Politics

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 […]

The Fire Service (CB) said Wednesday that according to a preliminary investigation a huge blaze that gutted a warehouse early Wednesday morning in Areia Preta was possibly the result of leaking rechargeable batteries. The property, which was completely destroyed by the fire, is owned by a transportation company. The Fire Service made the statement Wednesday […]

Macau’s new pair of giant pandas arrived at the airport on a special Air China flight from Sichuan Thursday afternoon – during which the female panda was a little nervous. A total of 10 central government officials, including State Forestry Administration Deputy Director Chen Fengxue, witnessed the arrival. Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan […]

The government will study how to use its interest-free loan business support programme to help young local people open their start-ups in an area known as Hengqin Entrepreneurship Valley for Macau Youth, Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac said Wednesday. The policy secretary made the announcement after a meeting at  the Macau […]

The European Commission, the European Union’s executive arm, has in its latest annual report on Macau called for the authorities there to involve the local population more in the choice of the region’s chief executive, even though Macau’s Basic Law does not provide for the introduction of universal suffrage. “Macau differs from Hong Kong in […]

Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak Monday shot down a rumour circulating on the Internet that four US assassins were killed in a firefight in Macau in 2013. Wong made the denial on the sidelines of a ceremony marking the opening of a fire station on the University of Macau’s (UM) Hengqin campus. Several mainland […]