Macau Airport holds emergency exercise

Macau International Airport conducted a full-scale emergency exercise on Friday to simulate an aircraft accident in which the wings and engines of a plane hypothetically

Typhoon Hato | No comment on whether Leong should remain in post

The Chief Executive has ordered disciplinary procedures against the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau’s (SMG) deputy director Florence Leong and former director Fong Soi Kun, following the

Policy Address: Economy and Finance | Non-gaming aspects account for 10.7pct of casino industry

The Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lionel Leong, was at the Legislative Assembly (AL) to answer lawmakers’ questions about the 2018 Policy Address. The role of the

Chinese tourism surges in Portugal, Secretary of State confirms

The Chinese tourist market in Portugal experienced steady growth this year. This growth is one of the reasons behind the importance of this year’s congress of the

Gaming | Suncity’s rewards system becomes a hit

Macau’s biggest junket operator is rewarding its high rollers with travel packages to attend the Kennards Hire Rally car race in Australia and a limited-edition Christophe Claret

Gov’t to hold matching session for professional drivers

Early next year, the government will deliver a report to the Standing Committee for the Coordination of Social Affairs on topics concerning professional drivers, the Secretary for

European chamber celebrates 4th anniversary

The Macau European Chamber of Commerce (MECC) marked its fourth anniversary yesterday at The St. Regis Macao, in a ceremony where its representatives vowed to continue promoting Europe-Macau

Tourism | Visitor arrivals up 8pct on back of National Week

Visitor arrivals increased by 7.9 percent year-on-year to 2.89 million in October, according to information released by the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC). The increase has been

Study shows Macau is one of the most luminous cities in the world

A study being conducted by a Masters student shows that Macau is the most luminous city in the world, a matter that remains underrated by society. Vivian Tam,

Culture | Baroque Music Festival returns for third edition

The Baroque Music Festival will return this year for its third edition, organizer Alliance Française de Macao (AF) said at a press conference yesterday,

Briefs | Man arrested for sexually harassing daughter

A 47-year-old local man was arrested for having sexually harassing his 20-year-old daughter, the Judiciary Police reported yesterday. The man is currently unemployed and divorced his wife two years

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

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