Social Welfare Bureau increases subsidies

The Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) has increased the total subsidy amount to be granted to private social services institutions by 6.8 percent. IAS said in a statement that it hopes

Empty gaming tables show slide in USD44b industry

There are no tables, no dealers and no players. Carpets have been rolled up, leaving a trash-covered concrete floor. A sign on the VIP room reads “Heng Sheng Group,” one

Statistics | Motor vehicle numbers exceed 240k, traffic accidents increase

The total number of licensed motor vehicles reached 240,107, up by 5.3 percent year-on-year. Motorcycles and light private cars accounted for 52 percent and 41.3 percent of the total number

Residents demand gov’t step in on alleged Zhuhai housing scam

Around 60 Macau residents who claimed to have suffered losses after buying pre-sale houses in Zhuhai gathered outside the Government Headquarters on Monday. They submitted a petition to the MSAR

IPIM | Temporary residents reminded to communicate ‘change in status’

The Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) has maintained that it reminds temporary residents of the need to communicate any changes in their legal status while holding a Macau

Cats stars visit Macau before curtains are drawn on Broadway musical

Several key cast and crew members of the world renewed musical Cats visited The Venetian yesterday and met with journalists, answering questions about the show that’s coming back to town

Non-permanent residents face obstacles regarding ‘change in status’

A recent court ruling came to revoke the Secretary for Economy and Finance’s decision to cancel the residence permits of an Australian family of four, mainly because the court felt

MEDICAL FORUM | Multidisciplinary medical teams are key in disaster sites

Harvard Medical School professor and surgeon Susan Briggs has been to major disaster sites over the years, including New Orleans after deadly hurricane Katrina, Haiti, the World Trade Center after

Health Bureau launches study on population next year

The Health Bureau (SSM) will be launching a research study on Macau’s population next year, seeking to understand what the main health problems affecting the lives of residents are. SSM

Lawmakers acknowledge difficulties in hiring AL staff

Lawmaker Chan Chak Mo, president of the Legislative Assembly 2nd Standing Committee, acknowledges that it will be difficult to hire more staff as additional vacancies will open once amendments to

Harbourview Hotel to open next week

The Harbourview Hotel will be the first venue to open as part of the Macau Fisherman’s Wharf redevelopment project on February 11, according to casino and hotel services operator Macau

Crime | Two cases of alleged sexual assualt on minors

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have taken a man into custody, and handed another one to the Public Prosecutions Office (MP), in two separate cases of sexual assault on females under

New Macau to consult public on sex crimes

Casinos hit worst streak ever as graft fight persists

Macau’s casino revenue slumped an eighth straight month in January for the longest losing streak on record, and there are growing expectations the pain will persist another year as China’s

Cooperation with Guangdong over waste disposal enhanced

Chief Executive Chui Sai On met the Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party’s Guangdong Provincial Committee Hu Chunhua on Friday, and revealed that Macau will be working closely with the

Guangdong Free Trade Zone covers Hengqin

A part of Hengqin Island, around 28 square kilometers, will be included in the Guangdong Free Trade Zone. It was revealed in a Zhuhai government meeting last week that the

New Philippine Consul-General takes office in Macau

The fourth Philippine Consul-General, Ms Lilybeth Deapera, has been appointed to Macau and assumed her post from January 14. The diplomat attended a design workshop at the Center for Architecture and

Interview | Pawin Sriusvagool : Locals ‘appreciate the sense of luxury and they can afford to do so’

Last year, Mercedes Benz clinched the number one spot for overall sales in Macau, according to Pawin Sriusvagool, the general manager of Zung Fu Motors (Macau) and exclusive retailer of

Alexis Tam ‘shocked’ by alleged UM sexual harassment cases

“I am shocked because there is more than one case. There were three in the previous year, which means there were four cases in total. I believe that the

USJ new campus to open next year

“We should have the campus finished by June or July,” he told TDM News. Mr Stilwell added that students and academic staff should be able to move to the new

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