Q&A | Manuel Machado: Portuguese School of Macau President | ‘The school is growing and has established itself in the MSAR’

The Portuguese School of Macau (EPM) is celebrating its twentieth anniversary with several events this week, including a show at the Cultural Center tomorrow. In

CE to visit Cambodia and Thailand in May

The Chief Executive, Chui Sai On, is scheduled to visit the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Kingdom of Thailand from May 7 to 11. The visit aims

Portuguese School | 20 years: Parents association proposes improvements to Mandarin teaching

The president of EPM’s parent’s association (APEP), Valeria Koob, believes that the Portuguese school should impose a multi-hour regime for children to learn the Mandarin language.

AL Plenary | New law requires voice-recording equipment inside taxis

The Legislative Assembly (AL) has passed a law concerning the city’s future taxi operations, stating that, in the future, only taxi companies can apply for

Driving license mutual recognition said to be still under discussion

The Chief Executive (CE) has said that the local government does not have a timeline for implementing the mutual recognition scheme of driving licenses issued

Briefs | TSI rejects Sulu Sou appeal again

The Court of Second Instance (TSI) has again rejected Sulu Sou’s appeal to void the suspension of his mandate decided by the majority of lawmakers. Sulu Sou claimed that

Gaming | Wynn Resorts adds female board members

Wynn Resorts Ltd., the casino operator coping with a sexual-harassment scandal tied to its former chief executive officer, named three new board members - all

Arts | Exhibition of new works from MAM’s collection opens today

Zhao Mingshan, one of the most exemplary painters of the Lingnan School in Macau and a disciple of the renowned Situ Qi, is best known for

Tourism | MGTO promotes local destinations in Australia

The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) and the Fujian Provincial Tourism Development Commission have collaborated to promote their destinations in Melbourne and Sydney from April 16 to

Business boosted by CNY festivities

The business of restaurants & similar establishments as well as retail trade was boosted in February by this year’s Lunar New Year festivities. According to a business

This Day in History | 1968 Powell slates immigration policy

The Conservative right-winger Enoch Powell has made a hard-hitting speech attacking the government’s immigration policy. Addressing a Conservative association meeting in Birmingham, Mr Powell said Britain had

World briefs

CHINA-TAILAND Jack Ma met with Thailand’s prime minister yesterday and later signed several agreements, including one to help set up a “smart digital hub” in a showcase

Hainan to offer visa-free access to tourists from 59 countries

China will offer greater visa-free access for tourists from 59 countries to Hainan from May 1, in a move to support reform and opening up in

Gov’t called to return flooded cars’ auction money and refund taxes

A group of approximately 200 residents is calling on the government to refund taxes pertaining to their vehicles which were damaged during last year’s Typhoon Hato, in

Briefs | Casino bill to reach Japanese parliament on April 27

The coalition between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior partner, Komeito, will submit a plan for large-scale casino resorts to parliament on April 27,

Wynn Resorts to tighten loan safeguards on Macau casino boom

This gaming company is dealing its existing lenders a good hand, in a rare example of a junk-rated corporate actually increasing safeguards on a loan.

Typhoon season for 2018 might be longer than normal

This year’s typhoon season will be comparatively longer than last year’s, the Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) announced yesterday. During a

Official says casino won’t be built in Boracay

A tourism official said on Tuesday that Galaxy Entertainment Group will not build a casino in Boracay, as had previously been announced. “Galaxy has said that they are now

Wilfred Wong explains Londoner rebrand

The rebranding of Sands Cotai Central (SCC) into the “Londoner” was the topic of yesterday’s British Business Association of Macao (BBAM) event, held at

Chef Elliot finds inspiration from local ingredients

The award-winning chef, restaurateur and television personality, Graham Elliot, is back in the city to visit Coast, his restaurant at MGM Cotai. Speaking to

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