Tag: Briefs
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Briefs | Mainland universities to accept 1,215 Macau students through recommendation
Universities from mainland China plan to enroll 1,215 Macau students through a school recommendation program in 2021, according to a statement released by the Higher Education ... -
Briefs | First GP day records highest number of tourists since Covid-19 outbreak
Approximately 28,000 visitors arrived in Macau on Friday, the first day of this year’s Macau Grand Prix (GP), marking a single-day record high in the ... -
Briefs | IPIM pledges to develop convention industry
The president of the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute, Lau Wai Meng, has pledged to foster the development of the convention and exhibition sector, ... -
Briefs | Corpse washed ashore at Hac Sa Beach
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has reported the discovery of a corpse yesterday morning, according to a message sent out by the police department. The person ... -
Briefs | 1L Ribena recalled over concerns of quality change
Blackcurrant-flavored concentrated drink Ribena’s 1-liter bottle size has been recalled due to “changes in appearance and taste prior to expiry dates,” the drink’s agent for ... -
Briefs | Demographics continue to plunge amid economic downturn
The total population as at end-September 2020 decreased by 2,600 quarter-to-quarter to 682,800, on account of a drop in number of non-resident workers living in ... -
Briefs | Over 1,000 taxis equipped with monitoring devices
A total of 1,060 taxis have been equipped with monitoring devices, according to a statement released by the Transport Bureau (DSAT). These are used for recording, ... -
Briefs | ZAPE sewage pipeline to be constructed in 2021
A section of Avenida da Amizade will undergo construction for a sewage pipeline project starting in the first quarter of 2021. The section is near ... -
Briefs | Local construction workers’ wages record slight increase
The average daily wage of local construction workers (MOP959) has gone up by 1.1%, while that of non-resident construction workers (MOP618) has decreased by 0.6% ... -
Briefs | 8-year-old falls victim of sexual assault
An eight-year-old girl was pulled by a 52-year-old man to a dark corner in a shopping center last week in the NAPE area where a ... -
Briefs | Environment bureau collects over 17,000 mooncake boxes
During the first half of October, 17,500 mooncake boxes weighing about 6,340 kilograms were collected from nearly 850 mooncake box collection points, the Environmental Protection ... -
Briefs | Macau maker to supply Portugal with 100kg of face masks
The Macau maker of the 853 Face Mask brand has sent 100 kilograms of the product to the northern Portuguese city of Porto, and means ... -
Briefs | Ella Lei wants more locals in finance industry
Lawmaker Ella Lei has asked the local government to involve more local residents in the financial services industry. In Lei’s recent written interpellation to the ... -
Briefs | Many tour guides claim dismissal prior to new wage law
Some of the city’s tour guides claim they have been dismissed because of the new minimum wage law which will come into effect next month, ... -
Briefs | Two men sentenced to jail on probation for drunk driving
The court has recently sentenced two men to prison time with probationary periods on charges of drunk driving, along with suspending their driving licenses. In ... -
Briefs | IAM plans to extend Taipa bicycle trail to Friendship Bridge
In response to lawmaker Lei Chan U’s recent written inquiry, José Tavares, president of the Executive Committee of the Municipal Affairs Bureau, has disclosed that ... -
Briefs | Man arrested for secretly photographing female students
On October 15, the Judiciary Police arrested a 27-year-old man on allegations of secretly filming and photographing female students in school uniform. The police found ... -
Briefs | Chief Executive extends validity of AIDS Commission
The Chief Executive has extended the validity of the AIDS Commission, an entity managed by the Health Bureau, for three years. The Commission will exist ... -
Briefs | Youth arrested for stealing HKD180,000 from pawn shop
A 24-year-old man has been arrested by the police on allegations of appropriating HKD180,000 from a pawn shop where he used to work. He departed ... -
Briefs | Domestic abusers will not evade responsibilities, says Prosecutor General
Prosecutor General Ip Son Sang has said that despite successful prosecutions of domestic violence being low in reality, it does not mean that suspects can ... -
Briefs | Polytec drops appeal to avoid further litigation costs: Alves
Lawyer Leonel Alves, when asked about property developer Polytec Group’s withdrawal of appeal in the Pearl Horizon case, estimated that the enterprise made the decision on ... -
Briefs | Lai Man Vai appointed as acting chief of new PJ department
The Judiciary Police (PJ) have announced that criminal investigator, Lai Man Vai, was appointed as the acting chief of the new National Security Department that ... -
Briefs | Two sisters suspected of virtual investment scam
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has accused two sisters of orchestrating investment scams, revealing details of the case to the media yesterday. The two suspects are both ... -
Briefs | Gov’t expands distinctive local shop scheme
The Macao Economic Bureau (DSE) is planning to expand its distinctive local shop scheme, according to a report by TDM. In July the DSE started the ... -
Briefs | Gov’t not proposing establishment of liquor licensing system
The Macau SAR government is not suggesting that a liquor licensing system be established, according to the transcript of a public consultation on alcohol control ... -
Briefs | FSS reminds employers to pay contribution fees
The Social Security Fund (FSS) is calling on employers to pay obligatory system contributions for their local long-term employees for the third quarter of 2020. If ... -
Briefs | Group wants government to promote vegetarian culture
A group of local residents has delivered a petition to the Chief Executive asking the government to ascribe importance to the promotion of vegetarian culture. ... -
Briefs | IFTM’s summit awarded by PATA
The Tourism Education Student Summit (TEd Summit), organized by the Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM), received the Gold Award for Human Capital Development Initiative ... -
Briefs | Six injured in Guia Hill tunnel traffic accident
Yesterday morning, six people were injured in a series of car accidents at the Guia Hill tunnel, according to the Public Security Police Force (PSP). ... -
Briefs | Activities marking 71st National Day to proceed tomorrow
The Macau government will host a series of activities tomorrow for the October 1 holiday, including a flag raising ceremony and a reception, to celebrate ... -
Briefs | One-third of continuing education license applications denied
The Education and Youth Affairs (DSEJ) has denied 37% of applications for licenses to provide continuing education services. During a TDM radio program on Friday, ... -
Briefs | Facemask rule to apply to casino workers for six more months
The requirement for all casino employees to wear facemasks while working, established by the government in January, has been extended for another six months until ... -
Briefs | Majority living in Iao Hon cluster buildings are not residents
The majority of the households in the seven Iao Hon cluster buildings are not occupied by Macau residents, according to the Macau Urban Renewal company’s ... -
Briefs | Ho Iat Seng joins video conference with Japanese lawmakers
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng has discussed with members of Japan’s parliament how to facilitate economic and trade cooperation and people-to-people exchange between Macau and ... -
Briefs | Survey finds that 10% of Macau people have suicidal thoughts
A recent survey conducted by the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) found that 40% of respondents suffered from varying degrees of depression, while 10% of ...