Tag: Briefs
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Briefs | Catholic churches to close for three days
In line with the government’s appeal, Bishop Stephen Lee announced that, until October 7, all churches, institutions, and commission offices of the diocese will be ... -
Briefs | Just 796 commercial flights in August
Arriving and departing commercial flights totalled 796 trips in August, an increase of 86.9% year-on-year from a low base in 2020. In the first eight months ... -
Briefs | Over 450 in temporary shelter
From September 25 to midday of yesterday, 454 residents were housed in the Temporary Shelter of Social Welfare Bureau located at Rua Leste da Ilha ... -
Briefs | MUST signs memoranda with Chinese institute
The professors, teachers and graduate students of various research institutes of Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) recently held an academic exchange meeting with ... -
Briefs | In’tl music festival offers seven activities
The “Macau International Music Festival – Music October” will offer seven outreach activities in a total of 15 sessions, including master classes, workshops, pre-show talks, ... -
Briefs | Negative Covid-19 result on dragon fruit packaging: IAM
Following news reports on the existence of SARS-CoV-2 on dragon fruit packaging from Vietnam, the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) recently tested the packaging of the ... -
Briefs | Visitor restrictions lifted at Grand Prix Museum
The restrictions on visitors at the Macau Grand Prix Museum and Ritz Building will be adjusted, raising the number of allowed visitors from 550 back ... -
Briefs | Gaming tax collections only 44% of goal by mid-year
Macau SAR’s tax revenue from the gaming industry stood at only MOP22.2 billion in July this year, representing just 44% of the MOP50 billion estimate ... -
Briefs | Macau-Shenzhen ferry services resume today
The ferry services connecting Outer Harbor Ferry Terminal and Taipa Maritime Terminal with Shenzhen’s Shekou Ferry Terminal will resume today after being suspended for nearly ... -
Briefs | Macau politics reach Portugal’s Socialist Party congress
Sociologist Paulo Godinho warned yesterday at the 23rd Socialist Party (PS) congress that cases of violations of freedoms and breaches of the Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration ... -
Briefs | 54% of F&B outlets record rise in profit
Data from the Statistics and Census Service reveals that 54% of restaurants and similar establishments interviewed reported a year-on-year rise in receipts in June 2021, ... -
Briefs | Fu Hong’s social restaurant helps train recovered psychiatric patients
Local charity Fu Hong Society has opened a social restaurant in Fai Chi Kei that serves Macanese and Portuguese food at lunch to help train ... -
Briefs | Lawmaker calls for clear plan to reopen entertainment venues
Following the government-ordered shutdown of certain entertainment and leisure venues amid the city’s latest four cases of Covid-19 infection, lawmaker Ho Ion Sang called for ... -
Briefs | No campaign commencement event this election
The Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau announced that no campaign commencement event will be held for this election. In previous elections, such events were ... -
Briefs | Macau records MOP659b in financial reserves
As of June this year, the city has recorded a total of MOP658.9 billion in financial reserves. Of this sum, the city has MOP309 billion ... -
Briefs | Gov’t sweeps away illegal rooftop structures
The government has resumed a cross-departmental operation to dismantle illegal rooftop structures. During a recent operation, three structures, located on Rua das Estalagens and Rua ... -
Briefs | ‘Golden ring’ on health code for fully vaccinated individuals
Individuals who are fully inoculated with the Covid-19 vaccine, regardless of the brand name or type, will receive a “golden ring” – as the health ... -
Briefs | Group calls on gov’t to address Taipa falling window problem
Nova Garden in Taipa has recorded two falling windows in the past week, posing significant risk to pedestrians in the area, a traditional residential neighborhood ... -
Briefs | One-third more suspicious transactions recorded in h1
The Financial Intelligence Office received 1,288 Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) during the first half of 2021, an increase of 36% compared with the same period ... -
Briefs | Toxin found in locally-made raw dumplings
Borax, which is a banned material in the preparation of food and food products, was found in the test samples of raw wonton and seasoned ... -
Briefs | Gov’t to merge card pack into unified app next month
The government has announced that, next month, it will consolidate 12 cards related to local residents into the one-stop government app — the first phase ... -
Briefs | Gov’t to ‘spare no effort’to fulfill Xi’s aspirations
The Chief Executive. Ho Iat Seng, said the government would spare no effort in realising aspirations outlined by General Secretary of the Central Committee of ... -
Briefs | Lawmaker suggests ID, Macau Pass as substitutes for Health Code
Lawmaker Agnes Lam, taking cues from mainland China, suggests that the government allows the use of Macau ID cards or Macau Pass cards to replace ... -
Briefs | Scoot’s mismanagement upsets returning passengers
Sara Ng, manager of local travel agency Sincerity travel, told the Times yesterday that Scoot Airlines has been constantly changing the flight schedules to Macau. ... -
Briefs | Tuen Ng rice dumplings pass gov’t hygiene check
The Municipal Affairs Bureau and the Consumer Council have performed joint inspections on Dragon Boat Festival rice dumplings sold in local restaurants, bakeries and retailers. ... -
Briefs | Electric motorbike battery cabinet rolls out in 3 gov’t parking lots
The Transport Bureau has permitted battery exchange facilities for a brand of electric motorbike to be placed at three local parking lots within the designated ... -
Briefs | Gov’t card to be digitized, gathered on unified app
The government has plans to launch a card section in its central service app, which will include some of the most popular government-issued cards, featuring ... -
Briefs | Eight nomination lists received so far
The Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Commission announced that it has so far received eight nomination lists for the September 12 Election, of which three have ... -
Briefs | 2nd-level Covid-19 close contact from Guangzhou quarantined in Macau
The Macau Health Bureau has been notified by the Guangdong Health Commission that a second-level close contact of a Covid-19 positive case from Guangzhou, Guangdong, ... -
Briefs | Security secretary admits Health Code hack investigation ‘difficult’
While discussing the cyberattack on the Macau Health Code, Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak admitted yesterday that the investigation is facing difficulties, as most ... -
Briefs | LRT company reports train failure resulting in several delays
The Macau Light Rapid Transit (LRT) issued a warning on their website around 10 a.m. yesterday, reporting a failure on one of the trains en ... -
Briefs | Nanjing-Macau business matching attracts over 90 firms
The “Nanjing-Macau Business Matching Session” has attracted over 90 enterprises, an increase of 5% compared to the recent business matching session in Hangzhou. The session ... -
Briefs | Real estate transactions at MOP10.52b
A total of 1,987 building units and parking spaces were bought and sold in the first quarter of 2021 according to Stamp Duty records, and ... -
Briefs | Finance official visits Nanjing TCM research facilities
Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong led a delegation to visit a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) research facility in Nanjing, where the “Macao ... -
Briefs | 81 new CCTVs at Hengqin Port
Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak has mandated the Judiciary Police (PJ) start employing a total of 81 new video surveillance cameras, also known as ...