Author: Renato Marques, MDT
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Bastille Day celebrations in Macau marred by shockwaves of Nice attack
The ceremony organized last Friday evening by the Consulate General of France in Hong Kong and Macau to celebrate France’s National Day (Bastille Day) was marred ... -
New Macau urges MP to investigate Iec Long case
Sulu Sou and Ng Kuok Cheong, both members of the New Macau Association (ANM) voiced their expectations and concerns regarding the Iec Long Firecracker Factory land ... -
AL PLENARY | Proposal to ‘reinterpret’ Land Law rejected
The president of the Legislative Assembly (AL), Ho Iat Seng, revealed yesterday that the proposal to add a so-called “interpretative note” to the Land Law, submitted ... -
Gaming related crimes continue to surge
Gaming related crimes and drug trafficking have been on the rise over the past year, the Judiciary Police (PJ) director Chau Wai Kuong, revealed yesterday during ... -
Crime | Dispute over taxi trip refusal leads to assault on police officers
A dispute over the refusal of a taxi driver to accept the custom of a passenger has led to an accusation of assault against the physical ... -
Macau Legend partners with Setúbal municipality to build resort, marina
David Chow’s Macau Legend Development Limited (MLD) signed agreements yesterday that aim to specify the company’s offerings in a new integrated resort to be built in ... -
Land Law controversy | Nam Van Development Company waiting for fulfillment of CE promise
The concessionaire company of the C and D land plots of Nam Van Lake expects Chief Executive (CE) Chui Sai On to fulfill his promise of ... -
MDT report | Critics claim Land Law being unreasonably enforced
The recent Land Law and its enforcement has been fueling criticism by those who think the government is acting in an “unfair” way. The actions performed ... -
AL Plenary | CTM concession under fire
The concession agreement between the telecommunications service provider CTM and the government was one of the major topics addressed at the Legislative Assembly (AL) on its ... -
US Department of State | Macau not doing enough on human trafficking
The US Department of State issued the 2016 Trafficking in Persons Report which claims Macau is not doing enough to combat human trafficking. In the report, ... -
Environment | Is Nam Van Lake’s water fit for leisure activities?
Lawmaker Pereira Coutinho has issued a written enquiry to the government in order to question the use of the Nam Van Lake as a recreational facility. ... -
Pools under Sports Bureau management | Copious rules and prohibitions spoil the fun at public pools
Summer time and school breaks in Macau are usually synonymous with visits to local swimming pools. But the start of this year’s “bathing season” has left ... -
Official data: Air quality improved in 2015
Air quality in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Ma-cau area has registered improvements in 2015, as stated in the latest report of the Air Monitoring Network for the Pearl ... -
240,000 sign on for continuing education
The programs under the Continuing Education Development Plan initiative, which was implemented 5 years ago by the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ), have gathered the ... -
Our Desk | About the rules… And the exceptions
As someone once said, “the less educated people are, the more rules they have.” This quote suggests that education is somehow opposed to regulations. Is this ... -
São João Festival growing bigger every year
The 10th edition the São João [Saint John] Festival that took place over the weekend in the St Lazarus district, had more space, more diversity and ... -
Ng Kuok Cheong | ‘Five-year plan is merely a promotional booklet’
The Macao Community Development Initiative (MCDI) has sharply criticized the government’s Five year Development Plan. Ng Kuok Cheong, who is a member of the association together ... -
Transportation | Raimundo do Rosário: Taipa section of Light Rapid Transit rail system to begin operation in 2019
The current developments of the Light Rail Transit (LRT), one of Macau’s most controversial infrastructure projects, was the focus of a committee meeting held yesterday at the ... -
Scott Hend | Venetian Macao Open defending champion: ‘The biggest challenge for me this year is to become the first three-time winner’
Australian golfer Scott Hend has registered once more for the Venetian Macao Open, which will take place on the greens of the Macau Golf and Country ... -
Housing | Many investor-owned properties remain empty
Property owners with a solid financial status prefer to keep properties empty than to rent them lower than the asking price, according to what several experts ... -
Non-mandatory pension fund scheme approved with remarks
The government’s “Non-mandatory Central Provident Fund System” proposal was approved at the first reading yesterday at the Legislative Assembly (AL). After almost 2 days of heated ... -
AL Plenary | Non-mandatory pension scheme fails to convince
The government’s “Non-mandatory Central Provident Fund System” sent to the Legislative Assembly (AL) for debate and voting yesterday seems to have left both employers and employees ... -
Sports | Half-hearted China enough to win Volleyball GP in Macau
China’s national team won the “FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix Macau 2016” (WGP). The three-day event, held in the Macau Forum from June 17 to 19, ... -
‘Fresh meat’ sellers’ survival at stake
Lawmaker Pereira Coutinho has submitted an enquiry to the Legislative Assembly (AL) regarding recent developments in the retail prices of “fresh meat” in the region. The ... -
63km away from the MSAR | Taishan nuclear plant is ‘too far’ from Macau to pose major risk
Even in the event of a very serious nuclear incident (level 7) at the nuclear power plant of Taishan, protective measures such as the evacuation of ... -
Four heritage sites at risk of collapse, IC admits
There are four heritage sites which are endangered, the head of the Cultural Affairs Bureau Department of Cultural Heritage, Leong Wai Man, admitted during a meeting ... -
CRIME | A set of penknives as ‘croupier tools’
A casino dealer was arrested on Sunday for the possession of two prohibited weapons – penknives with blade lengths of 9 and 12 centimeters, the Public ... -
Number of Instagram users growing fast in Macau
According to Instagram’s statistics from September 2015, over 400 million people use the social media platform, which shares more than 80 million photos per day. The ... -
New association seeks Guia Circuit listing
The recently created Macau Guia Circuit Promotion and Development Association (MGCPDA) is planning to create a website with the purpose of “getting the association closer to ... -
Cooperation | Chinese foreign policy forges new links with Belt and Road plans
This [One Belt, One Road initiative (B&R)] is not new. It started more than one thousand years ago during the Han dynasty. Now we have the ... -
Residents allegedly tricked | Fouled Zhuhai property buyers petition CE
The Macau Civil Servants Association (ATFPM) yesterday led a group of local residents who bought properties in Zhuhai to deliver a letter to the Chief Executive ... -
Sports | Fire Service dominate Dragon Boat races weekend
The 2016 Macau International Dragon Boat events has started this weekend, with the first two days of event dedicated mostly to the local teams, public and ... -
ILCM re-elects Sophie Lei as president
The International Ladies’ Club of Macau (ILCM) gathered for the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Friday and re-elected Sophie Lei as head of the non-profit organization ... -
Urban Planning Committee against public housing lot in Taipa
The government’s project to use a land plot in Taipa to build public housing was opposed by several members of the Urban Planning Committee. The committee, ... -
Five-year-plan | Lao: Culture and education are ‘almost a business card of the city’
The coordinator of the Policy Research Office, Lao Pun Lap, yesterday stressed the relevance of the culture and education sectors to Macau. “They are almost a ...
