Author: Renato Marques, MDT
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Civil Protection | Gov’t moves forward with crime for ‘rumor spreading’
The government has moved forward with the idea of penalizing the spreading of false rumors during typhoons or other civil protection-related crisis with imprisonment for up ... -
RoadHouse | Macau-sponsored rider Sheils scores podium at Irish race
Irish motorcycle road racer Derek Sheils, racing under the title sponsor of Roadhouse Macau, has claimed a podium finish at the National Road Racing Championship. He ... -
Southampton to play on ‘home side’ in match against Guangzhou R&F
The announcement of the Sports Bureau (ID) on May 3 that the teams of Southampton Football Club and Guangzhou R&F Football Club would meet for a ... -
AL plenary | Gov’t to amend law on ‘illegal work’: Heavier fines and recidivism penalty to be included
The Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lionel Leong, said yesterday that the government is working on amendments to the relevant laws to establish heavier fines and ... -
Crime | Police report growing number of residents scamming each other
From the police authorities’ latest reports, it is possible to see that the number of crimes involving local residents as suspects has been growing significantly. Among ... -
Bribery to be included among cases that allow wiretapping
The use of wiretapping during the investigation of certain kinds of crimes, should include those involving bribery, according to a suggestion made by the Commission Against ... -
Our Desk | We need more ‘third-instructed’ people
A couple of weeks ago a newsroom co-worker expressed her feelings in this very column, talking about what she (forever) termed the “local sore losers.” Although ... -
Sport | Macau’s lower football leagues to run foreigner-less
In a change enacted by the Macau Football Association (MFA) and enforced for the first time this season, the teams competing in the lower leagues (Fourth ... -
Portuguese President visits | Marcelo declares ‘strength of Macau comes from mixed cultures’
In a short visit to the Macau SAR lasting less than 24 hours, the Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa wrapped up his tour of China. ... -
Portuguese President tours Macau today
The President of the Portuguese Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, arrived yesterday in the Macau Special Administrative Region. His agenda for today is very full, as ... -
Two street protests expected for May 1
As of yesterday evening, the Public Security Police Force (PSP) had received just three requests for street demonstrations to be held tomorrow on International Workers’ Day, ... -
Crime | Local woman suspect in scam involving 9 million patacas
A local 33-year-old woman has been arrested by the Judiciary Police (PJ) suspected of having scammed at least 13 people out of MOP8.95 million, the PJ spokesperson ... -
Ho Iat Seng | Portuguese nationality won’t stand in way of CE election
As reported last week by newspaper Hoje Macau, the chairman of the Legislative Assembly (AL) and candidate for next Chief Executive (CE), Ho Iat Seng, is ... -
Civil Protection typhoon drill suspended due to thunderstorm warning
A drill organized by the Civil Protection structure in order to test the capacity of the constituent services to respond to severe weather conditions such as typhoons ... -
Transportation | PSP tackle motorcycle noise in street inspection
Since mid-March this year, the Public Security Police Force (PSP) has been performing an operation to tackle high-capacity motorcycles suspected of producing excessive noise. However, the ... -
GBA skepticism is groundless, says Forum Macau official
During a talk on the Greater Bay Area (GBA) organized by the Rui Cunha Foundation, the Deputy Secretary-General of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation ... -
Lawmakers Agenda | Tourism pressure, new cabinet and prostitution concerns
The tourism pressure on the population and parts of the city is one of the concerns expressed recently by several lawmakers in interventions at the Legislative ... -
Hong Kong targets major events with Kai Tak Sports Park
The neighboring region of Hong Kong (HK) is investing a total of HKD30 billion in a mega project that will transform the Kai Tak area into ... -
Legislative Assembly | Trade union bill discarded like its nine predecessors
Macau’s Legislative Assembly (AL) voted down the trade union law bill for the 10th time yesterday afternoon. The proposal, spearheaded by José Pereira Coutinho, was the ... -
Motorsport | Powerboats to race in Macau waters next month
Organized by the Asia Powerboat Association (APA), the Asia Powerboat Championship Macau will be held from May 3 to 5 at Fisherman’s Wharf. The event promises ... -
Our Desk | Online Media: Legalize or shut them down
The boom of the Internet, and mostly the striving Era of the Social Networks has brought up the phenomenon of the so-called “online media.” Although the ... -
Policy Address | Chief Executive: all will be ready in time for 2022 concessions
At the Legislative Assembly (AL) to respond to lawmakers’ questions on the policy address and other social topics, Chief Executive (CE) Chui Sai On said yesterday ... -
Seeking justice at the AL
An anonymous woman was the focus of all attention during yesterday’s recess at the Legislative Assembly (AL) session attended by the Chief Executive. Emerging from the ... -
Trade union bill now in the hands of CE-appointed lawmakers
Lawmaker José Pereira Coutinho is presenting, for the seventh time, a bill that aims to create and regulate the activity of trade unions in Macau. The ... -
Crime | Scamming the scammer’s wife
The Judiciary Police (PJ) have learned that a female resident of Macau has been scammed by a local man in a case that dates back to ... -
CE election | Sulu Sou ready for backlash on long democracy road
Lawmaker Sulu Sou’s appeal to the Legislative Assembly (AL) plenary in relation to a proposal to amend the electoral law of the Chief Executive (CE) election ... -
Septuagenarian plunges to death at Fai Chi Kei
A 75-year-old local resident plunged to his own death in the Fai Chi Kei area on the evening of April 12 in case of suicide. According to ... -
Crime | Authorities change tack on prostitution, treat it as illegal work
In an apparent and unexplained change of approach, Macau police authorities are now charging the suspects in three recent prostitution cases for illegal work. This new ... -
Gama Aviation latest firm eyeing Macau in GBA expansion plan
After starting to build its network in the Asia-Pacific region with its aircraft management services, U.K.-based Gama Aviation is eyeing the possibilities brought about by the ... -
Sulu Sou to appeal Ho Iat Seng’s rejection of election amendment
Lawmaker Sulu Sou is unhappy with the decision of the Legislative Assembly (AL), and more specifically its president Ho Iat Seng, for the refusal to consider ... -
Courts | TUI says government is not ‘obliged’ by public works’ letters
The Court of Final Appeal (TUI) has ruled once more in favor of the government in another case regarding the retrieval of land plots that were ... -
Sport | Women’s Volleyball returns to Forum next month
The FIVB Women’s Volleyball Nations League will return to the Macao Forum volleyball court next month. A replacement of the former FIVB World Grand Prix, the ... -
Tourism | Illegal tour guides hard to combat under current law
The Hong Kong- Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HKZMB) is, so far, apparently immune to the phenomenon of the so-called “illegal tour guides,” who bring into Macau groups of ... -
Public housing | Rosário unwilling to have tender frequency written into law
The proposal within the new affordable housing law to establish a fixed number of times that the government is required launch new tenders for public housing ... -
Crime | High-value scams on the rise, prostitution ring dismantled
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has reported various scams over the weekend, with two involving large sums of money, the suspects of which are residents of Hong ...
