Tag: Briefs
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Briefs | Cinematheque Passion to reopen to the public on September 1
Having been closed for maintenance and renovations since July, the Cinematheque Passion is now almost ready to reopen to the public. After the arthouse’s contract with ... -
Briefs | Int’l Music Festival adapts to Covid-19 by inviting local performers
Due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, the Macao International Music Festival, originally scheduled for October this year, will have a different format. Themed ... -
Briefs | Too many teachers for non-tertiary education
The supply of teachers for non-tertiary education exceeds demand, according to a statement released by the Talents Development Committee (SCDT). By the end of March, ... -
Briefs | 800 new surveillance cameras enter into operation today
A batch of 800 surveillance cameras will enter into operation starting today, according to a decree signed by the Secretary for Security, Wong Sio Chak. ... -
Briefs | Latest weather guidelines released for school activities
The Macau SAR government has publicized the details of the guidelines for school arrangements under extreme weather conditions. When a typhoon signal is hoisted and ... -
Briefs | Indonesian woman robbed, loses gold necklace
At around 8 p.m. on July 12, an Indonesian woman, who works as a domestic helper in Macau, was attacked by a man and found ... -
Briefs | Tourism regulator launches platform to promote local discounts
The Macao Government Tourism Office has recently launched an online platform that aims to consolidate information on discounts and promotions being offered by local businesses. ... -
Briefs | Lawmaker proposes schools join pensions fund
Lawmaker Ella Lei has proposed for the local government to include schools in the non-mandatory central provident fund. In her most recent interpellation to the ... -
Briefs | Government repossesses land plot in ZAPE
The government has finally taken possession of a land plot of around 6,500 square meters located in the center of the ZAPE area, the Land, ... -
Briefs | Paramedics help woman deliver baby on the street
A paramedics team from the Fire Services Bureau helped a woman deliver her baby on the street at 4 a.m. on May 21. The incident ... -
Briefs | Chinese doctor advises Trump not to take medicines
A Chinese doctor has said he does not recommend that people take medicines when they have not been prescribed them. Doctor Alvis Lo from Macau’s ... -
Briefs | Dead dolphin found in Coloane waters
Following the sighting of a dolphin off the coast from the Kun Iam Statue in the city’s NAPE District two days ago, the Marine and Water ... -
Briefs | Ilha Verde Neighborhood Association proposes penalty for profiteering
Sellers who take advantage of the e-voucher scheme by inflating the prices of goods should be banned from participating in the second phase of the ... -
Briefs | 2020 supermoon to appear tomorrow, visible across China
The Guangdong Wuyang Astronomical Museum predicts the roundest and biggest moon in 2020 will occur tomorrow night. According to the museum, if the weather is ... -
Briefs | Mild patients transferred to Coloane
Three Covid-19 patients with mild symptoms have been transferred to the Public Health Clinical Center on Coloane Hilltop for treatment, Lo Iek Long, medical director ... -
Briefs | Lawmaker urges compensation for overlapping holiday
Lawmaker Lei Chan U has urged the local government to expedite the final works on the new amendment to the Labor Relations Law. This law ... -
Briefs | Property management worker steals from sinking fund
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has arrested a property management employee suspected of stealing from her company’s sinking fund. The suspect is a 61-year-old Macau resident. ... -
Briefs | Ninth quarantine hotel to be announced soon
During yesterday’s press conference at the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center, the representative of the Macao Government Tourism Office, Inês Chan, informed that a ninth ... -
Briefs | Travel warnings issued for Italy, South Korea
The Tourism Crisis Management Office (GGCT) has issued a travel warning for both Italy and South Korea amid notable outbreaks of Covid-19 in both countries. However, ... -
Briefs | 160 prosecutions for spitting recorded this year
Since the beginning of the year, the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) has recorded a total of 160 prosecutions for spitting in public places, the bureau ... -
Briefs | LRT suspended yesterday after power problem arises
The Light Rapid Transit (LRT) was suspended yesterday at about 1 p.m., reportedly due to a power outage at a site between Cotai West Station and ... -
Briefs | Three complaints so far on new plastic bag charge
The Consumer Council has received three complaints regarding the plastic shopping bag charge since the new law came into effect on November 18. A Green Future ... -
Briefs | Taxi driver license exams to be made electronic
Beginning in 2020, the Transport Bureau (DSAT) will organize the taxi driver’s license exam electronically. In order to optimize the assessment method, which has been used ... -
Briefs | Regulation needed for new medical technology, says Lei
The Director of the Health Bureau (SSM) Lei Chin Ion has suggested that Macau must amend or establish laws to regulate the emergence of medical technologies. ... -
Briefs | Local employment situation holds stable
The unemployment rate for local residents has remained steady with a slight decrease over the past three months, a survey from the Statistics and Census Service ... -
Briefs | Gov’t confident about inscription of ‘sea silk route’ as UNESCO heritage
The Government of Macau is confident about the inscription of the “sea silk route” on the UNESCO cultural heritage list, a Beijing wish that encompasses 25 ... -
Briefs | Lei Chan U questions zone E1 sewage treatment plan
Lawmaker Lei Chan U has questioned the necessity of building a sewage treatment facility in zone E1, according to an interpellation he recently submitted to the ... -
Briefs | Academic encourages gov’t to publicize domestic violence review
Cecilia Ho, scholar of social work, thinks the government should allow public access to the entire text of the review report on the implementation of ... -
Briefs | SAFP says universal suffrage not impossible
The Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau (SAFP) has remarked that Macau’s Basic Law does not rule out universal suffrage for the Chief Executive election. In ... -
Briefs | Lawmaker wants incentives for budget hotels
Lawmaker Lam Lon Wai has asked the government for more measures to encourage investors to open budget hotels in Macau. In his written inquiry to the ... -
Briefs | More than 180,000 tourists entered Macau on May 1
A total of 183,323 tourists arrived in Macau on Labor Day alone, an increase of almost 77% compared with last year. It is worth noting, however, ... -
Briefs | Political commissar leaves Macau
Zhou Wugang, political commissar of the Macau garrison of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, has been promoted to a position at China’s Eastern Theater Command. Before ... -
Briefs | HK law to be used for Greater Bay contracts
The Hong Kong SAR government is seeking the mainland’s approval to use Hong Kong law to formulate contracts and conduct arbitrations within the Greater Bay Area ... -
Briefs | Chui to appeal Fong Soi Kun ruling
Chief Executive Chui Sai On announced yesterday in a statement from the Office of the Government Spokesperson that he will appeal the decision of the Court ... -
Briefs | Zhang Rongshun resigns from NPC
The resignation of the Deputy Director of the Macau Liaison Office, Zhang Rongshun, from his position in the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, has ...
