Gov’t starts consultation to define ‘sandwich class’

  Today sees the commencement of the public consultation which will attempt to define the “sandwich class” of population in Macau, an interdepartmental panel told a press conference yesterday. “Sandwich class” is

Xi to meet with SARs’ top officials in visit to Shenzhen

President Xi Jinping is set to visit Shenzhen this week to shore up plans to make southern China a global technology hub, prompting Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to delay

Exclusion of TNRs in new Hac Sa BBQ rules trigger public criticism

The announcement by the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) of the rules that will regulate the reopening of the barbecue (BBQ) facilities at the Hac Sa Beach Park in Coloane has

Gov’t tightens measures to Qingdao in response to an outbreak

Macau will not allow people arriving from Qingdao in Shandong province to enter the city without undergoing medical observation and a 14-day quarantine from today onwards, local health authorities informed

Crime | Man overstayed in town for nearly 20 years without being caught

The Public Security Police (PSP) recently found a Hong Kong man who had been overstaying in Macau for nearly 20 years without having his illegal status discovered, the department reported

Flores | World’s first jetfoil may be dismantled soon

The Jetfoil Conservation Concern Group is “highly concerned about the fate of the world’s first Boeing Jetfoil Flores,” the group said in a note sent yesterday to the Times. The vessel

Typhoon signal No. 8 to be hoisted at 7:30am

Typhoon signal no.3 was hoisted at 8 p.m. Monday. According to the weather bureau, the tropical storm Nangka located in the northern part of the South China Sea is moving west-northwest

Hotel occupancy scores low for supposedly busy period

Macau welcomed over 156,000 visitors during the Golden Week this year, marking a year-on-year fall of 86.0% in average daily visitor arrivals during the national holiday. Some 145,000 visitors came from

Customs authority arrests seven mainlanders in dramatic maritime chase

The customs authority has apprehended seven mainland men believed to be running a smuggling operation off Taipa’s northeast coast. A dramatic speedboat chase in which the smuggler’s boat briefly evaded capture

BNU, BOC to continue issuing the pataca for a decade

The Macau Special Administrative Region Government has recently signed a new currency issuing contract with the city’s two currency issuing banks. Unlike many other jurisdictions, the legal tender of Macau is

Singapore’s cruises to nowhere to start in November

Two cruise ships will start sailing from Singapore from next month into the open seas and back as the city-state aims to give residents some outlet for their wanderlust amid

Court: Jackson Chang convicted of leaking information, but not bribery

The former president of the Macau Investment Trade Promotion Institute (IPIM) has not been convicted of bribery but was found guilty of leaking confidential information to third parties. The court

Macao Orchestra allegedly running on 13 musicians down

  Despite a new music season starting, the Macao Orchestra (OM) is running with at least 13 musicians fewer than normal, some of whom are orchestra principals, with the rest on

Group calls for Bruce Lee statue big enough to be seen from sky

A small square in the Historic Center of Macao is in for a big renovation if a group of people who want a Bruce Lee statue “big enough to be

Sight-saving charity debuts eyecare exhibition

The Macau office of international sight-saving charity organization Orbis International yesterday launched its first Action for Sight exhibition at the Macao Science Center to familiarize the general public with the

Local racers top F4 China races in preparation for Macau GP

Macau racers Charles Leong (Smart Life) and Andy Chang (Chengdu Tianfu International Circuit) topped the podiums of all four races of the Chinese Formula 4 (F4) category held over the

China Inc. set for biggest US IPO year since 2014 despite spat

Chinese companies are choosing to make their market debuts in the U.S., even as Beijing and Washington spar over everything from trade and coronavirus to audit access. Firms based in China

Lawmakers submit new trade union bill to AL

Lawmakers José Pereira Coutinho and Sulu Sou yesterday submitted a new version of a bill that proposes to establish a Trade Union Law in Macau. The revelation was made by Pereira

Gaming | US operators losing license only ‘remote’ possibility, says brokerage

It is unlikely that any of the U.S.-owned gaming operators will come up short in their bids for a new concession to operate in Macau, according to brokerage Sanford C.

Angela Leong hints at delay of Cotai projects

Both the Grand Lisboa Palace and Lisboeta projects may see their openings delayed until next year due to the pandemic, Angela Leong, Executive Director of Sociedade dos Jogos de Macau

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