The Transport Bureau (DSAT) will invite bids for 250 licences to operate ordinary taxis, according to Monday’s Official Gazette (BO). The gazette did not say when the tenders must be submitted to the bureau nor the minimum bid required. The licences will be valid for eight years only, and cannot be transferred, according to the […]
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After joining the Health Bureau’s (SSM) tour of the city’s quarantine facilities on Sunday, all the seven participants speaking during a Q&A session at the bureau expressed their support for the government’s plan to build an infectious disease centre next to the public Conde de Sao Januario Hospital Centre. Among them was doctor-cum-legislator Chan Iek […]
Macau’s gold jewelry imports fell 31.2 percent year-on-year to 7.04 billion patacas in 2015, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced. Imports of watches – another item popular with mainland tourists – dropped 21.5 percent to 6.23 billion patacas. Imports of cars and motorcycles decreased 23.1 percent to 2.85 billion patacas. Imports of handbags […]
Grassroots lawmaker Au Kam San said that he had decided to leave the New Macau Association (NMA) as he couldn’t agree with the way its new generation of members wanted to run things. Au was one of the founding members of the association, which was formed in 1992. The grassroots lawmaker informed the association’s members […]
Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said on Thursday that Macau’s prospects for this year are that the city will still enjoy “good development opportunities” but he also admitted that it faces an overlapping of “old and new problems” and “severe challenges” as more “risks and hidden troubles” could lie ahead. Chui made the remarks […]
The central government will continue to come up with measures to support Macau’s economic development, Central People’s Government Liaison Office Director Li Gang said on Thursday, adding that he was confident about the local economy. Li made the remarks on the sidelines of a Chinese New Year reception hosted by his office at Macau Tower. […]
The University of Macau (UM) will not reduce the number of Portuguese courses and the resources for Portuguese language education, Zhao Wei, rector of the public university, said on Wednesday. Asked by reporters about some media reports last month saying that the university planned to reduce its elective Portuguese language courses for non-Portuguese majors in […]
A new case of death due to hypothermia was discovered on Monday when a 65-year-old woman who lived alone was found by relatives in a critical state. According to the Health Bureau (SSM), attempts to revive her were unsuccessful after she was admitted to the central hospital. It is the second fatality due to hypothermia […]
The number of cases registered by the Judiciary Police (PJ) in 2015 grew to 11,305, which constitutes 568 more cases than in 2014, representing a year-on-year growth of 5.3 percent. These results were presented to the press yesterday during the annual police New Year meeting, held at PJ headquarters. From the annual report, the PJ […]