Tag: Briefs
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Cotai Water Jet launches promotions for local residents
Cotai Water Jet has launched a new promotion for Macau residents, offering a 50% discount on return tickets. In an announcement on its social media page, ... -
Taiwan maintains travel warning for SARs over ‘personal safety’ reasons
Taiwan has restated that Taiwanese travelers should carefully assess the need to go to mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau, the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) announced ... -
MGTO kicks off roadshow in Hong Kong
Organized by Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO), the “Experience Macao Unlimited” Roadshow has been taking place in Hong Kong for three consecutive days since Friday. MGTO ... -
Residential property prices fell 3% y-o-y
The overall residential property price index fell by 3.1% in March to May, in comparison with the year prior. The indices for the Macau Peninsula and ... -
Zhuhai-Macau island tour to be launched in August
A Zhuhai-Macau island tour route will be launched in the short term, according to director of the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Senna Helena de Senna ... -
Police encourage alleged sex crime victim to make report
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has called on the victim of an alleged sex crime to make a report, as they became aware of the allegation after ... -
Guia Lighthouse to open on July weekends
To celebrate Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) Day, which is observed on Jul. 18, the bureau will open the Guia Lighthouse to the public on weekends ... -
ID, Passport application time to be extended
The Identification Services Bureau (DSI) has announced that applications for ID card and travel documents may be submitted for an extended seven days a week. Between ... -
PJ receives more fraud cases amounting to over HKD1.2m
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has received two more fraud cases from the Public Security Police, in which a Macau woman in her 30s reported a loss ... -
No public car parks at New Central Library
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) has disclosed that there will be no public car parks in the New Central Library as the basement will be used ... -
Resident deposits record slight decrease
Resident bank deposits decreased 1.3% from the preceding month to MOP692.9 billion while non-resident deposits dropped 4.7% to MOP277.7 billion, according to data from Monetary Authority ... -
MPU calls for papers for education conference
The Macao Polytechnic University (MPU) and the Asia-Pacific Quality Network (APQN) will co-organize a conference at MPU from Dec. 11 to 13. “The 15th Higher Education ... -
Phase 2 stall applications open for Lai Chi Vun market
Phase 2 applications for stalls at the Lai Chi Vun Shipyards – Plots X11-X15 is now open until July 12. There will be 15 stalls set ... -
Global digital economy conference held in Beijing
The Global Digital Economy Conference 2023 opened in Beijing on Tuesday night, proposing to build an open innovation network for the digital economy across the world. ... -
Casinos to see ‘all-time high’ revenue in Q2
The casino sector is slated to see an “all-time high” in earnings in the second quarter, according to JP Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific) Ltd. As cited ... -
UM projects 6.9m visitors in Q3
The city’s economy is set to grow by 47% this year, according to a revised forecast by the University of Macau. UM’s Centre for Macau Studies ... -
PJ bust seven men of illegal currency exchange
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has investigated 167 people during an anti-crime inspection, where it found seven mainland men were suspected of illegal currency exchange. The seven ... -
Man arrested for scamming compatriots of work
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has arrested a 40-year-old mainland man for allegedly claiming he knew hotel executives and could introduce mainlanders to work in Macau. The ... -
UM holds symposium on big data
The University of Macau (UM))recently held the inaugural Big Data Analytics in Law Enforcement Symposium to provide an academic platform for senior law enforcement officers in ... -
Non-resident workers continually increase
The number of non-resident workers in Macau is still on the rise as the city recorded an increase of 3,306, data from the Labour Affairs Bureau ... -
Hengqin Port has seen over 7.1 million passengers so far
Hengqin Port has seen over 7.1 million inbound and outbound passengers so far this year, according to the statistics released by Hengqin Border Inspection Station last ... -
2025 National Congress of APAVT to be held in Macau
The National Congress of the Portuguese Association of Travel and Tourism Agencies (APAVT) 2025 will be held in Macau. Officially announced at the 11th Macao International ... -
Over 100,000 registered to e-id on first day
Some over 100,000 residents have completed the binding of their electronic identity in the Macao One Account mobile application on the first day after the service ... -
PJ warns public to refrain from clicking suspicious links
The Judiciary Police (PJ) has recently discovered that offenders randomly send SMS messages embedded with unknown links. The message claims victim’s instant messaging (IM) account is ... -
Emergency visits dropping: SSM
The number of people visiting emergency departments per day has dropped to about 800, which is close to the baseline pre-pandemic level, according to Health Bureau ... -
MGTO: 70,000 daily arrivals in June
The daily average of tourism arrivals stood at 70,000 last month, 4,000 of which hailed from overseas, according to Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) director Maria ... -
Unmanned vehicles in Hengqin to commence new route
Unmanned vehicles in Hengqin will start a new route this month, traveling between Hengqin Port and Chimelong and other stations. During the summer vacation period, passengers will ... -
Survey shows ‘generally high’ level of patriotism among local youth
A recently released survey shows that Macau youth have a “generally high” level of patriotism, alongside generally positive social values, and care about the development of ... -
Aomi records increase in sales from merchants in tourist areas
Takeaway platform has recorded an increase of up to 40% for sales by merchants in tourist areas, according to Jiang Haitao, founder and CEO of takeaway ... -
IPIM to showcase products from Lusophone countries in upcoming expo
The Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) will set up the “PSC Mart – Portuguese-speaking Countries Products and Services Experience Zone” at the 11th Macao International ... -
Export up slightly to MOP1.2b
Total merchandise exports amounted to MOP1.17 billion in May 2023, up by 2.6% year-on-year. The value of re-exports (MOP1.02 billion) rose by 3.8%, of which re-exports ... -
MPU among finalists for THE Awards Asia 2023
The Macao Polytechnic University (MPU) was one of the eight finalists for the Award of “Excellence and Innovation in the Arts” in The Times Higher Education ... -
Food safety authority does not rule out inspecting food imports from Japan
As Japan considers disposing of allegedly nuclear-contaminated water from Fukushima into the nearby ocean, stricter measures will be implemented on fresh and live food from the ... -
Hotel guest number leaps 140% y-o-y May
A total of 1,104,000 guests checked in Macau’s hotel establishments in May, leaping 140.3% year on year, thestatistics department said on Wednesday. The latest Statistics and ... -
Public bus firms report losses of over MOP50m in 2022
Public bus firms Transmac and TCM reported losses of more than 50 million patacas in 2022, according to their financial reports. Transmac suffered losses of MOP27.37 ...