Gov’t to open new center for parenting

A new Parenting Education Center will be the engine of assistance for working youth as “many of them are young parents, having the need for knowledge on parenting,” Kong Chi

HK returnees from GD province, Macau to be granted quarantine exemption

Hong Kong residents will soon be permitted to return to their hometown from Guangdong (GD) province and Macau without having to complete a 14-day quarantine period, starting from November 23. Initially,

Man jumped to death, PJ say

The Judiciary Police (PJ) reported the discovery of a dead body following a suspected suicide yesterday. At 12:08 p.m. yesterday, the Fire Services Bureau notified the PJ regarding a possible

Genting HK to sell 50% stake in Macau hotel project for HKD750 million

The cruise and resort operator Genting Hong Kong Ltd has agreed to offload a 50% stake in a hotel project in Macau under its subsidiary Genting Macau Holdings Ltd for

Printing Bureau apologizes for publication mistake

The Printing Bureau (IO) has apologized for a mistake made in the Chinese version of a Government Head Office Auxiliary Bureau’s announcement published yesterday in the Official Gazette. “IO made a

IFFAM 2020

The 5th International Film Festival & Awards • Macao will run from December 3 through December 8. Competition – An international competition comprising 11 feature films, which is a showcase for

IFFAM 2020 | Film festival to go digital for the first time

The annual International Film Festival & Awards - Macao (IFFAM) is preparing to roll out the red carpet — virtually for the very first time — from December 3 to

Neto Valente accuses top judge of being ‘judge in his own cause’

The Macau Lawyers Association (AAM) president Jorge Neto Valente has accused the president of the Court of Final Appeal (TUI) and of the Council of the Judicial Magistrates (CMJ), Sam

Lawyers’ opinions diverge over judicial ‘clash of the titans’

  As the exchange of accusations and criticism between veteran Macau lawyer and president of the Macau Lawyers Association (AAM) Jorge Neto Valente, and the president of the Court of Final

Briefs | Demographics continue to plunge amid economic downturn

  The total population as at end-September 2020 decreased by 2,600 quarter-to-quarter to 682,800, on account of a drop in number of non-resident workers living in the Macau SAR, according to

Families hope in vain to hire domestic helpers from abroad

Local households are facing a predicament in hiring overseas domestic helpers due to a double whammy of border closures and the new labor regulation imposed in October, which bars foreigners

BOAO FORUM | CE pledges to improve existing institutional mechanism

The Chief Executive, Ho Iat Seng, assured that the Macau SAR government would further strengthen “top-down design” regarding innovation, including continuous improvements to existing institutional mechanisms for innovation and mechanisms

Gov’t officially extends bank note issuing rights to BOC, BNU

Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lei Wai Nong, disclosed that the bank notes in circulation have expanded 14-fold in the past quarter of a century, with a monetary value of

Macau’s first satellite planned for launch in 2021

The State Key Laboratory of Lunar and Planetary Sciences of the Macau University of Science and Technology expects to launch Macau’s first satellite before the end of 2021, according to

Galaxy’s adjusted EBITDA up 31% in Q3

Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) Ltd registered a 31% increase, quarter to quarter, in the adjusted earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) in the third quarter of 2020 (Q3),

Education | Macau, HK students in Taiwan doubled

Although border restrictions and other counter-pandemic measures are still in place, Taiwan has seen 50% more students from Macau and Hong Kong combined studying there since July, reported Taiwan English

Macau to host international table tennis event this month

  Macau will host of a series of World Table Tennis (WTT) events, which will take place from November 25 to 29. According to a release from the International Table Tennis Federation

Gov’t proposes Bill to improve teaching staff benefits

  The government has drafted a bill to amend an existing law regulating public teaching staff and activities. It has been reviewed by the Executive Council and will be sent to

CRIME | Counterfeit banknotes continue to be used by money exchange scammers

Money exchange gangs who are active in local casinos have been using training notes to trick gamblers, the Judiciary Police (PJ) reported yesterday during the joint police press conference. As Macau’s

Lawyers raise doubts over online legal help platform

The Macau Lawyers Association (AAM) is assessing the legality of online legal advisory platform “eAskLaw,” said the president of AAM, Jorge Neto Valente, during an interview with TDM Radio. The assessment

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