Author: Renato Marques, MDT
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Transport authority clarifies speed traps and limits
The Transport Bureau (DSAT) has clarified to the Times that reports of motorists being “flashed” by speeding cameras even when obeying the speed limit is due ... -
Macau garrison of PLA celebrates 93rd anniversary
The Macau garrison of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) held a flag-raising ceremony to celebrate the 93rd anniversary of the army’s founding. The troops stationed in ... -
Museum fire did not damage historic materials
A fire that broke out at the Macau Museum on Friday evening had no consequences for the historic materials stored within, the Cultural Affairs Bureau ... -
‘Politics should stay off campus,’ says higher education chief
Politics, and namely the political opinions of lecturers, should stay out of the classrooms of local universities, Sou Chio Fai, the Director of the Higher Education ... -
Covid-19 | Hong Kong opens makeshift hospital to face third wave
The Hong Kong government opened over the weekend a temporary field hospital with a capacity of 500 beds to enlarge the region’s capacity to hospitalize what ... -
Courts | IPIM: Rita Santos called to defend Jackson Chang’s ‘honest’ character
Now drawing to a close, the case at the Court of First Instance involving corruption allegations against several former high-ranked officials from the Macao Trade and ... -
Stilwell acknowledges lecturer’s dismissal was not about job performance
The former rector of the University of Saint Joseph (USJ), Peter Stilwell, has said that the dismissal of former lecturer Eric Sautedé from the institution was ... -
Facemask supply changed to 30 masks in one monthly round
The twentieth round of facemask supply organized by the health authorities will be adjusted from the current supply of 10 facemasks every 10 days to the ... -
Travel bubble will come once conditions allow: Alvis Lo
Doctor Alvis Lo, medical director of the Conde de São Januário Hospital, has said that work is still ongoing on the resumption of the Individual ... -
Courts | Judge, lawyers hoping for IPIM case rulings this August
The high-profile court case involving corruption allegations against the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute is drawing to a close, with the final statements from the ... -
Crime | PJ arrests six in illegal border entry scheme
The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested six people suspected of being involved in a scheme facilitating illegal entry to the territory for mainland gamblers who wanted ... -
IPIM division chief placed under investigation after testimony
The current chief of the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) Residency Application and Legal Affairs Division, Tyler Ian, now faces investigation by the Public ... -
Workers say they knew nothing of colleagues used to file IPIM applications
Several of the witnesses heard yesterday in the ongoing corruption case involving the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) supported the prosecution’s claims that ... -
Guangdong attracting HK, Macau citizens with gov’t job offers
Permanent residents of Hong Kong and Macau who do not hold foreign passports will be allowed to apply for jobs at government institutions in nine ... -
Our Desk | The Dead Artists Society – Part 1
Recently, a new artist-led movement has emerged, taking (mostly) social media platforms by storm. Under the motto ‘Support living artists, the dead ones don’t need it,’ ... -
Taxi driver support for HK national security law now under investigation
The Public Prosecutions Office (MP) will investigate the legality of a series of messages and posters placed in some taxis in Macau, which praised the approval ... -
Gov’t to finish leisure land projects this year
Sports and leisure facilities, playgrounds, restaurants, cafes, and garden areas; these are just some of the proposed plans that will go ahead, as announced by ... -
Courts | IPIM’s ‘secret criteria’ not so secret
Since at least 2015, the criteria used to evaluate residency applications for qualified technical staff at the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) has been ... -
Crime | Deputy police chief caught drunk driving after crashing motorcycle
The Public Security Police Force (PSP) has revealed that a member of the force has been caught driving under the influence of alcohol after crashing his ... -
Lau backs charges against Batalha, citing ‘unwritten’ IPIM rule
The former president and executive director of the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), Irene Lau, has backed the allegations made by the Public Prosecution’s ... -
Chang’s defense refutes ‘criminal organization’ accusation in IPIM case
An investigator from the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) yesterday tried to prove the existence of a criminal organization run by one of the defendants in the ... -
Child pornography cases prompt police to issue multilingual public warning
The recently reported cases of people found in the possession of, or attempting to publish, pornographic content involving minors on several social media networks have prompted ... -
Crime | Three eateries shutdown after supplier bust
The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) has ordered three eateries located in Taipa be shutdown after their supplier, a food processing company, was found to be ... -
Courts | IPIM: One more case and another ‘front company’ unveiled by CCAC investigators
The corruption case involving several former high-ranked officials from the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), who stand accused of unlawful actions in the granting ... -
Terrific 12 basketball tournament now canceled
The 2020 edition of the Terrific 12 basketball tournament has been canceled, Chinese news agency Xinhua reported. The event, scheduled to be held in Macau this ... -
Crime | Dinner among friends ends in rape report
A home dinner among friends ended badly when the property owner accused her guest of raping her, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson revealed during yesterday’s joint ... -
Stories from quarantine: An adventure in Scandinavia
When Arianna U’s travels around the globe drew to a close in January, the young Macau resident thought she would visit some family members in the ... -
Courts | Prosecution lists more ‘front companies’ used to wrongfully acquire residence cards
In the trial of the case involving 26 total defendants, several of which are former high-ranked officials from the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), ... -
Stories from quarantine: Stranded in paradise
One of the consequences of the many travel restrictions imposed by countries and regions all around the world is the high number of people left stranded, ... -
Courts | IPIM: Defense lawyers protest use of WeChat voice messages, appeal denied
The high-profile criminal trial against the former leaders of the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) and their alleged affiliates continued yesterday, with defense ... -
The state of our heritage 15 years after UNESCO listing
Macau is currently celebrating the 15th anniversary of the inscription of its Historic Centre on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The listing includes a collection of over ... -
Courts | IPIM: Judge orders court to confirm if Hunan Engineering actually served supposed clients
Yesterday’s session at the Court of First Instance saw the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) investigator who previously testified continue to answer questions from both the presiding ... -
Courts | IPIM: Prosecutors find shell company at center of allegedly illegal residency scheme
Hunan (Macao) Engineering Equipment Installation Company Limited became the focus of yesterday’s court session in the high-profile case against the former leaders of the Macao Trade ... -
Our Desk | The human pets
At times when slavery is once again put to discussion and several movements, some more or less anarchic, others more or less organized, try to highlight ... -
Motorsports | McCormack returns to BSB with Roadhouse Macau
Former Superbike and Supersport champion Brian McCormack is ready to take on the 2020 Bennetts British Superbike Championship (BSB). The Irish rider, who is often seen ...
