Tag: Briefs
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Preparatory works underway for Education Fund
The Student Welfare Fund, Education Development Fund and Higher Education Fund will be merged into the Education Fund June 1. The Education and Youth Development Bureau ... -
Thai garment workers win USD8.3m in back pay after layoffs
More than 1,250 Thai workers who sewed bras for brands Victoria’s Secret, Lane Bryant and Torrid — and who were laid off last year without their ... -
Hotel guests in April plunge 29.5% y-o-y
The number of guests at hotels in April slid by 46.9% year-on-year to 369,000; mainland guests (244,000) declined by 59.5% while local guests (95,000) surged by ... -
30th repatriation flight back to Philippines set for tomorrow
The Philippine Consulate General will hold its 30th repatriation flight tomorrow, departing the city at about 9 a.m., the Times has been told. Tickets for the ... -
IPIM president to step down
The president of the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), Lau Wai Meng, will step down from his position after his term ends in May, ... -
SSM: Monkeypox transmitted by skin contact
In a statement, the Health Bureau (SSM) has reminded the public to stay vigilant against monkeypox, dozens of cases of which have been recorded in Europe. ... -
Alvin Chau no longer shareholder of companies
The former chairman of Suncity Group Alvin Chau has disposed of his shares in the group and in the gaming operator Summit Ascent. As cited in ... -
UM to hold 2022 graduation on May 28
The University of Macau (UM) will hold its 2022 graduation ceremony on May 28 in a format combining online and in-person elements. This year, more than ... -
Property transactions tumble 28%
The total value of transactions pertaining to building units and parking spaces in the first quarter of 2022 was MOP7.29 billion, down by 28.3% and 26.4% ... -
Baby abandoned near Border Gate
The Judiciary Police (PJ) disclosed yesterday afternoon that it had been notified about the discovery of a baby that had allegedly been abandoned next to a ... -
Education bureau to rigorously safeguard subsidy funds
The Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) recently reiterated that it will persist in rigorously administering the use of the funds in the Continuing Education Subsidy ... -
Registration for consumption subsidy opens today
The registration for the third round of the e-voucher scheme will open today, and remain open for eight months. In a joint statement, the Economic and ... -
Hotel occupancy rate at 59.5% during May Golden Week
Industry figures indicated an average occupancy rate of 59.5% among local hotels during the mainland’s Labor Day Holidays, up by 28.8 percentage points compared with the ... -
Newborns eligible for consumption stimulus
The parents of newborn babies who were born in Macau can sign up for their consumption stimulus quotas when they have their Macau ID registrations processed. ... -
Yesterday coldest May day since 1952
The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau reported that the temperature dropped to 14.9 degrees Celsius at 7 a.m. yesterday, the coldest May temperature in 70 years. Sunday’s temperature was ... -
IAM to collect used furniture at 60 locations
To make it easier for residents to dispose of large items of unwanted furniture, the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) will designate 60 temporary collection points for ... -
Sports day in Hac Sa on Labor Day
A sports day will be held at Hac Sa Beach Park from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. this Sunday, the Labor Day public holiday. Recreational and ... -
Footprint registration to expand coverage
The Health Bureau (SSM) has announced that it would expand the coverage of the footprint registration function: a function reliant on the Macao Health Code app ... -
Macau’s first SUP Open awards a dozen athletes
The city saw its first Stand-up Paddle Open Championship concluded recently, yielding about a dozen awardees, the Macao China Stand-up Paddle Board Sport General Association announced, ... -
New recyclable collection point to be opened in Mong-ha
The social housing estate in Mong-ha’s new recyclable collection point, operated by the Environmental Protection Bureau, will start operations today. Open to all members of the ... -
F&B sector revenues drop 5% y-o-y
Revenues of restaurants and related establishments interviewed dropped 5.3% year-on-year in February 2022, with Western restaurants, Chinese restaurants and Japanese & Korean restaurants recording respective falls ... -
New ‘Stay, Dine and See Macao’ itineraries
Parallel with the Light up Macao Drone Gala 2022 in early May, the “Stay, Dine and See Macao” project will unveil the drone-themed tour especially ... -
64 suspected illegal workers in March
Operations against illegal workers carried out by government agencies, acting both independently and jointly, found 64 suspected illegal workers during inspections across 295 locations. The operations ... -
Lionel Leong proposed to represent CCCC in Mota-Engil
Former Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lionel Leong Vai Tac, has been proposed as a member of the board of directors of Mota-Engil, to serve as ... -
Drone Gala 2022 in May
The Light up Macao Drone Gala 2022 will dazzle the city in early May with a total of eight drone shows to take place at Nam ... -
Hong Kong returnees classified as asymptomatic case
Two Macau residents from Hong Kong were classified as imported cases of asymptomatic infection after positive nucleic acid test (NAT) results on April 11 upon their ... -
CE to attend plenary session today
The Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng will attend a plenary session of the Legislative Assembly (AL) at 3 p.m. today to answer AL members’ questions on ... -
Provisional Red Market not very popular among shoppers
The Provisional Almirante Laçerda Municipal Market (Red Market), located opposite the Patane Municipal Market, saw, at maximum, 30% of the business transacted at the original Red ... -
DSAT to achieve turning 50% traffic lights smart by year end
The Transport Bureau (DSAT) will finish upgrading 50% of local traffic lights to the smart system by the end of this year, Lam Chi Kim, department ... -
Guia Hill pedestrian tunnel expected by end-2022
At an open event, Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosário announced that the conclusion of the Guia Hill Pedestrian Tunnel and the subsequent ... -
Macau-Shekou ferry route resumes today
Ferry services connecting Outer Harbor Ferry Terminal and Taipa Maritime Terminal with Shenzhen’s Shekou Ferry Terminal will resume today, following a suspension in mid-March to the ... -
Slight decline in broad money supply
Macau’s supply of broad money retreated 0.6% month-on-month to MOP688.3 patacas in February 2022, the special administrative region’s monetary watchdog said yesterday. According to statistics released ... -
MUST appoints veteran pediatrician as new vice president
The Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) appointed on April 1 a new vice president, Chair Professor Paul Kwong Hang Tam, who is a renowned ... -
Two officials to be sworn-in today for renamed bureaus
The two newly-renamed bureaus will kick off operation today, with two officials’ swearings-in taking place today. Lai Weng Leong, currently a deputy director of the Lands, ... -
Temperature to drop to 12 degrees celsius this weekend
The weather in the region is expected to be affected by a northeast monsoon, leading to a temperature drop to around 12 degrees celsius this weekend. ...
