Nephew of Stanley Ho arrested over prostitution ring

Hotel Lisboa’s executive director Alan Ho was sent in handcuffs to the Public Prosecutions Office yesterday morning, along with five associate suspects, for running a multi-million-pataca prostitution ring that was

BRIEFS | Two injured in separate assault cases

Two assault cases involving knives took place yesterday, with one allegedly related to domestic violence. The first case of assault took place at around 1 p.m. in a residential apartment

AL PLENARY | Lawmakers divided on Labour Law amendment

The current Labour Law stipulates that employers must compensate employees when making them redundant without providing a proper reason. The “basic monthly salary” used to calculate the amount of the

Survey shows residents’ trust in gov’t dropping

The survey was carried out by the University of Hong Kong Public Opinion Program between December 1 and 3. A total of 502 Macau residents were interviewed over the telephone.

GAMING | FOAM calls for gov’t to intervene in casinos’ unpaid leave schemes

Amidst the continuous plunge of Macau’s gaming revenue, two casino operators have allegedly offered employees unpaid leave for as long as one year. According to a casino workers’ union affiliated

BRIEFS: Multi-million prostitution ring busted

The Judiciary Police (PJ) cracked a large prostitution syndicate based in a hotel in NAPE area yesterday. Six local suspects were arrested and 96 women involved in prostitution were taken

Crackdown on law-violating taxi drivers greeted by association

The Macau Taxi Passengers Association (MTPA) reacted by stating that it is “delighted” at the surge in police enforcement. “The figures show that the total number of tickets issued increased

Interview with professor Zhidong Hao | ‘There’s not a united front in terms of the democracy movement’

Macau Daily Times (MDT) – Several Hong Kong activists and a lawmaker were recently refused entry to Macau. It happened before but is the situation getting worse? Zhidong Hao (ZH) –

Leong: Adjustment in gaming industry ‘under gov’t’s close watch’

Macau government is paying close attention to the impact of a drop in gaming revenue upon the city’s overall economic environment, labor market, and the operational space for small and

Number of fire hazards jumps 10 pct

The Fire Services Bureau (CB) has called on residents to be more aware of household fire hazards after revealing in a press conference on Friday that the number of call-outs

ASK THE VET | What is the right diet for Hedgehogs?

For your pet hedgehog you want to provide a well balanced diet that is high in protein. How much you should feed him depends on his activity and metabolism. If

Q&A – RODRIGO DE MATOS – CARTOONIST | Fanatics ‘suffer from religionitis’

Rodrigo de Matos (RM) - Sadly, my first reaction contained everything but surprise, which says a lot about the world we live in. I was very sad knowing that we

STATISTICS | Gaming industry strengthens dominance

In general, the gross value added, intermediate consumption and compensation of employees of all economic activities at current prices increased by 21.8 percent, 14.5 percent and 14.9 percent respectively year-on-year

New border-crossing measures boost house buying confidence

  The latest figures of the Macau consumer confidence index (CCI), published yesterday by the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST), showed a 19.6 percent surge in the sub-index of

EDUCATION | GAES admits lagging behind in obtaining student information

The Tertiary Education Services Office (GAES) admitts that it is “relatively slow” in acquiring the information of Macau students studying medical science overseas, which may lead to some students not

Under-construction Galaxy tower catches fire, 6,000 workers evacuated

An under-construction building of the Galaxy Macau resort in Cotai caught fire in one of its attics yesterday. Over six thousand workers inside were evacuated. The fire broke out before 11

Alliance Française tributes in silence to terror victims

“A lot of French people say this is like France’s ‘9/11’ incident; it’s a lot of emotion for everybody,” said Xavier Garnier, director of the Alliance Française de Macao (AF

Free Wi-Fi service launched at Portuguese consulate

  Visitors to the Portuguese Consulate-General in Macau and Hong Kong can now pass their waiting time in a more enjoyable way, and even send necessary information for their visit, with

BRIEFS: UM security caught stealing from students

The Judiciary Police (PJ) has detained a security guard working at the University of Macau (UM) Hengqin campus who allegedly used a master keycard to enter students’ rooms and steal

PJ holds talk with schools on Internet crimes

  The Judiciary Police (PJ) has discussed crime prevention related issued with principals and representatives from 67 local schools, as well as representatives from the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau, Chinese

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