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The Executive Council (ExCo) has concluded discussions on the ongoing restructuring and reshuffling of Macau’s Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM), and its new functions. Under the reshuffle, some of IACM’s duties and functions will be reassigned to the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) and the Sports Development Board (ID). Two hundred IACM employees will then […]

A 15 to 25 percent loss in gaming revenue was possible if a blanket smoking ban would be imposed on casinos, as had been the case in other gaming jurisdictions, MGM Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director Grant Bowie said Thursday. Bowie made the gloomy prediction after attending a graduation ceremony of the gaming operator’s […]

Macau Society for the Protection of Animals (ANIMA) President Albano Martins said Thursday that once the Yat Yuen Canidrome is closed, his group had a plan to work with its international counterparts to find the about 700 greyhounds new homes. ANIMA held an International Roundtable on Greyhounds  at the Grand Coloane hotel, with representatives of […]

The Legislative Assembly’s (AL) 2nd Standing Committee President Chan Chak Mo said Wednesday his committee had decided to hold a two-month online consultation about the government-drafted anti-smoking bill, starting at the beginning of next month. The committee met Wednesday to discuss the controversial Tobacco Control and Prevention Law amendment bill. The bill proposes four main […]

Secretary for Culture and Social Affairs Alexis Tam Chon Weng said on Tuesday that a famous Portuguese architect had suggested that the dilapidated Hotel Estoril should be demolished as part of the government’s reconstruction project. Tam had said previously that he plans to redevelop the vacant former casino-hotel into an arts and culture centre for […]

The government’s animal protection bill may include stipulations addressing pet owners’ criminal liability in the event that their pets attack humans, the legislature’s 1st Standing Committee President Kwan Tsui Hang said on Monday. Kwan made the remark after a meeting with government officials, including Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan Hoi Fan and Civic […]

The government is waiting on the results of a research study on the fourth Macau-Taipa link to decide on whether to build another bridge or a tunnel, according to a statement issued on Monday by the Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT). A previous report on the tunnel construction project suggested that motorcycles should […]