Author: Renato Marques, MDT
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Crime | University student accused of sexually harassing tourist
A 23-year-old man from the mainland, studying in a local university, is accused of sexually harassing a 20-year-old mainland woman visiting Macau as a tourist, the ... -
Crime | Man detained by PJ for false crime accusation
The Judiciary Police (PJ) have detained a 33-year-old man, a non-resident worker in the civil construction sector, for having made a false criminal accusation, a PJ ... -
Gov’t says Taiwan report on Macau is ‘baseless and biased’
The Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) government has issued a statement refuting in its entirety the content of a report issued by Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council ... -
Housing prices drop due to Peninsula properties
The price index for residential property dropped by 0.9% between September and November last year, when compared with the period from August to October 2021, a ... -
Hao vs LVS | Trial reaching closing stage, defense triggers court incident
The Las Vegas Sands Corporation (LVS) legal representative Luís Cavaleiro de Ferreira has triggered a procedural incident at the First Instance Court (TJB), claiming that a ... -
Crime | Scams involving online sales promotion and investment schemes continue
Five local residents have reportedly been involved in a scam involving the advertisement and promotion of product sales on the internet, the Judiciary Police (PJ) announced. ... -
Crime | Driver suspected of crashing car, fleeing scene while under alcohol influence
A 35-year-old man from Hong Kong – working in Macau as a designer – is suspected of crashing his car while under the influence of alcohol. The ... -
Covid-19 case 74 accused of breaching Infectious diseases act
A 40-year-old man from Vietnam classified as Covid-19 infection case number 74 in September last year has been now accused of breaching the provisions of Law 2/2004 ... -
2022 to be a ‘sports-busy’ year: Pun
This year will be packed with sporting events, president of the Sports Bureau (ID) Pun Weng Kun said yesterday on the sidelines of a press conference ... -
Seven Olympians among 16-strong WTT Macao field
Seven Olympic athletes, along with other elite players, will compete at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Champions Macao 2021 China Stars tournament to be held between ... -
Gaming closes 2021 44% up from 2020, but still 70% down from 2019
The gaming industry closed 2021 with an increase of 44% year-on-year compared with 2020, figures released by the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) show. According ... -
Hengqin cooperation zone | Companies eligible for up to RMB5.5m support when issuing bonds in Macau
Companies operating in the Hengqin Guangdong-Macau Intensive Cooperation Zone will be eligible for a financial subsidy of up to RMB5.5 million when issuing bonds in Macau. ... -
Lawmaker wants SMEs Risk Guarantee Fund, insurance to include pandemics
Lawmaker Ip Sio Kai has called on the government to establish a new permanent fund to support micro, small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in case ... -
Gov’t wants seniors to use online platform for proof of life
The government wants senior citizens currently receiving pensions to use the My Government Account system to provide their annual proof of life, the authorities announced this ... -
Lawmakers grill gov’t over corruption and misuse of funds
A group of lawmakers made use of the period before the agenda of yesterday’s plenary session of the Legislative Assembly (AL) to ask the executive questions about ... -
Telecommunications, antique cars: Coutinho seeks answers from gov’t
Lawmaker José Pereira Coutinho has criticized the gov’t for delays in establishing the so-called “convergence license for telecommunications,” which will allow competitors to enter in the ... -
95,000 | Christmas weekend sees visitor numbers spike
The number of mainland tourists entering Macau over the Christmas holiday weekend reached over 95,000, figures reported by the Public Security Police Force (PSP) show. According ... -
Two bodies found on shore, suicide suspected
The Judiciary Police (PJ) have reported two similar cases of dead bodies that were found floating near the Macau coastline on December 26 and 27. The ... -
Former DSSOPT head arrested under suspicion of corruption
The former Land, Public Works, and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) director, Li Canfeng, has been arrested on suspicion of corruption following an investigation by the Commission Against ... -
Macau records first Omicron case, imported from the US
Macau has recorded its first case of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center reported. According to a statement from the ... -
Beijing supports plans for diversification, CE says
Returning to Macau after a four-day work visit to Beijing, the Chief Executive (CE), Ho Iat Seng, said in a press briefing at the Macau ... -
UM presents five-year plan focused on internal growth, community transfer
The University of Macau (UM) yesterday unveiled its first-ever five-year development plan. The plan, spanning the current academic year (2021-2022) until 2025-2026, comprises five main strategies ... -
Secretary Lei: local economy growing steadily
The local economy remains on track for a stable recovery, the Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong said in comments to the media on ... -
WTT Macao | Table Tennis champions return to Macau next month
The World Table Tennis (WTT) tournament, which debuted last year, will return to Macau with the WTT Champions Macao 2021 China Stars event, organizers announced on ... -
Two new recycling centers opened
In an effort to expand the community’s network of recycling facilities, the Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) opened two new Recycling Centers yesterday to allow for round-the-clock ... -
Lawmaker wants domestic workers out of TNRs regime
Lawmaker Ma Io Fong wants a new regime to regulate all domestic workers separately from other non-resident workers (TNRs). Ma expressed this wish in a spoken ... -
Lei Chan U wants to boost Mandarin language for national identity
In a spoken inquiry to the government, lawmaker Lei Chan U called on the authorities to redouble the use of the Mandarin language in Macau to ... -
Halted applications for residency at IPIM remain a concern
The high number of requests and applications for the renewal of residency permits currently pending processing at the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) came ... -
Closure of VIP rooms, junket operators, dominate AL plenary
The cessation of gaming promoter Suncity Group’s operations – and the consequent loss of a large number of its employees’ jobs – dominated lawmakers’ attention in ... -
Hao vs LVS | Witness says claim is exaggerated, plaintiff rejects report
A witness for the defense in the Asian American Entertainment Corporation’s (AAEC) case against Las Vegas Sands Corporation (LVS), has given evidence supporting the assertion – already ... -
Illegal accommodation bill | 90 days of authorization to stay is ‘decisive’
The number of days that people are authorized to stay in Macau is the decisive criteria chosen by the government to decide whether people lodging outside ... -
Crime | Man detained for car burglaries claims they were done for survival
A local resident in his thirties has been arrested by the Public Security Police Force (PSP) for allegedly burgling from motor vehicles in a parking lot located ... -
Crime | Online scams continue to find victims among residents
Several kinds of online scams using mobile communication applications (APPs) continue to target local residents, who are reporting the loss of large sums, the Judiciary Police ... -
New posts on Committee for Safeguarding National Security officialized
The new posts of National Security Adviser and National Security Technical Adviser on the Committee for Safeguarding National Security in Macau have been officialized from yesterday ... -
Game over Suncity officially ceases all operations, DSAL creates special counter
The Suncity Gaming Promotion Company has officially ceased all operations, the company announced in a notice to all employees. In the notice, the company explained that ...
