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Macau graft buster says Jinan University donation is legal

Macau graft buster says Jinan University donation is legal

The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) said in a statement on Wednesday that it has come to the conclusion that the Macau Foundation (FM) Council of Trustees’ decision in April to donate 100 million yuan (120 million patacas) to Jinan University in Guangzhou did not contravene the law. Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On is both […]
Macau government hopes panda cubs will meet public in 6 months

Macau government hopes panda cubs will meet public in 6 months

Macau’s first panda cubs, born in Coloane on Sunday afternoon, will hopefully make their first public appearance with their mother Sam Sam in six months’ time, Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) Administrative Committee Member Leong Kun Fong told reporters on Monday. Coloane’s Macau Giant Panda Pavilion, which houses the four-member panda family, will be […]
Science & techno week to show ‘Intelligent Life’ in Macau

Science & techno week to show ‘Intelligent Life’ in Macau

The annual Science and Technology Week by the government-run Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT) will start next week. The week is themed ‘Intelligent Life’. According to a press conference held on Monday, this year’s science and technology week will focus on “Intelligent life – Our Future”. The meeting will take place from next Wednesday […]
First-ever ‘made in Macau’ pandas born

First-ever ‘made in Macau’ pandas born

For the first time a giant panda gave birth in Macau – and it was double happiness on Sunday as not just one cub but twins were born – and both were locally conceived. The “lovely giant panda twins” were born to eight-year-old Sam Sam and her mate Hoi Hoi, who is seven years old, […]
8,000 chickens culled as bird flu found in Iao Hon market, Macau

8,000 chickens culled as bird flu found in Iao Hon market, Macau

Authorities have ordered a three-day suspension of the sale of live poultry in Macau, culling 8,000 chickens and 1,000 pigeons on Thursday night, after an environmental sample taken last Thursday from the Iao Hon market has tested positive from a string of the H7 avian flu virus. “Following the positive result, the government activated its […]
2,200 Macau students accepted by Taiwan universities

2,200 Macau students accepted by Taiwan universities

Around 2,200 local applicants have been accepted by Taiwanese higher education institutions starting from the new academic year, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office Director-General Lu Chang-shui said on Monday. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a public event hosted by a local developers’ association, Lu said he expected half of the successful applicants to […]
More Macau teens caught for drug-related crimes

More Macau teens caught for drug-related crimes

Official figures released by principal investigator Ho Tai Meng of the Judiciary Police (PJ) on Sunday showed that the number of teenagers arrested for drug-related crimes in has increased year-on-year. Addressing an anti-drug seminar, Ho said the police will regularly inspect places where teenagers tend to congregate such as amusement arcades and cyber cafes. Several […]
Macau St Augustine’s Church roof repairs to cost 1 million patacas: official

Macau St Augustine’s Church roof repairs to cost 1 million patacas: official

The three-month restoration of the partially collapsed roof of an outbuilding of St Augustine’s Church will cost about one million patacas, Leong Wai Man, who heads the Cultural Heritage Department of the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), said on Tuesday. Several senior IC officials, including Leong, spoke to reporters during the bureau’s “Cultural Gathering” with the […]
Police considers longer detention for visa overstayers in Macau

Police considers longer detention for visa overstayers in Macau

The Public Security Police (PSP) says they are considering a proposal to increase the detention period for people overstaying their Macau visas from 60 to 90 days. That’s despite authorities admitting there has been a drop in crimes committed by overstayers or illegal migrants. According to the PSP, there has been a decrease in the […]
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