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Chui hopes Macau can train own medical professionals

Chui hopes Macau can train own medical professionals

Chief Executive (CE) Fernando Chui Sai On said Thursday he hopes that Macau will have a place one day to train medical professionals. Chui visited the headquarters of the Macau Returned Overseas Chinese Association as part of his re-election campaign trail, where he spoke about his hope in a meeting with the association’s representatives. He […]
Rents push up inflation to 5.92 pct in July

Rents push up inflation to 5.92 pct in July

Skyrocketing residential rents and the rising cost of eating out further pushed up the city’s composite consumer price index (CPI), which rose 5.92 percent year-on-year last month, according to figures released by the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) Wednesday. A DSEC statement said “notable increases” affected the price indices of housing and fuels (+11.45 percent), […]
‘Civic referendum’ will be completely paperless

‘Civic referendum’ will be completely paperless

Political activist Jason Chao Teng Hei said Wednesday that on August 24 and 30, volunteers for the controversial “civic referendum” would be  in five locations to help residents cast their votes, but no voting tables would be set up and residents would actually vote on line so that it could not be regarded as  as […]
Chui vows ‘quick approval’ of land for private construction

Chui vows ‘quick approval’ of land for private construction

Chief Executive (CE) Fernando Chui Sai On said Wednesday the question of how to increase the city’s supply of private housing will be “an important topic” for his next government, vowing that it would study how to approve land leases for private construction projects “quickly”. Chui’s second five-year term tenure will begin on December 20, […]
Phone scams surge 476 pct, blackmail up 186 pct in Jan-June

Phone scams surge 476 pct, blackmail up 186 pct in Jan-June

The number of reported phone scams surged by 476 percent year-on-year in the first half of this year, from 25 to 144, while the number of reported extortion cases rose by 185.7 percent, from 21 to 60, of which 39 were those blackmailed for chatting naked online. Secretary for Security Cheong Kuoc Va detailed crime […]
Price of pre-sale units leaps 48 pct in Q2

Price of pre-sale units leaps 48 pct in Q2

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 […]
Chui says he supports paid paternity leave

Chui says he supports paid paternity leave

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 […]
Chui says media focus on housing, gaming and overcrowding

Chui says media focus on housing, gaming and overcrowding

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 won Pool I of FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix with three victories

Japan won Pool I of FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix with three victories

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 […]
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