ARTS | CCM announces spring time cine-concert and contemporary dance

The Macau Cultural Centre (CCM) has announced that it will host two distinct performances to mark the coming of Spring. Both shows, a cine-concert and a contemporary dance piece, will

Gaming | Casino fortunes hit five-year low, lead on Vegas narrows

Macau casino revenue sunk to the lowest level in five years as Chinese high-rollers stayed away in 2015, narrowing the world’s largest gambling hub’s lead on Las Vegas. Gross gaming revenue fell

Gov’t presents five-year plan to develop e-government

Published on the government’s official webpage (www.gov.mo) on the last day of 2015, the plan consists of six parts and details measures to be developed between 2015 and 2019. The highlights

Longer sails between Macau and HKIA

As announced at the request of the Airport Authority Hong Kong, all ferry trips between the SkyPier and Macau ferry terminals are being rerouted and subjected to speed restrictions that

New Year Message | Joint effort to heighten Macau’s economic competitiveness

The Chief Executive, Chui Sai On, has promised to boost the city’s economic competitiveness with the assistance of local residents. In his New Year Message delivered on Thursday, Mr Chui

Man accused of heading Marina Bay Sands fake chips scheme

Toh Hock Thiam was detained as part of an operation in which the Singapore Police Force (SPF) had received “a strong sense of cooperation and assistance” from the Macau Judiciary

Statistics | Tourism: Package tour visitors down by a quarter

The number of visitors on package tours in November totaled 769,000, indicating a decrease of 26.6 percent year-­on-year, having fallen  6.9 percent from October. Analyzed by place of origin, the number

First local babies of 2016 are girls

Macau’s first baby of the new year was delivered in the early hours of Friday 1 Jan 2016 at 1:49 a.m in Conde de S. Januario. The baby girl weighed

Unemployment remains unchanged

The unemployment rate for the three months leading to November 2015 remained stable at 1.9 percent, signaling a marginal decrease of 100 from the previous three-month period, August-October. The number of

Taiwan outrage over Macau ‘cat-killer’

A student from Macau has caused widespread outrage in Taiwan after it emerged that he had captured and killed a stray cat for no apparent reason, according to a story

ASK THE VET | Basset Hound Eye Problems

• Entropian or ectropian • Primary glaucoma • Dermoid cysts • Ulcerative keratitis • Nictitans gland protrusion Entropian and Ectropian of the Eyelids Entropian, also known as “diamond eye”, is a rolling inward of the eyelids. This

Macau casino fortunes hit 5-year low, lead on Vegas narrows

(Bloomberg) -- Macau casino revenue sunk to the lowest level in five years as Chinese high-rollers stayed away in 2015, narrowing the world’s largest gambling hub’s lead on Las Vegas. Gross

Recycled art blends new and old in latest local collaboration

The process of urbanization and modernization in Macau has transformed a once idyllic, sleepy town into the congested and international gaming hub that it is today. Elements of Macau’s distinct blend

Mountford retires from Road Racing after Macau GP crash

Thirty-three-year-old British driver Russell Mountford was involved in a serious accident at the 62nd Macau Grand Prix in November, and has now announced his retirement from all racing activities, namely

New dep’t heads appointed in gov’t reshuffle

Hoi Chi Leong, director of the Bureau of Telecommunications Regulation, will take the helm of the Office for the Development of the Energy Sector (GDSE) from January 1 next year. The

Report on AL election proposes longer campaign period

The members of the Electoral Affairs Commissions that supervised the 2013 election for the Legislative Assembly are now arguing that candidates should be allowed to publicize their political platforms for

1 in 7 patacas go to non-resident earners

One in every seven patacas received as income in Macau makes its way to non-resident earners, the Statistics and Census Service has revealed. The new data represents a significant income

2014 tax refund to start next April

Starting April 2016, around 134,000 taxpayers can expect to receive refunds on some of their career taxes. The Finance Services Bureau (DSF) has called on taxpayers to register accounts on

Statistics | November sees imports down, exports up

Information from the Statistics and Census Service indicated that total imports of goods for November 2015 fell 17.4 percent year-on-year, while total exports of goods are up 6 percent for

Education | No more queues for first-time kindergarten applicants

Authorities have centralized individual application procedures for kindergartens, in a bid to address the issue of parents queuing around schools during application periods to secure classroom seats for their children. From

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