Elections 2021 | Pereira Coutinho forecasts around 10,000 votes needed for AL seat

Incumbent lawmaker José Pereira Coutinho forecasts that at the September direct elections for the Legislative Assembly (AL), candidate lists will need to gain around 10,000 votes to guarantee a seat

Xi reviews CPC historical mission in address

 Speech at a Ceremony Marking the Centenary of the Communist Party of China July 1, 2021 Comrades and friends, Today, the first of July, is a great and solemn day in the history of

Hotel arrangements for Hong Kong guests under discussion

Since the sudden developments in Hong Kong’s pandemic situation on Tuesday, with the reclassification of the recent two confirmed Delta cases as imported cases, the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO)

Real estate market to experience a rebound

As Macau’s inoculation rate increases, the local property market will obviously be stimulated, the Centaline (Macau) Property Agency Ltd predicted in its forecast for rent and sale property markets at

Property inspections without court order may be permitted

The latest version of the Urban Architecture Legal Regime Bill proposes allowing officers from the Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) to enter a property for inspection without court

Elections 2021 | Hopeful groups announce election candidates

Civil Watch, New Macau Progressive and Power of Synergy – three parties campaigning on professionalism – announced yesterday their lists of candidates for the upcoming parliamentary election. The latter two groups

Chinese take pride, genuine joy in CPC’s landmark anniversary, defy West’s smears

With a dazzling light show illuminating the night sky of the Chinese capital Beijing, thousands of drones soaring simultaneously into the sky in the southern city of Shenzhen to form

Covid-19 | Oxford’s study supports ‘mix-and-match’ vaccination schedule

On the heels of the Macau SAR government saying it has not ruled out the possibility of mandating the administration of a “Covid-19 vaccine cocktail,” — referring to the administration

Covid-19 | Sinopharm recognition from EU is just a ‘matter of time,’ health authorities say

The recognition of vaccination certificates for individuals inoculated with Sinopharm’s inactivated virus vaccine should be just a matter of time, Tai Wa Hou, medical director of the Conde de São

Crime | PJ dismantles illegal immigration support group

The Judiciary Police (PJ) has dismantled the operation of a group dedicated to helping people illegally cross Macau’s border, the PJ announced in a special press conference. In an operation held

Xinhua Commentary-Explainer | National spirit behind China’s success in fighting COVID-19, poverty 

BEIJING, June 28 (Xinhua) -- In the run-up to its centenary this year, the Communist Party of China (CPC) demonstrated its exemplary governance capability by leading the Chinese people in

New hope for HK-Macau travel bubble 

Tai Wa Hou, coordinator of the Health Bureau’s Covid-19 vaccination operation yesterday hinted that the Hong Kong-Macau travel bubble may resume, even without the need for Hong Kong to register

Macau should build on President Xi’s diplomacy to thrive: Liu Xianfa

To celebrate the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) centenary, The Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China in the Macau Special Administrative

Local residents urge Taiwan to stop ‘sheltering criminals’

A group of local residents has submitted a petition to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Macau alleging that Taipei has been sheltering criminals and interfering with Macau and

Crime | Shop owner detained over HDK2 million bounced cheque

A 59-year-old local man, the owner of an eatery located in the ZAPE area, has been detained by the Judiciary Police (PJ) for having issued a HKD2 million bank cheque

Group submits letter to authority calling to cut blue cards

Approximately 30 furloughed members of local lobby group Macau People Power submitted yesterday a letter to the Labor Affairs Bureau (DSAL) requesting that the authority reduce the number of non-resident

Liaison Office deputy head: Intention to overthrow means subversion

Ending the one-party system” is inappropriate in China under its legal framework, Zhang Rongshun, deputy director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macao Special Administrative

Lawmakers call for employment protection, better career paths

A group of lawmakers has separately called on the government to enforce more measures to protect the employment of local residents. Lawmakers Ho Ion Sang, Leong Sun Iok, and Lam Lon

USJ ‘bullying’ scandal leaves nine professors fired, three resigning

A group of nine professors were let go “without justifiable cause” by the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) and another three resigned due to “bullying” by superiors, lawmaker José Pereira

Covid-19 | WHO: Delta variant is ‘most transmissible’ identified so far

The head of the World Health Organization said the COVID-19 delta variant, first seen in India, is “the most transmissible of the variants identified so far,” and warned it is

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