Author: Renato Marques, MDT
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Severe rainstorms to ease this week
Macau suffered severe rainstorms over the weekend with some areas recording over 100 mm of rainfall in a single day, the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) ... -
Hotel occupancy to surpass 90% by the year-end, MGTO claims
The occupancy rate of the local hotels should surpass 90% by the end of this year, the director of the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO), Maria ... -
DSAMA closes beaches due to E. coli bacteria outbreak
The Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) has closed Hac Sa and Cheoc Van beaches in Coloane due to high levels of Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria. ... -
Registration period for candidates to the CE election committee to kick off
The Electoral Affairs Committee of the Chief Executive (CAECE) has announced that those interested in taking part in the elections for members of the CE Electoral ... -
Portuguese authorities to audit all overseas schools
The Minister of Education, Science, and Innovation of Portugal (MECI), Fernando Alexandre, has asked the Court of Auditors for an audit on the management of all ... -
FIA opens application for drivers to race at GT World Cup and FR World Cup
Entries for the FIA GT World Cup are now open and will be accepted until July 29 via a dedicated registration platform, with a maximum of ... -
Retrieved land reserves not idle, Secretary claims
The Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Raimundo do Rosário, has refuted claims from several people and most recently from lawmaker Zheng Anting that the land ... -
Access of foreigners to Hengqin ‘none of our business,’ Wong Sio Chak says
The easing of border procedures for foreigners to access Hengqin was once again a topic of discussion at the recent plenary session at the Legislative Assembly. ... -
IPIM reorganization to strengthen trade
The Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) will be renamed from July 1 to the Investment Promotion Bureau, the Secretary for Economy and Finance, André ... -
Lei Wai Nong: Gov’t assisting new metaverse companies, research, jobs
Government support for companies in the metaverse industry was not a direct investment but support paid through the Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT), the Secretary ... -
Angela Leong wants Macau to become an ecotourism destination
Macau should become an ecotourism destination, lawmaker Angela Leong said in an inquiry presented at the Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday. Leong said several countries and regions ... -
Lawmaker Song unhappy with the quality of Macau teachers
Lawmaker Song Pek Kei is unhappy with the quality of local teaching staff, which she says is also unbalanced with too many teachers in non-tertiary education ... -
AL debates impact of teens’ excessive use of smartphones
The impacts of excessive use of smartphones by the younger generations were debated at the Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday. By the initiative of the lawmaker Leong ... -
Ao Ieong: Gov’t improves support to special needs children
The Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Elsie Ao Ieong has said that the government has been working hard to improve support to children with special ... -
Day of Portugal to be specially marked this year
The Day of Portugal (June 10), formally known as the Day of Portugal, of Camões and the Portuguese Communities, will be celebrated in Macau this year ... -
Environment not so great, DSPA report says
The state of Macau’s environment was not so great in 2023, the annual report from the Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA), published yesterday, noted. According to the ... -
Local institutions up in QS World University Rankings
The University of Macau (UM) and the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) have improved their rankings in this year’s QS World University Rankings. The ... -
LRT Seac Pai Van Line construction complete, undergoing testing
Construction has completed on the Seac Pai Van line of the Light Rapid Transit (LRT), the Public Works Bureau (DSOP) announced on their webpage. The line, ... -
Tourists unimpressed with LRT service, offer suggestions for improvements
Visitors to Macau are dissatisfied with the Light Rapid Transit (LRT) system, the Times learned from several interviewees, and cited operational flaws and significant room for ... -
Four-time Macau winner Hickman wins TT’s RST Superbike
Peter Hickman, one of the most successful racers at the Guia circuit and last year’s winner of the Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix, has won the RST ... -
DSPA to launch new pilot project for food waste collection at private buildings
The Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) is to launch a pilot project aiming to collect food waste from residential buildings, the director of DSPA, Raymond Tam, said ... -
Wins confirm Brazil’s VNL dominance
Team Brazil has confirmed its dominant status with four straight wins in four matches in the Macau round of the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) at the ... -
Michael equals ‘Uncle Joey’ with 26 wins
Michael Dunlop made history Saturday afternoon (L.T.) at the Isle of Man Tourism Trophy (TT) Races with his 26th win in the multi-race event. With this ... -
Cape Verde gov’t to reclaim assets from Macau Legend as concessions halt
The government of Cape Verde has officially terminated the contract with the subsidiary companies of Macau Legend Development Ltd (MLD) in the country last September following ... -
Macau mainland tourists’ favorite destination in Q1
Macau was the most satisfactory destination for outbound mainland travelers in the first quarter (Q1), the China Tourism Academy (CTA) has revealed via its official WeChat ... -
DNA database is a very sensitive matter and needs legal guarantees, Security Chief says
The establishment of a DNA database in Macau involves basic rights such as personal freedom, physical and mental integrity and privacy, the Secretary for Security, Wong ... -
Q1 financial reserves almost MOP600b
Macau’s financial reserves grew 2.81% during the first quarter (Q1) of this year, according to a Q1 report from the Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM) in ... -
Violent crimes increase by 24.2% in Q1 y-o-y
The number of violent crimes in the first three months (Q1) of this year has continued to increase, according to a quarterly report from the Secretariat ... -
Only one supermarket kept prices steady between April and May
A regular monthly price inspection of a series of products in local supermarkets has found that in general, only one store kept the prices stable since ... -
DSEDJ announces applications for student loans, scholarships for Portugal
Applications for study grants for tertiary education studies in Portugal as well as for loan grants, under the Higher Education Financing Plan from the Education Fund, ... -
New DSEDJ campsite at Cheoc Van ready this year
A new government facility dedicated to the younger generation, which includes a campsite and a youth activity center, will be ready before this year’s end, the ... -
International gastronomy to feature 100 booths over 10 days in June
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) is organizing the inaugural “International Cities of Gastronomy Fest, Macao.” The event will take place from June 14 to June ... -
Zone A to Zone B flyover will cost up to 2.4b and three years to be completed
The new flyover connecting Zone A to Zone B of the new landfills will cost between MOP2.2 to 2.4 billion and will take approximately three years ... -
Chinese Medicine and Physiotherapy most requested by residents in 2023
Chinese traditional medicine and physiotherapy & rehabilitation topped the most-requested list from hospital users in Macau over 2023, a statistics release from the Statistics and Census ... -
FIA promotes major Grand Prix revamp
The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) has announced it will again promote a major revamp to its World Cup for single seaters this year. According to ...
