Man arrested for extortion over phone

A local resident has been arrested on suspicion of extortion after finding a mobile phone and asking the owner to provide a “thank you fee” of MOP500. According

IPIM: City sees 10,000 business tourists in July

Over 10,000 business tourists came to Macau to participate in conferences in July. About 3,000 were international businessmen from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam and India, according

Pansy Ho appointed as non-executive director of China Southern Airlines

Pansy Ho has been appointed as non-executive director of Chinese state-owned airline firm, China Southern Airlines. The appointment must be approved at a shareholders’ meeting, scheduled for 3 August,

Stamp duty tax records decrease

According to the stamp duty data on the declaration and settlement of asset transfers released by the Financial Services Bureau, there were 236 residential transactions in June. The

MGTO sent typhoon alerts to tourists amid T8

The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) sent out typhoon alerts through SMS to tourists on Monday, amid a large number of tourists being stranded at the Border Gate.

Macau to see more flights to Korea, Thailand

Jeju Air is planning on resuming two flights per week between Jeju and Macau in August and one flight per day between Seoul and Macau in September. According

Cross-border data verification platform allows residents to certify assert

As of July, about 50 Macau residents have dealt with credit businesses via the Guangdong-Macau cross-boundary data verification platform, which takes only five minutes to certify assert, according

Hengqin’s online cross-border RMB tax service to be replicated

On July 10, the State Council released a circular on promoting 24 experiences of pilot Free Trade Zones across the country, among which, the online cross-border RMB tax

Nude pedestrian fined by police

A Burmese person was caught on camera by social media users walking naked along Avenida de Horte e Costa on Wednesday evening. Following the viral video, the Public

TPI in Q2 rises by 19%

The Tourist Price Index (TPI) for the second quarter of 2023 rose by 19.47% year-on-year to 137.24, according to data from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC). The

Five prosecuted for violating takeaway regulations

As of June 30, prosecutions have been initiated against five takeaway establishments for violations of the registration system. The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) reminds the sector that takeaway

IFTM hosts workshop for tourism officials

The Global Centre for Tourism Education and Training of the Macao Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM) recently hosted a training workshop for the tourism officials from the Portuguese-speaking

Credit Suisse expects GGR to be up to USD30b this year

Credit Suisse managing director Kenneth Fong said that he would not be bearish on the Macau market, and that the Chinese government’s supportive attitude towards Macau was the

Traffic restrictions near CEM headquarters for 1.5 months

To facilitate underground pipeline refurbishment works, several roads near the headquarters of CEM will see restricted traffic from today until the end of August, the Transport Bureau has

Xia Baolong heads top office overseeing SARs

Xia Baolong is the head of China’s recently created Central Office for Hong Kong and Macau Affairs, according to an official statement that showed him as chair

MGTO to hold roadshow in Korea

The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) will unveil an “Experience Macao Unlimited” Mega Roadshow in Seoul, Korea on July 14 for four days in a row, after hosting

UM students hold courses in Guizhou

Students from the University of Macau (UM) have participated in an eight-day service-learning program at Congjiang No 4 Primary School in Guizhou province to offer local primary school

Policeman dies after training

A member of the SWAT team yesterday died after feeling unwell following a training session. The incident happened at 10 a.m. when the SWAT team commenced running training

City records high temperature of 35.8 degrees Celsius yesterday

Real-time monitoring data from the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) shows that five of the 10 monitoring stations in Macau recorded temperatures of 34 degrees Celsius or above.

1,550 tobacco control violations issued in 1H

The Health Bureau (SSM) has issued 1,550 cases of violations in the first half of the year, of which 1,532 were related to illegal smoking and the remainder

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