HKZM Bridge set to finish major construction works by year’s end

The Hong Kong government said on Tuesday that the construction of the Main Bridge of the Hong Kong- Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB) is progressing well and

Light Festival budget slightly over MOP18m

The “Macao Light Festival 2017 – Amor Macau” will be on stage from December 3 until 31 at various locations across the city, with

Policy Address | Administration and Justice – Sonia Chan: Only Beijing’s interpretation of Basic Law is acceptable

The election of members to the future municipal body with no political power is an impossibility “due to impositions of the Basic Law,” Secretary for Administration and

Training for civil servants raises questions

The process of selection, hiring and training of Macau civil servants was one of the topics that raised many concerns by several lawmakers yesterday during the second

Education | Macau ranks eighth in global collaborative problem solving test

Among the 51 countries that took part, the region scored 534, while Singapore remained the leader with a mean score of 561 in the Collaborative Problem

Offbeat | Baron Cohen to pay fine for Czechs sporting Borat mankinis

Comic actor Sacha Baron Cohen has offered to pay the fines for six Czech tourists who were reportedly detained by authorities in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana for dressing up

Typhoon Hato | Fong faces new disciplinary procedure

The inquiry commission created to assess authorities’ response to Typhoon Hato presented a report to the Chief Executive on November 9. Chui Sai On analyzed the

200 more entities in cultural industries

A total of 1,913 organizations were operating in the four core domains of the cultural industries of Macau last year, according to a statement released by the

Legal Wise | Tapping at will?

In the latest edition of the Macau Judiciary Police Gazette “Criminal Investigation and Legal System”, a principal investigator from said police body penned an article defending the

Policy Adress | Administration and Justice: Lawmakers criticize top officials’ accountability system

The Secretary for Administration and Justice, Sonia Chan, along with several department leaders from her secretariat, were present at the Legislative Assembly (AL) to

Ho suggests reviewing car maintenance regulations

Lawmaker Ho Ion Sang claimed that the government did not implement substantial actions in relation to livelihood issues, a topic the government has made many promises

Chinese tourists spend slightly more

Tourists’ total spending in Macau (excluding gaming expenses) amounted to MOP15.93 billion in the third quarter of 2017, up by 8.8 percent year-on- year and 15.9

Gaming | Cryptocurrency | Dragon Corp CEO denies involvement of Broken Tooth

The CEO of Dragon Corp., the company that wants to build a USD300 million floating cryptocurrency casino in Macau, has denied that the territory’s most notorious

Bitcoin falls on USD31 million peer hack

Bitcoin slipped from a record after the USD31 million theft of a cryptocurrency peer renewed concern about the security of digital coins. The company behind tether,

Gaming | Analyst : GGR won’t recover before 2020

Analyst Grant Govertsen has predicted that Macau’s gross gaming revenues (GGR) are unlikely to return to their pre-recession levels before the current concessionaire agreements end between

Briefs | CCM hosts Children’s Choir Annual Concert

The Macau Cultural Centre (CCM) announced it will present its Children’s Choir Annual Concert on December 17. According to a press release issued by CCM, “from

Cancellation of taxi licenses is a measure to consider, Wong says

The Secretary for Security, Wong Sio Chak acknowledged yesterday that increasing penalties for taxi drivers’ legal infractions will be considered. The possibility of the transgressors having their taxi

Crime rate drops slightly, arson cases surge

The latest crime statistics and law enforcement data for the first three quarters of 2017 were presented to the media in a press conference held at the 

Sou case neither ‘politically motivated’ nor ‘unique’

Although it was not mentioned by any of the media who attended the press conference yesterday, Secretary for Security, Wong Sio Chak sought to explain and

Offbeat | Town moves man’s loudspeaker broadcast of taps to local park

A Pennsylvania town has reached a detente over a former councilman’s broadcast of taps through loudspeakers at his home, which had caused complaints and lawsuit threats. The Glen Rock

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