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 the Macau SAR, according to

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, navigation and other functions.

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 the sewage pumping station 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% in the third quarter of

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 sexual act was performed on

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 Bureau announced. The bureau has

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 to send similar shipments every

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 SAR government, she asked about

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, according to a report by

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 the early morning on October

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 the bureau has sourced design

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 about 3,000 videos and photos

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 until November 21, 2023, at

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 Macau for the mainland after

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 evade their responsibilities. Viewing it

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 the grounds of saving

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 was inaugurated yesterday. The new

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 Macau residents, aged 55

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 first phase of a

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 for underage youth. The local

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