Author: Yuki Lei, MDT
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Youth unemployment remains challenge despite stable overall jobless rate, lawmaker says
Statistics show that unemployment among young people aged 34 and under remains particularly pronounced in Macau, with lawmaker Leong Sun Iok pointing out that while the ... -
Lawmaker pushes for book industry support as shops shrink
As Macau’s physical bookstores continue to face shrinking operating space due to a variety of factors, legislator Lam Fat Iam has called for the establishment of ... -
Macau fires back at Hong Kong lawmaker’s ‘ordinary food’ remarks
Hong Kong legislator Adrian Pedro Ho King-hong sparked heated cross-border debate after openly describing Macau’s cuisine as “extremely ordinary” during a legislative session while urging the ... -
Gov’t rolls out two-month diesel subsidy scheme with MOP80 million budget
Effective Monday (May 11), the government will provide a diesel price subsidy of MOP3.3 per liter for two months, with the Economic and Technological Development Bureau ... -
Cotai EV supercharging station coming by mid-year
With the number of electric vehicles across Macau growing significantly, authorities have stated that they are working to complete and open the supercharging station currently under ... -
Trial expansion of casino shuttle buses records over 3,000 passengers
Macau has extended hotel and casino shuttle bus services to local communities on weekends, with authorities noting that the cumulative number of passengers has exceeded 3,000 ... -
Under-18 student involvement in smuggling rises slightly
The first four months of this year saw customs prosecute 68 cases of illegal cross-border smuggling totaling MOP 4.73 million, along with a slight increase in ... -
May Day tourist flood stays within manageable limits, industry insider assures
Tourist arrivals in Macau reached 869,390 by 9 p.m. on the final day of the mainland’s May Day Golden Week holiday, as border checkpoints logged more ... -
LRT proposed as key fix for tourist traffic, despite service disruption
Calls for Macau authorities to use the light rapid transit (LRT) system to manage peak tourist traffic emerged yesterday, but the LRT operator announced a train ... -
Lawmaker demands answers as residents report zero wins, app glitches in prize draw
Frustration is mounting over the Community Consumption Grand Prix campaign, with lawmaker José Pereira Coutinho reporting that he has received widespread complaints from residents who failed ... -
G-Dragon concert at Cotai venue sparks mixed accounts of event management
Reports on Sunday’s G-Dragon concert in Macau’s Cotai open-air venue have sparked conflicting accounts, with local media describing the nearly 30,000-capacity event as running smoothly, while ... -
Gov’t in ‘no rush’ to implement senior meal pilot previously set for last month
The government had announced a “Pilot Scheme for Elderly Cafeteria Service for Seniors” in Seac Pai Van for this month, but with April now ended and ... -
Smoking ban at school and daycare entrances to expand to 12 more sites
Smoking will be banned at the entrances of eight more schools and four more nurseries starting in June. The results of the public consultation on amendments ... -
Mainland Chinese lead Macau’s 14,246 overstayers as illegal worker cases rise
Macau recorded 14,246 overstayers last year – mostly from mainland China – along with a rise in illegal worker cases, according to the 2025 crime statistics ... -
Gov’t urges public to read national security materials as legislators call for action
As part of the National Reading Week campaign, authorities have called on the public to read national security-related materials, while several legislators used a Legislative Assembly ... -
The numbers say 1.6%; the streets say otherwise
With International Labor Day approaching, several Macau legislators used Tuesday’s Legislative Assembly session to voice concerns over labor rights and employment — particularly the principle of ... -
Lawmaker pushes ‘people-first’ policy amid youth unemployment rise
On the eve of International Workers’ Day, legislator Leong Sun Iok urged Macau authorities to adopt a “people-first” approach, citing a recent International Labor Organization report ... -
Yacht free travel scheme hinges on Guangdong green light
Macau has long promoted yacht free travel with mainland China’s nine Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area cities as part of its economic diversification push, with the ... -
Legislator raises concerns over low prize rate in relaunched consumption campaign
A legislator raised concerns yesterday over public feedback that the prize rate for the relaunched Community Consumer Rewards campaign was low, questioning its effectiveness in stimulating ... -
Macau braces for surge in mainland visitors over May Day holiday
The hotel and tourism industry expects occupancy rates to remain stable at high levels during the mainland Chinese five-day May Day holiday that begins Friday, with ... -
Tourism sector plans to tap opportunities from CE’s Europe tour
Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai concluded his four-nation European tour on Sunday, calling it “highly fruitful,” as an industry representative pledged to capitalize on the visit ... -
Pedestrian jaywalking drops but red-light violations by vehicles surge
Traffic accidents and pedestrian jaywalking cases dropped year-on-year in the first quarter, but red-light violations by vehicles surged by 1.1 times, resulting in 177,000 prosecutions and ... -
Pedestrian zones make May Day comeback in Taipa and Macau peninsula
Taipa Village, along with Rua dos Ervanários and Rua de Nossa Senhora do Amparo on the Macau peninsula, will once again be designated as pedestrian zones ... -
CE wraps Europe tour, touts deeper ties in trade, tourism and high-tech sectors
Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai returned to Macau yesterday after leading a delegation of government officials and business representatives on visits to Portugal and Spain, followed ... -
48 tourism agreements lift Macau-Spain ties to new level, CE says in Madrid
Having concluded his Portugal visit on Tuesday afternoon local time, Chief Executive (CE) Sam Hou Fai arrived in Madrid, Spain, and reported that the one-day visit ... -
Macau expects visitor growth, but legislators push for tourism upgrades
Macau is forecasting continued growth in visitor arrivals, supported by rising international tourist numbers, but lawmakers are pressing the government to enhance the city’s tourism offerings ... -
Scholars suggest sports, trade shows to boost Hengqin amid ‘lack of sufficient foot traffic’
As the Guangdong-Macau In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin marks the fifth anniversary of its establishment, some scholars have acknowledged that its first phase of development indeed ... -
Incentive scheme draws criticism over lottery design as residents call system ‘absurd’
As the latest 10-week “Community Consumption Grand Rewards Scheme” campaign entered its second week, public opinion remains divided, with some residents calling the lottery mechanism “absurd” ... -
Influenza cases rise nearly fivefold in March, authorities warn public
The Health Bureau (SSM) has urged residents to strengthen personal protective measures after a sharp rise in influenza cases, with 1,785 infections recorded in March. This ... -
MGTO looks to broaden discounted bus and ferry trips for foreign tourists
More overseas tourists may soon be eligible for discounted bus and ferry trips from Hong Kong to Macau, with the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) looking ... -
Micro-degree programs planned at Macau universities to support economic diversification
The Macao Polytechnic University (MPU) and the Macao University of Tourism (UTM) plan to launch micro-degree programs in the coming academic year in fields such as ... -
CE’s call for student returnees met with cautious response from graduate
Chief Executive (CE) Sam Hou Fai recently met with more than 100 Macau students studying in Portugal to encourage them to return to Macau after graduation ... -
First etomidate e-liquid seizure recorded in following controlled substance classification
Macau classified etomidate and three related substances as controlled substances in last June, and as of this January, authorities had intercepted a related case, seizing three ... -
Fuel price surge forces Air Macau to cancel another 400 flights
Air Macau canceled more than 400 flights for May and June, contributing to a slowdown in passenger traffic at Macau International Airport during the first three ... -
Planned community shuttle buses seen boosting economy despite unclear traffic impact
Macau authorities have drafted a plan to introduce community shuttle buses during the upcoming May Day Golden Week and on weekends, a move that a Transport ...
