Our Desk
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Our Desk | Sandal revolution
Does Macau’s weather bother you? Have you ever heard about “Hong Kong foot?” Hong Kong foot, athlete’s foot, tinea pedis, or ringworm; choose the ... -
Our Desk | It is the Ministers, not the Ruler
World history has taught us that on many occasions, I would even risk saying on most occasions, governments rise or fall not because of ... -
Our Desk | Influencers, anyone?
Recently, I’ve been watching a number of YouTube videos, the creators of whom have made it their career to create media content. The content ... -
Our Desk | Sit back, relax, and enjoy more choice flying
A new airline, Starlux Airlines, had been approved to fly between Taipei and Macau, as reported yesterday by Taiwan’s Economic Daily News. Since it ... -
Our Desk | Who’s afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?
As everyone knows by now, the protests in Hong Kong have reached the ninth consecutive week. From a weekend event, it has now passed ... -
Our Desk | What amputation claims?
The story of the migrant worker whose left leg was amputated is an example of how a number of non-resident workers – particularly non-skilled ... -
Our Desk | The sudden ‘new vitality’ of Ho
The former president of the Legislative Assembly (AL) Ho Iat Seng is widely considered the most likely next Chief Executive (CE). The first to ... -
Our Desk | On rape talk stigma in the city
The two cases of rape of minors reported by the Judiciary Police yesterday can be described as nothing short of appalling, especially as one ... -
Our Desk | Setting examples, not just uttering words
August is around the corner. Is Macau well prepared to embrace all the smells and colors of trash? Macau’s recycling spirit should start being ... -
Our Desk | A blind eye to ‘modern slavery’
Over a week ago, Amnesty International described the exploitation of domestic workers in Macau and Hong Kong as modern slavery – a shameful description ... -
Our Desk | Online Media: Legalize or shut them down
The boom of the Internet, and mostly the striving Era of the Social Networks has brought up the phenomenon of the so-called “online media.” ... -
Our Desk | Mega project may be too small
The Secretary of Transport and Public Works has voiced the opinion that the mega projects already built in Macau, in addition to the ones ... -
Our Desk | New regulation shouldn’t be a burden after all
The new regulation for overseas Filipino workers to acquire an overseas employment certificate have caused anger, frustration and criticism amongst the community for the ... -
Our Desk | Fake tourism is the solution
Just last Sunday I came across a situation that finally sparked my dormant neurons into finding a solution for the increase in tourists, crowding ... -
Our Desk | The State of Education and vice-versa
As an educator by training, and as a father, I have always nurtured both a significant interest in, and a concern for, education. When ... -
Our Desk | Mandarin or not?
I am pretty sure that not every single French citizen wants tourists to go to France and speak French to them. At least some ... -
Our Desk | Forecasts for a ‘Pig’ Year
To start with, I must say that my knowledge on topics such as astrology, horoscopes, the zodiac and similar things is absolutely null. In ... -
Our Desk | Brace yourselves for the oink
The local tourism bureau has recently announced its tourist arrivals estimate for the Spring Festival starting today, forecasting an 8 to 9 percent increase ... -
Our Desk | How to not fail with a Taobao order
For internet users who, in addition to living in Macau, do not understand Chinese, Taobao might be difficult to use as a shopping ... -
Our Desk | My BIR (Macau ID) is better than yours
Forms of discrimination are a constant topic all over the world for the most varied of reasons. Whether based on skin color, political views, ... -
Our Desk | On increasing festivals and events
The recent Macao Light Festival was said to be in demand, thus the Macao Government Tourism Office extended the event in order for tourists ... -
Our Desk | The silver lining is what is missing
– For Cantonese, please press 1; for Portuguese, please press 2; for English, please press 3; for Mandarin, please press 4. – Du… du… ... -
Our Desk | Best can still be bad
Recently, a male principle official from the local government said that Macau is the top city based on the social welfare resources the government ... -
Our Desk | Macau: Under terror attack
Ladies and Gentlemen, this is the right time to panic. Macau is currently under a silent “terrorist attack” that is making (innocent) victims all ... -
Our Desk | A new name
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge – thankfully abbreviated to HKZMB or just HZMB – will finally be inaugurated today after many delays, cost overruns and ... -
Our Desk | Big Fake Empty
“Big fake empty” is a term I first heard from one of my former teachers, who used the phrase to describe a student’s graduation ... -
Our Desk | Social media and #MeToo
The use of social media has played a significant role in the expansion of the #MeToo movement. Officially founded last year, the movement aims ... -
Our Desk | Education needs to be educated
Various cases and claims of sexual abuse have been in the news over the last couple of months. From the case involving a kindergarten ... -
Our Desk | Cautious optimism after Mangkhut
The response of the Macau government to what was undoubtedly the strongest Pacific typhoon of the year deserves to be commended, especially in its ... -
Our Desk | Followers’ disease
Being a follower, as opposed to a leader, Macau is in need of some kind of new medical treatment which the world’s geniuses have ... -
Our desk | Breaking the monopoly
Monopolies, or sole providers of specific goods or services, are generally regarded as undesirable because they reduce the incentive for innovation and price competition. ... -
Our Desk | Macau’s Mandarin is good enough
During yesterday’s Legislation Assembly plenary meeting, lawmaker Lei Chan U used his standard Mandarin to urge the Macau SAR government to more thoroughly educate ... -
Our Desk | Are the McSleepers lovin’ it?
The phenomenon of McSleepers has grown incredibly in the city’s neighbouring regions, having a six-fold increase on the figures of five years ago. These ... -
Our Desk | The Dunning-Kruger Effect
You may have already been introduced to this psychological theory “coincidently” established in 1999 by then-Cornell University psychologists David Dunning and Justin Kruger, for ... -
Our Desk | According to the law…
The Macau government likes to remind the public that it is conducting its affairs according to the law. Listen to the Secretary for Security ...
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