Xi taking part in Hong Kong anniversary but no word on visit

President Xi Jinping will participate in this week’s celebrations of the 25th anniversary of the return of Hong Kong to China, the government said Saturday,

City braces for more mass testing

Macau will face yet another round of Covid-19 nucleic acid mass testing, commencing from 9 a.m. today until 6 p.m. tomorrow, the Novel Coronavirus Response and

Duo of former civil construction heads prosecuted

Two ex-directors of the former Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) have been prosecuted by the Public Prosecutions Office (MP) over the weekend, local media reports.

Lawmaker calls for buffer on cutting technical non-local workers

Lawmaker Ron Lam has recently asked the government to offer a grace period in cutting the future non-local worker quotas from enterprises. Justifying his request, the lawmaker said

Non-emergency public services suspended until Jul. 1

Public sector non-emergency services will continue to be suspended until July 1, according to an executive order issued by the Chief Executive. The Chief

US abortion ruling sparks global debate, polarizes activists

The end of constitutional protections for abortions in the United States on Friday emboldened abortion opponents around the world, while advocates for abortion rights worried it

CE: Macau can’t afford to lose mainland link

Macau needs to continue adhering to the national zero-Covid strategy otherwise it will risk losing support from the mainland and jeopardize established border agreements, the Chief

WHO considers declaring monkeypox a global health emergency

As the World Health Organization convenes its emergency committee yesterday to consider if the spiraling outbreak of monkeypox warrants being declared a global emergency, some experts say

Casino contracts extension inked

Yesterday the government and casino concessionaires signed a deal to extend the current gaming licenses to December 31 this year. The CE announced this news at

Catering association: majority of F&B operators heed gov’t discouragement of dining in

A local catering association says most restaurants have complied with the government’s call to discourage patrons dining in.  Aeson Lei, president of the Macau

Austin Butler, Baz Luhrmann deliver a grand ‘Elvis’

The brief life of Elvis Presley is not something that fits neatly into a conventional biopic formula, though many have tried. It was, perhaps, always going to

Gov’t to run another – shorter – round of mass NAT

The city will see another round of mass SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid testing (NAT), in a shorter timeframe, from 9 a.m. today, a local health official

JP Morgan expects new licenses bid from July as gaming law promulgated today

Brokerage JP Morgan is expecting the new public tender for the city’s gaming licenses to commence in late July or August, basing its expectations on the timeline

200 non-local workers on strike over mainland quarantine fees

Over 200 non-resident workers rallied from Cotai to a park nearby the Liaison Office, urging their employers to shoulder the quarantine fee they would have to

Quake kills 1,000 people, deadliest in two decadesQuake kills 1,000 people, deadliest in two decades

A powerful earthquake struck a rural, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, killing 1,000 people and injuring 1,500 more in one of the country’s deadliest

Gaming law amendments passed in shorter-than-expected plenary

All but one proposal in the Gambling Law Amendment Bill (the Bill) were passed unanimously yesterday at the parliament, giving the government the green light

Gov’t calls on whole population to self-test today

The SSM director said that the idea is that people can learn how to do the self-test and carry out a follow-up of their negative nucleic acid

Associations urge hotel sector to provide lower room prices for employees

The Association of Macao Tourist Agents (AMTA) has expressed hope that the hotel sector will provide accommodation support to employees amid the implementation of pandemic

UNESCO to present local heritage protection group’s outcry to Beijing

A group that has been calling for the safeguard of a prominent element of Macau’s heritage has announced that UNESCO will bring the matter to Beijiing in

‘Everything is on fire’: Ukraine region weathers bombardment

Russian attacks laid down a curtain of fire yesterday across areas of eastern Ukraine where pockets of resistance are denying Moscow full military control of

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