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Macau ex-chief prosecutor accused of 1,970 crimes

Macau ex-chief prosecutor accused of 1,970 crimes

Macau’s former chief prosecutor Ho Chio Meng has been accused of 1,970 crimes such as embezzlement, fraud, money laundering, false testimony and illicit participation in business activities, the city’s top court said in a statement on Thursday. According to the statement, the trial of Ho and 9 co-defendants is slated to start on December 5. While […]
Macau population falls to 647,700 

Macau population falls to 647,700 

Macau’s population at the end of September stood at 647,700, a drop of 4,800 quarter-to-quarter, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced on Thursday. Females accounted for 51.4 per cent of the total. A total of 1,885 live births were delivered in the third quarter, an increase of 246, or 15 per cent, from the […]
Macau government to study the introduction of guide dogs

Macau government to study the introduction of guide dogs

The government will study the feasibility of introducing guide dogs for the blind, according to the government’s 10-stsar Plan on Rehabilitation Services released on Wednesday. The Rehabilitation Affairs Committee held a regular meeting on Wednesday, in which the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) briefed committee members about the plan. The meeting, chaired by IAS President Celeste […]
Macau’s first organ transplant was successful

Macau’s first organ transplant was successful

A kidney transplant from a living donor was performed successfully at the public Conde de Sao Januario Hospital Centre (CHCSJ) on Sunday, Health Bureau (SSM) Director Lei Chin Ion announced on Monday during a special press conference at the hospital accompanied by other medical staff members. The surgery, carried out by CHCSJ surgeons under the guidance of […]
Macau’s parking meter rates to be hiked

Macau’s parking meter rates to be hiked

The city’s parking meter rates will be increased by up to a maximum of 12 patacas per hour as soon as the Official Gazette (BO) publishes the rate adjustment, Traffic Consultative Council member Kou Kun Pang told reporters on Monday. Kou made the remarks after a closed-door council meeting at the Transport Bureau (DSAT). He said […]
Medical lab technologist heads loansharking gang in Macau

Medical lab technologist heads loansharking gang in Macau

Two locals, including a male medical laboratory technologist who works in a private hospital, and nine mainlanders were arrested for their alleged involvement in a casino loansharking gang, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said at a special press conference on Monday. According to the spokesperson, the 42-year-old laboratory technologist, surnamed Chio, is suspected to be one […]
Cristina Morais quits the Forum Macao after one year

Cristina Morais quits the Forum Macao after one year

After one year in office, Cristina Gomes Pinto de Morais has left her post as coordinator of the Supporting Office to the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-Operation between China and Portuguese-speaking countries (Forum Macao). Morais joined the Forum Macao in November 2015 to substitute Echo Chan Keng Hong who resigned […]
Macau’s youth most concerned about traffic

Macau’s youth most concerned about traffic

A survey released on Sunday by the Macau General Union of Neighbourhood Associations (commonly known as Kai Fong) shows that young local people are most concerned about the city’s traffic problems. The association’s youth working group held a press conference to announce the findings of the survey, at the association’s headquarters in Toi San district. The […]
Macau lawmakers want government to clarify election bill

Macau lawmakers want government to clarify election bill

In a meeting of the legislature’s 2nd Standing Committee on Thursday, lawmakers questioned some of the proposed amendments to the Legislative Assembly Election Law, according to lawmaker-cum-restaurateur Chan Chak Mo, who chairs the committee. Chan briefed reporters after a closed-door meeting, which no government officials attended, in the legislative chamber. Customarily, the meetings of the […]
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