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Public bus operator Reolian Public Transport Co Ltd was declared bankrupt Wednesday after the government and two Macau banks were unable to reach a deal to keep the firm running. A court press statement says no formal proposal to save the company from bankruptcy was presented during a creditors meeting held Wednesday. According to Business […]

Health Bureau (SSM) Director Lei Chin Ion assured the public Tuesday that his bureau has the expertise and capability of handling any human cases of avian flu. Lei made remarks in the Legislative Assembly while answering questions from reporters about his bureau’s measures in the wake of this week’s case of a domestic helper in […]

Among the 65 participating countries and territories which took part in the 2012 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), local pupils’ mathematical literacy was above the OECD average by ranking between sixth and eighth on the combined mathematics scale. The PISA report, which was released by the Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) […]

Eighty-five people were injured when a Macau-bound jetfoil carrying more than 110 passengers and crew hit an unknown object off Hei Ling Chau early today. A government spokesman said three men were in a serious condition and 46 others – 25 men and 21 men – were in a stable condition in six public hospitals. […]

The disaster relief operations in the Philippines’ typhoon-hit areas got an added boost  Thursday with the donation of five million patacas from the Macau government. According to Philippine media reports cited by The Macau Post Daily, the amount will be remitted directly by the Macau government to the foreign donation account of the Philippine government’s […]

Judiciary Police (PJ) Director Wong Sio Chak said Thursday that the city’s rising numbers of phone scams was of great concern. He also said that the three main forms of telephone scams were “guess who!”, “extortion” and “naked-chat”, adding that it was difficult to combat these crimes despite collaboration with foreign law enforcement counterparts, particularly […]

The Public Police Security Police (PSP) announced Wednesday the arrest of 34-year-old PSP officer suspected of taking ketamine. The case has already been transferred to the Public Prosecution Office (MP) for further investigation, according to the announcement. The PSP said in a statement the officer, surnamed Lou, who began serving in the PSP in 1998, […]

The Housing Bureau (IH) announced Wednesday a list of 12,098 applicants for just 1,544 one-bedroom home-ownership scheme (HOS) flats in Seac Pai Van in Coloane, an oversubscription of about eight times the number on offer. The bureau said in a statement cited by The Macau Post Daily that it accepted 12,098 applicants from the 15,031 […]

The Judiciary Police (PJ) has caught an unemployed South Korean gambler for threatening the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) that he would go on a killing spree if the office did not give him a flight ticket to South Korea after losing all his money in local casinos. A PJ spokesperson said in a special […]