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Policy Address | Administration and Justice – Sonia Chan: Only Beijing’s interpretation of Basic Law is acceptable
The election of members to the future municipal body with no political power is an impossibility “due to impositions of the Basic Law,” Secretary ... -
Balkans War | UN court convicts Mladic of genocide over Bosnia’s horrors
The United Nations’ Yugoslav war crimes tribunal convicted Bosnian Serb military chief Gen. Ratko Mladic yesterday of genocide and crimes against humanity, and sentenced ... -
Typhoon Hato | Fong faces new disciplinary procedure
The inquiry commission created to assess authorities’ response to Typhoon Hato presented a report to the Chief Executive on November 9. Chui Sai On ... -
Vatican, China exchange art amid stall in hard diplomacy
The Vatican and China are planning a first-ever exchange of artworks for exhibits in China and the Vatican Museums, as the two states forge ... -
Policy Adress | Administration and Justice: Lawmakers criticize top officials’ accountability system
The Secretary for Administration and Justice, Sonia Chan, along with several department leaders from her secretariat, were present at the Legislative Assembly (AL) to ... -
Cancellation of taxi licenses is a measure to consider, Wong says
The Secretary for Security, Wong Sio Chak acknowledged yesterday that increasing penalties for taxi drivers’ legal infractions will be considered. The possibility of the ... -
Demand for gold in China lifts profit at world’s top jeweler
Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd.’s profit increased for a second consecutive six-month period as demand for gold products lifted sales at the world’s ... -
AL Plenary | War of words at the Legislative Assembly
The tensions from the last couple of weeks between newly elected lawmaker Sulu Sou and some lawmakers, (namely the appointed ones and those from ... -
CRIME | Three more people fall for phone scams
The Judiciary Police (PJ), in a joint police conference yesterday, reported three more phone scams, in which three people suffered financial losses. A local ... -
Sands China celebrates 10 years of Venetian Macao
Sands China celebrated the 10th anniversary of The Venetian Macao yesterday, highlighted by a ceremony at the resort’s outdoor lagoon. Guests enjoyed a masquerade ... -
GP organizers will not consider canceling motorcycle race
Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam says that the Macau Grand Prix organization will not consider cancelling motorcycle races during the MGP ... -
Beijing’s deep ties to Zimbabwe could grow after Mugabe era
Under Robert Mugabe’s decades-long rule over Zimbabwe, China grew into one of the African nation’s biggest investors, trading partners and diplomatic allies. Now, as ... -
F3 | Ticktum wins ‘incredibly eventful race’
Starting at the eighth position from the starting grid, British driver Daniel Ticktum was not one of the favorites to win the F3 race. ... -
Education | University of Macau appoints new rector
Yonghua Song has been appointed the ninth rector of the University of Macau (UM) and will assume office on January 9, 2018. The University ... -
Hong Kong | One in five live in poverty, government study shows
Hong Kong’s Commission on Poverty released on Friday the latest official data on the city’s lowest earners, showing a slight increase in the proportion ... -
Art | Xu Bing tests the limits of language in unique exhibition
Currently occupying two floors at the Macau Museum of Art in a colossal solo exhibition, the works of Chinese contemporary artist Xu Bing are ... -
Human rights repression seen worsening under Xi
After five years of prison and three more confined by guards at home, Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng could take no more. With ... -
Secret ballot to decide Sou’s suspension
The Legislative Assembly (AL) will vote for the suspension of lawmaker Sulu Sou’s mandate by secret ballot. According to the AL House Rules Committee ... -
10 years after, The Venetian | First we took Paris, now we take London
Sheldon Adelson will land today in Macau to preside over The Venetian’s 10th anniversary celebrations, the “jewel of the crown” in the Las Vegas ... -
Policy Address | Macau Scholars Union dissatisfied with lack of patriotic education measures
Macau Scholars Union 澳門學者聯盟 vice president Li Jiazeng strongly condemned the government’s 2018 policy report for not setting up measures to enhance patriotic education in ... -
Gaming | Economic diversification not driven by gov’t but by profit
A panelist discussion held yesterday as one of the last sessions of this year’s MGS Entertainment Show and Summit discussed the future of Macau’s gaming ... -
Sonangol boss fired | Angolan leader targets dos Santos clan
Angolan President Joao Lourenco dismissed Isabel dos Santos as chair of state-owned oil company Sonangol as he takes aim at the family of former President ... -
Policy Address | Chui Sai On satisfied with five year plan implementation so far
Chief Executive (CE) Chui Sai On expressed his satisfaction over the turnover rate of the first two years of the Macau Five-Year Development plan. ... -
Macau GP | Racers showcase football skills in lead up to the racing weekend
A group of racers from four different categories (including GT, WTCC, Motorcycle and F3) met a group of students from Macau Anglican College for ... -
Association: Suspension of employment certificate will not halt illegal work
Some fear that the suspension of the Filipino government’s issuance of Overseas Employment Certificates will affect domestic helpers in Macau. Last week, The Philippines’ ... -
MGS Entertainment Show | Second day focused on competitive video game phenomenon
The focus for the second day of the 2017 MGS Entertainment Show and Summit was mobile video games and the esports phenomenon. Speakers explored ... -
Zimbabwe | Army has Mugabe, wife in custody, controls capital
Zimbabwe’s army said yesterday it has President Robert Mugabe and his wife in custody and is securing government offices and patrolling the capital’s streets ... -
Social measures highlighted in 2018 Policy Address
The Chief Executive (CE), Chui Sai On, went yesterday to the Legislative Assembly (AL) to present the government’s Policy Address for 2018. There he ... -
Gaming | Scrutiny of junkets to be increased as VIP business thrives
Macau regulators are heightening their scrutiny of gaming promoters that bring in high-stakes players to casinos, amid an increase of VIP visitors to the ... -
Lifestyle | Enthusiasts to hold first ‘raw food, fitness retreat’
Two local companies known for promoting a healthy, vegan lifestyle is set to hold its first full-day “wellness raw food and fitness retreat” at ... -
Ho Iat Sang requests postponement of Sulu Sou’s trial
The chairman of the Legislative Assembly (AL), Ho Iat Sang, wrote to the First Instance Court requesting a postponement of the trial date for ... -
Hard Rock unveils new logo for Japan projects
Hard Rock International has upped the ante in its charm offensive ahead of Japan’s much-awaited integrated resort license bid. The company unveiled its banner ... -
Sulu Sou facing possible suspension as lawmaker
Lawmaker Sulu Sou could have his mandate suspended, as a result of being accused of the crime of qualified disobedience. The First Instance Court ... -
Powerful earthquake on Iran-Iraq border kills over 400
A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake that struck the Iraq-Iran border region killed over 400 people in both countries, sent people fleeing their homes into ... -
Consultation of full minimum wage implementation begins
The government’s recent legal consultation draft suggests that some employees, including domestic workers and handicapped citizens, should be excluded from the region’s planned universal ...
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