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Secretary for Transport and Public Works Lau Si Io insisted Tuesday that his policy guidelines for next year were in line with those of Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On, stressing that he had talked to Chui on several occasions about when to resume the application process for public housing. According to The Macau Post […]

Wan Kuok-koi, also know as “Broken Tooth”,  walked free from jail Saturday after being locked up for nearly 14 years for a string of crimes in Macau  during the 1990s. At 6.50am Wan, 57, emerged from the Coloane jail and headed quickly in a car. According to the South China Morning Post he appeared briefly […]

The government’s vowed Thursday that it would submit a bill to the legislature to deal with medical malpractice by the end of the year. Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Cheong U made the promise in the legislature’s hemicycle THursday. Cheong, accompanied by senior officials of his policy portfolio, was in the legislature to answer […]

Public Security Police (PSP) Commissioner Lei Siu Peng proposed Tuesday that a scheme should be set up where mobile phone users – regardless as to whether they are residents or tourists– should register when buying any subscriber identity modules (SIM) cards. Lei was at the Legislative Assembly (AL) during the second and final day of […]

Secretary for Security Cheong Kuoc Va said Monday that immigration officials strictly follow regulations before denying anyone entry into Macau. Cheong made the remarks during Monday’s plenary meeting discussing his portfolio’s 2013 policy guidelines in the legislature’s hemicycle. Responding to some lawmakers’ criticisms that the Macau Security Forces (FSM) have been repeatedly abusing their power […]

Artur Chiang Calderon, the former right-hand man to jailed triad leader “Broken Tooth” Wan Kuok Koi, was back in jail on Sunday for his alleged involvement in a bizarre murder plot – just about three years after his release from prison. Calderon’s arrest last Saturday came a week before Wan’s scheduled release from jail this […]

Legislative Assembly 2nd Standing Committee President Chan Chak Mo announced Thursday that under the government’s food safety bill, the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) would take full responsibility for the handling of suspected food safety violations. Chan, who spoke to reporters after a meeting between members of his committee and government representatives, said that […]

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said Wednesday while the government would continue to take the initiative to stabilise the housing market, it would not be reasonable to carry out any  “too heavily” applied measures. Chui made the remark during a three-hour question-and-answer session in the Legislative Assembly (AL) about his 2013 Policy Address that […]

Secretary for Administration and Justice Florinda Chan Lai Man Sunday declined to give a clear answer on whether the city’s nearly 30,000 government employees will have their salaries and fringe benefits increased or not next year. She said the government was waiting for a report to be submitted from the government-appointed Civil Service Pay Review […]