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New film festival starts this December

New film festival starts this December

The first International Film Festival of Macau (IFFM) will run from December 8 to 13 this year. Heading the event will be Marco Mueller, the former director of the Locarno, Venice and Rome festivals, as reported in U.S. magazine Variety and confirmed in a statement by the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO). The bureau told […]
Catholic university in Macau expects to move to new campus next term

Catholic university in Macau expects to move to new campus next term

University of Saint Joseph (USJ) Rector Peter Stilwell said on Monday that the university’s new campus in Ilha Verde was expected to become operational in the first term of the 2016/2017 academic year if the construction goes smoothly. Stilwell made the remarks after a signing ceremony of a co-operation agreement between the university, which is […]
186 pets adopted from ANIMA Macau in 2015

186 pets adopted from ANIMA Macau in 2015

A total of 186 dogs and cats from the Macau Society for the Protection of Animals’ (ANIMA) shelter in Coloane were adopted last year, a number similar to that of 2014, Kiko Ieong Im Fai, an administrative staff member of the group, said on Sunday. Speaking to reporters at the society’s animal adoption booth near […]
Police bust 21 drivers in Macau for illegal passenger services

Police bust 21 drivers in Macau for illegal passenger services

The Public Security Police (PSP) said in a statement that during the Chinese New Year (CNY) period from February 6 to Saturday their officers busted 21 drivers for providing passenger transport services without a taxi licence. Among the 21 cases, two were found to have used an app to find their clients. The statement did […]
Macau A-Ma Temple blaze repair to take at least 1 year

Macau A-Ma Temple blaze repair to take at least 1 year

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) is drafting a restoration plan for the Cheng Kok Sim Lam Pavilion at the UNESCO World Heritage-listed A-Ma Temple, where a fire broke out on Wednesday morning, the bureau’s Cultural Heritage Department Chief Leong Wai Man said on Thursday, adding that it would take at least one year to repair […]
Fire breaks out at A-Ma Temple, Macau

Fire breaks out at A-Ma Temple, Macau

A fire broke out early on Wednesday morning at the A-Ma Temple, resulting in severe damages to part of its interiors. A short-circuit is believed to have caused the incident which did not harm anyone inside the temple. Meanwhile, the Cultural Affairs Bureau is assessing the severity of the damage caused to the iconic site’s […]
Liaison chief urges society of Macau to ‘spare no effort’

Liaison chief urges society of Macau to ‘spare no effort’

Local society should spare no effort to seize opportunities and be open to changes, Central People’s Government Liaison Office Director Li Gang said in his Chinese New Year message on Sunday, wishing all Macao residents happiness. He also said that his office would fully support the local government. Li is the highest-ranked central government official […]
Collapsing wall damages World Heritage site in Macau

Collapsing wall damages World Heritage site in Macau

The wall of a building, which was being renovated, collapsed and damaged the listed Lou Kau Mansion next to it on Thursday. The government-run mansion, which is used as a temporary exhibition hall, is one of 20 sites which form the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Historic Centre of Macau. The two-storey grey-brick courtyard house in Travessa […]
Chicken vendors test negative for avian flu in Macau

Chicken vendors test negative for avian flu in Macau

The three vendors who sold live poultry at the Temporary Patane Municipal Market’s Fat Kei stall tested negative for the H7-type avian influenza on Thursday, the Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement, pledging to closely monitor their health status. The trio were taken to isolation rooms on Thursday for 10-days medical observation, the statement […]
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