Politics

A 3-year-old local boy who had epilepsy died earlier this month due to complications caused by influenza, the Health Bureau (SSM) said during a press conference at the Conde de Sao Januario Hospital Centre on Saturday. Disease Prevention and Control Centre Director Lam Chong said the boy, who suffered from congenital developmental delay, was chronically […]

The government will look into starting an electronic patient record system next year, Carlos Leong Kei Hong, who heads the Health Bureau’s (SSM) Organisation and IT Department, said Thursday. Leong made the remark on the sidelines of the launch ceremony of Kiang Wu Hospital’s new digital system. Leong said that bidding for the system was […]

The Secretary for Economy and Finance, Leong Vai Tac led a delegation to Hengqin Island to participate in the opening ceremony of the Hengqin area of Guangdong Free Trade Zone, on Thursday. The “Protocol between the City of Zhuhai People’s Government and the Macau Special Administrative Region Government on the establishment of mechanism Zhuhai-Macau cooperation […]

The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) announced Thursday a case in which a division chief of the Transport Bureau (DSAT) and one his lower-ranking staff are suspected of having taken bribes totalling about 16 million patacas (US$2 million) for helping three management firms to be granted over 60 procurement contracts for the running of public car […]

Chief Executive Chui Sai On, Monday in Fuzhou announced the creation of a working team, headed by the Secretary for the Economy and Finance, to discuss the strengthening of cooperation ties with the province of Fujian. Chui, who was speaking during a meeting with the governor of Fujian Province, Su Shulin, recalled that cooperation with […]

Two Macau Civil Engineering Laboratory (LECM) staff members are being investigated for allegedly fabricating 10 soil test reports, the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) said in a statement Tuesday. The statement said that in May last year a gaming operator noticed that the surface of a road next to a casino and entertainment complex under construction […]

Economist Qiu Xiaohua, who heads the Institute of Economic Research of the private City University of Macau, Tuesday urged the local government to consider using some of its huge financial reserves to invest in the central government’s national development strategy known as “One Belt, One Road” or “Belt and Road Initiative”. Qiu said that the […]

A total of 18 male suspects were arrested on Monday on suspicion of pimping and being members of a South Korean prostitution ring in Macau. A Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson announced the case at a special press conference at the PJ headquarters. Of the 18 suspects, 10 are South Koreans aged between 23 and 49, […]

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On (CE) said on Monday he believed there would be more changes in the public administration’s senior personnel in the next two months. Chui was speaking at the local airport before departing for a working visit to Fuzhou with Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac and other […]