You have headed Forum Macao for more than eight years. What is the major difference between the Forum you are leaving and the one you received in 2008? The Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao, supported by the governments of the Macao SAR and participating countries and various local partners, has worked over the years to […]
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Authorities will increase the water tariff for the region later this year. This comes in response to an uptick in water supply cost in Guangdong Province. The Marine and Water Bureau is going to impose an updated water tariff on residents in the fourth quarter of this year, with households with less consumption expecting a […]
Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng attended the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics on Friday (Saturday morning in Macau). According to the statement, Tam accompanied a delegation of the Macau Olympic and Sports Committee to Rio de Janeiro. During his stay in the city, Tam attended a dinner with representatives […]
Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosario apologised on Thursday for the failure of the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) to tell residents “in a good-enough way”about its much criticised decision not to hoist the No.8 typhoon signal earlier this week. Rosario said the bureau should have done better in the way it […]
The Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) and Public Security Police (PSP) have already started taking over some areas of the long-delayed Pac On Ferry Terminal in Taipa which is now slated to be operational early next year, Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosario said on Thursday. The policy secretary apologised for delaying […]
As figures in a vegetarian eatery, we not only like to advocate for conscious eating but also conscious living! For many people “being green” seems like a trendy fad, one that can be expensive, time consuming, and takes a lot of thought. Some parts of adopting a lifestyle that is endemically better for you and […]
The number of new motor vehicle registrations dropped by 31.6 per cent year-on-year to 6,869 in the first half of the year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced on Tuesday. The number of new motorcycle registrations declined by 25.9 per cent to 3,809. The number of new light private car registrations fell by 48.4 […]
Jack Ma Yun urges Macao to develop Internet and Big Data The founder of Internet giant Alibaba told young people that they should make use of the World Wide Web and Big Data to turn Macao into an ‘intelligent city’, with advanced Internet and finance companies. Jack Ma Yun was delivering a lecture on 6th […]
The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) hoisted the No.1 typhoon signal at 0:30 a.m. today on the 1 August. The signal was hoisted, as Tropical Cyclone Nida was 800 kilometres east-southeast of the city at around midnight. It was heading north-west at about 20 kilometres per hour, threatening to bring with it strong winds and […]