Author: Renato Marques, MDT
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Sports ‘Biggest Wushu event in Macau’ kicks off
The Eighth Edition of the Macau International Wushu Festival kicked off yesterday at an opening ceremony presided over by the Chairman of the Macau Chinese National ... -
Football | Southampton beats Guangzhou R&F in Macau celebratory match
The English team of Southampton Football Club has won the Macau International Football Tournament organized by the local government as part of the celebrations of the ... -
Martial Arts | Mad Dog Xu continues on mission to ‘expose fake masters’
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter Xu Xiaodong, also known as “Mad Dog” Xu, has been attracting a lot of attention in the past few months, not ... -
Civil Protection Law | Macau ‘watchdog’ calls for rumor offense to be scrapped
Jason Chao, local political activist and de-facto “Macau watchdog” on several matters that relate to the rights and freedoms of the people in Macau, expressed his ... -
Kou Hoi In elected as new Legislative Assembly president
Veteran lawmaker Kou Hoi In was elected the new Legislative Assembly (AL) president yesterday during a plenary session solely dedicated to the election. Kou, who already ... -
Courts | TSI call for ‘facts review’ in junket case ruling
The Court of Second Instance (TSI) has voided a decision taken by the Court of First Instance (TJB) in the case of an individual who is ... -
Civil Protection develops app to ‘keep the population informed’
The Civil Protection Task Force yesterday presented a summary of the work done by its constituent departments and groups ahead of the start of Macau’s so-called ... -
Gaming | Macau Slot says illegal sports betting is hurting the sector
The operation of unlicensed betting companies in Macau is hurting the development of the sports betting sector, says local operator Macau Lottery Co., Ltd. (Macau Slot). ... -
One year later, Canidrome still waiting for better days
One year since it closed its doors to dog races, the Macau Canidrome is showing signs of abandonment and decay. Host to the occasional football match, ... -
‘Eyes in the Sky’ costs 104,000 patacas per case investigated
The “Eyes in the Sky” surveillance system introduced in 2016 by security forces in Macau has so far cost the public purse a total of MOP282 ... -
Diagonal parking abandoned by gov’t, but private lots see advantage
Last May, the topic of parking space design in Macau, namely for motorcycles, was brought to the Legislative Assembly (AL) by lawmaker Sulu Sou’s initiative. Sou ... -
Hong Kong teens detained for drug trafficking
Two Hong Kong residents aged 17 and 18 years old have been detained by Macau’s Public Security Police Force in an operation seizing drugs worth about ... -
EWTN will start on Macau Cable channel 28 from August 15
Eternal World Television Network (EWTN) will start to broadcast in Macau through the Macau Cable Television Company Limited (MCTV) on channel 28 from August 15. The ... -
Macau roller hockey team beats China 14-0
The Macau national roller hockey team inflicted a painful defeat on the Chinese National team when they met on Sunday at the World Roller Games 2019, ... -
Our Desk | The sudden ‘new vitality’ of Ho
The former president of the Legislative Assembly (AL) Ho Iat Seng is widely considered the most likely next Chief Executive (CE). The first to publicly acknowledge ... -
Corruption | Graftbuster finds final proof in IPIM residency vetting case
The former president of the Board of Directors of the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), Jackson Chang, was placed in preventive custody last week ... -
Chan Weng Fu | Sixth Chief Executive candidate joins the race
The head of an electrotechnical engineering company in Macau, who has lived in the city for more than four decades, says he wants to become the ... -
Central Library | Alternative location demand revived, gaining support
The new Macau Central Library, a project that was first announced almost 14 years ago, continues to accumulate problems and further delays. The future of the ... -
Football | Inter Milan vs PSG match finally confirmed
The strange case of the football match between top European teams, Inter Milan and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), which it was announced in early May would take ... -
Employment agencies law in apparent deadlock at AL
Passed on its first reading at the Legislative Assembly (AL) almost 18 months ago, the Law of Employment Agency Activity seems to have reached a deadlock ... -
Gaming | China is using the Philippines as its own online casino
Chinese companies are circumventing domestic laws that prohibit online gambling by directing their Chinese clientele to their operations based in neighboring countries and regions. The Philippines ... -
Macau Grand Prix | GT World Cup entries now open
The FIA GT World Cup, one of the two World Cup racing events to take place during the Macau Grand Prix, will present in the exact ... -
Youth squash championship crowns Malaysian players
The 26th Asian Junior Squash Individual Championship was held in Macau for the first time, filling the courts of the Macau Dome and the Sports Complex ... -
Crime | Two six-year-olds raped last week
Two schoolgirls were raped last week, the Judiciary Police (PJ) informed yesterday at the joint press conference for police authorities held at the Public Security Police ... -
Transportation | New speed detection system on Amizade Bridge could be illegal
A new speed detection system has been put into operation on the Amizade Bridge starting yesterday, a Public Security Police Force (PSP) spokesperson warned during a ... -
Competitiveness is key for MICE sector, say industry experts
Meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions – together known as the MICE sector – are becoming more prominent in Macau, even as there are still many aspects ... -
Macau funding of ‘confidential’ GBA projects could swell to 100 billion yuan
The Macau government has invested a total of RMB8 billion (MOP9.4 billion) into the Guangdong-Macau Cooperation and Development Fund, a fund established last year with the ... -
Transport | Bus companies report combined MOP110m in profit
Local bus companies have registered a total profit of MOP110.9 million after taxes in 2018. The final results from the audited accounts were published yesterday in ... -
GGCT stresses: travel alert is recommendation, not prohibition
Macau’s Tourism Crisis Management Office (GGCT) issues travel warnings to countries and regions to serve only as recommendations, the Office stressed a day after it reminded ... -
Education authority concerned internet corrupting youth values
The influence of the Internet on the values of Macau’s younger generation is a growing concern for officials in charge of the Education and Youth Affairs ... -
Government says Macau relentless in fight against human trafficking
Through its judiciary authorities, the Macau government has been relentless in its efforts to combat human trafficking, according to the reply by the Office of the ... -
Former DSSOPT head under probe, assets seized
The former Director of the Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT), Jaime Carion, is under investigation for alleged corruption and his assets have been seized ... -
Football | Sulu Sou writes to FIFA president calling for match rescheduling
Lawmaker Sulu Sou has issued a letter to FIFA’s president, Gianni Infantino, to call for a rescheduling of the match between Macau and Sri Lanka. The ... -
Education | DSEJ to work on prevention as reports of school bullying rise
Chao Pui Leng, head of the Centre of Psycho- Pedagogical Support and Special Education of the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ), said yesterday in a ... -
Continuing Education program stable and gathering support
The Continuing Education Development Plan initiative, which was implemented almost eight years ago by the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ), has been running consistently with ...
