Politics

Responding to public concern about Macau’s tap water safety in the wake of Hong Kong’s tainted water scare, the local government said on Wednesday that the lead levels in the water supplied to the city’s public housing estates meet World Health Organisation (WHO) standards. Government spokesman Victor Chan Chi Ping, Infrastructure Development Office (GDI) Director […]

A 22-year-old Public Security Police (PSP) male officer suspected of sexually violating at least nine teenage girls via deception and blackmail has been arrested. The officer pretended to be an unattractive young female model online in order to exchange nude photos with other younger girls. The youngest girl to fall prey to these advances was […]

Macau remains “a source territory for sex trafficking and forced labour” despite government efforts to fight human trafficking, according to the latest annual report from the U.S. State Department. The report rates 188 countries on their efforts to fight modern-day slavery. The report claims Macau prosecutors have been charging human traffickers with lighter crimes that […]

Court of Final Appeal (TUI) President Sam Hou Fai said on Monday that the local government would maintain the judiciary’s autonomy as it has done since the city’s change in administration in 1999. Sam made the remark while addressing the opening ceremony of a closed-door forum with mainland, Taiwan, Hong Kong and local judiciary officials, […]

The Executive Council (ExCo) has concluded discussions on the ongoing restructuring and reshuffling of Macau’s Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM), and its new functions. Under the reshuffle, some of IACM’s duties and functions will be reassigned to the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) and the Sports Development Board (ID). Two hundred IACM employees will then […]

A 15 to 25 percent loss in gaming revenue was possible if a blanket smoking ban would be imposed on casinos, as had been the case in other gaming jurisdictions, MGM Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director Grant Bowie said Thursday. Bowie made the gloomy prediction after attending a graduation ceremony of the gaming operator’s […]

Macau Society for the Protection of Animals (ANIMA) President Albano Martins said Thursday that once the Yat Yuen Canidrome is closed, his group had a plan to work with its international counterparts to find the about 700 greyhounds new homes. ANIMA held an International Roundtable on Greyhounds  at the Grand Coloane hotel, with representatives of […]

The Legislative Assembly’s (AL) 2nd Standing Committee President Chan Chak Mo said Wednesday his committee had decided to hold a two-month online consultation about the government-drafted anti-smoking bill, starting at the beginning of next month. The committee met Wednesday to discuss the controversial Tobacco Control and Prevention Law amendment bill. The bill proposes four main […]

Secretary for Culture and Social Affairs Alexis Tam Chon Weng said on Tuesday that a famous Portuguese architect had suggested that the dilapidated Hotel Estoril should be demolished as part of the government’s reconstruction project. Tam had said previously that he plans to redevelop the vacant former casino-hotel into an arts and culture centre for […]