Nearly 70 percent of the respondents of a survey released Thursday reported work-related anxiety. The survey involved 10,487 respondents. The main cause of their anxiety was mainly pressure from work. The difficulty which the respondents deemed the worst was that it was hard to find a balance between work and family commitments. They also worried […]
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With the support of 20 lawmakers, a motion submitted by grassroots legislators Paul Chan Wai Chi and Antonio Ng Kuok Cheong to hold a debate on the protection of Coloane’s island landscape was passed by the legislature Wednesday. There were just two abstentions – by businessmen Cheang Chi Keong and Ung Choi Kun – with […]
Macau Wednesday recorded the highest amount of rainfall, 323 mm, since 1982. During the nine-hour hoisting of the rainstorm warning signal a number of areas in the city suffered severe flooding and nearly half of the city’s bus routes were affected by the downpour that some locals sarcastically joked turned Macau into “Asia’s Venice,” The […]
The Venetian Macao has been named “The Best Luxury Resort in the World” in the India’s Best Awards ceremony by Travel + Leisure India & South Asia for the second consecutive year. The award was presented by the lifestyle magazine at an awards ceremony last month in Mumbai, India. “The Venetian Macao is very pleased […]
The Public Security Police (PSP) said Sunday that an inactive hand grenade was found in Patio de S. Domingos- just about a three minute walk to the city’s main square Largo do Senado. The Public Security Police (PSP0 said in a statement that it received a report from a resident saying that there was a […]
Eight mainland tourists in a tour group on a four-day trip to Hong Kong and Macau complained to a local tour guide about being charged 200 yuan (260 patacas) to take them to the Venetian in Cotai. However, the tour guide insisted that the 200-yuan Venetian visit was a part of the group’s itinerary which […]
The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Wednesday announced that the 14th IIFA celebrations will be held at The Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel, the Official Host Destination Partner. Having travelled to picturesque destinations across the globe over the last 13 years, IIFA has graced the shores of the UK, Europe, Middle East, Southeast Asia, South Africa, Sri Lanka […]
Macau’s Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) said Wednesday that it has teaching material regarding the side effects of recreational drugs which provides teaching staff, social workers and medical staff with enough information so that they can recognise the tell-tale signs of drug abuse. The bureau also urged schools and parents to be more concerned about the […]
Three people were arrested Tuesday after loading agarwood from a warehouse at Pier No. 23 in the Inner Harbour onto a sampan that was ready to head to the mainland China. A Macau Customs Service spokesperson made the announcement in a press briefing at its headquarters in Barra. According to the spokesman, Customs officers had […]
Macau’s Customs Service said Monday that its officers have seized the largest amount of untaxed tobacco since the 1999 handover, with the confiscation of 4.38 tonnes of untaxed tobacco, amounting to about 870,000 patacas in unpaid tax. A Customs spokesperson pointed out that the confiscated tobacco could have been used to make some 4.78 million […]
A recent local court decision to appoint a medical team from Macau to co-ordinate with a hospital in Hong Kong to evaluate whether or not real-estate tycoon Joseph Lau Luen-hung’s health allows him to stand trial in a high-profile graft case has been abruptly axed. Health Bureau (SSM) Vice Director Cheang Seng Ip told reportersSunday […]
The overall crime rate in Macau rose slightly by 2.7 percent during the first quarter, or 85 cases more than the same period last year, according to official data release by the government. Drug trafficking cases surged by an alarming 70.3 percent, which does not include the 55kg of cocaine that was seized earlier this […]