Education | Students with poor English skills may face dilemma over tighter rules abroad

Macau plunged five spots in the EF English Proficiency Index (EPI) last year, ranking 42nd worldwide and 12th in Asia, a performance that puts Macau at

Bus fares update, gov’t and lawmakers share mixed feelings

Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Raimundo do Rosário and director of the Transport Bureau (DSAT), Lam Hin San were at the Legislative Assembly (AL) to discuss

New UM rector assumes office

Yonghua Song, a scholar in electrical engineering, assumed office as the rector of the University of Macau (UM) yesterday – becoming the ninth rector of the

Arts | Macau City Fringe Festival kicks off Saturday

The 17th Macau City Fringe Festival, organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), will be held from January 12 to 21 with the theme of

Cyprus: casino resort to add USD838m to economy yearly

One of Europe’s biggest casino resorts due to be built in Cyprus should pump USD838 million into the island nation’s economy annually from 2022, the second

Consumer Confidence Index increased at year-end

The Macau Consumer Confidence Index (MCCI) in the fourth quarter of 2017 has shown increases in five of the six sub-indexes compared to the

Briefs | Person dies of hypothermia

A person has died of hypothermia as temperatures dropped to 8°C yesterday. Thirty five people used the government’s winter shelter in the Ilha Verde district. TheMeteorological and Geophysical

Barber shops: From old-fashioned to trendy

From the features on the “big screen” of movie theatres to the daily lives of almost every man across the planet, barber shops are timeless and follow

UM English Debating Team ranks among world’s top eight

The University of Macau (UM) English Debating Team recently entered the top eight in the English as a Second Language (ESL) category of the World Universities Debating

Sou and Chiang’s trial postponed

The trial of lawmaker Sulu Sou and former New Macau Association’s (ANM) president and political activist Scott Chiang, which was scheduled to start this morning, has been

CRIME | Con artist reports victim as criminal to escape

A con artist was arrested after cheating a victim out of casino chips valued at HKD300,000. The detention of the con artist occurred in a slightly

Briefs | Taxi overcharging surged in 2017

The number of cases concerning taxi overcharging during the year of 2017 increased 85.6 percent year-on-year as compared to 2016, according to the latest data released by the Public

Heritage | Public consultation on Lai Chi Vun during Q1

The public consultation on the Lai Chi Vun old shipyards area will be launched during the first quarter of 2018, the head of the Heritage

AirAsia evaluates three new routes in 2018

Low-cost carrier AirAsia is considering to launch three to four new routes to Macau this year, Celia Lao CEO of AirAsia Hong Kong and Macau told the

Six percent of newborns undergo slow development

Every year, approximately six percent of the newborn children in Macau suffer from slow development and need early treatment, according to the director of the children’s comprehensive

HKZMB Macau port offers 5,143 parking spaces

The Macau border crossing facility of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HKZMB) will offer a total of 5,143 parking spaces for private cars and motorcycles at

Sou enlists Menezes as attorney, requests trial postponement

Lawmaker Sulu Sou and political activist Scott Chiang announced yesterday that Portuguese lawyer Jorge Menezes has agreed to act as their lawyer, but that he is requesting

AL Plenary | LRT company to be established this year

The company which will manage the operations of the Macau Light Rapid Transit (LRT) will open for business this year, as announced during Friday’s Legislative Assembly plenary

Briefs | Slippery roads cause two traffic accidents

Two residents were rushed to hospital after a New Era bus and a private vehicle collided on Saturday at 1:32 p.m. Police authorities said the car driver lost

Gov’t says it has a ‘plan’ for Pearl Horizon

The government announced on Saturday that it already has “a basic project” in mind for the site of the Pearl Horizon development. The announcement

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