News

Chief Executive (CE) Fernando Chui Sai On told reporters Wednesday that he had sent a letter to the US Consulate General for Hong Kong and Macau to find out whether or not Washington’s Web spying programme involves snooping on local Internet networks. Chui’s remarks came in the wake of recent controversy surrounding the US National […]

Falling tiles and concrete crumbling off buildings are being more widely reported in the media as threatening public safety, Macau General Union of Neighbourhood Associations Vice President Wong Chou Tim said Tuesday, urging the government to make building maintenance compulsory to stop the situation from getting worse. The association is customarily known as Kai Fong. […]

Several hundred real-estate agents Monday marched to express their discontent over a newly-enact­ed law regulating the city’s property agents and agencies, claiming the law will “kill” their business. According to The Macau Post many of the protesters were carrying banners claiming that the law will kill their business and that it is violating privacy. They […]

According to the statement cited by The Macau Post Daily, the committee will be of consultative nature, which includes giving opinions on the development of the profession and medical personnel training, conducting research and compiling reports for ethical guidelines and regulations. It can also demand assistance from professionals in the Health Bureau (SSM) and academic […]

A record number of 22 groups have submitted nomination signatures to stand in the upcoming direct legislative elections of which 14 seats will be directly elected by popular vote, while five groups have submitted signatures for the indirect elections whose 12 seats will be voted for by registered association representatives. The 12 indirect-election candidates are […]

Public bus operator Reolian Public Transport said Thursday in a statement that it has initiated judicial proceedings to obtain the payment of its service fees that it claims it is entitled to under its service provider agreement with the government. The statement from Reolian said that the 23.3 percent increase of its service provider fees […]

The Judiciary Police (PJ) said Wednesday it had made the biggest loan-sharking gang bust since the 1999 handover, in which the gang members started targeting victims in local casinos in 2000. A total of 13 suspects have been taken into custody. A total of 2,500 IOUs were found, involving about HK$390 million and 120 million […]

The grassroots New Macau Association (NMA), which has three directly-elected lawmakers, Tuesday urged the government to find out whether local residents and groups have been targeted by the US government’s massive Internet hacking and telephone tapping scheme leaked by fugitive US whistleblower Edward Snowden in Hong Kong earlier this month. According to The Macau Post […]

The Housing Bureau (IHM) said in a statement Tuesday that up to Monday it had received a total of 13,299 applications for 1,544 one-bedroom flats under the government-subsidised home ownership scheme (HOS), an oversubscription of about eight times the number on offer. The bureau said in the statement cited by The Macau Post Daily that […]