CCAC | Cultural industries fund employees raise criticism over investigation

CCAC had launched a probe to investigate whether Chao Son U, former member of the cultural industries fund administrative committee, had committed any crime in granting a subsidy to a

Parents call for residency for mainland adult children

A group of residents visited the Identification Bureau last week petitioning for their overage children in the mainland to be granted Macau residency so that they can enter Macau to

Briefs | Former Macau champion dies in stabbing

Brazilian jockey Fausto Durso, a former champion in Macau, has died after suffering stab wounds in an altercation outside his parents’ home in Brazil. Durso, 39, rode in Dubai, Malaysia,

Drug Prevention | Scholar advises migrant parents to stay alert

Filipino parents working abroad have to pay extra attention to the parenting of their teenage children, who are at risk of becoming engaged in various sorts of hazardous behaviours back

Crime | Two men arrested for selling cannabis online

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested two people for selling marijuana on a social networking site. The two suspects are Polish and Nigerian nationals, both of whom hold Macau residence cards. The

Exhibition | Resources waiting to be explored in deepest regions of the ocean

What could we find in the deepest and most mysterious parts of our oceans? A glimpse into deep-sea life is now on display at the Macau Science Center, in an

Arts | Mio Pang Fei on show at Venice

The opening ceremony of artist Mio Pang Fei’s Venice Biennale debut took place at the Macau–China Pavilion in the presence of VIP guests, including members of the Committee of Cultural

‘Sagres’ photo album to be launched tomorrow

Macau-based journalist and essayist Joaquim Magalhães de Castro will present the photo album “Sagres – Our Barge” at the Portuguese Consulate tomorrow at 6.30 p.m. Built in Hamburg in 1937, the

Statistics | Construction workers’ wages rise slightly in Q1

The average daily wage of construction workers was MOP726 in the first quarter of 2015, according to the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC). Wages rose at a slower pace of

Ask the Vet | What is a Good Cat Neutering Age?

  Cat neutering could be a solution to control the growing number of cats that never find a home. The term refers to the removal of ovaries or testicles of the cat,

Sands announces transportation for non-resident workers

“Sands China strictly adheres to Macau SAR government policies and guidelines, and has been taking care of the daily commutes of its cross-border construction workers since September 2014. In line

Vincent Piket | EU-China bilateral relations have ‘developed extraordinarily’

The head of the European Union Office in Hong Kong and Macau, Vincent Piket, said that EU-China trade relations have “developed extraordinarily” over the years and have improved in areas

Gov’t announces MOP20 million earthquake aid donation

  The government announced yesterday that it will donate MOP20 million to Nepal in order to provide aid to the victims of the devastating earthquake that struck the country on April

Red Cross asks for more donations

The Macau branch of the Red Cross yesterday received MOP500,000 from gaming operator MGM Macau, culminating in a total amount of over MOP2.3 million to aid Nepal’s earthquake relief efforts. The

Local companies to get privileged free trade zone access

Guangdong authorities hosted a policy-briefing seminar for Macau entrepreneurs yesterday on the topic of the recently inaugurated Guangdong pilot free-trade zone (FTZ). Visiting officials introduced their preferential policy measures that

Macau-licensed vehicles to enter Hengqin before August

The director-general of the Hengqin New Area Administrative Committee, Niu Jing, has told media that the clearance arrangement for Macau-­licensed vehicles to drive in Hengqin will be announced before August. Niu

FRAUD | Class actions filed against company headquartered in Macau

Several collective actions against GetEasy, a company headquartered in Macau, are being put forward in France and Monaco after thousands of members across the world were swindled out of their

Gaming | Melco net revenue drops by 22 pct in Q1

Melco Crown Entertainment Limited net revenue dropped 22 percent year-on-year to USD1,054.3 million in the first quarter of this year, the company revealed in a press release yesterday. The decline can

CCAC | No evidence against fund member sacked by Alexis Tam

“The CCAC agreed on concluding the inquiry, as there is no sign or evidence showing that the then member of the administrative board committed any illegal or irregular acts in

Macau death plot raised during casino mogul testimony

Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson found himself answering questions in a Las Vegas courtroom on Tuesday about what he knew about a plot to behead employees in Macau and if

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