Author: Renato Marques, MDT
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Peking Union Medical College to take the helm of Islands Hospital
As expected, the Peking Union Medical College Hospital has been announced as the entity that will partner with the government to manage the Islands District Medical ... -
New AL kicks off with speeches directed to Policy Address
The first plenary session of the new Legislative Assembly (AL) was held yesterday with the issues of the Covid-19 pandemic and resulting economic crisis cutting across ... -
Pereira Coutinho, Ron Lam call for better committee meetings
Lawmakers José Pereira Coutinho and Ron Lam called for improvements yesterday in the Legislative Assembly (AL) in relation to the meetings of the several AL committees. ... -
Gaming concessionaires unite to sponsor GP
For the first time in the history of the Macau Grand Prix (GP) event, the six gaming concessionaires have coordinated to sponsor each of the racing ... -
Macau Grand Prix goes fully ‘national’
The 68th Macau Grand Prix, taking place next month, will be the first edition ever to include only drivers from the mainland, Macau, and Hong Kong, ... -
68th GP | Cheaper tickets to match slower economy
Special discounts for Macau Grand Prix tickets have been announced to allow more people to participate in the event in view of the economic situation, the ... -
Charles Leong wins four in four in preparation for Macau GP
Last year’s winner of Macau Grand Prix’s (GP) first-ever Formula 4 (F4) race, Charles Leong Hon Chio, is set to race once again and repeat last ... -
Long queues over the weekend to pick up winter school uniforms
People were seen queuing across the city next to stores selling school uniforms over the weekend. These long queues are due to the need for winter ... -
No salary rise for civil servants in 2022
The civil service salary index will remain unchanged for the second consecutive year in 2022, Secretary for Administration and Justice André Cheong said on the sidelines ... -
Gov’t to create new drug affairs bureau
Yesterday, the government announced its intention to create a new bureau to handle all matters related to drug registration and administration, including those used in Traditional ... -
Judiciary Year opening | AAM president criticizes those profiting from ‘patriotic’ propaganda
President of the Macau Lawyers Association (AAM) Jorge Neto Valente has openly criticized those profiting from ‘patriotic’ propaganda. Neto Valente was speaking at the AAM’s opening ... -
Judiciary Year opening | Top judge claims courts have always interpreted Basic Law correctly
All three of the judicial levels in Macau have always respected and correctly interpreted the Basic Law, president of the Court of Final Appeal (TUI) Sam ... -
Macau Concealers media ceases operations
Local media outlet Macau Concealers has announced its permanent closure from today (Wednesday). The announcement was made yesterday evening on Macau Concealers’ social media pages. In ... -
Legal regime in public consultation till mid-December
The public consultation on the legal regime of the publicly owned companies starts today and will take place until December 18 for a total of 60 ... -
Publicly-owned companies to be supervised by a centralized system
Twenty-two publicly owned companies of the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) will be, in the future, supervised by a dedicated public entity. The information was disclosed ... -
Border-crossing restrictions to ease if no more cases by noon
The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center announced yesterday that a 24 hour period ending at noon today will be crucial for the implementation of the ... -
Sinopharm vaccine rolling out for youngsters
The Sinopharm inactivated virus vaccine has been officially authorized for 12-to-18-year-olds, the government announced yesterday. According to health authorities, the decision was finally made after evaluation ... -
Hao vs LVS | Sands CFO finds exaggerated USD12B compensation claimed by AAEC
The vice president and chief financial officer (CFO) of Macau’s Sands China Limited, a local operating unit of Las Vegas Sands Corporation (LVS), Dave Sun Minqi, ... -
LRT to close for 6 months to replace faulty high voltage cables
The Macau Light Rapid Transit (LRT) system is set to close from this Wednesday, October 20, for a period of six months for the replacement of ... -
Wealth Management Connect | 10 local banks to join scheme, launch offerings to mainland investors
Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM) said that 10 local banks have expressed their intention to participate in the recently launched Wealth Management Connect scheme, according to ... -
Guangdong issues RMB2.2b in offshore government bonds to Macau
The Guangdong provincial government yesterday issued its first-ever offshore municipal government bonds to the Macau market. Institutional investors are offered some RMB2.2 billion in bonds ... -
Lot A4 construction attracts five bids, costs up to MOP2.1b
The government received a total of five bids in the public tender for the construction of facilities in Lot A4 of Zone A of the newly ... -
Covid-19 | 22,000 people required to take high-frequency NATs
According to information provided by Dr. Tai Wah Hou yesterday, the government will require 22,000 people to undertake high-frequency nucleic acid tests (NAT) based on their ... -
Kompasu passes by without major damages
Typhoon Kompasu saw signal No. 8 raised from 10:30 p.m. yesterday, the second typhoon this year to reach this level. The typhoon swung past Macau, ... -
Covid-19 |Authorities studying vaccine extra doses, roll-out by target groups
Health authorities confirmed yesterday that they are working on a plan to distribute extra doses of Covid-19 vaccines to specific groups of people in the near ... -
SSM: Jabs to participate in events not compulsory, yet
The recently-discussed measure requiring for the mandatory vaccination of all participants with at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine in order to attend certain events ... -
Hao vs LVS | Witness reaffirms major changes to bidders score done by commission
The former member from the gaming consultants’ team who was hired by the government to evaluate and grade tender bidders for Macau gaming licenses in 2002 ... -
HAO VS LVS | David Green: LVS experience more relevant than partners on Macau bid
Former government gaming consultant David Green said in court Friday that the experience which the Las Vegas Sands Corporation (LVS) has gathered over the years — ... -
‘Lionrock’ broke duration records; first T8 of 2021
Over the weekend, Macau had its first tropical cyclone reach Signal 8 in 2021. The “Lionrock” also broke duration records — it was the longest recorded ... -
Covid-19 | New inbound flight policy for Macau will not affect quarantine time
Firmer requirements introduced by local health authorities yesterday for those intending to fly into Macau will not result in any changes to the length of the ... -
Covid-19 | PSP to follow up on potential illegalities by patients 74 and 75
The Public Security Police Force (PSP) will follow up on suspicions of illegal activity related to patients number 74 and 75, chief of PSP’s Department of ... -
Second mass testing comes to close without new cases
The second citywide mass testing for Covid-19 is due to come to an end by 3 p.m. today. So far, all people tested have delivered negative ... -
Class suspension not directly related to new Covid-19 cases
The order from the government to suspend classes in local schools and university institutions is not due to fears of contagion in those institutions, the deputy ... -
Covid-19 | New case detected in quarantine; raises tally to 67
Yesterday, Macau recorded a Covid-19 infection, the director of the Health Bureau (SSM), Dr. Alvis Lo, informed yesterday during the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center ... -
Breach of safety protocols by security guards reason for contagion
The breach of safety protocols by on-duty security guards at the Golden Crown China Hotel resulted in the contagion of two staff members, who have been ...
