FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho
Macau,
There are some pretty baffling weather trends here in Macau. Sometimes it is the rain that occasionally pours on hot sunny days, or the sun that shines brightly in the middle
Recently, the Premier of China, Li Keqiang visited Macau for a three-day inspection tour. The Premier said that Macau, despite facing the world’s slow recovery from the economic crisis and
The “debutante” Macau Grand Prix Organizing Committee (MGPOC) announced earlier this month regarding the exit of Motor Race Consultant’s Barry Bland that the “status of this year’s Formula 3 Macau
Here in Macau, I seldom hear nor see residents discriminate each other, may it be against age, physical features or career; but apparently, some non-Chinese residing in the city tend
I often hear people complaining how terribly Macau ranks in terms of English language usage. “Hong Kong speaks English, here no one does.” Does this criticism sound familiar to you?
A delegation of China’s Olympic medalists recently toured the two special administrative regions. In the case of Macau, the delegation stayed in the territory for four days. Although neither the event
The detrimental effect on an economy of even the smallest changes in local weather or transport conditions always seems to far outstrip any reasonable expectation. Nevertheless, experts assure us that
After Uber announced in a statement that it will halt its operations in the city from September 9 - citing hefty fines amounting to some MOP10 million – netizens took
A couple of days ago there was apparently a proposal at the Legislative Assembly (AL) follow-up committee on land affairs aiming to “give more importance” to the use of the
The most recent controversy involving New Macau Association’s (ANM) president, Scott Chiang, kicked off at the end of last week when he and his colleague were arrested on suspicion of
The habit of spitting on the streets is already visually unpleasant, but imagine having neighbors expectorating on the staircase, or seeing spittle on the elevators of residential and/or commercial buildings. I
Those who know me well know that something that I am always completely skeptical about are “coincidences.” In all honesty, I just can’t believe in coincidences at all; I would rather
The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) has a knack for assessing situations on the strength of a technicality. In its most recent report, the CCAC conveniently found that the government owes no
As someone once said, “the less educated people are, the more rules they have.” This quote suggests that education is somehow opposed to regulations. Is this really true? I wonder… But
I was at the coastal cleanup activity at the beach next to Tam Kong Temple on Sunday when, to my surprise, I witnessed around 60 volunteers at the site. The
For those who have brought up conversation topics about local issues, the expression “Who cares?” is certainly not an unfamiliar one… The fact is, many do not care, or they may
In the wake of Tsai Ing-wen’s ascension to the presidency of Taipei, the long-held desire in Beijing that the semi-autonomous models of Macau and Hong Kong would serve as stepping
Domestic violence is a silent issue in Macau, as residents don’t give it as much attention as it deserves. While domestic abuse could happen to anyone – including all races, religions,
Bus companies in Macau are expected to lose around 10 percent of their drivers to retirement within the next four years, said Lam Hin San, director of the Transport Bureau
In a recently published article in MDT, the Consul General of The Philippines, Ms Deapera stated that migrant workers, specifically Filipinos, are “doing well” in Macau. Not that I disagree
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