Author: Renato Marques, MDT
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New photo book depicts life in city’s nursing homes during Covid-19 outbreak
Titled “DESVELO關愛 ZEAL,” the new photography book from photojournalist Gonçalo Lobo Pinheiro will launch today at Livraria Portuguesa (Portuguese Bookshop). This book, the third from the ... -
Macao Foundation’s support drops 44% in Q1
The Macao Foundation (FM) has spent 83.4 million patacas less in the provision of financial support to associations, institutions, and people in Macau, in the first ... -
Public consultation on elevators legal regime starts today
Public consultation on a new legal regime to regulate the maintenance and inspection of elevators, escalators and similar devices commenced today. The new regime that the ... -
DSEDJ continuing to promote ‘May 4 values’
Aiming to continue to promote the values arising from the “May Fourth Movement,” the Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) is organizing a series of activities ... -
Crime | PSP detains four non-residents in buy-bust
The Public Security Police Force (PSP) has detained four non-resident workers (TNRs) from the Philippines and Vietnam in anti-drug operations conducted over the past week, the ... -
CRIME | Local woman loses MOP220,000 in online dating scam
A female resident of Macau in her 40s has reportedly lost around 220,000 patacas in a scam conducted through a social media platform, the Judiciary Police ... -
Sin Fong Garden | Construction companies ordered to pay compensation to gov’t
The Court of First Instance (TJB) has ruled in favor of the government in the case against the companies involved in the construction of the Sin ... -
Our Desk | This is not a democracy – Part 1
This is not a democracy! This was a sentence I have gotten used to hearing since my early days in Macau. I confess that at the ... -
Crystal fish 2021 | Security chief identifies five aspects to improve
The Joint Civil Protection Operations Centre held a typhoon drill on Saturday – codenamed “Crystal Fish 2021” – to test the operation capacity of the Civil ... -
Gaming | Grand Lisboa Palace to receive operating permit soon: SJM
The Grand Lisboa Palace integrated resort, owned by local gaming operator SJM Holdings Ltd (SJM), has passed final government inspections and is expected to receive its ... -
Chan Tak Seng first to step up in AL elections
Representatives from the District Development Promotion Association were the first to submit a list of 500 signatures endorsing the group’s candidacy for September’s Election for the ... -
Covid-19 | Authorities report two more cases of adverse effects after jabs
Two more people in Macau have reportedly suffered from adverse effects after being inoculated with Covid-19 jabs, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre announced in ... -
UM-co-developed autonomous driving technology wins prize at international competition
A technology developed cooperatively between the University of Macau (UM) and the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (SIAT) has been ... -
Crime | Man accused of assaulting, extorting, and illegally recording his girlfriend
A male resident from the mainland in his 30s is suspected of having committed several crimes against his girlfriend, a 31-year-old woman, a resident from Macau. ... -
Crime | Young couple detained over document forgery, fraud
A young local couple was yesterday detained by police on suspicion of having committed multiple crimes including document forgery and fraud, the Judiciary Police (PJ) revealed ... -
Climate | 2020 a cooler, dryer year in town, statistics show
Last year, Macau registered lower temperatures than in 2019 as well as a significant drop in rainfall levels, environmental statistics released by the Statistics and Census ... -
NEW IMMIGRATION LAW | Gov’t reaffirms the need to collect triple biometrical data
The government has reaffirmed the need to collect three different types of biometrical data for border control. The measure, based upon the new immigration law and ... -
Entry bans without restrictions
The new immigration law being analyzed by the Legislative Assembly’s (AL) Third Standing Committee does not establish time limits for the enforcement of entry bans over ... -
Covid-19 | Resident diagnosed with Bell’s palsy after vaccination
A 27-year-old male resident of Macau has been reportedly diagnosed with facial nerve paralysis, known as Bell’s palsy, after being inoculated with a vaccine against Covid-19, ... -
Shake Shack opens with localised menu
World-famous modern-day burger chain Shake Shack opened its first restaurant in Macau over the weekend. Located at the newly opened The Londoner Macao, the restaurant aims ... -
Crime | Police uncover HKD8.7m money laundering scheme
Local police have detained three people suspected of money laundering with links to Australia, the Judiciary Police (PJ) revealed yesterday in a special press conference. According ... -
Man arrested for pimping in local hotel
A man from the mainland has been detained by the police for the crime of exploitation of prostitution, the Public Security Police Force (PSP) revealed. On ... -
Economy | Gov’t general revenue drops by 38% in Q1, led by gaming plunge
The government’s general account revenue has recorded a drop of 38.36% in the first quarter (Q1) when compared year-on-year, the report on Budgetary Execution Data published ... -
Gov’t aims to increase border mobility
The Chief Executive (CE), Ho Iat Seng, has indicated the easing of border restrictions with neighboring regions as the only way to tackle the growing problems ... -
No official data on layoffs: CE
The government does not have data on the number of residents that have been temporarily laid off or have had to take unpaid leave. The acknowledgment ... -
Economic support, unemployment, and housing top priorities in CE inquiry
Measures to support the economy during the pandemic, solutions to the growing unemployment among locals, and housing were three of the main topics chosen by the ... -
Our Desk | Macau’s (new) low standards
In a region that survives almost exclusively on tourism and the service sector, we should expect that its service standards would be of a so-called “world-class ... -
Third stimulus | Gov’t promises close scrutiny of price hikes, unlawful commercial practices
The economic authorities will closely monitor and control price hikes and other potentially unlawful commercial practices during the implementation of the third round of government stimulus ... -
THIRD STIMULUS | Gov’t e-voucher scheme to grant MOP8,000 per resident
Yesterday, the government presented the amended measures related to the electronic consumption vouchers (e-vouchers) as part of the third round of economic stimulus. The new plan, ... -
Covid-19 | Macau records first case of inoculation with wrong vaccine
A local resident has been incorrectly inoculated with a BioNTech mRNA Covid-19 vaccine while attempting to take a second dose of the Sinopharm vaccine, the Health ... -
Resident escapes quarantine, caught 10 hours later
A 77-year-old resident of Macau has breached the quarantine rules by leaving the hotel room he was staying in as part of the mandatory medical observation ... -
Amended e-vouchers plan to be presented today
The government will announce today the amended measures related to the electronic consumption vouchers (e-vouchers) as part of the third round of economic stimulus for Macau. ... -
Five lawmakers criticize Au Kam San’s spoken inquiry
In a Legislative Assembly (AL) session yesterday, five lawmakers rounded on lawmaker Au Kam San to criticize him on his position in a spoken inquiry during ... -
AL votes down nine debate proposals
The majority of the lawmakers at the Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday voted down nine proposals on topics related to social issues and the livelihood of ... -
Lawmakers against vote of salutation to press
Lawmaker Sulu Sou’s aspiration to issue a vote of salutation by the Legislative Assembly (AL) for the work and role of the press in Macau was ...
