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Initial design of 4th Macau-Taipa bridge to cost 75 million patacas

Initial design of 4th Macau-Taipa bridge to cost 75 million patacas

The initial design project for the fourth bridge connecting the peninsula and Taipa will cost over 75 million patacas, according to the Official Gazette (BO). The gazette showed on Monday that the government has granted the initial design project to Beijing-based CCCC Highway Consultants Company Limited for a fee of 75.19 million patacas. The same […]
Macau has ‘high chance’ of imported Zika cases

Macau has ‘high chance’ of imported Zika cases

After Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong recently confirmed cases of the Zika virus, the director of the local Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC), Lam Chong, has warned that the chance of Macau getting imported Zika cases is “quite high”. Lam made the comment on the sidelines of a ses sion about the Zika […]
Macau government shelves eatery plan for Taipa-Houses Museum

Macau government shelves eatery plan for Taipa-Houses Museum

The Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture has shelved its controversial plan to open a Portuguese restaurant in one of the five mansions in the Taipa-Houses Museum complex, according to a statement by the Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT) on Thursday. The statement said an inter-departmental working group under the purview of the secretariat had […]
Macau Turbojet ferry colides with fishing boat

Macau Turbojet ferry colides with fishing boat

Hundreds of TurboJET passengers were left stranded after a high-speed ferry collided with a fishing boat off Lantau Island on Saturday night, leaving a woman injured. The vessel departed from Macau at 11:15 p.m., carrying 289 passengers and 10 crewmembers on board. The jetfoil was stranded for two hours while it underwent inspections by crewmembers […]
Macau group calls for rally to back Uber

Macau group calls for rally to back Uber

The grassroots Macau Community Development Initiative (MCDI) group will hold a protest rally on September 4 to urge the government to support global ride-hailing giant Uber’s continued operation in Macau, lawmaker Au Kam San, who heads the group, told reporters after he reported an alleged “land debt” case to the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) on […]
Uber set to axe Macau operation next month

Uber set to axe Macau operation next month

Taxi hailing app Uber appears to be ending its operation in Macau next month, according to a statement signed by Asia-based Uber executives that was uploaded by local lawmaker Au Kam San on Wednesday. The statement in Chinese and dated August 22, said that September 9 would be Uber’s last day in service in Macau. […]
Panda papa Hoi Hoi celebrates his 8th birthday in Macau

Panda papa Hoi Hoi celebrates his 8th birthday in Macau

Giant panda papa Hoi Hoi celebrated his 8th birthday with children and “panda fans” at Coloane’s Macau Giant Panda Pavilion on Wednesday, according to a statement by the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM). The statement said the bureau organised a birthday party and gathered about 40 children and “panda fans” to sing “Happy Birthday” […]
Macau’s Chief Executive to attend Pan-Pearl River Delta Forum

Macau’s Chief Executive to attend Pan-Pearl River Delta Forum

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On will participate in the 11th Pan-Pearl River Delta Co-operation Forum this week, the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) has announced. According to a GCS statement, the forum will be held in Guangzhou on Wednesday and Thursday. Chui will attend the opening ceremony of the forum on Wednesday and a […]
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