CRIME | Drugs and illegals found over the weekend

At least two cases involving drug trafficking and consumption were detected by the Judiciary Police (PJ) over the weekend, with all those involved having entered Macau illegally. Police announced at a

Tourism | Package tour visitors bounce from Sept

For the first ten months of 2015, the number of visitors on package tours totaled 8,222,000, down by 9 percent when compared with the same period of 2014. Compared with October

University of Macau confers 57 PhD degrees

Hugo Pinto has won the Fundação Oriente (Orient Foundation) Journalism Award for a report titled “As novas regras do jogo” (literally, “The new rules of the game”). It is the

2016 Policy Address Lionel Leong says investment fund will be open to residents

Local residents will be able to put money into the future Fund for Development and Investment (FDI), a public initiative to improve the management of financial reserves According to the Secretary

Rosario finds MOP8.6b budget challenging to implement

Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosário revealed to media representatives last Friday, after a meeting with a Legislative Assembly (AL) sub-committee, that it would be challenging to fully

Cooperation | Macau and China sign new trade agreement

Under the new agreement, 153 sectors of the mainland economy are now fully or partially open to Macau service providers. This accounts for 95.6 percent of the 160 trade and

Injured Moto GP rider leaves hospital today

Russell Mountford, the 33-year-old British rider who was involved in a serious accident at the Macau Grand Prix on November 19, is expected to be released from hospital today. Mountford, who

Hundreds of protesters march on home developer’s HQ

Hundreds of Pearl Horizon home buyers took to the streets on Saturday afternoon, gathering outside Polytec Group’s headquarters to protest the lack of construction work on the Areia Preta project. 

Briefs | MGTO did not send gaming promotion message

The Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) has denied claims that the office distributed promotional material for online gaming, as some mobile users claim to have received messages encouraging them to

Sports | Jeon Hyeok Jin’s surprise win at Badminton Open

In a surprise twist, South Korean national Jeon Hyeok Jin – ranked number 32 in the world by BWF (Badminton World Federation) – won the men’s single category of the

CE to attend cooperation conference in Shenzhen

The Chief Executive will lead an official delegation to Shenzhen from 2 to 3 December, to attend the Shenzhen-Macau Cooperation Conference 2015. According to a statement issued by the Government Information

Model EU simulation sends 3 students on free study missions

The participants were a mix of undergraduate and postgraduate students of 12 different nationalities. The top three participants were awarded free study missions to Europe for the summer of 2016,

Airport to replace runway, prepare for long-haul flights

CAM announced that it has begun preparing the airport for airplanes capable of long- haul flights. The preparations have included launching a tender to resurface the airport’s only runway “to account

Giant panda Shu Xiang returns home

Shu Xiang, who has been in Macau since 2010, lost his female giant panda companion last year when she died from kidney failure. Now that Shu Xiang has reached a

Construction of infectious diseases building must proceed, Tam says

The Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Alexis Tam, explained on Saturday that after considering population safety and the protection of heritage, the government will demolish two buildings beside the

Unemployment remains stable

The unemployment rate, which now sits at 1.9 percent, remained stable for the August-October period – as did the underemployment rate, at 0.5 percent – according to information from the

Ask the Vet | Why Is Your Cat Throwing Up Yellow Liquid?

- The cats’ stomach is empty - The cat ate something that’s not processing well in its system - The cat has a disease A cat throwing up yellow liquid needn’t cause alarm. The yellow liquid is usually just bile,

HK-Macau bridge misses 2016 deadline by a year

The HKD133 billion bridge linking Hong Kong, Macau and Zhuhai will miss its 2016 deadline by a year, the Hong Kong government has confirmed. The Hong Kong Highways Department has

Former gaming commissioner joins Portuguese Socialist gov’t

The former coordinator of the International Law Office (GADI), Jorge Oliveira, is a member of the new government in Portugal, where he will serve as Secretary of State for Internationalization

No time for negotiations on undeveloped Nam Van lots

The statement comes in the wake of complaints from investors who this week advocated for “fair treatment” and solutions “out of court”. The developers’ claim that the executive caused problems

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