Politics

Macau has climbed one place to become the ninth-most competitive city out of a total of 294 Chinese cities in the rankings resulting from the latest research carried out by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Despite ranking the city first in terms of comprehensive efficient competitiveness, the report also suggested that the gaming-based economy […]

The Audit Commission (CA) said in a report on Monday that the Lands, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) had failed to liaise with other bureaus while overseeing the Taipa Central Park construction project, resulting in repeated delays, frequent design changes and additional construction so that the project’s total cost increased by 11.1 percent, or […]

Lawmakers overwhelmingly passed the outline of the governments External Trade amendment bill on Monday. The bill will now by reviewed by a standing committee before it will return to another plenary session for an article-by-article vote. Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac said the objective of the bill was for the benefit […]

Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo Arrais do Rosario repeatedly apologised Thursday for the delays and budget woes afflicting the government’s light rail transit (LRT) system. “Since it’s impossible to justify the unjustifiable, I can only offer my sincere apologies to the population,” the policy secretary told lawmakers. Rosario made the formal apology during […]

The Macau Civil Aviation Authority (AACM) said in an email to the Macau Post Daily on Thursday that the pilot of an Air Macau flight from Taipei to Macau made two attempts to land the plane at the local airport on March 3, but was unsuccessful and was diverted to Hong Kong. The aviation regulator […]

The Macau Women’s General Association Thursday urged the government to improve its legal framework on family policies by introducing family-friendly measures including flexible working hours, a five-day working week and paid paternity leave. Representatives of the association including its president Lam Un Mui and vice-president Wong Kit Cheng hosted a press conference at the association’s […]

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 […]