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The local government said Wednesday that September 3 will be a public holiday to mark Japan’s surrender in World War II, following a decision by the central government to declare a holiday in the mainland to celebrate the nation’s anti-fascist victory. The State Council in Beijing announced Wednesday morning that it made the 70th anniversary […]

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chong Weng said Tuesday there would be no more smoking lounges in local casinos once a blanked smoking ban is implemented in the gaming industry. The policy secretary attended a Q&A session in the legislature’s hemicycle where legislators raised questions about the government’s plan to impose a […]

The Macau Statistics and Census Service’s demographics report released Tuesday indicate that there were 1,711 births delivered in the first quarter of 2015, a decrease of 375 or 18 pct quarter-to-quarter. Mortalities totalled 536, an increase of 49 quarter-to-quarter; the top three underlying causes of death were neoplasms (184), circulatory system diseases (139) and respiratory […]

Macau and Hong Kong customs officers jointly smashed a cross-border syndicate which used an online forum to distribute pirated programmes from TVB and other Hong Kong TV channels illegally. In Macau a local man suspected of being a member of the syndicate was arrested on Monday. In Hong Kong, two men were arrested on Monday […]

The fact that the construction of the Taipa section of the light rail transit (LRT) involves “so many” contractors is one of the “big difficulties” that the government-run project is facing, Transport and Public Works Secretary Raimundo do Rosario admitted Monday. The policy secretary made the frank remark during a Q&A session in the legislature’s […]

Hengqin New Area Administrative Committee Director Niu Jing said Thursday he believes that a measure allowing locally registered vehicles without mainland registration plates to enter Hengqin could possibly be in place before August. Niu made the remark after attending a presentation held at Macau Tower, which was jointly organised by the governments of Macau and […]

The government announced Thursday that it will donate MOP 20 million to Nepal in order to provide aid to the victims of the devastating earthquake that struck the country on April 25. The Chief Executive Chui Sai On held a meeting Thursday with the Nepalese consul to Hong Kong and Macau, Mahesh Prasad Dahal, at […]