Our Desk
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Our Desk | Why Iceland proved you wrong
As we all know, Iceland and Macau have probably little or virtually nothing in common, so to compare the country with our region would ... -
Our Desk | Our addiction to waste
Macau’s addiction to waste is a troubling phenomenon, especially because such a disparity exists between what we think we throw out and what we ... -
Our Desk | Where can pregnant migrants turn to?
A family friend announced at a social gathering that she is two months pregnant – happy news for all present. Everyone was advising her ... -
Our Desk | ‘Ke Ban Yin Xiang’
Not every word and phrase in any of the world’s languages can or should be translated. Some words should be borrowed and kept close ... -
Our Desk | Space to play
Recently opened without fanfare, the refurbished playground of Taipa’s Central Park is (as far as I know) the only contemporary children’s playground existing in ... -
Our Desk | Fake it until you make it
Macau’s approach to becoming a service platform for Sino-Lusophone trade most closely resembles the saying, “fake it until you make it.” It’s unclear how ... -
Our Desk | DSEJ’s blind self-confidence
When government departments do not know how to lie, or when they do not want to lie, they make themselves look and sound funny. ... -
Our Desk | An urgent call for new parents
At a first glance, it might seem that I am making an appeal for procreation in Macau. No, that is not the case at ... -
Our Desk | On the lack of quality drivers
The SAR finally implemented its planned increase in public bus fares on Saturday after a series of controversies regarding “positive discrimination”, which would affect ... -
Our Desk | Before they become Macau tourists
We all know that one hundred people have one hundred pairs of eyes, which reflect to their owners different perspectives on the same things. ... -
Our Desk | Social network sharing – How much is too much?
To start, I would say that we definitely live in era in which the world has turned “voyeuristic”. We photograph and film pretty much ... -
Our Desk | Rising interest rates could spell trouble
Macau interest rates are expected to rise significantly in the next few years, as local authorities pay close attention to the monetary situation in ... -
Our Desk | Stephen Hawking, the greatest fashion designer
This story is totally made up. I always imagined myself as someone who, despite having heard about Stephen Hawking, never knew anything about him ... -
Our Desk | Harassment, bullying and other forms of abuse
“Harassment” is a word that in the last few weeks and months has been written countless times, mostly in relation to the recent (yet ... -
Our Desk | On calling Macau home
Two thousand years ago, the proudest boast was civis romanus sum [“I am a Roman citizen”]. Today, in the world of freedom, the proudest ... -
Our Desk | On why Filipino migrants are fond of the president
Family members of Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte visited both Hong Kong and Macau over the weekend to thank the migrant workers for their support ... -
Our Desk | Assumption – The Science of the ‘Ignorant’
In our daily lives, there are many things that we “take for granted” or assume will turn out in a particular way. This applies ... -
Our Desk | Never ending taxi tales
The idea of complaining about taxis and their drivers has already become such a norm in the city that it is no longer a ... -
Our Desk | Call recordings with phone scammers
An anonymous source (below referred to as ‘S’) provided the following call minutes from a call with phone scammers. The first criminal (below referred ... -
Our Desk | A call for an ‘honest’ food guide
At times, we praise the acknowledgment by UNESCO of Macau in the gastronomic field, which resulted in the designation of the region as a ... -
Our desk | The crime that fits the punishment
Sulu Sou will stand trial much quicker than I anticipated, even taking into account yesterday’s second postponement of the trial start date. My expectation ... -
Our Desk | Who dropped off their recycling?
Recently during the morning when I was waiting for the bus to go to work, I saw a man carrying a cardboard box containing ... -
Our Desk | Fong in limbo
Fong Soi Kun, the (disgraced?) former director of Macau’s Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau, is seemingly stuck in limbo – not quite a government official ... -
Our Desk | Positive discrimination?
The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) launched a 45-day public consultation last week regarding the proposed implementation of a statutory minimum wage for all workers ... -
Our Desk | Driving license recognition threats come from Guangdong
The government recently proposed introducing mutual driving license recognition between mainland China and Macau. The proposal stirred up a lot of controversy among the ... -
Our Desk | Forget trade unions, focus on minimum wage
The new legislators elected and appointed to the Legislative Assembly (AL) last month were seemingly not enough to tip the balance in favor of ... -
Our Desk | Entertained by ‘beg-packers’
I have seen a number of Western backpackers who claim to be touring the world but ask locals for money to help them fund ... -
Our Desk | Capital Airlines, Macau-Beijing-Lisbon
Recently, Capital Airlines launched a flight route connecting Lisbon to Beijing, and, in July, the route was extended from Beijing to Macau. During September ... -
Our Desk | A Golden ‘Weak’
National Day and the subsequent “Golden Week” that follows – one of the semi-annual 7-day national holidays, implemented in 2000 by China’s Central Government ... -
Our Desk | Bureaucracy and the ‘rule of three’
Bureaucracy is equally as astonishing and stifling in Macau, as it seems to be everywhere else in the world. Or at least that’s what ... -
Our Desk | On AL elections, who is who?
Political groups have been taking it up a gear in their current election campaigns, as it is just four days shy of the city’s ... -
Our Desk | Recycling starts early
Around ten years ago, in the city where I grew up, the government one day decided to fine people RMB200 for walking around topless. ... -
Our Desk | Mob justice
“The face of fear has neither eyes nor ears. It is blind and deaf to all but its own terrors.” (Victor Kelleher) What to ... -
Our Desk | To feel good
A couple of days ago I bumped into an old report that matched perfectly with what my feelings were on the previous days. The ... -
Our Desk | What is it like without Uber?
The exit of Uber in the city has left many residents upset and frustrated, furious and ridiculed. After trying so hard to legalize its ...
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