Tag: Briefs
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Briefs | Over 100 unemployed construction workers send petition to DSAL
A group of more than 100 unemployed construction workers sent a letter to the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) yesterday with hopes of a job matching ... -
Briefs | SMG forecasts weather to cool over weekend
The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) has forecast that the temperature over this coming weekend will fall due to a northeasterly monsoon, which will intensify ... -
Briefs | Over 9,200 complete Covid-19 jabs
A total of 25,462 residents have made appointments for a Covid-19 vaccination as of yesterday at 9 p.m., of which 9,284 have completed the jab, ... -
Briefs | Spotify to begin streaming in Macau
Audio streaming service Spotify has recently announced that it will soon start serving the Macau market, although it did not specify when. The company added ... -
Briefs | Guangdong’s plan for Foshan shortens distance to Macau
Guangdong province has drafted a 15-year plan to develop the railway transport system of Foshan. According to this plan, the future railway network will shorten the ... -
Briefs | Taxi driver arrested three months after defrauding passenger
A taxi driver who defrauded a passenger he transported from the Border Gate Plaza to the Rua de Malaca on November 22 has finally been ... -
Briefs | CPI falls 1.18% in January
Macau’s consumer price index (CPI) fell 1.18% year-on-year in January, marking a continual decline for five consecutive months. The fall was linked with lowered prices ... -
Briefs | First tropical cyclone of the year develops
The first tropical cyclone of the year, named Dujuan, developed yesterday above the Northwest Pacific. It was located, as of 2 p.m. yesterday, 1,460 km ... -
Briefs | Foreign exchange reserves amount to MOP197B
The preliminary estimate of Macau SAR’s foreign exchange reserves amounted to MOP195.4 billion at the end of January 2021, according to data issue by the ... -
Briefs | Lowest rainfall in 60 years recorded
The Pearl River Water Conservancy Commission of the Ministry of Water Resources has pointed out that, since November 2020, the rainfall in the Pearl River Basin ... -
Briefs | 122 residents tested negative for antibodies
122 residents who are under medical observation after coming back to Macau via Tokyo on January 21 tested negative for antibodies, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center ... -
Briefs | 3,782 non-Chinese departed Macau with gov’t assistance
The Macau SAR government has assisted a total of 3,782 foreign persons to leave Macau between March 2020 and the end of 2020. Lawmaker José Pereira ... -
Briefs | Qingmao port expected to open in 2h of 2021
Qingmao Port, another immigration facility located next to the Border Gate, is expected to be operational in the second half of this year, according to Secretary ... -
Briefs | Lio Chi Chong sworn in as DICJ deputy director
Yesterday, Lio Chi Chong took the oath to serve as the deputy director of the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ). Lio joined the civil ... -
Briefs | Gov’t to start constructing document storage in Q3
The local government expects to start constructing its document storage building in the third quarter of this year. The project, located at land plot O4 ... -
Briefs | Citigroup lowers Macau Jan GGR estimate to MOP7.25 billion
The international investment bank and financial services corporation Citigroup has scaled down its previous forecast of Macau’s January gross gaming revenue (GGR) from MOP7.5 billion ... -
Briefs | Head of loan shark group handed to Macau
The suspected head of a money laundering cartel, which was busted by the Judiciary Police (PJ) two years ago, has been arrested in Zhuhai and ... -
Briefs | Ao Ieong U urges locals to stay in Macau during CNY
The Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Ao Ieong U called on residents to spend the Lunar New Year in Macau to help keep Covid-19 ... -
Briefs | Macau Dancing Festival to be held on Jan 30
The Macau Dancing Festival will take place at The Venetian Theater on January 30. The show follows on from the Music Festival and Full Band ... -
Briefs | Gov’t sets up new award catalogs
The Talents Development Committee has set up two new award catalogs to encourage local talent in Macau to obtain more certifications. According to a statement ... -
Briefs | Guangdong sees first case of South African Covid-19 variant
On January 2, neighboring Guangdong Province recorded its first case of SARS-CoV-2 variant 501Y.V2, which first occurred in South Africa. State media Xinhua News Agency ... -
Briefs | Validity period of Covid-19 test certificate shortened
The validity period of a negative Covid-19 test certificate will be shortened to three days from seven days as part of the government’s response to ... -
Briefs | 2,500 social housing applications recorded since August
The Housing Bureau has received upwards of 2,500 applications for social housing since the introduction of a new permanent application method on August 20, 2020. ... -
Briefs | Weather bureau warns of cold New Year’s Eve
The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau forecasts that the weather on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day will be cold, with a minimum temperature of ... -
Briefs | Lawmaker warns locals to watch for mainland property scams
Lawmaker Leung Sun Lok calls on the locals to stay vigilant regarding property scams in mainland China, especially off-plan properties which have accounted for over ... -
Briefs | Grand Lisboa cancels countdown event
The Sociedade de Jogos de Macau, S.A. (SJM) has announced that their annual New Year’s Eve event and countdown to the year 2021 will be canceled ... -
Briefs | Lei suggests gov’t avoid ‘unlimited’ investment in MID
Lawmaker Ella Lei has recommended that the government avoid unlimited injection into public investment company Macau Investment and Development Limited (MID). In a recent interpellation, Lei ... -
Briefs | 446 residents from SARs apply to work for Shenzhen gov’t
A total of 446 residents from Macau and Hong Kong have applied to work as civil servants for the Shenzhen government, according to a report by ... -
Briefs | Gov’t in talks with mainland China regarding digital currency
The Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM) is currently in communication with the People’s Bank of China regarding the issue of digital currency from the bank. ... -
Briefs | Man pretends to be high-ranking official to carry out scam
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has apprehended a 57-year-old Macau man, who is suspected of pretending to be a high-ranking government official in order to defraud his ... -
Briefs | Gov’t continues with building constructions to save on rents
The SAR Government has recently announced that another land plot, sized 6,480 sqm and located opposite the main door of the Macao Cultural Centre, will ... -
Briefs | MGTO welcomed media delegation from mainland
Titled “Integrated Media Visit to Macau”, a delegation comprising 11 mainland China’s news media paid a familiarization visit to the SAR for a coverage of ... -
Briefs | DSAL: Construction sites, casinos have the most job hazards
In the latest survey on occupational safety, conducted by the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL), authorities determined that the sites with the greatest number of accidents ... -
Briefs | New batch of HKZMB user vehicles open for registration
Individuals who own real properties, except parking spaces, work for a salary or own companies in Hong Kong can now apply to use the Hong ... -
Briefs | PSP to add 350 bodycams
The Public Security Police Force (PSP) is slated to provide 350 additional personal bodycams to supplement the current 400 that are in its workforce now. ...
