The private Catholic University of Saint Joseph (USJ) announced in a statement on Thursday the appointment of Prof. Zhang Shuguang as its vice-rector for External Relations and Institutional Development and full professor of Global Studies at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities.
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Lands, Public Works and Transport Bureau Director Chan Pou Ha said on Wednesday that the government will continue with its ongoing study of the possible construction of the fifth Macao-Taipa link, despite possible cancellation of its Zone D land reclamation project.
The government has drafted a plan for gradually reopening the borders to allow for the return of some people of non-Chinese nationalities to Macao, the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Elsie Ao Ieong U, revealed on Wednesday on the sidelines of the groundbreaking ceremony for the Macao Polytechnic Institute’s new building.
Vice-Premier Han Zheng on Wednesday met with a high-level delegation of the Macao Special Administrative Region’s (MSAR) Public Security Forces led by Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak.
A security guard was arrested on Sunday for the sexual abuse of a 9-year-old girl more than 10 times on multiple occasions.
A male university student was arrested early Monday for various suspected crimes, namely driving under the influence (DUI), dangerous driving for crashing into his ex-girlfriend’s car, causing property damage through violent means and causing grievous bodily harm.
Man arrested on Tuesday in Rua Cidade do Porto in Nape for his alleged involvement in a spectacular online credit-for-sex MOP 13 million scam revealed by the Judiciary Police (PJ) last week.
A member of the administrative committee of the government-appointed Science and Technology Development Fund told reporters that the committee’s professional jury did not approve a MUST Covid-19 vaccine project because it did not meet the fund’s requirements.
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng urged residents on Tuesday to think “rationally” about whether it would be suitable for the Zone D land reclamation project to go ahead by “looking at” the ongoing Zone C land reclamation project.
Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Elsie Ao Ieong U said on Tuesday that the government’s revamped central library, youth centre and conservatory projects will save the Treasury around MOP 1.1 billion.
Eight local animal welfare and protection groups petitioned the government on Tuesday urging it to adopt the trap-neuter-release (TNR) programme to humanely solve the city’s stray problem.
A firm controlled by Levo Chan Weng Lin, CEO of junket operator Tak Chun Group, has bought a 20.65% stake in Macau Legend Development Limited for about US$173 billion (MOP 1.38 billion), several local media outlets including Rádio Macau, GGRAsia and IAG reported today.