Go-slow” protest aims to “call for the secretary’s [Raimundo do Rosário] resignation” said lawmaker Pereira Coutinho in a press conference held yesterday at the Macau ... -
Environment | Plan to curb high-polluting scooters unveiled
The government’s new plan to curb the number of two-stroke engine vehicles in Macau hopes to gain the attention of the owners of “about 30 percent ... -
Our Desk | Who cares for the ‘common people’?
It is common to hear that in all kinds of parliaments, legislative assemblies or councils across the planet, the “representatives of the people” are seated. In ... -
Almost no money laundering prosecutions
Yesterday, the Third Standing Committee of the Legislative Assembly (AL) discussed the newly implemented law that aims to prevent money laundering and terrorism-financing activities. According to ... -
Watchdog unclear over AL election rules
The president of the newly inaugurated Electoral Affairs Commission for the Legislative Assembly election (CAEAL) Tong Hio Fong was unclear about the new election rules during ... -
Courts | Lai Kin Ian ‘under fire’ during Ho’s trial
Former Chief of Office of the Prosecutor General of Public Prosecutions Office, Lai Kin Ian, came under heavy fire as the trial of Ho Chio Meng ... -
AL Plenary | Gov’t says casino executives should be 85 percent from Macau this year
The Legislative Assembly (AL) gathered yesterday afternoon in a plenary session exclusively dedicated to replies from the government to spoken enquiries from lawmakers. One of the ... -
Coutinho questions gov’t on hiring of non-locals
Lawmaker Pereira Coutinho has questioned the government through a written enquiry on the alleged hiring of non-local workers by several public services, mainly from mainland China, ... -
Witness claims to have found secret ‘vice room’
In a week packed with hearings from witnesses testifying in the case of the former Public Prosecutions Office (MP) Prosecutor-General, Ho Chio Meng, yesterday’s session was ... -
Tourism Master Plan to be concluded in July
A master plan for the tourism sector will be concluded in July 2017, informed the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) director Helena de Senna Fernandes during the ... -
AL Plenary | Lawmakers show concern over air quality
Pollution was a topic in the spotlight at yesterday’s Legislative Assembly (AL) plenary meeting. Chan Meng Kam was one of several lawmakers who raised the issue, ... -
Courts | Chan Ka Fai admits illegalities on MP’s accounts
The trial of the former Public Prosecutions Office (MP) Prosecutor-General, Ho Chio Meng, resumed yesterday in a session exclusively devoted to hearing the witness Chan Ka ... -
Analysis | Labor-related NGOs in China facing hard times
Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO’s) in the mainland are currently facing difficulties and will face more in the near future, says Australian National University scholar Anita Chan, who ... -
Courts | First witnesses called to testify in Ho’s case show poor memory
The trial of the former Prosecutor-General, Ho Chio Meng, continued yesterday at the Court of Final Appeal. It was the first time that witnesses were called ... -
Gaming to grow steadily in 2017, Japan’s legalization ‘unlikely’ to affect Macau
The gaming sector is projected to continue to grow steadily during 2017, according to Praveen Choudhary, managing director of Asia Gaming Research at Morgan Stanley. Choudhary ... -
Ho denies all except ‘mistake’ on assets declaration
Former Prosecutor-General Ho Chio Meng continued to deny all charges laid against him during yesterday’s court session at the Court of Final Appeal (TUI). The session ... -
Thousands march against traffic fee hike
A group of citizens, supported by lawmakers Pereira Coutinho and Leong Veng Chai, yesterday demonstrated against the government’s proposed fee hike for several services related to the ... -
Sports | Monte Carlo aiming for Macau’s Elite League title
The Monte Carlo Sports Club will go for gold at the 2017 Elite League championship, Club President Firmino Mendonça told the Times. After finishing in fourth ... -
‘Year’s best photos’ to be showcased for first time in town
The 2017 Professional Photographers Asia Community (PPAC) International Photo Awards and Convention will take place in Macau tomorrow and on Wednesday. This is the first time ... -
Civil servants share thoughts before being decorated
Some of the 36 individuals and organizations who will be decorated by the government this week met with journalists yesterday to share their feelings on the ... -
Budget execution assessment concluded with several remarks
The Third Standing Committee of the Legislative Assembly (AL)’s analysis of the 2015 Budget Execution Report was concluded yesterday afternoon in a meeting of the Committee’s ... -
Heritage | UNESCO awaiting Beijing’s reply regarding unfinished building
The added concerns over the unfinished building at Calçada do Gaio, which according to several local groups threaten the protection of the Guia Lighthouse, have been ... -
Macau Legend’s expansion plans in Portugal in ‘troubled waters’
The agreements signed between David Chow’s Macau Legend Development Limited (MLD) and the Municipality of Setúbal at a ceremony held on July 7 aiming to establish ... -
Coutinho claims duties ‘unaffected’ by sons’ arrests
Legislator Pereira Coutinho clarified that the recent outcome of a case related to drug trafficking that involves his two sons will not affect his work and ... -
Q&A – José Luís Estorninho | APDCGM President: ‘The Guia Circuit will have to be seen as a Cultural Heritage item of Macau’
Six months after its official creation, the Times spoke to the president of the Macau Guia Circuit Promotion and Development Association (APDCGM) to get an update ... -
TUI’s refusal of former Prosecutor’s request ‘worrying,’ lawyers say
The decision by the Court of Final Appeal (TUI) that ruled against a petition by the defense of the former Prosecutor-General Ho Chio Meng is “worrying,” ... -
Education | Macau students ‘score high’ on PISA 2015
The students of Macau have scored high marks in the 2015 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) conducted by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development ... -
Local resident scammed over investments in US real estate
A local teacher, aged 45, was involved in a case over alleged investments in U.S. Real Estate. The resident claims to have lost a total of USD60,000 ... -
Q&A – Francisco Colaço Xavier | Participant on the Gathering of Macanese Communities: ‘If people were away long enough they probably would not recognize Macau’
Seattle resident Francisco Colaço Xavier, a first-time participant in the triennial Gathering of Macanese Communities, shared with the Times his ideas and feelings about the event, ... -
Mandatory declaration of valuables flowing across the border
The Executive Council announced yesterday in a press conference that its period of analysis of the government’s proposal that aims to control the entry and exit ... -
Gathering of the Macanese Communities | AJM calls on young Macanese in diaspora to have a more active role
The Macanese Youth Association (AJM in the Portuguese acronym) urges Macanese youth living abroad to take a more active role in leading local Associations (Casas de ... -
Policy Address – Wong Sio Chak | Circulation of vehicles in Hengqin to be very limited
More details about the scheme that will allow Macau-licensed cars to drive in Hengqin from December 20 were unveiled at the end of Wong Sio Chak’s ...
