Crime | Young couple detained over document forgery, fraud

A young local couple was yesterday detained by police on suspicion of having committed multiple crimes including document forgery and fraud, the Judiciary Police (PJ) revealed yesterday at a specially-called

Budget execution rate hits record high

The budgetary execution rate of the Macau government’s Investment and Development Expenditure Plan (PIDDA) for the fourth quarter of 2020 reached nearly 96%, hitting record high. The committee for the Follow-up of Public Finance

Climate | 2020 a cooler, dryer year in town, statistics show

Last year, Macau registered lower temperatures than in 2019 as well as a significant drop in rainfall levels, environmental statistics released by the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) reveal. According to

Gaming | Mid-month GGR projected to hit 35% of pre-pandemic levels

Macau’s gross gaming revenue (GGR) for the first 18 days of April is forecast to hit MOP5.5 billion, or MOP280 million per day, according to the latest prognosis released by

Police detect 79 suspected illegal workers

The Public Security Police Force (PSP) detected a total of 79 people suspected of working illegally in Macau last month, according to statistics just released. This represents a significant increase from

Covid-19 | Vaccination insurance will not cover facial nerve paralysis case: SSM

The insurance program, purchased by the SAR government for local inoculation participants, will not cover the city’s second serious adverse event, which involved a 27-year-old male being afflicted with facial

French chamber to hold gala dinner to raise MOP50,000

The France Macau Chamber of Commerce’s (FMCC) annual gala dinner will finally be held at MGM Macau on May 28 after being postponed last year due to the Covid-19 outbreak. Themed

Bus drivers in trouble after viral social media footages

Two videos circulating on social media platforms which displayed the dangerous driving behavior of two local bus drivers were used as grounds by bus companies Transportes Colectivos de Macau (TCM)

Covid-19 | Gov’t mulls suspending AstraZeneca vaccines until next year

The government is now considering to push back the import of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines until 2022, Dr Tai Wa Hou, coordinator of the Health Bureau’s Covid-19 Vaccination Operation disclosed at

NEW IMMIGRATION LAW | Gov’t reaffirms the need to collect triple biometrical data

The government has reaffirmed the need to collect three different types of biometrical data for border control. The measure, based upon the new immigration law and currently undergoing an analysis

Lawmaker calls for timeline for capping resort TNRs

  In his recent written inquiry, lawmaker Ng Kuok Cheong requested that the government to ask gambling concessionaires to reduce non-resident workforce to below 20% within an institutionalized period. Ng explained

Entry bans without restrictions

The new immigration law being analyzed by the Legislative Assembly’s (AL) Third Standing Committee does not establish time limits for the enforcement of entry bans over people caught in unlawful

Chinese flag part of mandatory curriculum after law review

If the proposed amendments to the local laws governing the use and protection of the national flag and emblem go through the parliament, contents on the Chinese flag will be

MOP9.11b to be used from reserves in reviewed budget

The government proposes to use MOP9.11 billion from its reserves to support this year’s budget, the Executive Council (ExCo) announced yesterday. In order to facilitate the proposed stimulus scheme, as well

Gaming | VIP Q1 GGR outperforms brokerages’ projections

The VIP segment raked in approximately MOP9.13 billion in the first quarter (Q1) of 2021, up 19.7% quarter-to-quarter, the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau revealed. The actual VIP performance surpassed

Great Times | Where Wedding Dreams are Made

Everyone has a dream wedding in mind, and when it comes to wedding décor, most people walk miles and go to great length to find the ideal

Covid-19 | Resident diagnosed with Bell’s palsy after vaccination

A 27-year-old male resident of Macau has been reportedly diagnosed with facial nerve paralysis, known as Bell’s palsy, after being inoculated with a vaccine against Covid-19, the Novel Coronavirus Response

DSAL launches subsidized training course in English

  The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) has launched a new subsidized training course on Western Restaurant Service in the English language which will increase the vocational skills of unemployed or recently

CE attends Boao Forum for Asia in Hainan

  Macau’s Chief Executive (CE) Ho Iat Seng is leading a delegation to take part in the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2021 in Hainan from today until tomorrow. Liu Xianfa,

MGTO to select 700 applicants for helicopter tour by lots

The highly celebrated “Helicopter Flight Experience Tour” received several thousand applications on its debut registration day on April 15 — far exceeding its quota of some 700 passengers — pushing

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