Author: Renato Marques, MDT
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IFTM, UNESCO sign world heritage agreement
The Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM) and Bangkok’s UNESCO Office have signed a partnership agreement to promote world heritage conservation and education, the IFTM has ... -
CTM hosts cybersecurity seminar
Local telecommunication company CTM recently hosted a cybersecurity seminar on the Protection of Digital Assets. The event invited representatives from the Judiciary Police and CTM, experts ... -
591 online, phone scams recorded in 1H, MOP95 million in losses
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has recorded a total of 591 online and phone scams during the first half (1H) of this year, resulting in losses totaling ... -
TIS Hosts University Fair with 92 universities represented
The International School of Macao (TIS) yesterday hosted its annual University Fair, marking the 12th consecutive year of the event.This year’s fair featured a total of ... -
Gov’t to launch tender for up to 500 taxi licenses
The government will soon launch a public tender for common taxi licenses of eight years’ duration. The tender was initially thought to reissue some 300 licenses ... -
Gov’t must inject funds into Islands Hospital if not self-sufficient
The government will be responsible for injecting the necessary funds to balance the accounts of the Islands Medical Complex if it does not find a way ... -
Applications for elderly residence apartments to start in November
The application process for the government elderly residential apartments will kick off as soon as the applicable new administrative regulation comes into force on November 6, ... -
PJ detains seven people suspected of insurance fraud worth over 25 million
Seven people, including five insurance agents, have been arrested by the Judiciary Police (PJ) on suspicion of major fraud that allegedly caused the loss of some ... -
Melco partners with IC on revitalization of Piers 23-25 and Mount Fortress
Local gaming concessionaire Melco Resorts (Macau) S.A. will partner with the government on the revitalization project of Piers 23-25 and Mount Fortess. The project initially only ... -
Revitalization of Mount Fortress kicks off
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) revealed yesterday that in addition to Piers 23 and 25, gaming concessionaire Melco Resorts (Macau) S.A.’s revitalization project will now also ... -
Second Phase of overpass links from Areia Preta to Zone A tender launched
The government has launched a new public tender for the construction of the second phase of the overpass that will link the Areia Preta area to ... -
Macau to host October finals of GBA 3×3 Basketball Tour
Macau will stage the Greater Bay Area (GBA) 3×3 Basketball Tour finals next month, the Sports Bureau (ID) and StarMac Entertainment and Production Limited announced yesterday ... -
Youth Career Expo to offer 1,700 job vacancies
The 2023 Youth Career Expo will be held on Sept. 27 and 28 with around 60 companies and institutions covering 14 different economic sectors offering some ... -
Clinic prosecuted for transferring patient data to mainland
A clinic has been prosecuted for transferring patients’ clinical file data to the mainland, the Office for Personal Data Protection (GPDP) has said in a statement. ... -
HK man arrested as part of phishing scams crime ring
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has arrested a Hong Kong man in his 30s on suspicion of being part of a crime syndicate that sent out phishing ... -
Commercial spaces at Barra Transport Hub without prospective tenants
The commercial area of the Barra Transport Hub has not attracted any interest among business owners for potential rental agreements, the government stated in response to ... -
11th Yao Foundation Charity Game staged for the first time in Macau
The 11th annual charity basketball match organized by the Yao Foundation, founded by former NBA star Yao Ming, took place in Macau over the weekend. The ... -
GP Museum soon to feature paintings from Joao Saldanha’s ‘GP Legends’ collection
A “dream come true” is the way that Portuguese artist João Saldanha described his reaction to the news that 12 of his “Macau GP Legends” collection ... -
IPIM approves only 21 of 536 first-time applications for temporary residency in 1H
In the first half (1H) of 2023, the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) handled a total of 862 temporary residency applications for “Investors, Managerial ... -
IAM tested almost 29,000 Japanese food products, no problems found
The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) has tested 28,784 food product samples imported from Japan for radiation under the measures that commenced August 24 in response to ... -
Local woman loses over MOP13.6 million in cryptocurrency scam
A local woman in her 60s is reported to have lost the equivalent of MOP13.64 million in a fraudulent cryptocurrency investment scheme, the Judiciary Police (PJ) ... -
Neto Valente to head Portuguese School Foundation
The lawyer Jorge Neto Valente will be the new president of the Macau Portuguese School (EPM) Foundation, replacing Roberto Carneiro, who presided over the Foundation since ... -
2023 Marathon to change route passing through Cotai
The 42nd edition of the Macau International Marathon to be run in December has heeded public opinion and will have new routes that will explore the ... -
PSP to monitor and prosecute bus overloading
The Public Security Police Force (PSP) will be paying attention to the growing cases of public buses overloading their passenger capacity and fine the perpetrators accordingly, ... -
Barra revitalization unveiled, no budget or timeline
The revitalization plan for the Barra area around D. Carlos I Dock was unveiled yesterday in a press conference organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC). ... -
Three-sided sea rescue drill held
The Macau Marine and Water Bureau joined forces with its Hong Kong and Guangdong counterparts for a three-sided operation that simulated a collision between a passenger ... -
Hong Kong busker arrested and deported from Macau claims mistreatment
Hong Kong busker Oliver Ma claims to have been mistreated by the local police forces, who deported and banned him from reentering Macau without justifiable reason. ... -
Ferries to raise ticket fares this week
Macau’s two maritime passenger transport operators are updating their fares effective from Friday (September 15), the two companies announced. According to the new arrangements, a day-time ... -
Traffic light blamed again for Inner Harbour accident as tour bus rams motorcycle
A tour bus has collided with a motorcycle on the very same crossroad where, one week ago, a police vehicle hit a motorcycle, causing injuries to ... -
Eduardo Flores offers an insight into Macau’s architecture over the past 40 years
Proof of Life (Prova de Vida) is the title of an exhibition by the architect Eduardo Flores, and aims not only to provide a retrospective over ... -
70th edition of GP to leave out most of last year’s riders
As an important part of the special celebratory edition of the seven decades of the Macau Grand Prix, the 55th edition of the Macau Motorcycle GP ... -
Crime is rising but not yet at pre-pandemic levels
In general, the number of crimes has been growing over the first half (1H) of this year at a rate of 25.4%, the Secretary for Security, ... -
PSP claims obscured red light caused police van accident
The Public Security Police Force (PSP) has issued a press statement to explain an accident involving a police van hitting a scooter at an intersection in ... -
Public buses carried 3% fewer passengers this year than pre-pandemic
The public bus companies have reported transporting a daily average of 610,000 passengers so far this year. The figure is 3% lower than the daily average ... -
Two elderlies found dead at their homes, PJ says no signs of crime
Within a period of about six hours, the Judiciary Police (PJ) has reported two separate cases involving local residents found lifeless at their respective homes. In ...
