Macau's number of reported crimes dropped 1.3 percent to 14,178 last year, the Secretariat for Security headed by Wong Sio Chak said today.
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Macau's population at the end of last year rose by 12,200 year-on-year to 679,600, with the female population accounting for 53.3 percent of the total.
Thai authorities on Friday said arrivals from Macau and five other jurisdictions would have to issue daily reports on their health.
The government expected a budget deficit of over 40 billion patacas for this year due to the adverse impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on the local economy.
Thailand’s Department of Disease Control (DDC) has classified Macau, Hong Kong, Taiwan, mainland China, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Italy, Iran, France and Germany as “countries/administrative regions at risk for COVID-19.
The Macau Museum of Art (MAM) reopened on Wednesday after being closed for over a month due to the COVID-19 epidemic.
People entering the city illegally and using the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge to smuggle undeclared goods are the latest illegal activities that the Macau Customs Service have cracked down on.
Japan will impose a 14-day quarantine on all travellers from the Chinese mainland, Macau and Hong Kong, and suspend visa exemptions for Macau and Hong Kong visitors.
Macau gaming operator MGM has become the first company in Macau to provide cleaning services to social enterprises, sheltered workshops, vocational training centres and treatment and educational centres.
The government has decided to move its COVID-19 medical examination station at the Workers Stadium near the Barrier Gate checkpoint to the Macau Forum complex in Zape from 8 a.m. on Thursday.
The Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) said that about 3,200 vulnerable households will receive extra subsidy to tide them over during the current COVID-19 crisis.
The Macau Institute for Tourism Studies (IFTM) was ranked 14th among the world’s best universities for hospitality and leisure management from QS World University Ranking.