Melinda Chan Mei Yi calls for aid for small entertainment venues and businesses in locked-down areas as well as long-term support for SMEs.
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Stations are aimed at estimated 22,000 Nepalese and Vietnamese non-resident workers as well as others employed in laundries or the renovation or security industries.
Winds expected to strengthen and signal likely to remain in force this morning; drivers and motorcyclists advised to take extra care.
Proposals include MOP 10,000 cash handout for certain tax payers, interest-free loans of up to MOP 600,000 and three-month rent exemption on government real estate.
Around 500 students expected to leave Macao today and tomorrow; all must present a valid NAT and will be tested again in Zhuhai before being allowed home.
Health workers hampered by high density and insanitary conditions; residents move en masse to Treasure Hotel in Taipa.
Strong winds, thunderstorms and generally unsettled weather forecast over the next few days under the combined influence of typhoon and northeast monsoon.
Gloomy result due to Covid-19 and sudden imposition of cross-border quarantine regulations.
Baptised when he was 18 and ordained in June 2000, Father Stephen Tong SJ is described as one of the most charismatic people in Macao.
Chief exports – soy, iron ore and oil – put Brazil on track for record trading year with China.
Red Rainstorm Warning Signal and Thunderstorm Warning Signal still in place; public told to avoid outdoor activities.
People working in the construction, laundry and security sectors will also need to take four NATs, once every other day.