Education | Non-tertiary student population grows 2.7percent

The total number of non-tertiary education students in the new academic year has reached almost 79,100, up by 2.7 percent compared with 77,000 last year, marking the

AL election | Civic Watch calls for protection of city’s vulnerable groups

Civic Watch, led by university professor and social critic Agnes Lam, is again running for the Legislative Assembly election, aiming to secure a seat with their political

Gov’t advances first forecast on Hato damages, MOP11.5 billion

Typhoon Hato’s passage through Macau on August 23, has potentially caused damage amounting to MOP11.5 billion, the Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong revealed yesterday. A

Wife: China may soon put detained Taiwan activist on trial

Chinese authorities may soon put on trial a Taiwanese pro-democracy activist detained since March and accused of endangering national security, his wife said yesterday. Lee

July: Increase in deposits and loans

Currency in circulation increased in July by 1.6 percent month-to-month whereas demand deposits dropped by 1.8 percent, according to statistics released this week by the Monetary Authority

Briefs | No specific reason behind growth of gastroenteritis cases

 The Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) has not yet identified the cause of the large number of gastroenteritis cases recorded recently. In the immediate days following Typhoon Hato,

Golf | Pavit returns to defend Macao Open title

Thailand’s rising star, Pavit Tangkamolprasert, will return to the territory defend his Macao Open title next month. The tournament will return to Macau between October 19 to

Macau Foundation concludes payment to Hato victims

The Macau Foundation (FM) said in a statement yesterday that they have concluded the payments to the families of victims of Typhoon Hato. The Foundation used

Education | USJ moves to new campus this week, recovers from typhoon damage

The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) is moving in to its new campus located at Ilha Verde, as planned. Although significant damage was caused to the new

AL election | Ella Lei: ‘Locals should occupy 90pct of executive positions’

Union for Development head and lawmaker Ella Lei is reiterating her calls for local residents’ employment stability and greater protection of their rights and interests - a

Nearly all SMEs were affected by storm

Several small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Macau are said to have been affected by Typhoon Hato, according to the president of the Macau Small and Medium

New Macau want Chui to be held accountable for Hato

New Macau Association (ANM) is calling for chief executive Chui Sai On to take more accountability for the way the government handled the aftermath of Typhoon Hato,

Briefs | Red Market library closes for 2017

The Red Market Library will not be able to open for the remainder of the year due to the damage caused by Typhoon Hato. According to the director

Goldman sees silver lining for casinos hit by typhoon

Macau’s pummelling by typhoons makes it unlikely China’s government will adopt a tougher stance toward the city, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. While investors are

Media | RTHK replaces BBC World with Chinese radio

The 24-hour BBC World Service channel of Hong Kong’s RTHK was replaced with a state radio broadcast from China at midnight on Sunday. This is a move

Football | Macau to play India for AFC 2019

Macau is slated to play against India in the AFC Asian Cup 2019 Qualifier today at the Macau Olympic Complex. Although today’s match will be

Severe weather | Rainstorm causes floods in several areas

The rainstorm that occurred early yesterday morning led to a large number of floods across the city, according to information released by the Civil Protection Center.

AL election | New Hope urges gov’t to double Wealth Partaking Scheme this year

The New Hope (Nova Esperança) candidacy to the Legislative Assembly (AL) elections, headed by lawmaker José Pereira Coutinho, urged the government to distribute a second share of

Crime | Police looking for man responsible for two scams

Authorities are looking for a suspect possibly responsible for two scams from which he obtained a total of HKD50,000, the Judiciary Police (PJ) reported in a press

Former Liaison Office director under investigation

A report issued by the National People’s Congress (NPC) of China stated that the former director of the Liaison Office in Macau, Li Gang, has been under

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