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Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said Sunday that he will discuss with the central government the possibility of extending the opening hours of the Macau-Zhuhai border checkpoints during his trip to Beijing where he will be receiving his official appointment as Macau’s next chief executive from Premier Li Keqiang. Chui made the comments at […]

Macau’s growing taxi problem has given rise to a name-and-shame Facebook page with more than 2,000 members sharing their horror stories, according to the South China Morning Post. Andrew Scott, administrator of the Macau Taxi Driver Shame page, released a cabbie blacklist, with a “whitelist” featuring polite and fair drivers. The blacklist has 73 taxi […]

China’s State Council on Wednesday appointed Chui Sai On as the fourth-term chief executive of the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR). Chui, 57, was elected the fourth-term chief executive-designate of the Macau SAR on Aug. 31 as the sole candidate in the election. Born in Macau in 1957, Chui holds a bachelor’s degree in Community […]

University of Macau (UM) Professor Liu Bolong said yesterday that there are too many government bureaus in Macau and that some with similar functions should be merged. He also said that the Secretariat for Administration and Justice should be split into two secretariats, one for public administration and the other for legal affairs. Liu made […]

Taxi drivers picking up fares at the Barrier Gate taxi rank Tuesday morning when storm warning signal No. 8 remained hoisted due to Typhoon Kalmaegi [Seagull] tried to rip off passengers by demanding several hundred patacas per trip. With the suspension of all public bus services when the No. 8 signal is up, people have […]

The dispute between workers and the casinos in Macau is heating up with union leaders now claiming intimidation after being questioned by police and warned of possible charges as a result of their protests. Three labor leaders including Cloee Chao, the co- founder of the Macau Gaming Industry Frontline Workers’ union say the police questioned […]

The Macau Health Bureau (SSM) and Hong Kong’s Department of Health are urging the public not to buy or consume a slimming product called Slim Perfect Legs, as it contains an undeclared and banned ingredient that poses serious health risks. According to a statement by the Hong Kong Department of Health on Monday, a woman […]

Vice Premier Wang Yang expressed his gratitude on Saturday to Edmund Ho Hau Wah, vice-chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), for his work on laying the foundation of Macau’s development while serving as the city’s chief executive (CE) between 1999 and 2009. Wang also congratulated Chief Executive Fernando […]