Author: Renato Marques, MDT
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Updated ‘Macau GeoGuide’ has more functions
The Macau GeoGuide app, which enables searches on land plots, the calculation of distances between locations in Macau and the checking of bus routes, among other ... -
MGTO promoting catering, travel agency applications for quality certification
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) is promoting the application for the Quality Tourism Services Accreditation Scheme (QTSAS) among the catering and travel agency sectors in ... -
Pansy Ho wants Macau, Hong Kong youth to stick to their cultural values
Local businesswoman and member of the standing committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, Pansy Ho, wants young people in both Macau and Hong Kong ... -
Chan Meng Kam wants Macau to replace sea port with Gaolan facility
Former lawmaker Chan Meng Kam has presented a proposal to grant Macau the right to lease the Gaolan Port in Zhuhai as a temporary facility, establishing ... -
Academic director of ‘Generations’ international school resigns
The academic director of Generations International School Macau, Rosa Bizarro, has stepped down from the post less than two months after the school project was announced, ... -
Financial institutions thriving in Macau, eight new additions in 2022
The number of financial institutions that receive approval to operate in the local market has been growing significantly. In 2022 eight new such entities commenced operation ... -
Crime could increase again this year after drop in 2022, Security Chief says
The Covid-19 pandemic and related border restrictions that kept Macau from the world caused a sharp decrease in crimes reported over the last three years and, ... -
Hong Kong e-Channel limited to some Macau residents
The Hong Kong immigration automated passages (e-Channel) are not equally accessible to all residents of Macau. This is due to a rule established by the Macau ... -
HK man detained for counterfeit Rolex fraud
A 42-year-old man from the neighboring region of Hong Kong was detained by the Judiciary Police (PJ) with the help of immigration officers while attempting to ... -
Design firm hints at a new indoor theme park in Macau
Design firm Legacy Entertainment (Legacy) is said to have completed the design for a new large-scale indoor theme park, to be located at one of the ... -
300 more ‘Eyes in the Sky’ from today
A total of 300 new surveillance cameras, part of the fifth phase of the “Eyes in the Sky” program, will commence operation from today, a dispatch ... -
CUHK recruiting MBA students in Macau
The Business School of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is recruiting candidates for the university’s Executive Masters of Business Administration (EMBA) in Macau this ... -
Cooperation Zone launches support measures for Macau companies
The Executive Committee of the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin published a series of measures yesterday aimed at Macau companies to support their establishment in ... -
New Construction Health & Safety Laws allow TNR as safety officers
The new laws that regulate the health and safety of workers in construction sites have passed the Legislative Assembly (AL). Although all lawmakers have approved the ... -
New civil servants’ regime adds flexibility, eyeing Hengqin
The new regime established by the statute of civil servants passed its final reading at the Legislative Assembly (AL). The proposal to amend the current regime ... -
Lawmakers alerted of unbalanced ‘economic recovery’ penalizing workers
The return to high activity in different economic sectors, revived by the sudden increase in the number of visitors, is creating an unbalanced recovery of the ... -
Women’s Day as background to address equality
The nearing of International Women’s Day on March 8, served as background for several lawmakers of the Legislative Assembly to address the topic of the fairness ... -
A new round of consumption cards requires study, CE said
The decision to implement a new round of internal consumption stimulus via the so-called consumption cards has neither been completely ruled out nor approved yet, the ... -
Education and Household expenses drive Macau Inflation
Consumer prices are rising in Macau, the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) has confirmed, noting an increase in January of the composite consumer price index (CPI) ... -
CE wants more performances to use historical venues
More artistic and cultural performances should use historical venues to connect with Macau’s background culture and heritage, the Chief Executive (CE), Ho Iat Seng, said on ... -
Residents will be able to use MOP at Cooperation Zone
Macau residents living and working in the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin will be allowed to use local currency (pataca) for small transactions while in ... -
TIS opens Innovation Lab eyeing the skills of the future
The International School of Macao (TIS) today launches a new Innovation Lab wherein students from different age groups can more effectively learn a broad spectrum of ... -
Border reopening attracting new families to Macau
The lifting of border restrictions late last year is already attracting the interest of some new foreign families who are settling in Macau, the Head of ... -
Public housing likely to impact private sector but not as direct competition
The many housing projects owned by the public sector, planned and already undergoing construction, are likely to have an impact on the private market but only ... -
Coloane Prison facilities to be returned to gov’t after relocation
The current facilities of the Coloane Prison, operated by the Correctional Services Bureau (DSC), will be returned to the Macau Special Administrative Region’s (SAR) government’s possession ... -
Vehicle fuel prices rose 21% last year
The cost of fuel for motor vehicles recorded growth of 20.8% in 2022, according to data released from the Statistics and Census Services (DSEC). This hike ... -
‘Old’ solution for Inner Harbour problems now revived
The idea of creating a subway network of tunnels to serve transportation needs as well as providing flood prevention measures and tackling issues in Macau’s Inner ... -
Prison to move behind new bars in 2024
The new prison facility in Ka Ho will finally enter into operations in 2024 after all the relocation procedures are concluded, the government assured the members ... -
FSS paid unemployment subsidy to 17,000 during the pandemic
The Social Security Fund (FSS) has paid, since 2020 and until the end of 2022, 17,000 unemployment subsidies to local residents, a statistic release from the ... -
Residential units’ transactions up 23% in Q4 2022, containing annual crash
The number of residential units’ transactions in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2022 represented a growth of 23.1% quarter-to-quarter when compared to the third quarter (July ... -
Over 6,000 business visitors entered Macau to attend conventions this month
Over 6,000 business visitors have so far entered Macau this month to participate in business activities such as conventions and seminars, the Macao Trade and Investment ... -
Restaurant business fell 28% in Dec. 2022, retail dropped 45%
Restaurants and similar establishments registered a year-on-year fall in receipts in December 2022, a Statistics and Census Service release shows. According to the same release, the ... -
Over 2,000 volunteers already registered for the National Games
Over 2,000 people have already filled out applications to become volunteers for Macau’s hosting of the 15th National Games of China in 2025, the president of ... -
DSAL to hold three job matching sessions next week, 266 jobs on offer
In cooperation with the Macau Federation of Trade Unions (FAOM), the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) will organize three job-matching sessions for specific sectors next week (February ... -
Macau’s international banking industry grows in 2022
The proportion of international business in the local banking sector rebounded in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2022, as revealed by Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM) ...
