Che Sai Wang wants regular and standardized medical exams for civil servants

The government should enforce regular and standardized medical exams for all civil servants to protect their health and, consequently, the services they provide the public, Lawmaker Che

Thailand hopes for major visitor’s splash during Songkran

Hordes of revelers toted colorful water guns yesterday as Thailand kicked off its exuberant three-day Songkran festival at full blast for the first time since 2019, hoping

IC to repair three sites considered of cultural value

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) will support the restoration works of three sites considered of cultural value, including one of the buildings which is part

Gov’t mulls using law to attract migration to Hengqin

The government may consider changing laws on social welfare eligibility to persuade more people to work and live in Hengqin, the Public Administration and Civil Services

Hotels still ‘wasting’ guests due to labor shortage

The hotel industry in Macau is still losing business opportunities and letting guests “get away” due to the lack of capacity for handling all the requests

Banning TikTok could weaken personal cybersecurity

TikTok is not be the first app to be scrutinized over the potential exposure of U.S. user data, but it is the first widely used

MICE industry sees 70% job recovery

The MICE industry has seen a 40% recovery in workforce handling jobs, recovering to 70% of pre-Covid times, local media has reported. The local trade

Poll: China tops global growth potential

Most Chinese people are confident about the country’s development and regard its growth potential as the most promising in the world, a survey has found.

Easter holiday visitors equal CNY arrivals

The number of visitors to Macau during the Ching Ming Festival and Easter holidays reached a total of 481,765, figures released by the Public Security Police

Ferry sailings to increase by May as HK tourist numbers rise

TurboJET is slated to increase its ferry sailings by May due to growing demand, as seen during the Easter holidays. Alfred Ng, director of the

A new femininity is starting to emerge in China

Over the course of the last century, Western beauty ideals – thinness, light skin, large breasts, large eyes, a small nose and high cheekbones – have

Hengqin issues preferential personal tax policies for high-end talent

The Guangdong-Macau In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin yesterday issued regulations allowing high-end and urgently-needed talent to enjoy preferential tax policies, detailing application conditions, talent standards and processing

Gov’t pledges to strengthen inspections following alleged jewelry store trap

Authorities have pledged to strengthen joint inspections and improve supervision so as to protect the image of Macau as a “tourist city and protect the rights

Australia suspends WTO case against China on barley tariffs

Australia suspended a complaint to the World Trade Organization in a bid to reopen the Chinese market to Australian barley for the first time in

Plan to retire pollutant scooters falls short of expectations

The government plan that granted subsidies and exemptions for those who wished to replace old polluting scooters with new electricity-powered vehicles has fallen short of expectations,

HK top microbiologist suggests universal antiviral drugs to prevent future pandemic

Hong Kong microbiologist Kwok-yung Yuen recommends universal antiviral medications as key to preventing future viral outbreaks. His comment was made at a public lecture hosted

Rights groups welcome Malaysia’s move on death penalty

Human rights groups yesterday applauded Malaysia’s move to scrap the mandatory death penalty as a major step forward in the push for the abolition of capital

Regulating AI: Experts explain why it’s difficult to do and important to get right

From fake photos of Donald Trump being arrested by New York City police officers to a chatbot describing a very-much-alive computer scientist as having died

UM to launch six new master’s degree including AI, robotics systems

The University of Macau (UM) will launch six new master’s degree programmes in the 2023/2024 academic year. The new programs focus on the areas of

Donald Trump to surrender to history-making criminal charges

An extraordinary moment in U.S. history is set to soon unfold in a Manhattan courthouse today (Macau time): Former President Donald Trump, who faces multiple

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