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09 Jan 2019

Macau and mainland China police bust illegal card-swiping gang

The Macau Judiciary Police (PJ), in conjunction with their mainland counterparts, have busted a gang which had been illegally helping gamblers swipe their mainland UnionPay cards in Macau – using point-of-sale (POS) machines smuggled from the mainland.

09 Jan 2019

Flu kills 86-year-old man

An 86-year-old local man died of Type A influenza associated with pneumonia on Monday – the first flu death confirmed in Macau this year.

08 Jan 2019

New Liaison Office chief urges Macau to contribute to peaceful reunification

The new director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in Macau, Fu Ziying, Monday urged Macau people to continue to contribute to the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations and peaceful reunification of the motherland. 

08 Jan 2019

Macau Government mulls pepper spray for more cops 

Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak said Monday that the government will study the possibility of Public Security Police (PSP) officers on duty in or around local casinos being equipped with pepper spray cans.

07 Jan 2019

Chui briefs top officials on spirit of Xi’s speeches on 40th anniversary of reform, opening up

Chief Executive Chui Sai On has called on government officials to abide by the aspirations set out by President Xi Jinping, in order to lead Macau to grasp opportunities that arise from the country’s reform and opening-up policies.

07 Jan 2019

Govt to launch lung cancer screening programme

The government says that it will launch a lung cancer screening programme for local residents later this year.

04 Jan 2019

Airport logs record 8.2 million passengers in 2018

Macau’s airport handled a record 8.26 million passengers last year, a 15 percent growth year-on-year, its operator announced Thursday.

04 Jan 2019

Macau gaming operators reduce plastic footprint, ditching straws

Gaming operators such as Sands China and MGM have pulled the last straw as part of their effort to reduce their plastic footprint.

04 Jan 2019

MJC pledges to invest up to 4.5 billion patacas

The Macau Jockey Club (MJC) has promised to spend between 3.5 billion and 4.5 billion patacas on revamping its racetrack in Taipa, lawmakers were told Thursday.