Author: Renato Marques, MDT
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Secretary says that Arnaldo Santos was his pick to head IH
Arnaldo Santos took office yesterday as the new president of the Housing Bureau (IH), replacing the former president Iong Kam Wa. The Secretary for Transport and ... -
European Union sets new rules on casino betting
A normative rule published in the Official Journal of the European Union establishes new rules for the gaming industry across the EU. The directive seeks to ... -
Gaming | Reasons for Casino Greek Mythology closure remain unknown
The Casino Greek Mythology, operating under the gaming license of Sociedade de Jogos de Macau S.A. (SJM), has been closed for at least the last five ... -
Patrick Tse: President of the Macau | Motor Traders Association – ‘The parking fee raise harmed our business much more than any taxation’
The Legislative Assembly (AL) unanimously passed a bill that will see the increase of taxation for new vehicles purchased from 2016 onwards. The new measure follows ... -
Mountford retires from Road Racing after Macau GP crash
Thirty-three-year-old British driver Russell Mountford was involved in a serious accident at the 62nd Macau Grand Prix in November, and has now announced his retirement from ... -
St Regis Hotel opens with hopes on HK-Macau-Zhuhai bridge
The St Regis Macao Hotel is the newest addition to the Cotai landscape panorama. The five-star hotel made its debut on December 18, opening its doors ... -
Our Desk | Tourism! Which Tourism?
Last October, the government set up a committee to help advance the transformation of Macau into a “World Centre for Tourism and Leisure” (WCTL). The information ... -
ExCo | Administrative revamp: Legal Affairs Bureau and IAS given more tasks and workers
The Executive Council (ExCo) has concluded a review of the administrative regulations that will change the Legal Affairs Bureau (DSAJ)’s operations. DSAJ will be responsible for ... -
Heavier penalties for drug trafficking and consumption
The revision of the law to fight drug trafficking and consumption will lead to heavier penalties for both crimes. The proposal was presented and approved yesterday ... -
Camplese Wins Macau International Karting GP
Lorenzo Camplese won the CIK FIA Asia-Pacific KZ Championship, which was held on the weekend at the Macau Karting Circuit in Coloane. The Italian racer was ... -
2016 policy address | Rosário makes first attempt at infrastructure plan
The five-year plan being introduced by the government is, according to the Secretary for Transport and Public Works, “a first attempt by the MSAR government to ... -
Kindergarten gets award for maintaining elements of Macanese heritage
The International Institute of Macau awarded this year’s Identity Award to D José da Costa Nunes Kindergarten “for its contributions to reinforcing the Macanese identity”, according ... -
CRIME | Cheater caught when repeating dice trick
A man who authorities had been searching for over the past two months was caught after he was found performing a trick at a dice game ... -
2016 Policy Address | Health: Gov’t accused of ‘stealing’ resources from private sector
Some lawmakers have criticized the idea of expanding the public health care service given the lack of human resources available. The criticism came on the second ... -
Sports | Ukraine runners dominate at local marathon
Ukraine’s Vitaliy Shafar and Olena Shurkhno have taken this year’s Macau Marathon titles in the male and female categories, respectively. Shafar was clearly the strongest in ... -
2016 Policy Address | Alexis Tam: ‘Health for me is the priority of all priorities’
As would be expected, health related issues took center stage yesterday on the first day of the Social Affairs and Culture sector Policy Address debate at ... -
2016 Policy Address Merging of juvenile detention center and Macau Prison raises questions
The second day of debate regarding the policy address for the Security sector continued yesterday at the Legislative Assembly (AL) on the topic of the merger ... -
CRIME | Drugs and illegals found over the weekend
At least two cases involving drug trafficking and consumption were detected by the Judiciary Police (PJ) over the weekend, with all those involved having entered Macau ... -
Our Desk | The Grand Prix and ‘Diversification’
The 62nd edition of the Macau Grand Prix came to an end on November 22. In times when “diversification” seems to be a major political buzzword ... -
2016 Policy Address Lionel Leong says investment fund will be open to residents
Local residents will be able to put money into the future Fund for Development and Investment (FDI), a public initiative to improve the management of financial ... -
Alexis Tam says moving schools from housing complexes is priority
The Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Alexis Tam, says that it is a priority to move schools from housing building podiums to specific “open space” ... -
European Chamber of Commerce to steer away from just trading
The Macau European Chamber of Commerce (MECC) will begin a “new phase of cooperation between China-Macau-EU, giving more importance to a Legal Cooperation Program and step ... -
Rita Machado and João Ó | Architects Bamboo, a statement on local identity
As part of the Macau Architecture Promenade (MAP) program organized by the Babel association, the pavilion named “Treeplets” was installed in the University of Macau’s garden ... -
CRIME | Group caught pickpocketing in Senado Square
A group of three men, all Mongolian nationals, were caught operating a pickpocketing scheme around the Senado Square area, the Public Security Police Force announced yesterday ... -
Fire forces partial closure of Macau Science Center
A large fire broke out in the Macau Science Center on Friday afternoon. According to a source at the Macau Fire Department who spoke to the ... -
F3 | Rosenqvist wins GP for 2nd consecutive time
Felix Rosenqvist has become the second man to win the Suncity Group Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix in consecutive years, repeating Edoardo Mortara’s feat with a ... -
Motorcycle GP | Hickman’s surprising first-time win
Peter Hickman was the overall winner of the 49th edition of the Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix, which took place on Saturday afternoon at the Guia Circuit. ... -
Public hospital explains budget, sets new personal data rules
In 2014 the public hospital spent MOP240 million in outsourcing services from Kiang Wu hospital, the Health Bureau (SSM) explained yesterday in a press conference. According ... -
Interview | FIA GT World Cup – AMG Mercedes with ‘one mission only’: To win
Double Macau GT winners in 2014 the duo Maro Engel and Renger Van der Zande are already showing that they can repeat the feat this year. ... -
Moto GP | John McGuinness sets provisional pole
The first afternoon of this year’s Grand Prix saw the inaugural battle for the lead of the 49th edition of the Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix. With ... -
Roy Xavier Scholar at the University of California | Macanese diaspora is a ‘huge network’ largely unused
Roy Eric Xavier, a researcher and visiting scholar from the University of California, Berkeley’s Institute for the Study of Societal Issues, is being supported in Macau ... -
Preview | World’s top carmakers take a shot at first-ever FIA GT World Cup
Five of the world’s most famous manufacturers have signed on to race in the inaugural FIA GT World Cup. Aston Martin, Audi, McLaren, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche ... -
Theodore Racing ready for record battle
SJM Theodore Racing is hoping for a record eighth Macau Grand Prix victory this year. It was the team’s principal, Mr Teddy Yip Jr, who made ... -
PREVIEW | Returns and surprises for 49th Motorcycle GP
Held every year since 1967, the Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix is one the most captivating races in the Grand Prix program. The almost fifty-year-old event has ...
