Asian Film Awards return to town, nominees announced

The 9th Asian Film Awards (AFA), set to be held in Macau on March 25, feature 74 nominations and 42 films from eight countries, the Asian Film Awards Academy announced

American production ‘Now You See Me’ to be filmed in Macau

The American production “Now You See Me: The Second Act” will be filmed in Macau between March 12 and 18. The crew will be filming at various historical locations as

CRIME | Customs raid fake purse shop during CNY

The Macau Customs Service (SA) revealed that it has transferred a female shop owner to the Public Prosecution Office after she was found selling counterfeit products. During the Chinese New Year

Human rights report | Amnesty: One paragraph dedicated to Macau

Academic freedom and the ‘Occupy Central’ movement were highlighted as the key human rights issues facing Macau and Hong Kong by an Amnesty International report released yesterday. A single paragraph of

Over 172,000 non-resident workers

The number of non-resident workers in Macau reached 172,062 in January this year, according to data released by the Human Resources Office. There are more than 31,297 non-resident workers when

New Macau Association | Younger and older generations parting ways

Macau’s pro-democracy group, the New Macau Association (ANM in the Portuguese acronym) used to be, according to its former president Jason Chao,  “a fan club for lawmakers Au Kam San

Resident caught slapping Zhuhai bus driver

The mainland Public Security Department has taken a Macau resident into custody after he was alleged to have slapped a bus driver in a traffic dispute. It was reported by Jornal

Gaming | New decline in casino shares

Bloomberg has related the slump to statements made by the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture hinting at restrictions on mainland Chinese tourists to ease overcrowding. Alexis Tam has said that

Statistics | Big spenders have left the building

According to the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), the spending of overnight visitors totaled MOP11.06 billion, down by 17.7 pct year-on-year.  Conversely, that of same-day visitors increased by 4.2 pct

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Figures from the Public Security Police showed a further decline in the number of people crossing the borders yesterday. Until 9pm, 398,679 people crossed Macau’s checkpoints, including 204,758 inbound and

Police to step up patrols on noise ‘blackspots’

The Public Security Police (PSP) revealed on Monday that it will prepare a list of “blackspots” where people have complained about loud noises. In a TDM radio program, some residents explained

CRIME | Security guard caught stealing from museum

The Judiciary Police (PJ) has taken a 27-year-old security guard from the mainland into custody after he was alleged to have stolen money from the safety deposit box of the

Education | Local writers tour schools to share reading experiences

The Macau Foundation revealed in a statement that about 3,000 students took part in these lectures, which adds to the existing “Writing Comments about Reading of a Text for Secondary

Work safety | Harsher fines proposed for construction safety breaches

“The regulations on construction safety and hygiene were made in 1991. We are now drafting the regulations on occupational safety and health. The penalty will be adjusted. We already have

A bite of Macau in London

Macau may be a “tiny territory on the southern coast of China,” but its culinary tradition is great and reaches faraway places, and now a London-based group has started to

Seac Pai Van residents fear becoming ‘second Sin Fong’

A group of proprietors from the public housing estate in Seac Pai Van have handed a petition to the Macau government, expressing their concerns regarding the construction quality of their

Opinions call for inspection against public housing irregularities

Kou Ngon Fong told TDM that people are “in fluke psychology” and do not have a proper knowledge of the law. “The government should routinely patrol every kind of

Mandarin’s growing influence in town

Macau’s mother tongue now has a strong competitor: Mandarin is becoming widely spoken in the streets and is being used as medium of instruction in some classrooms. There are some

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The Public Security Police revealed that 418,228 people had crossed the borders of Macau yesterday by 9 p.m., with inbound visitors reaching 220,602 and outbound 197,626. The Border Gate checkpoint

Portuguese use Cantonese only ‘for taxis and at the market’

Five centuries after the Portuguese first settled in Macau, Portuguese nationals living in the MSAR still have not mastered the Cantonese language. Temporary residency, difficulties in learning the language, and

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