AL Plenary | LRT company to operate like airport firm

The law that will regulate the operations of the Macau Light Rapid Transit (LRT) system was yesterday approved at the Legislative Assembly (AL) on its first reading

MIF, PLPEX to feature 30 themed events

The 23rd Macao International Trade and Investment Fair (MIF) kicks off tomorrow along with the 2018 Portuguese-speaking Countries Products and Services Exhibition (PLPEX). The

Uighurs | Senior official says internment camps are ‘free vocational training’

China is saving Muslim ethnic minorities from the lure of religious extremism by teaching them to speak Mandarin and accept modern science, a senior Chinese official

Center continues to fight human trafficking

The Good Shepherd Center’s involvement in anti-trafficking activities began in 2008, a year after the human trafficking law was passed in Macau. With the financial support

Heritage | Exhibition rediscovers Macau-Goa relationship

The exhibition “Viagem Oriental” features a total of 20 photographs of decorative and collectors pieces from Macau that once decorated houses in Goa. Goan director

MDT Interview | Leonel Alves: Almeida Correia’s bid ‘positive and courageous’

Former lawmaker Leonel Alves, a heavyweight in the legal and political community, is throwing his support behind the list of incumbents at the Lawyers Association

Lusofonia Festival kicks off on Friday

The 21st Lusofonia Festival will be held from 19 to 21 October at the Taipa Houses-Museum. The event – organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau

Trade War | Trump hints at more tariffs, doesn’t seek ‘depression’

President Donald Trump threatened to impose another round of tariffs on China and warned that Chinese meddling in U.S. politics is a “bigger problem” than Russian involvement

Wong Sio Chak to oversee Financial Intelligence Office

The government’s Financial Intelligence Office (GIF), an entity created back in 2006 in compliance with international standards of the legal framework against money laundering and terrorist

Forum Macau Ministerial Conference postponed to 2020

The 6th Ministerial Conference of the Forum for Economic and Trade Cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking countries has been postponed to 2020. Last week,

Agnes Lam makes positive assessment of first year at AL

Agnes Lam yesterday made an evaluation of her first- year as a lawmaker at the Legislative Assembly (AL) and of the work developed by the group she

Activists criticize Hong Kong’s ban of legislative candidate

Activists are protesting Hong Kong’s disqualification of a legislative candidate on the grounds that she advocated self-determination for the Chinese territory. Lau Siu-lai, who was stripped

Japan | Abe renews pledge to change country’s charter to boost troops

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe renewed his pledge yesterday to push for a revision to the country’s war- renouncing constitution, in which he wants the military

US Congress renews call for universal suffrage for Macau

A U.S. Congress annual report highlighted that the region’s electoral system is not developing according to recommendations made by the UN Human Rights Committee The report also expresed concerns

Q&A | Robin Moyer, Winner of World Press Photo Premier Award (1983): ‘Photojournalists are not dead, they are working really hard all around the globe’

With a career spanning almost 50 years, the American photographer, journalist and author Robin Moyer has photographed many of the world’s most interesting events, places

CRIME | Third victim reports sexual assault by 78-year-old suspect

A third alleged victim of the 78-year-old instructor of a local music and painting interest course has come forward, the Judiciary Police (PJ) reported late Wednesday night.

Briefs | Qatar Airways starts cargo services to Macau

The aeronautical authorities of Macau and the State of Qatar concluded bilateral Air Services Agreement (ASA) discussions yesterday in Macau and reached an agreement for the “framework for

Malaysia | Government says it will end death penalty for all crimes

Malaysia’s new government said it will abolish the death penalty for all crimes and halt all pending executions, a rare move against capital punishment in Asia that

Q&A | Joe Chan, Environmental activist: ‘So far, there is no education about plastic pollution’

On Aug. 30, a group of residents attained some 4,700 signatures supporting the "Ban Single Use Plastic" campaign, noting that the government needs to consider long-term investments for

Beijing endorses work of Macau assembly

The Chinese central government fully endorses the work of the Legislative Assembly (AL), according to Chinese vice-premier Han Zheng. Yesterday during a meeting with

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