Magician tours Asia after 4 months of shows in town

Portuguese magician Luís de Matos is ready to return to Asia in April and May. The illusionist, who recently left the territory after his feature in the “House of Magic” in

ANM proposes inclusion of verbal sexual harassment

  The New Macau Association (ANM) yesterday submitted proposals to include verbal sexual harassment in the government’s proposed bill,  as the public consultation period for the revision of sex crimes ends. In

Taiwan foreign investment nosedives, to just above MSAR

Taiwan’s annual foreign investment has dropped steadily over the last decade, placing the island state just above Macau in the list of main Asian economies that attract foreign investment, reports

Airport announces security strategy for 2016

Upholding the principle of “Safety, Efficiency, Effectiveness,” the Administration of Airports Ltd. (ADA), Airport Information Management Solutions (AIMS), and Macau International Airport Security (SEMAC) have all enhanced the overall service

Alex Vong: Coastal waters are priority

Alex Vong was inaugurated yesterday as the new Customs Service (SA) Director-General at the government headquarters. The MSAR’s top officials and representatives from Beijing – including Li Gang, director of

IC announces fire prevention guidelines for heritage sites

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) has issued a set of advisory guidelines regarding the prevention of fires at heritage sites after an incident at the A-Ma Temple earlier this month. Leong

Gaming-related crimes surge

Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak announced yesterday that the local police had tackled 13, 653 criminal investigation cases throughout 2015, down 2.6 percent from the year before. However, gaming-related

Guangzhou’s development plan green-lighted

Last week, Beijing approved Guangzhou’s ambitious plans to become an international trade center and regional transportation hub by 2020, but urged Guangzhou authorities to pursue closer economic integration with Macau

Gov’t grants Parisian extension

The HK Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Secretary, Raymond Tam, visited Macau last week where he met with the territory’s Secretary for Economy and Finance, Leong Vai Tac. According to a

Courts | Alan Ho gave orders to investigate Lisboa’s prostitution ring

The Hotel Lisboa had received and handled complaints from women who were being asked to pay to access a “working room” in the hotel, says the former General Manager, Samuel

Alex Vong appointed new Customs Service head

Alex Vong, the former president of the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau’s (IACM) administrative committee, has been appointed the new Customs Service (SA) Director in a decision announced by the

Macau accused of handing over HK residents

Law enforcement agencies in Macau have reportedly used extrajudicial means to extradite at least three people to mainland authorities since 2007. The South China Morning Post reported yesterday that two

Briefs | No legal revision for real estate sector

The government has no immediate plans to revise the legal framework governing the private real estate market, according to the Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Raimundo do Rosário. Speaking

Statistics | Tourism: Visitor spending decreased 17.2 percent in 2015

For the entire year of 2015, visitor spending excluding gaming decreased 17.2 percent from MOP61.75 billion in 2014 to MOP51.15 billion last year, according to the Statistics and Census Service

L’Arc theft allegedly involves ‘Broken Tooth’ VIP room

Another incident of internal gaming theft in Macau was revealed over the weekend after it transpired that the L’Arc Macau casino had notified the police that it had been a

COURTS | Sheldon Adelson facing 49 hours of pretrial questions

  A judge said that billionaire casino magnate and Las Vegas newspaper owner Sheldon Adelson can be questioned for up to 49 hours beginning this week by lawyers for a former Macau casino

Entertainment | Moon lantern party in Albergue courtyard

Organizers also say that festive food and drink, a lantern riddle-solving game, traditional rabbit lanterns for children and fortune fai-chun gifts will be offered during the celebratory evening. Albergue SCM is

J. Ian Burchett Canada’s Consul General | ‘There are more ‘Canadians’ in Macau than you think’

The Consulate General of Canada in Hong Kong and Macau continues to explore additional opportunities for engagement between Canadians and the local community of Macau, “thus resulting in the Pop-Up

Madonna shows a hit in ‘remarkable’ Macau

The Times attended Saturday’s concert, which started at 10.35 p.m. in the crowded 5,000-seat SCEC. Madonna performed some of her all-time hits, including “Like a Virgin,” “Material Girl,” and the

Ask the Vet | Common questions about spaying your dog

Spaying a Dog is the surgical procedure that involves the removal of the uterus as well as the ovaries. The medical term used for spaying is Ovariohysterectomy or OVH. Spaying refers

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