Only the CE may handle ‘state secrets’ matters

Only the Chief Executive (CE) has the authority to handle matters classified as state secrets by state-authorized entities, including determining that some matters are to

GDP rose 39% in Q1, AMCM expects robust growth throughout 2023

Macau's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 38.8% in the first quarter of the year as the local economy picked up sharply following the relaxation of borders.

Police warn about fraudulent WhatsApp website

At least four fraudulent WhatsApp websites are being advertised on Google search for the purposes of swindling people, to which at least two Macau residents

GP x Li-Ning just for the 70th-anniversary edition, but ID hints at more collaborations

The collaboration between the Macau Grand Prix Organizing Committee (MGPOC) and the Chinese sports gear manufacturer Li Ning (China) Sports Goods Co. (Li-Ning), announced last week,

UK jury acquits Kevin Spacey of sexual assault charges based on allegations by four men over 20 years

A jury in London acquitted Kevin Spacey of sexual assault yesterday after the Oscar winner’s star turn as a witness in his own defense spared him

Int’l realtor calls for dropping ‘tough’ market-cooling measures

The government should drop some of the existing market-cooling measures to help economic revival, the Macau office head of an international realty agency told a press

CPU members: Small Taipa Hill hotel project ‘unsuitable’

Several members of the Urban Planning Committee (CPU) have raised issues with the building of a 4-star hotel unit at the Jardins de Lisboa in the

Gov’t, Kiang Wu mull introducing TCM preparations at hospitals

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) preparations may be introduced in local hospitals, Pharmaceutical Administration Bureau (ISAF) has announced in a statement. Choi Peng Cheong, president of

Macau records temperatures of 37.4 degree Celcius under Doksuri’s influence

The thermometers in Macau reached as high as 37.4 degree Celcius yesterday afternoon at the weather station of the Maritime Museum in Barra, but several other

Typhoon blows off roofs, floods villages and displaces thousands

Typhoon Doksuri slammed an island and lashed northern Philippine provinces with ferocious wind and rain yesterday, displacing nearly 16,000 villagers as it blew tin roofs off rural houses, flooded

IC considers making ‘Happiness Street’ pedestrian-only

The pedestrian-only San Ma Lo project may return with some changes as the government announced its plans yesterday to turn the famous “Happiness Street” into a

Casino ops to transition into Vegas, Singapore model: Macquarie

Macau casino operators are slated to transition to a Las Vegas Strip or Singapore model, a transformation which will focus on switching Macau from being a gaming

Fireman called less in the first half of 2023

The local Fire Services Bureau (CB) has reported a general drop in requests for their services in the first half (1H) of this year, the bureau

DSAT soon to launch a new tender for taxi licenses

A new public tender for the acquisition of taxi operation licenses will be soon launched, the Transport Bureau (DSAT) announced. The announcement follows calls from both users

MGTO partners Air Macau to attract more tourists from Japan

To attract larger visitor numbers from Japan, the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) and Air Macau jointly organized a familiarization trip dedicated to the tourism operators

China to address economic difficulties head-on: Politburo

The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, also known as the Politburo, convened a meeting this week to scrutinize the prevailing economic

Gov’t scraps Kun Iam statue at Hac-Sa Reservoir Park, bids to undo the damages

The government has decided to suspend the project of building a Kun Iam statue at the Hac-Sa Reservoir Park in the face of public opinion against the

Barbie mania sweeps Latin America, but sometimes takes on a macabre tone

Latin America is taking Barbie mania to an extreme, with everything from pink-colored tacos and pastries, commercial planes bearing the Barbie logo, political ads and even Barbie-themed

Septuagenarian woman loses MOP200K to impersonator

A local woman has lost MOP200,000 to a man whom she thought she knew, who requested loans from her, the Judiciary Police (PJ) announced yesterday. According

MOP1.4B “Adventure Park” not the same item previously budgeted at MOP229M

The previously presented budget of MOP1.4 billion for the new Hac Sa “Adventure Park” is not a mere increase on the 2020 revamp project budgeted

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