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28 Dec 2016

Sons’ drug case won’t impact re-election bid says Pereira Coutinho

High-profile lawmaker Jose Pereira Coutinho said on Tuesday he was not worried that his two sons’ alleged drug trafficking could have a negative impact on his re-election bid next year, adding that both were adults and he could not watch their every move.

23 Dec 2016

Macau government vows to allow more local cars to enter Hengqin

Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak said earlier this week that the local and Zhuhai governments would gradually allow more Macau-registered vehicles to enter Hengqin Island.

22 Dec 2016

1,000 roadwork projects to start next year in Macau

About 1,000 roadwork projects will be carried out from next year, Transport Bureau (DSAT) Director Lam Hin San announced on Monday during a press conference at the bureau.

22 Dec 2016

Macau’s red pandas make their first public appearance

Macau’s first-ever pair of red pandas, male ‘Lok Lok’ and female ‘Tong Tong’, who arrived last month from Sichuan province made their first public appearance at Seac Pai Van Park on Tuesday.

19 Dec 2016

Eligible Macau vehicles can enter Hengqin from Tuesday onwards

A scheme for eligible Macau-registered vehicles to enter Hengqin Island in Zhuhai will commence on Tuesday, the Macau government and authorities from the Zhuhai Municipal People’s Government confirmed during a press conference on Friday.

15 Dec 2016

Wife of city’s 1st human bird flu victim in Macau tests negative 

The 57-year-old wife of the city’s first avian influenza virus (AIV) victim tested negative for the H7N9 strain, the Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement on Wednesday.

14 Dec 2016

Macau’s ex-secretary, veteran educator top honours list

Former anti-corruption chief and policy secretary for social affairs and culture Cheong U and veteran educator Lei Pui Lam top this year’s honours list, the government announced on Tuesday.

14 Dec 2016

Argentinean director’s “The Winter” wins film-fest

Argentinean director Emiliano Torres’s Spanish-language “The Winter” won the best film award at the 1st International Film Festival & Awards • Macao (IFFAM) on Tuesday.

14 Dec 2016

Live poultry sales suspended over bird flu

The government announced last night that all sales of live poultry in the city will be temporarily stopped with immediate effect after discovering the H7 strain of the avian influenza virus (AIV) in silkie chicken samples at the Nam Yue Supply Market on Tuesday afternoon.