Author: Renato Marques, MDT
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‘Blind Year’ will be hindering wedding organizers businesses this year
This year is unfavorable for wedding organizers, a sector representative interviewed by public broadcaster TDM Chinese has said, justifying the statement by calling 2024 a “Blind ... -
Travel Agencies will be able to hire more TNR as tour guides with special language skills
Local travel agencies will be able to hire more non-resident workers (TNR) as tour guides, under the bill to update existing laws regulating such activity. Although ... -
February Inflation highest in 4 years, DSEC blames calendar
Last month’s inflation reached the highest point of the last four years, a statistics release from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) has shown. According to ... -
Infrastructure ready before delivery of first public housing in Zone A
All infrastructure at Zone A of the new landfills will be ready before the delivery of the first new public housing apartments, the Public Works Bureau ... -
2023 shows positive results for sci and tech, FCDT claims
2023 was a year of very positive results for science and technology projects funded by the Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT), the president of the ... -
FDCT sets ambitious goals for 2024: more projects, same budget
The Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT) has set some ambitious goals for this year. Among them is the aim to increase project funding from companies ... -
International Parade with outreach programs across the city
The 2024 Macao International Parade will happen on the streets of Macau this Sunday (March 24) and an additional outreach program will be held over the ... -
Pension Fund assets grew by MOP5.7 billion in 2023
The local Civil Servants Pension Fund (FP) has recorded an increase of MOP5.7 billion in their total assets in 2023, according to the annual financial statements ... -
ITTF World Cup to put Macau on the map of world sports
The Macao International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Singles World Cup will put Macau on the map of world sports, organizers said at yesterday’s press conference that ... -
Hosting the ITTF World Cup shows ‘trust’ in Macau, ID president says
The soon-to-be-hosted International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Singles World Cup “shows the trust that international sports authorities have in Macau and the local capacity of hosting ... -
‘Anti-scam’ app to launch next month
A new “anti-scam” mobile application (app) is to launch next month, the Office of the Secretary for Security, Wong Sio Chak announced in the monthly column ... -
Criteria for Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal management tender likely to limit bidders
The stringent requirements and criteria established by the government in the public tender for the operation of the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal are likely to severely ... -
Kenya athletes dominate in record-breaking year
As in last year’s event, the 2024 Sands China Macau International 10K run saw indisputable dominance from both male and female Kenyan athletes who completed the ... -
Portuguese Ambassador considers questioning central authorities on visa-free scheme to mainland
The Portuguese Ambassador in Beijing, Paulo Jorge Pereira Nascimento, is considering asking central government authorities why Portugal was excluded from the extension of the visa-free scheme ... -
Aviation bill discussion almost concluded with new national security provision
The new civil aviation bill that the government has introduced to partially liberalize air transport in Macau is reaching its final stage of analysis and discussion ... -
Gov’t to pass 411 public housing units from acquisition to rental
The government is moving 411 public housing units, built to be sold under the public housing economic acquisition scheme into the economic rental scheme, the Secretary ... -
Light rail’s connection to Qingmao is not on Rosário’s agenda
The potential extension of the Light Rapid Transit (LRT) East line from the Border Gate up to the Qingmao Port is not a matter for the ... -
New road markings in Taipa cause ‘confusion’ among netizens
New road markings that the Transport Bureau (DSAT) is placing in Taipa have caused uproar on social media, with many netizens claiming the signs “make no ... -
City’s 4th bridge main deck complete, DSOP says works on time for opening late this year
The structure of the main deck of the 4th Macau-Taipa Bridge has been completed, the Public Works Bureau (DSOP) has announced. According to the statement, the ... -
IC claims pandemic led to more reading
The Covid-19 pandemic led to more reading in Macau, the president of the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), Deland Leong, said yesterday. Leong and other members of ... -
ID president hopes dragon boat races boost economy
The president of the Sports Bureau (ID), Pun Weng Kun, hopes that the “Dragon Boat Races”, scheduled for this June, will help boost the local economy, ... -
UM admin staff sentenced to 30 months jailtime as TSI amends sentence
The Court of Second Instance (TSI) has sided with the Public Prosecutions Office (MP) and amended a “too lenient” sentence handed to a former administrative staff ... -
Fitch Ratings keeps Macau’s long-term credit rating at ‘AA’
In its latest assessment, Fitch Ratings announced on Friday that Macau’s economy maintains its credit ratings (long-term foreign and local currency issuer default ratings) at “AA” ... -
AAM president believes gov’t wants to use former headquarters as cultural venue
The president of the Board of Directors of the Architects Association of Macau (AAM), Christine Choi, believes that the government plans to use the venue that ... -
Residential property prices dropping y-o-y, Taipa and Coloane down 7.4%
The overall residential property price index for the three months between November 2023 and January 2024 shows a decrease of 1.1% over the previous three-month period ... -
IMF projects this year’s growth at 14%
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission has surveyed Macau’s macroeconomic and financial assessments, concluding that the local economy is “robust”. The preliminary conclusion from the IMF ... -
Michelin Guide adds three new restaurants in Macau to Bib Gourmand Award
The Michelin Guide Hong Kong & Macau 2024 yesterday unveiled the first winners of this year’s edition of the respected, famous and worldwide restaurant awards. The ... -
PSP fines over 1,750 jaywalkers in January
January saw 1,751 people fined for committing offences while crossing Macau’s streets, recent data released from the Public Security Police Force (PSP) has shown. According to ... -
Gov’t should rethink pedestrian ‘black spots’
The Central District Community Advisory Board member, António Monteiro, wants the government to rethink its approach to pedestrian traffic “black spots.” In a speech delivered yesterday ... -
PJ warns about growing online part-time job scams
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has issued a warning about growing trends involving online part-time job scams that result in the theft of applicants’ MPay accounts. In ... -
Gaming staff wages rose 6.8% at year end 2023
The wages of full-time employees of the local gaming sector rose on average last December by 6.8% year-on-year, to MOP25,290, the results of a survey on ... -
Pork chop sandwiches soar as CC finds whopping price differences at local cafes
The Consumer Council (CC) has surveyed the prices of a range of food and beverage items at local cafes and continues to find significant disparities between ... -
DSAL job matching sessions this month expected to offer 1,500 jobs
The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) is once again organizing a series of job-matching sessions in partnership with all six gaming concessionaires. The sessions will be held ... -
Gov’t push for EVs yet to show significant results
The local automobile sector continued to grow slightly last year, presenting an increase year-on-year of just 0.92% when compared to the year 2022, statistics from the ... -
Macau delegates with special visa proposals on the agenda
The Macau delegates to the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) are aiming to discuss matters related to the creation of special visas that would allow ...
