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16 Jun 2017

Macau’s base rate rises to 1.5 pct after Fed move

The Macau Monetary Authority (AMCM) said in a statement that it raised its base rate of the discount window Thursday by 25 basis points to 1.5 percent. It has been the fourth time for Macau’s quasi-central bank to raise the policy rate since December 2015

15 Jun 2017

Macao Water to built a new treatment plant in Coloane

Macao Water, responsible for providing the city’s water supply, has reached a consensus with the Macau government on the building of the Seac Pai Van Water Treatment Plant in Coloane, the company informed in a statement released Wednesday.

15 Jun 2017

Record number of lists vie for seats in legislature

The number of groups who have submitted nomination signatures to the Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Committee (CAEAL) already exceeds the number of lists who ran in the last direct election, official data showed Wednesday.

14 Jun 2017

Crown employees charged with promotion of gambling in China

Crown Resorts Ltd. said its staff held in China have been charged with gambling-related offenses, the most significant development in the case since the employees were rounded up by mainland authorities in October.

14 Jun 2017

Government collects residents’ opinions on city’s Greater Bay Area participation

The local government announced on Tuesday that it started to collect residents’ opinions on Macau’s participation in the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area.

13 Jun 2017

Alexis Tam claims cultural heritage is protected

Alexis Tam said that the government pays great importance to the protection of the city’s cultural heritage. “Not only do we educate our society for the importance of cultural heritage, but for environmental protection as well.”

13 Jun 2017

Government opens city’s first paediatric centre

The government opened the city’s first Paediatric Rehabilitation and Treatment Centre and launched the official website of the Paediatric Integrated Assessment Centre on Monday, according to the Macau Post Daily.

12 Jun 2017

Year’s 1st No. 1 typhoon signal hoisted

The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau hoisted this year’s first No.1 typhoon signal at 9:30 p.m. on Sunday. It was heading north toward the eastern coast of Guangdong province at about 20 kilometres per hour.

12 Jun 2017

400 disabled cheated out of RMB 2.7 million

About 400 disabled people from the mainland and Hong Kong have been cheated out of about RMB 2.7 million yuan (MOP 3.2 million), the Judiciary Police said over the weekend.