Author: Renato Marques, MDT
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Covid-19 | Vaccination opens for stranded workers, TNR family members
From tomorrow (April 9), the Covid-19 vaccination plan established by the local health authorities will include all stranded workers as well as family members of non-resident ... -
MGTO claims no local resident affected by train accident in Taiwan
No local residents have been injured by the train accident that occurred in Taiwan late last week, the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) confirmed to the ... -
New Macau hosts first authorized public protest since pandemic onset
Last Saturday, the New Macau Association (ANM) held the first public protest green-lighted by local authorities since the Covid-19 pandemic started. The protest, held at the ... -
Alvis Lo takes office as SSM director, sets pandemic control as priority
Alvis Lo was inaugurated yesterday as the new director of the Health Bureau (SSM). During the ceremony held at the government’s headquarters, Lo noted in his ... -
BioNTech vaccination expected to start next week
A shipment of 20,000 BioNTech-produced mRNA Covid-19 vaccines is set to arrive in Macau within days and the mRNA vaccination will re-commence next week at the earliest, the new ... -
Motorsport calendars hint F3 and F4 races for 2021 GP
The Macau Grand Prix (GP) is likely to return this year to its original 4-day format. Several recently released motorsport calendars have indicated its return, during ... -
CAEAL attempts new clarification in distinguishing news reports from propaganda
The Electoral Affairs Commission for the Legislative Assembly Election (CAEAL) has said that what matters to classify a media report as electoral propaganda, is whether that ... -
Another jetfoil dismantled: Urzela becomes scrap metal, Pico and Guia next
Another jetfoil vessel has reportedly been dismantled at Hong Kong’s Wang Tak shipyard, the jetfoil Conservation Concern Group has said in a statement. According to the ... -
Gov’t has no solutions for repatriation and hiring of TNRs
The government has no other solutions for the resolution of the problems related to the number of former non-resident workers (TNR) currently stranded in Macau due ... -
Hengqin as solution to Macau’s limited space: Economy chief
The lack of land resources in Macau is curtailing Macau’s economic development, the Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lei Wai Nong, said in a reply to ... -
Secretary bids for approval of Urban Master Plan this year, detailed plans soon
The government is bidding for the approval of the Urban Master Plan to take place by the end of this year, promising to move forward promptly ... -
50% of senior citizens wish to live in the forthcoming Residence for Elderly
Approximately 50% of the aged population surveyed by the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) have said that they wish to move from their current apartment buildings into ... -
Migrant workers groups disappointed with gov’t U-turn
Migrant workers’ groups have expressed deep disappointment in the government’s U-turn regarding the e-vouchers scheme. They fear that their exclusion from any government support will add ... -
SSM calls off demonstration against e-vouchers prompting mixed feelings, reactions
The Health Bureau (SSM) on Saturday night called off the demonstration scheduled for yesterday to express public dissatisfaction with the relief measures presented by the government ... -
Breaking News: Protest called-off after economy chief hinted at return of consumption card
The Office of the Secretary for Economy and Finance retracted the e-vouchers scheme announcement two weeks ago in a statement published just a few hours before ... -
Communications Association sees high-potential in Macau as new technology testing ground
From left: Harun Hamja, Carlos Rui Marcelo, Windus Lam The Macao Communications Development Association (MCDA) believes that Macau’s geographic location and size could be an advantage ... -
Lisbon calls for compliance with Basic Law in TDM’s patriotic editorial line case
The Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Augusto Santos Silva, has called on his counterparts in the People’s Republic of China to scrupulously respect and apply the ... -
Guangzhou establishes school for students from SARs
The first school solely dedicated to enrolling students from Hong Kong and Macau is ready to operate from September this year, China Daily reported. Located in ... -
Crime | Man reports loss of HKD340,000 in a cryptocurrency investment scam
A local man has reported a loss of a total of HKD340,000 in an online cryptocurrency investment scheme, the Judiciary Police (PJ) informed yesterday during the ... -
Weather bureau forecasts 5 to 8 typhoons this year, develops new tsunami alert
Five to eight tropical storms might affect Macau in 2021, the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) predicted yesterday in a press conference about the work of ... -
Dragon boat races go ‘national’ once again
One of the few survivors of the annual calendar of sports events in Macau, the International Dragon Boat Competition, will once again go ahead as scheduled ... -
Women’s Volleyball League might not return to Macau
The Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) Women’s Volleyball Nations League (VNL) will not be held in Macau this year and may not return to the Special ... -
TSI revokes blue card cancellation order on humanitarian grounds
The judges of the Court of Second Instance (TSI) have revoked an order from the Secretary for Security, Wong Sio Chak, which had canceled the ... -
New Central Library abandons plan to move traffic underground
The new Macao Central Library, which will be built on the former site of Hotel Estoril in Tap Seac Square, will abandon its plan to re-direct ... -
Mainland tourist apprehended and placed under medical observation in Coloane
A 52-year-old man from Xi’an was searched by the police authorities in Macau and placed under medical observation at the Public Health Clinical Centre in ... -
CRIME | At least 17 construction workers illegally hired
A local businessman is being charged over the hiring of illegal workers for civil construction as well as for the forgery of dozens of documents to ... -
Obituary | Aida de Jesus, ‘Godmother of Macanese Cuisine’
Aida de Jesus, one of the most recognizable figures of the Macanese community passed away last week at the age of 105, leaving behind a legacy ... -
‘Santa Maria’ feared dismantled
The Jetfoil Conservation Concern Group has issued a statement on Saturday expressing their sorrow over the dismantling of the Jetfoil “Santa Maria,” which was due to ... -
Revamped GP Museum reopens doors next week
After a long period of closure for a complete renovation, the Macau Grand Prix (GP) Museum is finally ready to open its doors to the public, ... -
CityU dormitory building to undergo major transformation
The seven-story building located at the Avenida da Praia Grande 701-723 which has been used as one of the student dormitories of the City University of ... -
Elections 2021 | News report or electoral propaganda: CAEAL clarifies distinction in media seminar
The Electoral Affairs Commission for the Legislative Assembly Election (CAEAL) hopes that this year’s elections can run smoothly and without any hassle, regarding media reports that ... -
Major sports events calendar reduced from 12 to 5 this year
The annual calendar of major sports events has been reduced to just five events this year, the president of the Sports Bureau (ID), Pun Weng Kun, ... -
Grand Prix | Local organizers hope for F3 to return
The Macau Grand Prix Organizing Committee (MGPOC) is still hoping that is possible for the Grand Prix to return to its pre-pandemic format, where the international ... -
Mong-Há Sports Center to open doors this year
Mong-Há Sports Center, the newest sports facility in Macau, will be ready to open its doors to the public by the end of this year, the ... -
Macao central library | Dutch architects win design, IC bids to keep project within budget
The proposal from the Dutch architecture firm Mecanoo is the winning proposal out of the four proposals received for the construction of the new Macao Central ...
