Macau
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Reports to anti-corruption watchdog nearly doubled in 2021
The city’s anti-corruption watchdog has received 712 complaints or reports in 2021, of which 179 related to elections. The reported figure is nearly double ... -
SSM to acquire jabs for children aged six months to five years old
Local health authorities are planning to acquire mRNA vaccines specifically designed for babies and children aged between six months and five years old as ... -
Any Provocative Move to Challenge China’s Red-line Bound to Fail
Taiwan question bears on China’s core interests and is the most important and sensitive issue in China-US relations. In his latest phone call with ... -
SAR gov’t dubs Pelosi’s Taiwan visit ‘blatant interference’ in China’s affairs
The SAR government yesterday condemned the visit to Taiwan by the U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, stating the visit constitutes “blatant interference in China’s ... -
Gov’t foreshadows retraction of some outdoor NAT stations
Adjustments to the location of outdoor SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid test (NAT) stations will be made from time to time as per the development of ... -
Quarantine-free visit between Macau and Zhuhai resumes
Individuals travelling from Macau to Zhuhai must hold a nucleic acid test (NAT) certificate – issued within 24 hours of intended arrival – proving ... -
Five residents fall victim to scam traps amounting up to HKD726,000
The Judiciary Police (PJ) reported three phone scam cases and two sexual scam cases in a joint police press conference yesterday, in which all ... -
Self-drive Macau bus trial in Hengqin precede intelligent-driving test area
Macau’s first autonomous driving bus recently completed a 17-day smart-driving test on roads within the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Science & Technology Industrial Park of Cooperation Between ... -
Melco Resorts weighs Macau move to evade US delisting
Melco Resorts & Entertainment is reportedly considering relocating its headquarters to Macau following reports that the U.S. is set to delist about 200 Chinese ... -
Health authorities admit prevention measures have ‘unidentified flaws’
Local health authorities admitted that the June 18 outbreak occurred due to a flaw in existing prevention measures. However, as it was not possible ... -
On arrival to quarantine: ‘I have been made to feel less human’
I entered Macau as a non-resident worker for the fifth time in late July. Twenty hours before I set off to the HZMB terminus, ... -
Quarantine cut to seven days from Aug. 6, foreign tourists still banned
Macau quarantine periods will change from the current 10 days in a designated quarantine hotel and an additional seven-day period of self-health management (10+7) ... -
Ron Lam demands gov’t review testing requirements on daycare infants
Lawmaker Ron Lam has asked the government to review its strict SARS-CoV-2 testing requirements on day care users, workers and visitors. In a letter ... -
CE to attend AL session Aug. 9
The Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng will attend a plenary session of the Legislative Assembly on August 9 to answer Legislative Assembly (AL) members’ ... -
SJM 2H22 loss doubles y-o-y
In the first half of 2022, SJM Holdings, parent company of casino operator SJM Resorts, S.A. (SJM), recorded a loss of HKD1,176 million in ... -
Non-local arrested for posing risk to others while driving
A non-local female resident was arrested by the Public Security Police (PSP) yesterday due to dangerous driving and driving without license. In a video ... -
Ex-lawmaker slams gov’t for scapegoating cultural venues
Although no Covid-19 cases have been found to be connected to theatres and other cultural venues, they were always the first to close and ... -
Employment DSAL expected to launch 1,000 training positions for construction workers
The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) expects that, by the end of 2022, it will launch 800 to 1,000 places in training programs for the ... -
US House Speaker Pelosi arrives in Taiwan, defying Beijing
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan tonight (Tuesday night) despite threats from Beijing of serious consequences, becoming the highest-ranking American official to ... -
Embattled casino sector suffers worst GGR in decades in July
The casino sector has suffered its worst month as gaming revenues tumbled 95% year-on-year in July due to the largest flare-up in Covid-19 cases ... -
Stabilization period, with conditional dine-in resumption, to last for six days
The city will today enter a stabilization period until August 7 due to the June 18 Covid-19 outbreak, with conditional resumption of a majority ... -
Local authorities see no danger in cooking oil composition
Local authorities see no significant harm in the composition of some cooking oils that are commonly on sale in Macau and Hong Kong. In ... -
Residents with travel history must take NAT
People with residence, or a history of travel to, a foreign country within the last month, or people who have been infected with Covid-19 ... -
Health chief admits probable rebound of cases in future
Health Bureau director Alvis Lo has admitted to the probability of a future outbreak, although he has not identified a precise time. He was ... -
MGTO calls for submissions for 3D mapping entries
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) will roll out “Bright up Macao 2022” in December with the hope of bringing into the limelight more ... -
Job-matching sessions to restart today
The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) is restarting various job-matching services today to assist job seekers to enter the workplace as soon as possible. With ... -
Two consecutive days of ‘double-zero,’ no community cases for nine days
Yesterday Macau recorded its eight consecutive day without any new reported Covid-19 infections within the community, and the second consecutive day of zero cases ... -
Financial stimulus for eligible workers kicks off Aug. 17
Financial support to alleviate the impact of the city’s largest Covid-19 outbreak on local residents and businesses is slated to commence August 17. Announced ... -
Two police officers among 44 detainees in illegal karaoke bar bust
Two members of the Public Security Police Force (PSP) were among a group of 44 people detained yesterday during a police operation at an ... -
Gov’t advises residents seek help as suicide cases increase
Health authorities advise members of the public who have mental health problems due to the long period of Covid-19 prevention measures to seek help. ... -
Lawmaker calls on gov’t to roll out temporary subsidies as unemployment grows
Lawmaker Ella Lei has called on the Macau government to roll out temporary subsidies for the unemployed and to ensure that priority is given ... -
‘Stabilization period’ to start tomorrow
According to the preliminary analysis of the results of the 14th round of citywide mass testing, which ended yesterday evening, authorities expect to commence ... -
Beijing: Macau residents enjoy extensive lawful rights, freedoms
The Office of the Commissioner of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) said Friday that residents in Macau enjoy ... -
IFTM awarded QAA global quality reaccreditation
The UK’s independent quality body and international leader for quality assurance, the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA), has reaccredited Macao Institute for ... -
NAT required to enter some venues
Anticipating the start of the stabilization period as the city registers zero cases for nine days, residents who wish to enter venues where they ...
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