Inflation up 3.88pct in Feb

Macau’s composite consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, increased by 3.88 percent annualy in February, slightly higher than the 3.81 percent rise from a month earlier, official

Tourism | Hong Kong riot affects package tours

According to the Macau Tour Guide Promotion Association, 10 percent of front-line tour guides have recently left their jobs to work as taxi drivers, real estate agents or in the

On the lawmakers’ agenda: Building controversy

In the period before commencement of the agenda of yesterday’s plenary meeting at the Legislative Assembly (AL), several lawmakers addressed topics related to buildings and development projects that, in their

Au Kam San concerned for investment of public financial reserves

According to the lawmaker, “many of these regions are underdeveloped and poor, and so, the danger of investing there is high,” he said, adding that “Macau is preparing to participate

Terrorism | AL approves ‘asset freezing’ law, legislator questions timing

The Legislative Assembly (AL) approved in the first reading the draft legislation that aims to comply with a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution on combating terrorism and the proliferation

Crime | PSP prostitution raid finds illegal immigrant in Iao Hon

According to information released by the Public Security Police Force (PSP) in press conference yesterday afternoon, a police raid in the Iao Hon area on Sunday uncovered the case of

DSEJ drill misreported as real, students late for school

Yesterday, a misreport by TDM on schools closing because of inclement rainy weather, led both TDM and the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) to receive hundreds of complaints about

Australian stock exchange CEO quits amid bribe investigation

  The head of Australia’s main stock exchange resigned yesterday amid an investigation into allegations that a gambling company he once ran made a bribery payment several years ago to the

Corporate Bits | Cotai water jet launches Easter promotions

Until March 28, Cotai Water Jet Facebook fans can click to receive a message with a promotion code that will entitle them to purchase a one-way Cotai First ticket for

Angola | Funding from China supports smaller projects

  With the downturn in tax revenue, funding from China has become even more important to Angola and is being implemented in smaller key projects better suited to local needs, according

Leaders of Chamber of Commerce take office on 31 March

The leaders of the new Angola-China Chamber of Commerce (CAC) will take office on 31 March, following the founding meeting held last week, said the chairman Manuel Arnaldo de Sousa Calado. The

Shanghai Composite rallies above 3,000 as margin debt curbs ease

China’s benchmark stock index rallied above the 3,000 level for the first time in two months and turnover surged after policy makers loosened controls on margin lending. The Shanghai Composite Index

Yuan declines after PBOC weakens fixing by most since January

The yuan traded offshore fell for a second day after China’s central bank weakened the daily reference rate by the most since January as a gain in the dollar drove

China’s aim to explore Mars

  China is preparing to launch a Mars probe in 2020, and it is expected to arrive on the red planet in 2021, aerospace expert Ye Peijian has said. “Although we are

Guangdong police seized 450 kg of illegal ivory

Police in south China’s Guangdong Province have seized about 450 kilograms of smuggled ivory it was announced yesterday. The haul is worth an estimated 18 million yuan (USD2.78 million), according to

Energy Administration plans boost to wind power capacity after record 2015

China plans to increase total wind power capacity by 22 percent in 2016, underscoring the government’s effort to develop clean energy at about the same pace as last year’s record

Indonesia | Death toll in military helicopter crash rises to 13

The death toll from an Indonesian military helicopter crash rose to 13 on yesterday, the military said, with the discovery of the body of a missing soldier. The helicopter was on

Indonesia protests China’s retrieval of illegal fishing ship

An Indonesian fisheries ministry patrol ship had intercepted the Chinese vessel on Saturday within Indonesia’s exclusive economic zone which overlaps with the southernmost reaches of the South China Sea, according

Myanmar | Parliament votes to reduce number of ministries

Myanmar’s new parliament voted yesterday to reduce the number of government ministries, with President- elect Htin Kyaw assuring lawmakers that no civil servants will lose their jobs and that the nation

Thailand | Hundreds stranded by power outage on Bangkok’s airport train

About 750 passengers were stranded on Bangkok's Airport Rail Link due to a power outage yesterday morning during rush hour, prompting several people to walk along the train's overhead tracks

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