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Commissioner Against Corruption Vasco Fong Man Chong said Tuesday that it was getting trickier for the law enforcement authorities to tackle election campaign violations that are made using mobile phone applications, since in Macau they are not explicitly regulated by law Speaking to reporters at a press conference after a meeting with members of the […]

Visitors’ non-gambling spending rose 15 percent to 52.3 billion patacas last year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced Thursday. Visitors’ non-gambling expenditure compared with the local gaming industry’s gross receipts of 305 billion patacas last year. Visitors’ spending other than gambling accounted for just 17 percent of the gaming industry’s gross revenues last year. […]

Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Macau Hu Zhengyue reaffirmed Thursday that no external interference in the upcoming legislative elections will be allowed. Hu gave the warning on the sidelines of a Chinese New Year reception for local media held at his office in Zape. Hu said that the Legislative Assembly polls slated […]

President Xi Jinping urged the local government and civil society Monday to study major problems that hinder Macau’s development despite the fact that it is currently enjoying sound growth, in order to lay the groundwork for its long-term development, The Macau Post Daily quotes a Xinhua report as saying today. Xi made the remarks during […]

The Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau (SAFP) said in a statement that by 6 p.m. Thursday 23 forms for the setting-up of a legislative election candidacy commission were downloaded from the Internet or picked up by residents from the bureau. Forms were made available Thursday and any resident or group interested in joining the […]

The government had a surplus of MOP19.5 billion (US$2.4 billion) in January and February this year, according to official data. This is an increase of 15.4 percent compared to the same period last year. The amount is close to one-half of the MOP41.1 billion surplus estimated in the budget for the whole year. Revenue from […]

Consumer Council Executive Committee President Wong Hon Neng said Tuesday that the government-run organisation was considering simplifying the handling of arbitration cases, so that consumers involved in any disputes would have their cases resolved faster. Wong made the pledge on the sidelines of a ceremony to launch a stamp commemorating the 15th anniversary of the […]

The United States should impose further sanctions on Macau’s Delta Asia Bank Ltd, according to the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, Ed Royce. Royce said in an interview to Bloomberg Television on Saturday that the North Korean regime was still using Delta Asia for illicit transactions. The United […]

Ballots for 14 directly elected lawmakers and 12 indirectly elected lawmakers to be cast by permanent residents in candidates’ battle for seats in the legislaturewill be held on 15 September, with the maximum amount that each electoral campaign group can legally spend amounting to 5,644,278.46 patacas, about 36.9 percent less than in 2009. According to […]