Hotel occupancy rate at 71.2% in January

The average occupancy rate of guest rooms increased to 71.2% in January from a year earlier by 27.3 percentage points, according to the Statistics and Census Service

Unemployment rate at 4.3%

The general unemployment rate and the unemployment rate of local residents (4.3%) for November 2022 - January 2023 stood at 3.4% and 4.3%, data from the Statistics and

Local students arrested for collecting scam money

Two local students, aged 16 and 18, were arrested for helping to collect scam money for a mainland criminal group. MOP100,000 was recovered, according to the Judiciary Police

Galaxy appoints new CFO

Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) has announced that Robert Drake will be stepping down from his role as the group’s CFO on Mar.1 to “pursue his personal interests.” In

The Londoner garners Five-Star Awards in Forbes Guide

The Londoner Macao has been honoured by Forbes Travel Guide’s 2023 Star Awards, achieving Five-Star Ratings for both The Londoner Hotel and Londoner Court in their first year of operation. Grant Chum, COO, Sands

TurboJET increases frequency of night sailings

TurboJET has increased the frequency of its night sailings and will be available from Thursday night. In a statement, routes from Sheung Wan to Macau will depart at

Ho Iat Seng to make first official trip to Portugal

Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng will make his first official trip to Portugal since becoming the city’s top official. Although no official announcement has yet been made, the

New round of DSAL training to begin

Registration will open for the 27th round of “Vocational Training Program with Subsidy” from next Monday (Feb. 13) to Friday (Feb. 17). Industries including tourism are recovering after

Apartment price index falls in 2022

In 2022, the overall average residential property price index fell by 4.8% year-on-year to 254.0, according to data from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC). The indices for

DICJ employee arrested over prostitution website

  Internal disciplinary proceedings were initiated against a gaming watchdog employee, following police reports that the resident has allegedly been operating a prostitution website. On Monday, the Judiciary Police

DSAL, FAOM to jointly host training workshops for job seekers

This month, the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) and the Macau Federation of Trade Unions (FOAM) will co-organize 12 workshops to “improve the abilities of local job seekers,”

Gov’t mulls online ID renewal

The Identification Services Bureau (DSI) said it is working on a new law related to local ID cards. Under the new law, the bureau will be authorized

Golden bus gives free return tickets to HK entrants

The shuttle bus serving the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge – commonly known as the Golden Bus – will offer free return tickets to Hong Kong residents traveling to

National science fund approves MUST satellite core missions

The National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) has approved funding for the core missions of the MUST I satellite. The missions are expected to cost approximately

Daily border crossing cap extended again for three months

The daily border crossing cap between Macau and Zhuhai at the Border Gate and Qingmao Border will be extended for three more months from Feb. 1 to

Ruins of St Paul’s VR experience registrations open on-site from Feb

From February 1, people interested in the virtual reality (VR) experience at the Ruins of St Paul’s can register on-site. The experience is open daily from 9

San Ma Lo walking lane to return Feb. 4 & 5

After a packed three days for the San Ma Lo pedestrian zone, which attracted 93,000 people, the government will bring back the initiative on Feb. 4 and 5,

Drug bureau seizes unapproved Covid generic medicine

Primovir, a generic medicine for treating Covid-19 patients, has been seized in a shop near Border Gate, the Drug Supervision and Administration Bureau has announced. The bureau noted

Gov’t expects daily average of 47,000 arrivals during CNY

The government said yesterday that it expects there will be on average 47,000 visitors arriving in Macau per day during the Lunar New Year holiday period, which

SJM ‘special discritionary’ bonus for staff

SJM Resorts has announced a “special discretionary bonus” for its employees, equivalent to one month’s salary. The gaming operator said the bonus is meant to show appreciation for

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