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Macau has only about 20 speech therapists

Macau has only about 20 speech therapists

There are only 20 or so speech therapists working in Macau, Yan Kam Sum, the vice-president of the Macau Association of Speech Therapists (MAST), said on Sunday, pointing out that his sector is facing an acute labour shortage. The therapist made the remarks on the sidelines of the association’s Speech-Language Therapy Promotion Day in Taipa. […]
Over 50 delegates attended “One Belt, One Road” workshop held in Macau

Over 50 delegates attended “One Belt, One Road” workshop held in Macau

Macau and the Portuguese-speaking countries can benefit from the “Belt and Road Initiative” concluded the one day “One Belt, One Road” workshop, co-organised by the City University of Macau, the Maritime Silk Road Association (Macau) and the Institute of European Studies of Macau (IEEM) held on Friday in Macau. The conference was the first of its kind to be […]
Businesspeople argue that human resource development is “fundamental” for Mozambique

Businesspeople argue that human resource development is “fundamental” for Mozambique

Mozambique needs to develop its human resources, without forgetting the capital needed to implement projects, said Thursday in Beijing the Director-General of Mozambique’s Investment Promotion Centre. Lourenço Sambo was speaking during a session to present business opportunities in Mozambique, held in Beijing, and was part of a state visit by the President of Mozambique, Filipe Jacinto Nyusi. […]
Macau government hopes animal protection law takes effect on 1st September

Macau government hopes animal protection law takes effect on 1st September

The government hopes its animal protection bill will finally become law soon and come into force on September 1, legislator-cum-unionist Kwan Tsui Hang, who chairs the legislature’s 1st Standing Committee, said on Thursday. The committee met to discuss the newly revised version of the bill with senior officials including Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia […]
Macau Chief Executive can close failing tertiary institutions

Macau Chief Executive can close failing tertiary institutions

A government-drafted bill proposes to give the chief executive the power to close any local privately-owned higher education institution if their teaching standards have  “obviously declined”, Tertiary Education Services Office (GAES) Director Sou Chio Fai said on Thursday. Sou talked to reporters after attending a closed-door meeting of the Legislative Assembly’s (AL) 2nd Standing Committee’s […]
Macau’s Human Resources Office and Labour Affairs Bureau to merge

Macau’s Human Resources Office and Labour Affairs Bureau to merge

The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) will set up a Non-resident Workers Employment Department on May 28 to take over the functions of the Human Resources Office (GRH), which will be axed the same day. The Executive Council (ExCo) has finished discussing the draft of a by-law regarding the bureau’s new organisational structure, the advisory body’s spokesman Leong […]
Macau government contemplates banning dealers from gambling in casinos

Macau government contemplates banning dealers from gambling in casinos

The Gaming Inspection and Co-ordination Bureau (DICJ) will start studying before the end of the year whether local dealers – also known as croupiers – should be barred from gambling in local casinos, DICJ Director Paulo Martins Chan said on Wednesday. Chan made the remarks after attending a phone-in programme hosted by Ou Mun Tin Toi, the Chinese-language radio […]
Macau’s residential property prices fall 4.2 per cent in Q1

Macau’s residential property prices fall 4.2 per cent in Q1

The average price of residential units decreased by 4.2 per cent quarter-to-quarter to 72,955 patacas per square metre of usable area in the first quarter, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced on Tuesday. The average price of pre-sale residential units dropped by 8.9 per cent to 94,165 patacas per square metre. The average price […]
Royal Flight commences bi-weekly Macau-Moscow charter flights

Royal Flight commences bi-weekly Macau-Moscow charter flights

Macau is a good gateway to China for Russian airlines, Dmitriy Arkhipov, a vice-president of Royal Flight, a Russian charter airline based in Abakan, said on Tuesday. Abakan, which has some 173,000 inhabitants, is the capital city of the Russian Federation’s Republic of Khakassia in the southwestern part of Siberia. Speaking to The Macau Post Daily on the […]
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