Macau
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Courts | Man sentenced for providing accommodation to illegal migrant
The Court of Second Instance (TSI) has rejected an appeal filed by a man who provided accommodation to an illegal immigrant, according to a ... -
Concerts in China canceled | Bon Jovi Macau shows to ‘go ahead as planned’
Cancelations of concerts in Shanghai and Beijing won’t affect Bon Jovi’s performances in Macau. The band is scheduled to perform at The Venetian’s Cotai ... -
COOPERATION | HENGQIN: Chinese medicine park complete by first half of 2017
The government attaches great importance to the development of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), according to the Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lionel Leong Vai ... -
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL | Education in how to be ‘a good digital citizen’
Parental supervision of children’s online activities is an important part of their education, and has been recognized by International School of Macao (TIS) headmaster ... -
MSAR promoted in Bangalore, India
The Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) has promoted Macau at the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Travel Mart 2015, which was this year held ... -
European migrant crisis | EU seeks deal for its countries to share 160,000 refugees
The head of the European Commission issued an impassioned plea yesterday for Europe to face up to its immigration crisis, urging EU countries to ... -
Customs authorities seize fakes involving 15 brands
The Macao Customs Service confiscated a significant number of fake products being smuggled into the Macau International Airport involving up to 15 well- known ... -
Health | UM scholar makes new findings in treatment of depression
A collaborative research study by a team led by Prof Xiang Yutao from the University of Macau’s (UM) Faculty of Health Sciences and a ... -
Pac On Ferry Terminal to open mid-2016
After several delays and a huge budgetary slippage, the Marine and Water Bureau revealed that Taipa’s Pac On Ferry Terminal expansion should be open ... -
Monopoly’s best fight for world title
Celebrating its 80th anniversary this year, Monopoly is one of the world’s favorite board games. It’s estimated that more than one billion players ... -
Red Market library to trial 24/7 opening next year
The city can expect its first around the clock library starting from next year. The Cultural Affairs Bureau vice president Chan Peng Fai stated ... -
Entertainment | Aaron Kwok marks Studio City Event Center opening
Celebrated Hong Kong A-lister Aaron Kwok is going to be the very first entertainer to take to the stage of Studio City’s Studio City ... -
Consumer Council warns about buying property in Zhuhai
Faced with excessive prices in their hometown, many local residents resort to buying houses in mainland China, particularly in the neighboring city of Zhuhai. ... -
Average daily table revenue increases
Average daily table revenue in Macau’s casinos came in at HKD605 million for the first six days of September, according to Barron’s Asia. This ... -
CRIME | Police inquiry continues after woman strangled to death in flat
The Judiciary Police (PJ) launched a probe yesterday morning after a local woman was allegedly strangled to death inside her own apartment near the ... -
TOURISM | COOPERATION |Taiwanese delegation visits Macau, Zhuhai
A local committee created for the enhancement of the tourism industry organized a delegation of Taiwanese media and travel agency executives to visit Macau ... -
Japan | Abe, running unopposed, on course to be longest serving PM
Shinzo Abe is on course to become Japan’s longest-serving prime minister in more than four decades after standing unopposed in his ruling party’s leadership ... -
Privacy probes increase by 37.6 percent
The Office for Personal Data Protection (GPDP) launched a total of 194 probes into data privacy violations last year, representing a 37.6 percent growth ... -
Myanmar looking to improve local employment opportunities
A Myanmar Overseas Chinese group has said that Burmese nationals are facing setbacks when finding a job in Macau due to bureaucratic woes. According ... -
‘These photographs follow my journey in Macau’
Gonçalo Lobo Pinheiro, a Portuguese photojournalist who has been based in Macau since 2010 is launching his first solo photography book (trilingual, in English, ... -
CRIME | Casino staff nabbed for profitmaking through non-negotiable chips
Two local casino employees face prosecution following their successful attempts to swindle HKD3.4 million out of their employer through non-negotiable chips as part of ... -
New arrest related to St Lazarus illegal graffiti
The Judiciary Police arrested another Filipino suspect last Friday at the airport for spraying black graffiti on heritage architecture in the St. Lazarus district ... -
Conferences and exhibitions impact goes beyond statistics
The number of participants in the region’s meetings, incentives, conferencing, and exhibitions (MICE) should not be a sole indicator when determining the benefits ... -
28,835 fined since anti-smoking law implemented
Following the implementation of the Tobacco Prevention and Control Law in January 2012, law enforcement inspectors have performed a total of 874,876 inspections at ... -
Gov’t to sign new contract with TCM
The Transport Bureau has announced that it will be signing a new contract with bus operator TCM very soon. DSAT did not disclose an ... -
Asian stocks head for lowest close since 2012
Asian stocks fell, with the regional benchmark index heading for its lowest close since November 2012, after Chinese equities slumped as trading resumed on ... -
UM Student Union’s Sept 3 slogan draws hostility
The University of Macau Student Union came under fire after it updated its Facebook cover picture to read “To commemorate warfare with flowers, not ... -
Authorities receive 1,700 opinions over reclaimed area planning
The Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau received a total of 1,700 written opinions on the urban planning development scheme for newly reclaimed zones ... -
Education | New student-run shops open on UM’s campus
Four new student-run stores have opened on the University of Macau’s (UM) campus. According to a press release, UM launched these shops in order ... -
China’s WW II efforts show ‘tradition and patriotism’
Acting Chief Executive Wong Sio Chak said China’s efforts to protect its people from Japan during World War II were a sign of “tradition ... -
Jason Chao criticizes New Macau lawmakers
Jason Chao says that he is upset with the “incorrect” attitude of the two elected New Macau Association (ANM) lawmakers, Au Kam San and ... -
Fewer voters than expected in Portuguese council elections
The list headed by lawmaker Pereira Coutinho won the undisputed elections for the Council of the Portuguese Communities, the advisory body for Government policies ... -
Fitch Ratings expects economy to contract 16 percent
Macau secured its AA- rating from the international agency Fitch Ratings, despite its forecast of 16 percent economic contraction in the region this year. ... -
Briefs | Local deposits decrease 0.8 pct
Residents’ deposits decreased by 0.8 percent month-on-month in July to MOP473.7 billion. MOP and USD deposits increased 3.4 percent and 7.7 percent respectively, while ... -
The Railway That Never Was | Precious historical local archives stored in Taiwan
On 11 December 1904, Portugal and China signed a convention for the construction of a railway between Guangzhou and Macau. The Portuguese would operate ...
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