FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho
Macau,
To the dismay of many a “mind your own business and nothing bad will happen to you” type of responsible citizen, political confrontation in the sister SAR of Hong
Picture the queue of cars on a typical weekend heading into the carpark under the Workers’ Stadium at the Border Gate. It is tedious at the best of
The Trump tax plan, unveiled in one sketchy page last week, is like a bottle of bad wine: It’s not aging well. Central questions remain unanswered. The
1. The local parliament is often dubbed a rubber stamp assembly. Last month we saw more evidence that this assertion is correct. Lawmakers are treated with
It does not happen very often but Mr Fong Chi Keong has a point when he warns the government of the dangers of “populism” in Macao, adding, in
From G-strings at the Shanghai Auto Show to Pyongyang Pilates, this is my round up of global quirky events. First, a new drink is to be
The past decade has brought into sharp relief the structural importance of transparency and control in financial activities. The financial system has always been an integral part
Rightly so, Macau government policies support the creation of new small and medium enterprises. Successful new businesses can create more jobs and wealth if they have an international
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 parking, lack of regulation
Trying to copy, rather borrow or emulate, from scenario-building methods in order to get a light reading on the immediate future in the Macau Special Administrative Region, we
There are little signs in everyday life, which tell us that we have become used to living in Macau. One day you find that driving around round-a-bouts is
A brief survey of tourists in Macao showed that the attraction of our little town is not merely derived from casinos. In fact, the majority of tourists surveyed
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, and the Mainland Free
On one issue, at least, President Donald Trump has united the country: More than 70 percent of the public - across political parties - oppose a bill he signed
It’s daylight, on a tram in the busiest part of Hong Kong. The risk of assault is high. Eh? We all know the usual
Electricity and electrical power is a crucial technology underpinning nearly all aspects of modern life. The whole planet is strung with copper wires to move electricity around so
With the approaching Legislative Assembly (AL) election in September, we are once again being reminded of the civic powerlessness of the public and the shameless ineptitude of the
In the span of just a few days, U.S. President Donald Trump appears to have met both his first true foreign policy crisis and his most challenging bilateral summit
Patriotism is double-edged: nurture the bond that it entails and it becomes a virtue; make it a blind imperative and venture into dangerous territories in which hierarchies are
Since my article, “The Failed Land Law”, in MDT of July last year, much has changed, but nothing in the right direction. There is certainly more awareness and a
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