The discretionary allowance, equivalent to one month’s salary and capped at MOP 45,000, is to reward staff for their contributions last year.
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The 45-day public consultation starting tomorrow aims to solve the current difficulty in the management of hazardous materials.
Due to the government’s Covid-19 prevention measures, the government has decided to postpone the first phase of the 2021 Taipa Flea Market.
A man and two women were caught on Wednesday during a drug deal involving 15.96 grammes of crystal methamphetamine (also commonly known as ice) with an estimated street value of about MOP 53,000.
Those required to undergo 14 days of quarantine after arriving in Macao will also be required to practice at least 14 days of “self-health management” after completing their quarantine.
The financial reserves of the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) stood at MOP 620.1 billion (US$77.7 billion) at the end of November last year.
Macao recorded 5.89 million visitor arrivals last year, a year-on-year drop of 85.0%.
A total of 77 gambling addicts were added to the Social Welfare Bureau’s (IAS) central registration system last year, a 30 per cent decrease compared to 2019’s 110 people.
The statement said the payment would be awarded to eligible staff at “senior manager” level and below, covering around 98% of the gaming operator’s employees.
The suspected kingpin of a loan-sharking and money-laundering group was arrested on Wednesday morning in Zhuhai and transferred to Macao by the Guangdong Public Security Department.
The two bogus marriages involve a sister and her elder brother, both obtaining their non-permanent Macao ID cards in 2009 and 2010 respectively.
Gongbei’s Customs Administration announced that its officers found a man attempting to smuggle bottles of Maotai into Zhuhai by hiding them inside a baby carrier early this week.