Our Desk
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Our Desk | Politicians make their points more clearly if given less time
The Legislative Assembly (AL) recently passed a proposal which suggests an amendment of AL procedures. The original draft of the bill included 24 detailed ... -
Our Desk | Who goes to the Wushu Masters Challenge?
The second edition of the Wushu Masters Challenge will take place from August 10 to 13. The four-day challenge will include a wide range ... -
Our Desk | We should have a ‘Sao Joao’ festival per weekend
Last weekend Macau celebrated one of its many traditions. The “São João” (Saint John’s) Festival is more than simply a step back into the ... -
Our Desk | This time last year
One year ago, gross gaming revenue (GGR) reached its absolute bottom, ending a two- year sustained contraction in the city’s dominant industry. After the ... -
Our Desk | Forgotten buses
Bus line 25 has recently become a hot topic because it was decided that the line would no longer serve the Hac Sa Beach ... -
Our Desk | The long-awaited BIG ferry terminal
After 12 long years in the making, the recently inaugurated Taipa Maritime Terminal started to operate on the first day of this month. Taking ... -
Our Desk | SMEs here and there
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have been playing a significant role in the territory – whether in terms of providing local jobs or providing ... -
Our Desk | The problem with year-on-year growth
At the start of every month, the Gaming and Inspection Bureau (DICJ) releases the gross gaming revenue (GGR) results for the previous month and ... -
Our Desk | Holiday handout
Each year, the rich Macau government distributes money to its local residents: MOP4,500 to non-permanent residents and MOP9,000 to permanent residents. Within the area ... -
Our Desk | How to train our talents?!
Some years ago a new word sprouted in the local vocabulary. Although it was not a new one its (repetitive) use by high ranked ... -
Our Desk | A little bit of this and that
There is always a lack of something here. The region is a victim of scarcity; whether it’s in activities over the weekend, entertainment, public ... -
Our Desk | The Macau discrimination chain
The non-Portuguese look down on the Portuguese, the Portuguese look down on the Macau residents, the Macau residents look down on the Mainland Chinese, ... -
Our Desk | The election madness begins
With the approaching Legislative Assembly (AL) election in September, we are once again being reminded of the civic powerlessness of the public and the ... -
Our Desk | Be careful from whom you take advice
We all seek advice in many occasions in our lives. Sometimes it’s because we really need someone with expertise to help us to solve ... -
Our Desk | For the well-being of domestic workers
The appalling, horrendous story of abuse that Erwiana faced in Hong Kong as a domestic helper raises awareness of how modern slavery is still ... -
Our Desk | Heterotopia is not a theme
The theme for the 28th Macau Arts Festival, “Heterotopia,” was announced last week at a press conference and was poorly explained by the new ... -
Our Desk | Restrained creativity
The call for the development in Macau of the Cultural and Creative Industries (CCI) has been championed by various residents and acted upon in ... -
Our desk | On how social media manipulates public opinion
A civic group recently held a forum to discuss solutions to the lack of awareness of global events on the part of local residents. ... -
Our Desk | One pataca per plastic bag
Environmental protection is a never ending topic among people’s conversations when they discuss the development of Macau. This notwithstanding, recycling has also been a ... -
Our Desk | The Macau Constraint
The idea that censorship – particularly state-sponsored censorship – inhibits creative expression and innovation is not a new one. It’s one I have always ... -
Our Desk | Who cares for the ‘common people’?
It is common to hear that in all kinds of parliaments, legislative assemblies or councils across the planet, the “representatives of the people” are ... -
Our Desk | On abusive placement fees
Last week, the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) said that it is working towards restricting visitors from seeking work in Macau. Although conducting job searches ... -
Our Desk | Silent exchange program
ifty-nine mainland universities are currently attracting local students through a direct admission program which will exempt students from taking an entrance examination. In other ... -
Our Desk | On the legacy of Ho Chio Meng
I started writing this column with the hope of organizing my thoughts on the trial of Ho Chio Meng and in the process, come ... -
Our Desk | New Year, old resolutions
It would be pointless to say we have entered a new (calendar) year as everyone has noticed it already. Tradition says that every year ... -
Our Desk | Shame on the absence of rights protection
It is still quite absurd that the region does not have laws that protect the rights of its domestic workers. Last week, approximately 25 ... -
Our Desk | Only good before 18
For the sixth time, Macau participated in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), whereby the effectiveness ... -
Our Desk | History, lest it be forgotten
With the 50th anniversary this month of the turmoil of the 1-2-3 Incident in Macau, and subsequently the call for the event to be ... -
Our Desk | Head over heels for Romeo conmen
Who would have thought that telecommunication technology would bring our generation to unexpected possibilities, particularly in the area of online dating? Dating interactions have ... -
Our Desk | Unified exam is a tumor
While every student around me complains about how bad it is to be in school and sit exams which are fit for only one ... -
Our Desk | Paris and the Palace
Two new mega resorts opened in Cotai during the late summer: The Parisian Macao and Wynn Palace. But why has one been off to ... -
Our Desk | The Difference is (not) Macau!
I know this is a recurrent topic and despite the fact that almost everybody has had a few words on the topic, I still ... -
Our Desk | T8 at its finest
There are some pretty baffling weather trends here in Macau. Sometimes it is the rain that occasionally pours on hot sunny days, or the ... -
Our Desk | Again, diversify the economy
Recently, the Premier of China, Li Keqiang visited Macau for a three-day inspection tour. The Premier said that Macau, despite facing the world’s slow ... -
Our Desk | Is F3 World Cup, a potential ‘poison pill’ for Macau?
The “debutante” Macau Grand Prix Organizing Committee (MGPOC) announced earlier this month regarding the exit of Motor Race Consultant’s Barry Bland that the “status ...
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