Author: Renato Marques, MDT
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IPOR – Joaquim Coelho Ramos | Portuguese renaissance positions the language to permeate Chinese Macau
The Portuguese language is facing a renaissance in Macau as it once again sees itself become a practical medium of communication, the Times has learned, contrary ... -
Motorsports | Morocco takes over HK’s ePrix after social unrest
The Hong Kong race of the International Automobile Federation (FIA) electric-powered single-seater championship (Formula E) has been removed from the final version of the 2019/2020 calendar, ... -
Crime Dead chips scheme leads to HKD18 million in losses
A 61-year-old “dead chips” broker from the mainland has reported losses of HKD18.25 million from a scheme in Macau organized with a friend from the mainland, ... -
Courts | TUI ruling is ‘unworthy of the highest court,’ legal expert says
The Court of Final Appeal (TUI) ruling on a series of blocked public assemblies planned for the past month is “not worthy of a high court” ... -
Crime | Losses climb as scams continue to claim new victims
Yesterday, during the joint press conference by the police forces held at the Judiciary Police (PJ) Headquarters, the PJ spokesperson Lei Hon Nei revealed two separate ... -
DGR2019 | Sixty ‘gentlemen’ take distinguished ride through Macau
The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride (DGR) event was founded in Sydney, Australia by Mark Hawwa in 2012. The event was inspired by a photo of the character ... -
MGS partners with CTM for 5G experience this year
This year’s “MGS Entertainment Show” will focus on technology, namely the development of 5G technology, Chairman of the Macau Gaming Equipment Manufacturers Association (MGEMA) Jay Chun ... -
Cultural Week adds Brazilian Cinema to program
The program and schedule for the 11th Cultural Week of China and Portuguese-speaking Countries will kick off on October 12 at the Macau Fisherman’s Wharf (MFW) ... -
Macau to hold canceled HK PGA tour golf event
Macau will succeed Hong Kong as host of the Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) Tour Series-China, initially scheduled to take place on October 17-20 at Clearwater Bay ... -
Memory Lane
The Lai Chi Vun shipyard was part of Macau’s industrial heritage, existing for centuries, focusing on building fishing vessels for the neighboring regions. The SAR’s shipbuilding ... -
GTEF | Macau wants to ‘work together, not against HK,’ say tourism leaders
Macau aims to work together with its neighboring regions, namely Hong Kong and the cities that are part of the Greater Bay Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Area (GBA), ... -
GTEF | Brazil, Argentina, Jiangsu featured as partners this year
The Global Tourism Economy Forum (GTEF) will be held in Macau between October 13 and 15 this year under the theme of “Tourism and Leisure: Roadmap ... -
Crime | Resident loses total bank savings in phone scam
A resident of Macau, aged 71, has reportedly lost a total amount of HKD1.75 million in a phone scam, the Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson Choi Ian ... -
Another ‘Level 0’ incident reported at power plant
Macau’s Unitary Police Service (SPU) received a notice last Thursday regarding an operational failure at a facility of the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant in Guangdong Province. ... -
Sports | Basketball: China’s Flying Leopards crowned ‘The Terrific 12’ Champions
The Chinese team of the Liaoning Flying Leopards was yesterday crowned the new Champion of the “The Terrific 12” Basketball Tournament, organized by the East Asian ... -
CE-elect calls on couples to increase birth rate – without gov’t help
Chief Executive-elect, Ho Iat Seng, said during his election campaign that to increase the current birth rate in Macau “is a kind of social responsibility” as ... -
Basketball – Terrific | 12 Defending champion falls in group stage
The Terrific 12 defending champions Ryukyu Golden Kings have fallen this year in the group stage of the tournament after two defeats at the hands of ... -
Macau Grand Prix | Porsche unveils four-car line-up for GT World Cup
A second German-based manufacturer has unveiled its drivers’ line-up for the Macau Grand Prix, following BMW motorsports’ announcement at the start of the month. For the ... -
EXIT: more than a shop – a call to get out of your comfort zone
Opened officially three months ago under the slogan #BeBoldToExit, the ‘EXIT’ shop proposes to offer a different approach to retail, calling on its clientele to “get ... -
‘Terrific 12’ kicks-off with benefits from ‘city center’
East Asia Super League’s (EASL) “The Terrific 12” tournament kicked off yesterday with the first four games of the six-day event that promises to bring world-class ... -
Survivor of car crash in Australia out of life-threatening condition
The Tourism Crisis Management Office (GGCT) has announced that the third victim of the road accident in Perth, Australia, that killed two other Macau residents is ... -
Marine authorities of Macau and HK discuss Ferry adjustments
The marine authorities of both Macau and Hong Kong met last week to discuss several topics related to maritime transports and safety, namely the schedule and ... -
Crime | Police warn against new Mid-Autumn online scams
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has reported a new type of scam which has occurred over the past few days, related to the Mid-Autumn Festival season. In ... -
Celebrating 25 years, Air Macau adds new aircraft to fleet
Air Macau is celebrating its 25th year of operations. As part of the celebrations, the company has announced its intention to reach an agreement with Irish ... -
Sports – Basketball | ‘Beermen’ prepare for Terrific 12 in Macau
Five-time Philippine Cup champions and newly-crowned Commissioner’s Cup champions the San Miguel Beermen are preparing to take on China’s Shenzhen Aviators and Japan’s Ryukyu Golden Kings ... -
Motorsports | Guia Circuit upgraded to Grade 2 classification this year
Macau’s Guia Circuit has been upgraded from the previous Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) Grade 3 to Grade 2, as revealed yesterday during the press conference ... -
Woman falls to her death from Hac Sa apartment building
A 63-year-old woman died this week after falling from the rooftop of the Hellene Garden apartment building in Hac Sa beach. According to information provided by ... -
More int’l firms complying with ‘one-China principle’
After several formal requests and warnings from the central government, more companies are now complying with the rule established by the Chinese government stating that the ... -
Commission of Audit report | government spat escalates over ‘many failures’ of public recruitment
The response from Kou Peng Kuan, director of the Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau (SAFP), to a Commission of Audit (CA) report that highlighted mismanagement ... -
Education authority wants to nurture critical thinking in schools
The Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) aims to develop “critical thinking” in local schools and is against the idea of teachers bringing any “ideology” into ... -
TJB accepts Hao’s request to increase compensation from LVS
The Court of First Instance (TJB) has ruled in favor of the former business partner of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation, Marshall Hao’s Asian American Entertainment ... -
Macau Grand Prix | BMW ready to defend GT World Cup Title this November
BMW Motorsport has announced the drivers lineup for the Guia Circuit in November to defend the title they won last year at the FIA GT World ... -
IPM fulfills promise of PSC training
The Macao Polytechnic Institute (IPM) and the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Cooperation between China and the Portuguese-speaking Countries (Forum Macau) have ... -
Petty crime cut in first half of 2019, but violent crimes hike
General criminal activity in Macau declined 2.8% in the first six months of 2019, the security authorities announced in a report released yesterday. However, the same ... -
Secretary Wong Sio Chak | ‘Police did not breach the law’ in Senado Square crackdown
There may be many views on the events of the night of August 19, but Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak said he is certain about ...
