Education | At least six cases of teacher dismissal counted by DSEJ

The director of the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ), Lou Pak Sang, has acknowledged that the DSEJ has so far received six complaints from teachers in relation to the

Zhuhai residents unhappy with test price double standards

Zhuhai local residents have been dissatisfied with the double standards applied to Macau and Zhuhai residents by the Zhuhai government for some time now. Earlier this week, the Zhuhai Hygiene and

Gaming | Galaxy reports 61% revenue crunch, while Melco’s falls 41%

Melco Resorts & Entertainment reported its unaudited financial results yesterday showing revenue fell 41% in year-on-year terms to $810 million (MOP6.4 billion) in the first quarter of 2020. Meanwhile, its

Hong Kong’s economic crisis just keeps getting worse

On the ninth floor of a building near Hong Kong’s old Kai Tak airport, Kung Fu master Lam Shu-shing teaches the Wing Chun technique to students, something he’s been doing

Why open a store? Chinese merchants go livestreaming instead

At the height of China’s coronavirus outbreak, the skincare-products maker Forest Cabin closed more than half of its 300 stores across the nation as shoppers stayed home. With sales plunging,

Lawmaker says it’s too late to appeal axing of photo exhibition

Lawmaker Au Kam San will not file a judicial appeal against the government’s decision to ban a controversial photo exhibition from being held in Senado Square. The veteran democrat told

Profile | Grant Bowie’s leadership difficult to replace, say analysts, employees

One of the pioneers of Macau’s Western-style integrated resorts model, Grant Bowie, has announced he will resign from his post at MGM China. After leading one of the city’s gaming operators

Gaming | Las Vegas Sands gives up on $10 billion Japan casino project

Las Vegas Sands Corp., the world’s largest casino company, is dropping its pursuit of a license in Japan, ending a multidecade quest for what was one of the biggest prizes

Mainland entrants can be tested for Covid-19 in Macau

Mainland residents holding business, family visit or public service permits to Macau, as well as those entering Macau with mainland passports, will be allowed to undergo Covid-19 testing in Macau.

Endangered dolphin seen swimming around NAPE

A video on social media showing a white dolphin swimming off the coast of the city’s NAPE district has been authenticated by the Marine and Water Bureau. According to the bureau,

Cheong: cancellation of Tiananmen exhibition not for political reasons

Secretary for Administration and Justice, André Cheong Weng Chon, said that the cancellation of the photo exhibition that showcases the history of the 1989 Democracy Movement and the June 4th incident was

DICJ leadership to change hands

The office of the Secretary for Economy and Finance has confirmed that Paulo Martins Chan will leave his post as director of the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) at

Population increase mainly due to TNRs

  The total population as of end-March 2020 rose by 16,500 quarter-to-quarter to 696,100, driven by an increased number of non-resident workers living in the city. Due to entry restrictions imposed by

Macau’s F3 World Cup, not season finale this year

Rumors previously anticipated what several teams have now confirmed: the FIA Formula 3 World Cup will not be held this year as the season finale, but instead the F3 championship

Macau emergency medical team to help in Algeria

The China International Emergency Medical Team (Macao) is deploying five members to Algeria to assist in a 15-day Covid-19 response mission, the Health Bureau (SSM) announced yesterday at its daily

China and Taiwan at odds amid pandemic

U.S.-China relations have never been worse. Verbal sparring between a Trump administration determined to find someone to blame for the pandemic and China’s aggressive diplomats pushing conspiracy theories has exacerbated tensions

Education | Primary schools to resume classes from May 25

Local primary school level students will be back in classes from May 25, the government announced yesterday during the daily press conference of the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center. The

Maxim Bessmertny’s latest film is an eye into the freelancer life

After months of 20th anniversary fever in Macau, there is a welcome respite in Maxim Bessmertny’s The Handover (2020), which is neither a salute to the 1999 transfer of sovereignty

Crime | Police bust document forgery group

A n operation that has been counterfeiting visitor arrival documents since July 2019 has been uncovered by the Public Security Police Force (PSP), the bureau announced yesterday. Last Tuesday, the PSP

Borders busy as non-resident workers crowd for Covid-19 tests

A large number of non-resident workers who wished to carry out the nucleic acid test queued up at the Taipa Ferry Terminal, according to a statement released by the Novel

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