Barra Public Transport Interchange construction to start soon

The Transportation Infrastructure Office (GIT) has received 11 bids for the construction of the Public Transport Interchange (PTI) at Barra. Wong Hoi Weng, the head of GIT’s technical group, claimed that

IACM plans to open botanical garden

The Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) revealed that it plans to integrate part of the Seac Pai Van Park with the Ecological Zone of Alto de Coloane to create

CRIME | Nine missing illegal immigrants found

Information suggests that a fishing boat rescued the nine missing suspected illegal immigrants, originally from the mainland. All of them are reported to be alive and well. The Zhuhai authorities have

TRAVEL | A graphic designer dedicates her life to exploring the Poles

Rebecca Lee’s entire professional life could have been focused on designing Cathay Pacific’s inflight magazine or pursuing the old tradition of Chinese painting.  However, an urge to explore the unknown

STUDY | Medical vouchers prevented fatalities, should be given to TNRs

Professor Zhang Jing Hua told Lusa news agency that there is a significant link between the date of the program’s implementation and the decrease  in the mortality rate prompted by

Food oil importer accuses IACM of ruining business reputation

In a statement released by Tai Heng Foods yesterday, the Macau importer that represents the embattled Taiwanese food oil producer Chang Guann Company has criticized the authorities of making false

BRIEFS | SJM workers protest and MGM staff complain to DSAL

SJM staff are staging another protest tomorrow, with employees going on strike and handing in sick leave certificates, Portuguese newspaper Hoje Macau reported. Feiji Loi, from the Forefront of Macau

APEC China’s vice premier Wang Yang to take part in Tourism Ministerial Meeting

Chinese vice premier Wang Yang is in Macau to participate in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 8th Tourism Ministerial Meeting (TMM8), which will be held tomorrow. He is attending a

Nine missing after migrant smuggling boat capsizes

The vessel, registered in Hong Kong, sank as it carried illegal immigrants  who had either been in Macau or Hong Kong. Wang Shiyun, deputy head of the Zhuhai Maritime Affairs Bureau,

APEC Ministerial Meeting | Macau seen as ‘good example’ of tourism development

Rolando Cañizal, the head of the Philippines’ delegation to APEC’s 8th Tourism Ministerial Meeting (TMM8), sees Macau as a good example of tourism development. Speaking to reporters yesterday after meeting

SPORTS | Local marathon takes new route

The event will this year take place on December 7. Lau Cho Un said that the participants will not be running across the Estrada do Istmo this year due to the

SURVEY | Facebook had ‘great influence’ on May protests

News agency Lusa reported that the study – conducted by Wenny Cao, Angus Cheong and Zizi Li – looked into 12 Facebook events that took place between April 20 and May

1.5m cross border during Mid-Autumn Festival

On the first day, there were already 437,002 people crossing the borders. Among the 1.5 million people in total, around 500,000 of them were tourists. Two-thirds of the travellers, more than 1.18

Over 20,000 people fined over smoking in prohibited areas since 2012

Between January this year and August, Health Bureau agents have recorded 5,405 law breaches. This year, authorities have conducted 184,235 inspections, with an average of 758 inspections per day. In total,

Delta Bridge works lead to increasing accidents

Macau Daily pointed out that there have already been three accidents in the water where construction vessels collided with each other. It suggested that the accidents - which involved construction vessels,

Chui asks to extend border crossing hours

During the meeting, the newly elected CE mentioned his hope to gradually extend the border-crossing hours between Macau and the mainland, a measure he said would benefit regional cooperation and

BRIEFS | Locally shot movie nominated for Portuguese film awards

The film “The Last Time I Saw Macau,” directed by João Pedro Rodrigues and João Rui Guerra da Mata, has been nominated for a prize at the Sophia Awards in

Health Bureau urges Chan Pou U’s family to share HK medical report

The Health Bureau has urged the family of teenager suffering from chronic pain to share a medical report with Macau’s public hospital which was issued by Queen Mary Hospital in

Central hospital admits to unknowingly using tainted oil

The Taiwanese gutter oil fiasco has hit a number of public institutions in Macau. The Health Bureau (SSM) revealed that three government departments, including Conde de São Januário General Hospital

CSR collects less rubbish on Mid-Autumn night

CSR has dispatched 60 workers to collect the trash left behind by people who viewed the moon at more than 10 spots throughout Macau. Out of all the moon viewing locations,

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