Author: Renato Marques, MDT
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CE in Hainan to attend Boao Forum
The Chief Executive (CE), Ho Iat Seng, will visit Hainan to take part in the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2022, the Government Information Bureau ... -
ABM to bring alliance between local and Lusophone banks
The Macau Association of Banks (ABM) aims to bring a proposal that establishes an alliance between Macau banks and those of the Portuguese-speaking countries to an ... -
Illegal accommodation law effective from April 1
The new legal regime on the banning of illegal accommodation came into force last Friday, April 1. The new law aims to stop the provision of ... -
New directors for new bureaus sworn in
The directors and deputy directors of the Land and Urban Construction Bureau (DSSCU) and Public Works Bureau (DSOP) officially took office last Friday, April 1. The ... -
Fake real estate agent scams TNRs on house rental
A local 50-something woman is being accused of performing a scam by pretending to be a real estate agent with an apartment to rent, the Public Security ... -
Gov’t unaware of macaugov.com domain promoting gambling, porn
Local authorities have stated that they had not been aware of the operations of a website that uses a top-level domain (TLD) address that resembles a ... -
PJ unveils alleged criminal organization operating from VIP room
The Judiciary Police (PJ) announced yesterday that they had found and dismantled an alleged criminal organization operating through two casinos’ VIP rooms. According to a PJ ... -
Five Covid-19 FDCT funded projects presented
The Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT) yesterday presented five funded projects involving technological developments related to Covid-19. In a meeting held at the conference hall ... -
Protection of old trees demands coordination among stakeholders: IC
A group of 10 old trees in Taipa’s Caminho das Hortas street can only be protected through a coordinated decision involving all the stakeholders, the president of ... -
Arts Festival moving forward despite Covid-19 fears
The 32nd Macau Arts Festival (MAF) is moving ahead, opening April 29, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) announced yesterday in a press conference at the Macao ... -
PJ investigation prompted by MGTO report
The Judiciary Police (PJ) investigation into the DarkHotel malware threat in Macau was prompted by a complaint made about the case by the Macao Government Tourism ... -
Unemployment continues to grow in Macau, 0.4% y-o-y
A survey from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) has shown that both the general unemployment rate and the unemployment rate of local residents for the three-month ... -
Macau hotels safe from malware attacks, industry leader says
The Judiciary Police (PJ) said they had received a report relating to a threat involving “DarkHotel” malware. Speaking to the Times, a PJ spokesperson declined to ... -
Coutinho calls for another round of consumption cards, support for SMEs
Lawmaker José Pereira Coutinho continues to urge the government to provide a new round of financial support using consumption cards. Coutinho made the call in a ... -
Local man scammed over ‘industrial visas’
A local man has reportedly been scammed out of RMB137,000 by a non-resident worker from the mainland employed in a watch shop in Macau, the Judiciary ... -
Recyclables collector steals door ‘by mistake’
A 50-year-old Vietnamese woman working as a collector of recyclable materials has been accused by a store owner of stealing the steel door from his store. ... -
Outbreak in Zhuhai leads to testing 10,000 people from 7 local schools
The Covid-19 outbreak in the Nanping district of the neighboring city of Zhuhai has led, so far, to the testing of 9,300 people among students, teachers, ... -
FDCT allocated MOP350 million to 639 projects last year
The Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT) allocated a total of 350 million patacas to 639 projects last year, the FDCT reported in their annual review. ... -
CT value: How low is too high?
From the discovery of Covid-19, there has been a battle among scientists and public health specialists over how to test people for the virus, and the ... -
Former Macau representative in Beijing sentenced to 30 months’ jail
The former director of the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) office in Beijing, Kang Wei, was sentenced yesterday by the Court of the First Instance (TJB) ... -
Health authorities clarify how to register jabs received abroad
Residents who have been inoculated with Covid-19 vaccines outside Macau can register the inoculations into their health codes by presenting their vaccine certificates at one of ... -
Events canceled over the weekend due to Covid-19 scare
A series of cultural, leisure, and major sporting events planned to take place over the weekend suffered last-minute cancelations. Organizers justified the hasty decision with the ... -
Man accused of assault and damage to private property
A 46-year-old local resident has been accused of trespassing and wreaking havoc at an industrial building located at the Avenida do Ouvidor Arriaga, the Public Security ... -
Gov’t presents plans to face an outbreak, capacity increased to 2,700 beds
The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center presented yesterday the contingency plans in the event of a large-scale outbreak of Covid-19 in Macau. The plan comes ... -
Dragon Boat Races might be locals-only this year
Once an international-level event, this year’s Dragon Boat Races might be exclusively a local event, without even the participation of mainland teams, the Sports Bureau (ID) ... -
Gov’t refuses to link gaming taxes to social welfare
The local government has refused to specify in the new gaming law how much tax revenue from the gaming industry will be used for social welfare, ... -
Major investments from concessionaires will require CE approval
Under the new gaming law, future gaming concessionaires must notify the Chief Executive (CE), Ho Iat Seng, of any major investments and seek the CE’s approval ... -
Relentless scams in online investments
A 43-year-old local woman has become the latest to have fallen victim to an online investment scam. In a report filed with the Judiciary Police, the ... -
Police finally catch man trapping wild birds
A 63-year-old local man, working as a taxi driver, has at last been detained by the Public Security Police Force after several reports from citizens finding ... -
CPU member challenges gov’t procedure on expropriation
Lawyer and Urban Planning Committee (CPU) member, Álvaro Rodrigues, has expressed disagreement with the procedures of the government regarding the expropriation of a land parcel that ... -
CPU members want more guarantee of safeguards for Penha Hill
The Urban Conditions Plan (PCU) for the plots of land surrounding the Court of First Instance at Nam Van Lake was under discussion yesterday at the ... -
Reconstruction of housing quarters at Lilau raises questions
An Urban Conditions Plant (PCU) – a building located next to the Lilau Square – has raised questions from the members of the Urban Planning Committee ... -
Local orchestras resume activity this weekend
The Macao Orchestra and Macao Chinese Orchestra will resume their concert activities this weekend after undergoing structural transformations. Both orchestras, which are coordinated by the Macao ... -
Old trees in Taipa stir CPU debate
A group of 10 trees, said to be over 100 years old, were the subject of debate at yesterday’s meeting of the Urban Planning Committee (CPU). ... -
Two residents lose over HKD4.6M in cryptocurrency investment scams
Two local women in their early forties have reported an aggregated loss that amounts to over HKD4.6 million in two similar scams involving alleged investments in ...
