24 carriers confirm Macau flights canceled through March

Flights in and out of Macau will remain largely suspended this month after 24 carriers announced further cancellations. According to a note published Saturday by the Macau International Airport (MIA), the

SME credit limits shrink one-quarter as recession kicks in

Credit limit extended to new small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) shrank by over a quarter during the second half of last year, as banks adjusted to the onset of a

Macau gaming revenue suffers record plunge from virus blow

Gross gaming revenue was 3.1 billion patacas ($386.5 million) in February, down 87.8% from a year earlier, according to data from the Gaming Inspection & Coordination Bureau. In a survey,

As virus spreads, other countries can learn from China

As the new coronavirus spread rapidly in central China, the country's authoritarian government took a very authoritarian step: It ordered the unprecedented lockdown of 60 million people in the hardest-hit

Macau’s visitor expenditure down by 8% in 2019

  The total spending of visitors to the city excluding gaming expenses in 2019 dropped by 8.0 percent year-on-year to 64.08 billion patacas (about $7.98 billion), the statistic department said today

Medical tests at border may include Macau residents

The Macau SAR government has indicated the possibility of also requiring mandatory medical examinations and tests performed at Macau’s medical checkpoints for Macau local residents. During today’s (Friday) government’s daily press

50 drivers apply for home quarantine exemption

  Fifty drivers have applied to the Macau local government for an exemption from the 14-day home quarantine measures, according to Nam Yue (Group) Company Limited. The drivers transport vegetables between

Two Taiwanese men charged for operating phone scam

The Judiciary Police (PJ) has discovered that two men from Taiwan living in a residential unit in northern Macau were responsible for a phone scam. The two men are 21

Man accused of scamming 12 over face masks awaiting trial

The Public Prosecutions Office (MP) has said that a man suspected of swindling 12 citizens by falsely advertising face mask sales will be released on bail, awaiting trial. He will

Drunk driver impersonates twin brother

A local man has impersonated his twin brother by using the latter’s identification card during police questioning. At midnight yesterday, the Public Security Police Force (PSP) found Ng, a 34-year-old local

Tuition centers, entertainment venues to reopen Monday

Tuition centers and continuing education establishments, along with a series of entertainment and leisure venues, have been allowed to resume operations from March 2 under certain conditions decided by the

Another patient recovers from Covid-19, but still in quarantine

Eight out of 10 patients in Macau confirmed to have Covid-19 have now recovered, with the latest case being discharged from the Conde de São Januário Hospital (CHCSJ) yesterday. However, considering

Philippine gov’t to decide on repatriating nationals in the SAR

The Philippine government will soon decide on whether to repatriate its nationals from Macau. Several stranded Filipinos in Macau have been calling on the Philippine government’s assistance since flights were

Security authority open to reviewing personnel’s work schedule

The security authority is open to discussing the possibility of its personnel operating on a similar schedule to that of ordinary civil servants. In response to lawmaker Sulu Sou’s interpellation regarding

FDCT receives 74 proposals related to combating Covid-19

The Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT) received a total of 74 project applications from various institutions and enterprises after it called for research proposals related to the Covid-19 outbreak. The

Anyone with travel history to South Korea will face quarantine

Anyone who has been to South Korea in the past 14 days is now required to undergo monitored quarantine at locations designated by the Health Bureau (SSM), announced the Novel

CTM deploys contingency measures while submarine cable awaits repair

Local telecom operator CTM has deployed a series of contingency measures including 24-hour network monitoring after it detected that a section of an optical submarine telecommunications cable located near Hong

Consumer prices grew nearly 3% in January

The composite consumer price index (CPI) for January 2020 has increased by 2.98% year-on-year, up by 0.42 percentage points compared to that of December 2019. Recent data from the Statistics and

Health | New ‘virtual hospital’ solving 85% of non-coronavirus cases, says official

Restrictive measures applied to public hospital visits due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 coronavirus has led to the cancellation of a large number of medical appointments with several specialists.

Former secretary Alexis Tam to represent Macau in WTO

Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng has appointed Alexis Tam, former Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, as the director of the Macao Economic and Trade Office to the World Trade

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