The Legislative Assembly (AL) Tuesday passed a government-initiated bill on the framework for the protection of senior citizens’ rights, which aims to create a more senior citizen-friendly society.
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The number of personal credit cards issued by local banks rose 10.4 percent year on year and 2.2 percent quarter on quarter to 1.24 million at the end of June, the Macau Monetary Authority (AMCM) said.
Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan Hoi Fan said Monday the government was studying the various issues possibly resulting from the implementation of the current Land Law that took effect several years ago.
The Macau government intends to explore new hubs to sustain economic growth and promote the development of emerging maritime industries, which will give the territory and the “One Centre, One Platform,” concept a new dynamic, said the Chief Executive.
Beijing announced on Friday it would abolish a work permit requirement for employees from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.
Animal protection group Anima is studying the feasibility of sending the over 500 greyhounds left behind at the Canidrome to the US and Europe by charter planes, its president, Albano Martins, said.
Executive Council spokesman Leong Heng Teng has announced that the government has finished drafting local legislation for the country’s National Anthem Law to be applied in Macau.
Macao int'l airport passenger traffic reaches new record in JulyMacao International Airport (MIA) experienced its busiest month ever in this summer, as over 740,000 passenger movements were recorded in July 2018, MIA said on Thursday in its air traffic report.
MGM China Holdings Limited said its H1 revenue rose 30 percent, helped by the February opening of its new Cotai resort.
Wynn Resorts CEO Matt Maddox says the company’s Macau subsidiary, Wynn Macau Limited, will present plans for its empty seven-acre parcel of land located alongside Wynn Palace in Cotai to the Macau government before the end of 2018.
The Judiciary Police (PJ) are investigating a brawl among a group of taxi drivers which took place outside a resort hotel in Cotai on Wednesday, a PJ spokesperson said during a regular press conference Thursday.
The Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement Thursday that it has recorded the second imported case of measles this year.