AL PLENARY | Gov’t to introduce new food safety regulations by 2017

The government is planning to draft further regulations on food safety by 2017, according to the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) president Alex Vong. “We have administrative regulations And

Briefs | CY Leung in Zhuhai today

Hong Kong Chief Executive CY Leung is currently visiting Zhuhai with other senior government officials. He plans to meet with leaders of the Zhuhai Municipal Government. Mr Leung will also

Chan Meng Kam | Gov’t promises to speed up supporting facilities at Seac Pai Van

The committee’s president, lawmaker Chan Meng Kam, told the media after the meeting that these issues are closely associated with the livelihoods of residents, and thus have received considerable attention

Tempers flare over lax Fisherman’s Wharf planning regulations

Heated discussions flared at the Urban Planning Committee’s plenary meeting yesterday on the greatly relaxed height and density restrictions for the Fisherman’s Wharf resort planning. Regarding the government’s draft plan

Civil group demands specific explanation from authorities over land recovery failure

Chao Sao Fung, president of the association, appealed to the legislative assembly in a letter that he had submitted to its representative in the afternoon, stating that the officials “should

New mortgage loans increase in June

June recorded MOP3.9 billion worth of new residential mortgage loans being approved by Macau banks, representing an increase of 5.7 percent month-to-month. In terms of value, the new loans to

Australian report cites Macau | Emerging ISIS networks allegedly use Indonesian diaspora

  A new wave of terrorism is emerging in Indonesia, with Fairfax Media reporting that Islamic State (ISIS) is now recruiting in the heart of Jakarta. The emerging radical Islamist networks are

CRIME | Debt-laden Chinese worker plunges to death

According to the authorities, the body was found floating in the lake close to the Mandarin Oriental Macau by a local in the morning, who immediately reported the discovery to

Resident realizes ‘mainland official’ phone scam after TV propaganda

An unemployed local woman realized that she had fallen prey to a telephone scam, led by false mainland officials, after she learnt about the recent prevalence  of similar deceptions while

Chinese cobra sighted in Taipa

Cobras have once again appeared in plain sight  in Macau, as a citizen encountered one last Sunday while walking his pet on the seafront in Taipa. Another witness also reported

MSAR ranked eighth best one-day trip

The Traveller section of Australian paper The Sun-Herald has elected Macau as one of the “Top 10 one-day destinations” in the world. Macau made it to eighth place, just ahead

City’s population hits 642,900 180,523 are non resident workers

The local population climbed to 642,900 at the end of June, rising from 640,700 in March, according to the latest demographic figures from the Statistics and Census Service released yesterday. Females

Credit cards in circulation up 2.7 percent in Q2

The latest statistics from the Monetary Authority have revealed that the region saw a 2.7 percent rise in the number of credit cards in circulation in June from three months

Budget Framework Law to reinforce AL’s supervisory power, says Lionel Leong

The Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lionel Leong, has assured lawmakers that the new Budget Framework Law, currently being drafted, will reinforce the Legislative Assembly’s powers to oversee the government’s

Gov’t unlikely to legislate on tap water lead levels

Secretary Rosário has hinted that the government is unlikely to legislate on lead levels in tap water supplied to private buildings anytime soon. Several lawmakers asked the government to legislate on

Wynn Macau half-year net revenues down 37pct

Wynn Resorts, a controlling shareholder of Wynn Macau, has released its unaudited results for the second quarter. For the three months leading up to June 30, 2015, Wynn Resorts’ Macau

WEATHER | Yesterday recorded as the hottest August day in 58 years

Typhoon Soudelor not only brought Taiwan and Fujian province torrential and destructive rain over the weekend, yesterday it also broke Macau’s record for the highest temperature of the year. According to

Demand for business jets still strong in Asia

The demand for business jets in Asia has grown over recent years, and signs of slowdown in China’s economy or downturn in Macau’s gaming revenue don’t seem to have made

Lawmaker hammers gov’t’s progress in establishing non-governmental municipal body

Lawmaker Ng Kuok Cheong is requesting an answer from the government regarding progress into its research on the establishment of a municipal body. He is appealing for the authorities to

Special Olympics calls for policies to encourage employment of the disabled

Supporting policies are needed to encourage employers to hire people with intellectual disabilities, in order to counteract the impact of the implementation of a minimum wage on the special community,

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