Author: Renato Marques, MDT
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Master plan is the essential piece missing in city planning puzzle
The lack of a master plan for the urban development of Macau was considered the most important barrier to the completion of several projects in both ... -
Nine appeals dismissed by the courts regarding expired lands
The Court of Second Instance (TSI) and the Court Final Appeal (TUI) have dismissed nine appeals regarding idle land plots that the government sought to reclaim ... -
Crime | Police unveil fake marriage scheme involving sisters from mainland
The Public Security Police Force (PSP) has unveiled a complex case involving multiple fake marriages aiming to secure Macau residency permits for at least seven people. ... -
Crime | Two charged over the appropriation of lost property
During yesterday’s joint police forces press conference, the Public Security Police Force (PSP) spokesperson revealed that two locals have recently been charged with the appropriation ... -
Tourism diversification as solution to solving pandemic crisis
Non-gaming tourism activities have been presented as a possible solution for shielding Macau from future crises such as the one presented currently by the Covid-19 pandemic. ... -
Health authorities not concerned over relapse of three Covid-19 patients
A total of three Covid-19 patients in Macau who had undergone treatment and recovered from the virus have been re-diagnosed, according to local health authorities. These ... -
Labor Day traditions halted by Covid-19
The traditional street demonstrations for May 1 (Labor Day) will be out of sight this year, as Covid-19 epidemic prevention and control measures forbid such activities. ... -
Authorities green light 11th round of mask distribution
Local health authorities announced yesterday during the daily press conference at the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center that the government’s 11th round of face mask ... -
Health voucher scams: over 170 people charged in less than two years
Between 2018 and March 2020 the judiciary authorities have charged over 170 people for crimes related to the misuse of the government health vouchers, the ... -
Fishermen to fulfill mandatory 14-day quarantine upon entry
Fishermen returning to Macau will have to undergo a quarantine period of at least 14-days when arriving in Macau by sea, the health authorities informed during ... -
Other school, summer activities may follow class resumption
A representative of the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) informed that following the reopening of secondary school classes, extracurricular school activities such as interschool competitions ... -
Policy Address | Lawmakers hone in on economic relief measures and plan for casino concessions
The implementation of relief measures to help companies and individuals to face the economic crisis generated by the Covid-19 outbreak, as well as questions on the ... -
Flights to Korea, Japan to resume with restrictions
The government has decided to partially ease travel restrictions, allowing some flights to resume, according to the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO). The government has affirmed ... -
Education authority to screen school staff and cross-border students to prevent outbreak
The Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) is performing nucleic acid screening tests for Covid-19 on all teachers, school staff, and cross-border students ahead of class ... -
Teacher suspended for misconduct loses appeal at top court
The Court of Final Instance (TUI) has dismissed the appeal filed by a teacher who had been suspended for 240 days as a result of ... -
Higher education | Ho Iat Seng aims to turn universities into businesses
The Macau government aims to turn higher education into a new industry that can contribute to the local economy. The information was revealed in a reply ... -
Policy Address | CE prefers to study universal suffrage at a better time
One of the topics that lawmaker Sulu Sou considers missing from Ho Iat Seng’s Policy Address for 2020 is political reform. Questioning the Chief Executive ... -
Long list of ‘revitalization’ works will advance this year, pledges CE
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng guaranteed yesterday that the long list of public works presented during the Policy Address, which constitute a significant part of the ... -
Policy Address | LRT to go underground to save land resources
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng has said he hopes new Light Rapid Transit (LRT) lines can be built underground in future so as to better allocate ... -
Policy Address | Gov’t has no plan to amend gaming taxes
Macau’s top official said yesterday that the government has no intention of changing the current taxation structure for casinos and other gaming activities. The information came ... -
Policy address | Administration reform, fight against Covid-19 top Ho Iat Seng’s 2020 list
The battle against the Covid-19 health crisis and its economic fallout, as well as promotion of public administration reform remained the two major priorities set out ... -
Two local architecture projects receive international accolades
A Macau residential building and a public information counter won awards in the latest International Property Awards. Both projects are from local firm AETEC-Mo Architecture and ... -
ATFPM proposes ‘extra salary’ and ‘hardship allowance’ for frontline workers
The Macau Civil Servants Association (ATFPM) met yesterday with the Chief Executive (CE) Ho Iat Seng, proposing that an extra salary be granted to all frontline ... -
Almost two-thirds of all recently shipped EMS parcels contain masks
Face masks have become the most common product shipped from Macau to the rest of the world in the last two months. According to data released ... -
Public Prosecution accuses nine with Covid-19 related crimes
The Public Prosecutions Office (MP) has formally accused nine people involved in cases of crimes related to the Covid-19 outbreak, the MP informed in a statement. ... -
Our Desk | Not enough to be alive, you must look alive
In ancient Rome, an episode occurred around the year 62 BC involving Julius Caesar’s wife Pompeia Sula. It led to the creation of the famous quote, ... -
Macau patients have low risk of permanent lung damage, says health official
Doctor Lo Iek Long of the Conde de São Januário Hospital said yesterday that, for the time being, patients who are infected with Covid-19 and have ... -
Gov’t discharges first quarantine hotel, more expected to follow
The health authorities announced yesterday the first reduction in the number of hotels designated to be used as isolation and quarantine facilities. The Metropole Hotel in ... -
Administrative Court rules against Polytex compensation claim
The Administrative Court has ruled against Polytex Import and Export Company Limited, which filed a compensation claim of 25.4 billion patacas against the government over losses ... -
First batch of DSAL subsidized training classes commence
The first batch of people who enrolled in the Labour Affairs Bureau’s (DSAL) program for subsidized training have started training sessions this week. This initial group ... -
Macau supermarket creates temporary check-out priority lane
The supermarket chain San Miu announced the creation of priority lanes in 24 of their supermarkets, as of April 1, aiming to facilitate the lives ... -
Gov’t to evaluate centralization of resources for ‘quarantine hotels’
The government will research the possibility of centralizing the designated hotel resources for quarantine within fewer or even just one hotel, Inês Chan, the representative of ... -
No way back to Macau for those without ‘safe-conduct’ through mainland
With the halt of the special transportation service from Hong Kong International Airport to Macau arranged by the Tourism Crisis Management Office, the only way residents ... -
Macau residents with Zhuhai residency card can bypass quarantine
The representative of the Public Security Police Force at the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center said yesterday that local residents that have a Zhuhai city ... -
Imports fall to lowest level since March 2011
Total merchandise import fell by more than 30% in year-on-year terms in February, falling to its lowest single-month figure since March 2011, the Statistics and Census ...
