Heritage | More buildings suggested for drone ban inclusion

The Civil Aviation Authority (AACM) is considering listing more heritage buildings as prohibited areas for unmanned aircraft. The consideration follows two separate incidents of

Int’l Film Festival goes viral, leaving lagging Grand Prix behind

The 3rd International Film Festival and Awards (IFFAM) was by far the most popular event in Macau last year in terms of media coverage, according to the

Hong Kong | China and UK escalate their war of words

China and Britain’s war of words over Hong Kong escalated, with the two sides openly accusing each other of behaving inappropriately toward the former U.K. colony.

Second dolphin washed ashore in five days, cause unknown

Yesterday morning, another body of a dolphin, this time a Chinese white dolphin, was found in Macau waters, according to a statement released by the Marine

Employment agencies law in apparent deadlock at AL

Passed on its first reading at the Legislative Assembly (AL) almost 18 months ago, the Law of Employment Agency Activity seems to have reached  a deadlock

Crime | Taxi driver to pay 70,000 patacas for assaulting passenger

The Court of Second Instance (TSI) has ordered a taxi driver who physically assaulted his female passenger to pay MOP70,000 in compensation to the victim.

Old HK airport turned into billions worth of luxury condos

Hong Kong’s old Kai Tak airport was famed for its hair-raising landings, as planes skimmed apartment rooftops before touching down just minutes from bustling Kowloon. Now,

Airports open up to terminal tourists who just want to hang out

Chuck Hughey braves security lines at Pittsburgh International Airport at least once a week. Not to catch a flight, but to get an ice cream cone

Corruption | Policy Research Bureau refutes accusations against its leader

An anonymous letter accusing Mi Jian, Director of the Policy Research and Regional Development Bureau (DSEPDR), has been condemned by the bureau for “bringing a bad

Gaming | China is using the Philippines as its own online casino

Chinese companies are circumventing domestic laws that prohibit online gambling by directing their Chinese clientele to their operations based in neighboring countries and regions. The Philippines is

Kevin Ho | NPC work to develop China and Macau not mutually exclusive

The most recently confirmed representative of the National People’s Congress (NPC) from Macau, Kevin Ho King Lun, has said that Macau and China are “not places

Weather | Typhoon Signal No.3 raised as precaution

The Macau Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) raised Typhoon Signal No.3 at 8 p.m. last night as tropical storm “Mun” meandered inside Macau’s 400-kilometer radius band.

Macau poverty line about to face five-year plan review

A review of the mechanism to determine Macau’s poverty line will begin soon, the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) has informed the Times, as set out by

Winners and losers in violent Hong Kong protests

The protesters who succeeded in halting Hong Kong’s controversial extradition bill benefited from broad support among businesses and ordinary citizens. But Monday night’s ugly demonstrations risk losing

Crime | Two six-year-olds raped last week

Two schoolgirls were raped last week, the Judiciary Police (PJ) informed yesterday at the joint press conference for police authorities held at the Public Security Police Force

Gaming | Revenue growth accelerates despite weak Chinese economy

Macau casino revenue in June surprised analysts by growing 5.9% year-on- year to reach 23.8 billion patacas (USD3 billion), according to data released yesterday by the

Macau, HK immigrants flocking to Taiwan at rapid pace

From the start of 2016 until May of this year, 4,500 Macau residents have been granted temporary residency of Taiwan, according to the latest statistics released

Transportation | New speed detection system on Amizade Bridge could be illegal

A new speed detection system has been put into operation on the Amizade Bridge starting yesterday, a Public Security Police Force (PSP) spokesperson warned during a press

Hong Kong | Protesters storm legislature spray-painting pro-democracy slogans

Hundreds of protesters in Hong Kong swarmed into the legislature’s main building last night, tearing down portraits of legislative leaders and spray-painting pro-democracy slogans on the

Chinese ‘golden visas’ Portugal investigates scam worth 366 million patacas

According to several media sources in Portugal, the country’s Public Prosecutor is investigating an alleged scam regarding investments made by Chinese nationals with the purpose of obtaining

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