According to the statement cited by The Macau Post Daily, the committee will be of consultative nature, which includes giving opinions on the development of the profession and medical personnel training, conducting research and compiling reports for ethical guidelines and regulations. It can also demand assistance from professionals in the Health Bureau (SSM) and academic […]
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A record number of 22 groups have submitted nomination signatures to stand in the upcoming direct legislative elections of which 14 seats will be directly elected by popular vote, while five groups have submitted signatures for the indirect elections whose 12 seats will be voted for by registered association representatives. The 12 indirect-election candidates are […]
Public bus operator Reolian Public Transport said Thursday in a statement that it has initiated judicial proceedings to obtain the payment of its service fees that it claims it is entitled to under its service provider agreement with the government. The statement from Reolian said that the 23.3 percent increase of its service provider fees […]
The Judiciary Police (PJ) said Wednesday it had made the biggest loan-sharking gang bust since the 1999 handover, in which the gang members started targeting victims in local casinos in 2000. A total of 13 suspects have been taken into custody. A total of 2,500 IOUs were found, involving about HK$390 million and 120 million […]
The grassroots New Macau Association (NMA), which has three directly-elected lawmakers, Tuesday urged the government to find out whether local residents and groups have been targeted by the US government’s massive Internet hacking and telephone tapping scheme leaked by fugitive US whistleblower Edward Snowden in Hong Kong earlier this month. According to The Macau Post […]
The Housing Bureau (IHM) said in a statement Tuesday that up to Monday it had received a total of 13,299 applications for 1,544 one-bedroom flats under the government-subsidised home ownership scheme (HOS), an oversubscription of about eight times the number on offer. The bureau said in the statement cited by The Macau Post Daily that […]
Macau recorded 2.34 million visitor arrivals last month, an increase of 9.1 percent from the same month last year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) said Monday. The daily average of visitor arrivals stood at 75,565 in May. Same-day visitors accounted for 51.7 percent of the total. Month-to-month, the number of visitor arrivals was down […]
The Judiciary Police (PJ) said Sunday that they found a15-year-old mainland girl working as a prostitute in Macau. A PJ spokesperson announced the shocking news at a special conference saying that two mainland men were arrested on Saturday for their alleged involvement in the case. The spokesperson said the duo were arrested for suspected human […]
Secretary for Administration and Justice Florinda Chan Lai Man said Thursday that she reserves the right to take legal action against those who made calumnious accusations against her concerning the so-called perpetual burial plots case dating back to 2001. Chan said that the accusations had tarnished both her reputation and the government’s image. Chan held […]
Duan Hongyi, president of the Nam Kwong Group said Wednesday at the opening ceremony of the Natural Gas Operation Center, in Coloane, that natural gas and clean energy, has officially entered people’s daily lives in Macau. Chief Executive Chui Sai On and the Director of the Central Government’s Liaison Office Bai Zhijian cut the ribbon […]
Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said Wednesday that the government was not launching an internal administrative investigation of Secretary for Administration and Justice Florinda Chan Lai Man since the city’s highest court had already cleared her of all wrongdoing in the long-running burial plots saga. Chui made the comment prior to the opening ceremony […]
The number of suspected cybercrimes rose 55 percent year-on-year to 78 cases in the first five months of this year, the Public Prosecution Office (MP) said in a statement Wednesday. According to the statement, the office instituted 43 proceedings in the five-month period to investigate suspected cybercrimes. A total of 36 cybercrime suspects were detained […]