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University of Macau won’t reduce Portuguese courses

University of Macau won’t reduce Portuguese courses

The University of Macau (UM) will not reduce the number of Portuguese courses and the resources for Portuguese language education, Zhao Wei, rector of the public university, said on Wednesday. Asked by reporters about some media reports last month saying that the university planned to reduce its elective Portuguese language courses for non-Portuguese majors in […]
Second fatality due to hypothermia

Second fatality due to hypothermia

A new case of death due to hypothermia was discovered on Monday when a 65-year-old woman who lived alone was found by relatives in a critical state. According to the Health Bureau (SSM), attempts to revive her were unsuccessful after she was admitted to the central hospital. It is the second fatality due to hypothermia […]
Gaming-related crimes rise exponentially in 2015

Gaming-related crimes rise exponentially in 2015

The number of cases registered by the Judiciary Police (PJ) in 2015 grew to 11,305, which constitutes 568 more cases than in 2014, representing a year-on-year growth of 5.3 percent. These results were presented to the press yesterday during the annual police New Year meeting, held at PJ headquarters. From the annual report, the PJ […]
Ung Vai Meng to head Macau Cultural Affairs Bureau

Ung Vai Meng to head Macau Cultural Affairs Bureau

Macau, China 26 Jan – Current head of the Cultural Activities and Recreation Department of the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) Ung Vai Meng will be replacing Heidi Ho Lai Chun da Luz as the president of the Cultural Affairs Bureau (ICM), according to The Macau Post Daily. The paper said that details of […]
Six eateries and two stalls busted for serving smuggled food in Macau

Six eateries and two stalls busted for serving smuggled food in Macau

The Macau Customs Service said in statement on Monday their officers and officials of the Food Safety Centre have seized about 586 kilogrammes of smuggled food from six eateries and two vegetables stalls near the Barrier Gate checkpoint. The Customs Service said in the statement that their officers and officials of the centre, which comes […]
Elderly woman dies of hypothermia as cold wave persists in Macau

Elderly woman dies of hypothermia as cold wave persists in Macau

An 88-year old woman has died of hypothermia. The Health Bureau issued a statement earlier this evening saying the elderly was hospitalized on Monday. She was among five citizens suffering from hypothermia who sought medical assistance over the past 24 hours. This happens as Macau continues to be under a cold front, with the mercury […]
Macau to host first CEFCO outside mainland

Macau to host first CEFCO outside mainland

Macau’s various industries, such as tourism, catering and logistics, will benefit from the 13th China Expo Forum for International Co-operation (CEFCO 2017) slated to be hosted in the city next year, the Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) said in a statement. During the annual forum’s opening ceremony earlier this month in Yinchuan, capital […]
Audit report slams Macau government overspending on public surveys

Audit report slams Macau government overspending on public surveys

Several public services have been criticised by the Commission of Audit for overspending when commissioning public surveys and consultancy services. In a report issued today, the Commission notes several instances which lack transparency and disregard legal guidelines in the award of services. According to the report, between 2010 and June 2013, 62 public services requested […]
Macau needs to amend and abolish 1,200 laws, regulations from Portuguese era

Macau needs to amend and abolish 1,200 laws, regulations from Portuguese era

The Secretary for Administration and Justice said that Macau needs to abolish half of the 1,200 laws and regulations inherited from the Portuguese era that are no longer suitable to the international city the SAR has become. In a recent interview with Exmoo News, Sonia Chan Hoi Fan said that the co-ordination and revision of […]
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