The average of price of pre-sale residential units increased 48 percent quarter-to-quarter to 185,886 patacas per square metre in the second quarter, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced Monday. The average price of pre-sale residential units in the Macau peninsula and Taipa increased 52 percent and 38 percent respectively. The average price of all […]
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Chief Executive (CE) Fernando Chui Sai On continued his campaign trail Monday by attending a meeting with representatives from four commercial associations in the morning and the Women’s General Association (Fu Luen) in the afternoon. In his meeting with representatives of the Women’s General Association, Chui expressed his support for paid paternity leave. Chui, the […]
Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On, the lone candidate in the August 31 chief executive election, said Sunday he had noticed that the media is focusing on issues such as housing, the gaming industry and overcrowding in the city while other topics such as social achievements and locals’ contributions to civil society are not mentioned […]
Japan outshined Asian rivals China 3-1 (25-20, 25-22, 18-25, 28-26) to end play in Pool I of the Intercontinental Round of the FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix at the Macau Forum on Sunday. The full house crowd at the Macau Forum were treated to a spectacle as both teams showed no signs of fatigue after […]
The office of Secretary of Social Affairs and Culture Cheong U said in a statement Thiursday that the University of Macau (UM) has almost completed the move to its new campus on Hengqin Island and the government has decided that the old campus in Taipa will “basically” be used for tertiary education. The office said […]
Monetary Authority of Macau (AMCM) President Anselmo Teng Lin Seng told lawmakers Tuesday that the government “can invest daringly”, provided that it is aware of the risks involved. Teng made the remark during a Q&A session when responding to an interpellation by lawmaker Si Ka Lon on the transparency of the government’s financial investment strategies. […]
Energy Sector Development Office (GDSE) Director Arnaldo Santos said Monday that natural gas is now being used by a public housing estate in Coloane and the University of Macau campus in Hengqin Island and that the government is still negotiating with the city’s natural gas provider Sinosky Energy on a “reasonable” price of the commodity. […]
Red Cross Macau Disaster Relief Affairs Officer Patrick Tam Wai Iat said Monday that even though 500 relief packages sent by Macau have already arrived in the quake-hit area of north-eastern Yunnan, it proved difficult for staff to deliver them to the victims since road blocks were set up on many roads while others were […]
Macau’s population stood at 624,000 at the end of June, 9,500 more people than in the first quarter due to rising numbers of non-resident workers, the Statistics and Census Services announced. Females accounted for 50.8 percent (316,800 people) of the total. At the end of the second quarter of this year there were 155,310 non-resident […]