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Around 2,000 protesters took to the streets Wednesday to mark Labour Day, to petition for better remuneration and welfare for workers. As the Legislative Assembly (AL) general election is just four months away, the petitioners also called for a more democratic political system, including additional directly-elected lawmakers and the right to vote on who becomes […]

A medical team will be appointed to go to Hong Kong to evaluate 61-year-old Hong Kong real estate tycoon Joseph Lau Luen-hung’s health after the graft trial defendant used illness as a reason for his absence in a local court for a second time Monday, delaying the hearing date to June 17. Presiding Judge Mário […]

Office for Personal Data Protection (GPDP) Director Chan Hoi Fan said Monday that the government is encouraging businesses and civic associations to tell the office if they have installed security cameras on their premises. Chan made the appeal at a press conference about her office’s campaign this year which aims to raise public awareness of […]

Infra-red thermograph devices will be in use at five other border checkpoints from today as the new H7N9 bird flu virus seems to be spreading down south from eastern regions in the mainland where the potentially lethal bug was first reported. A statement from the Health Bureau (SSM) cited by The Macau Post Daily said […]

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said Thursday that his dream was to be remembered as a “hard-working and forward-looking” chief executive, and to have nothing to feel guilty about. He also said he hoped some traditional values such as “Love the Country, Love Macau” and attaching great importance to family values should be kept […]

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On apologised Thursday for delays in the government’s public housing projects. Chui was attending a question-and-answer (Q&A) session in the legislative hemicycle when several lawmakers, such as Chan Meng Kam, Antonio Ng Kuok Cheong, Kwan Tsui Hang and Ho Ieong Sang, asked the chief executive about the government’s housing policy […]

The Macau government  announced Monday a donation of 100 million patacas (US$12.5 million) to support the population in Ya’ an, Sichuan Province in the wake of the 7- magnitude  earthquake that hit the area last  Saturday. in the Sichuan province. While announcing the donation, the Chief Executive said the government and the people of Macau […]

An outspoken lawmaker’s bill on animal protection presented Monday, coinciding with World Earth Day, was overwhelmingly rejected with only four lawmakers voting in favour, nine against with nine abstaining. Jose Pereira Coutinho, head of the influential Macau Civil Servants Association (ATFPM), presented details of his bill during a plenary session of the 29-member legislature. According […]

Macau’s Gini coefficient in 2011 stood at nearly 0.40, the international warning signal, thus the government should come up with measures to tackle income inequality issues such as by subsidising the salaries of low-income employees and speeding upthe construction of public housing flats, Lao Chi Ngai, a lecturer at the University of Macau (UM) said  […]