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France won the 25th Macau International Fireworks contest

France won the 25th Macau International Fireworks contest

SAS BREZAC Artifices, from France, won the 25th Macau International Fireworks contest  followed by China and Switzerland in the second and third rank. The prize for the champion team is US$ 8,000 US dollars whereas the second and third prize winners were awarded 4,000 and 2,500  dollars respectively. Ten teams came from Asia, Europe, America, […]
Government take over bus company Reolian

Government take over bus company Reolian

The government seized Wednesday the operations of Reolian Public Transport Co, one day after the public bus firm filed for bankruptcy because it ran out of money to pay its workers. According to Business Daily paper the decision could force a reshuffle of the three-operator bus system introduced just two years ago. Reolian filed for […]
Govt says won’t change ‘local croupiers only’ policy

Govt says won’t change ‘local croupiers only’ policy

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said this week that he will never break his promise that only locals can be employed as croupiers in the city’s casinos. Chui’s current 5-year term ends on December 20 next year. However, he is widely expected to be re-elected for a second term which, according to the Macau […]
Macau ‘ready to help Portugal’

Macau ‘ready to help Portugal’

Macau is ready to help bailed-out Portugal overcome its severe economic crisis, Alexis Tam Chon Weng, chief-of-cabinet of the Macau chief executive’s office, said last week. Tam, who also is the Macau government’s top spokesperson, made the remark during a TDM interview in Lisbon last week where he co-chaired the 2nd Macau-Portugal Joint Committee meeting. […]
Macau Kart GP to bring 100 racers from 9 countries

Macau Kart GP to bring 100 racers from 9 countries

The Macau International Kart Grand Prix will take place between October 10 and 13 with 100 kart racers from 9 countries,  announced Thursday  the Automobile General Association Macao-China (AAMC) The organizer Automobile General Association Macao – China (AAMC) will work with The Asian Karting Open Championship (AKOC) to bring the KZ kart competition to Macau. […]
Animal protection bill contains ‘very tough’ fines: govt

Animal protection bill contains ‘very tough’ fines: govt

Civic and Municipal Affair Bureau (IACM) administration committee member Ung Sau Hong said Wednesday that penalties proposed in the latest version of the government’s long-delayed animal protection bill are “very tough.” Ung said the maximum fine of 100,000 patacas should be deterrent enough to prevent animals from being abused. According to The Macau Post Daily, […]
Macau is the seventh favorite destination for Chinese travellers

Macau is the seventh favorite destination for Chinese travellers

Macau is the seventh favorite destination for Chinese travellers, according to a survey released by daodao.com, TripAdvisor’s customized Chinese brand. Mainland tourists’ top destination continues to be the neighboring region of Hong Kong, followed by the island of Phuket in Thailand,Taiwan, Bangkok, Paris, Dubai, Macau, Seoul, Singapore and Bali. The survey indicates that the Chinese […]
19.5 million visit Macau in Jan-Aug, up 4.7 pct

19.5 million visit Macau in Jan-Aug, up 4.7 pct

Macau recorded 19.57 million visitor arrivals in the first eight months of this year, an increase of 4.7 percent year-on-year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) said Monday. Mainlanders and Hongkongers accounted for 63.6 and 23.5 percent of all visitor arrivals respectively. Guangdong residents accounted for 28.4 percent of all visitor arrivals. About 27.5 percent […]
Liaison office chief not worried about more businesspeople in legislature

Liaison office chief not worried about more businesspeople in legislature

Central People’s Government Liaison Office Director Bai Zhijian said Wednesday that more businesspeople in the newly-elected legislature than in the previous one would not cause the government’s future policies to lean towards the interests of the business community. According to The Macau Post Daily, he made the comments after attending the opening ceremony of the […]
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