Author: Renato Marques, MDT
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DSAL monitoring ‘potential loophole’ for TNR job promotions
The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) is closely monitoring the Macau job market to ensure that the law is strictly observed in the promotion of non-resident workers ... -
CE: Resumption of mainland e-visas to Macau will boost economy
The resumption of the electronically-issued permits for travel to Macau (e-visas) under the individual travel scheme, as well as of tour groups from the mainland to ... -
‘Collaborator’ of Suncity admits to organizing illegal betting
A former independent collaborator of Suncity that used to work as part of a “bate-ficha” business has admitted yesterday in court to organizing the illegal parallel betting ... -
Local marathon moves forward with last year’s format
The 41st Macao International Marathon will take to the streets of Macau on December 4 in a format practically transposed from last year’s event, the organizers ... -
Parallel gaming was widespread across all VIP rooms in Macau, Chau says
Parallel gaming activities in local casino VIP rooms were taking place for a very long time, even before Macau’s handover, the former junket and entertainment mogul, ... -
Level 0 incident recorded at Ling Ao Nuclear Plant
Guangdong provincial authorities have reported that a Level 0 incident has occurred at the Ling Ao Nuclear Power Plant in Shenzhen. The incident report noted that, ... -
Court separates criminal charges from compensation claims to accelerate process
The court has decided to separate the criminal charges that are pending in respect of the former junket and entertainment mogul, Alvin Chau, from the compensation ... -
ISAF working on a new regime for ‘small-scale medical devices’ and cosmetics
The Pharmaceutical Administration Bureau (ISAF) is conducting research and working on a draft bill for a new regulatory regime for small-scale medical devices and cosmetic products ... -
2022PLPEX promotes wine from Portuguese-speaking countries
Running alongside the Macao International Trade and Investment Fair (MIF) is the Portuguese Speaking Countries’ Products and Services Exhibition-Macao (PLPEX), collaborating for the first time this ... -
All seven bids for gaming concessions accepted, GMM only conditionally approved
All seven bids submitted for the new gaming concessions public tender have been accepted and confirmed, the committee has ruled, following the opening of proposals on ... -
Young chefs and servers battle for world final in Monaco
Sixteen young local chefs and catering servers (aged under 26) with a minimum of three years of hospitality experience joined the semi-final of Young Chef Young ... -
CE signing more deals with Guangdong regarding Hengqin
The local government, led by the Chief Executive (CE), Ho Iat Seng, is continuing efforts to promote the Guangdong-Macao Intensive Cooperation Zone in Hengqin and the ... -
Macau spectates as WHO announces pandemic end ‘in sight’
Local authorities are not yet trusting the optimistic words of the World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus who on Wednesday announced that the end ... -
Local authorities have no plans to reduce restrictions for Golden Week
Local authorities have no plans, for the time being, to reduce the border restrictions in place ahead of the National Day holiday “Golden Week,” which takes ... -
GP to tentatively return to a four-day event, motorcycle return not ruled out
The 69th Macau Grand Prix (GP) may return to its original four-day format (Thursday to Sunday) this November, the president of the Sports Bureau and coordinator ... -
ID president hopes sports can contribute more to economy
The president of the Sports Bureau (ID) hopes that the sports sector can contribute in a greater way to local economic development, Pun Weng Kun said ... -
Gov’t launches scheme to retire old diesel vehicles
The government announced yesterday a new measure to encourage owners to retire their old, high-polluting diesel vehicles. The program will provide a subsidy to retire old ... -
Docomomo to launch guidebook on Macau’s modern architecture
The urbanism and architecture research center in Macau – Docomomo Macau – will launch a guidebook on Macau’s modern architecture. The publication, “Macau Modern Architecture – ... -
Building a brand while building a community
Catalyzed by the pandemic, Bella Horner finally decided to act on her long-held wish of creating a fashion-related business, and so her swimwear brand Alta Bella ... -
6.18 outbreak costs Gov’t MOP600m, not counting quarantines
The most severe outbreak of Covid-19 in Macau over the past two and half years, which started on June 18 (known as the 6.18 outbreak), has ... -
95 foreign visitors have entered Macau over the last week
A total of 95 tourists holding foreign passports have entered Macau over the past week, health authorities said in a reply to a Times inquiry during yesterday’s ... -
Macau has the ‘ingredients’ but missing the ‘mindset’
People in Macau have a natural appetite for new and trendy technology but lack a mindset supportive of entrepreneurship and have a culture rooted in traditional ... -
Local scholars consider gov’t pandemic response ‘faultless’
The fact that Macau is a densely populated touristic city and, when compared with other countries or territories with a similar profile, has a much lower ... -
Pandemic measures causing GDP collapse
Economists are sounding the alarm over the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) results for Macau this year. On the line seem to be the pandemic prevention and ... -
Residents’ deposits grow slightly in July, non-residents’ drop 11.8%
Deposits held by local residents in July registered a slight 0.2% increase year-on-year, the Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM) noted in a monetary and financial statistics ... -
Gov’t to ban import of single-use plastic cutlery from January 1
The government has banned the import of single-use non-biodegradable plastic cutlery from January 1, 2023, according to an official dispatch from the Chief Executive (CE) published ... -
Jail sentences not capped at 10 years: Security chief
Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak has clarified in a media statement that the penal framework related to crimes involving matters of national security that will ... -
Population need not worry about ‘accidental’ breaching of law: Security Chief
People need not worry about inadvertently breaching provisions of the upcoming new National Security Law because, in most situations, actions that constitute crimes are conscious and ... -
Stimulus SMEs association says MOP10b can only help for ‘a very short period’
The MOP10 billion government subsidy to people and companies can only help for a very short period of time and has no effect in the long ... -
Border reopening to 41 countries for economic reasons
The decision to reopen Macau’s borders to visitors of 41 countries has not been solely based on a pandemic risk evaluation, but also relates to spending ... -
Cheoc Van pool closed 54% of season, reasons vary
The Cheoc Van Swimming Pool, a facility under the management and supervision of the Sports Bureau (ID), has been closed for over 54% of the 2022 ... -
Central gov’t to issue RMB3b in bonds, aiming to internationalize RMB
The central government is once again issuing government RMB- denominated bonds in Macau. This time, the issuance has a face value of RMB3 billion and will ... -
Suicidal tendencies grow over pandemic, young women at higher risk
The Covid-19 pandemic impacts, particularly during the periods of more severe restrictions, have not only contributed to an increase in the number of suicides as health ... -
Survey finds more residents in favor of cash handouts than e-consumption
A recent survey conducted by the General Union of Neighborhood Associations of Macao (UGAMM) found that a large majority of the residents surveyed would prefer that the ... -
Ron Lam urges gov’t to pay for micro to medium enterprises’ NAT
Lawmaker Ron Lam has delivered a spoken inquiry calling on the government to ease the burden on micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) who currently need ...
