Politics

The State Council has appointed Sun Da and Zheng Zhentao as vice-directors of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in Macau, according to a statement announced from the office on Wednesday. Including the two new vice-directors, the office now has a total of five vice-directors. The other three are Chen Sixi, Chen Qiming […]

The Public Police Security Police (PSP) busted a pimping gang from the mainland on Sunday, arresting 36 suspected gang members, including four kingpins, aged between 16 and 27. One of the suspected kingpins was just 16 years old. The suspects were arrested in four guestrooms of a hotel in Cotai. The police did not reveal […]

The Good Shepherd Centre led by Sister Juliana Devoy and the Vital Voices Global Partnership held a one-day conference titled “Business Leadership to End Human Trafficking & Modern Day Slavery” at the MGM Macau on Tuesday. This conference brought together over 100 participants from Macau and abroad. Conference speakers included Cheang Kam Va Advisor to […]

Local police have launched an inquiry into a fatal traffic accident that occurred near the hangar of the Macau International Airport Monday afternoon at around two o’clock, resulting in two fatalities. The accident, which killed a motorcyclist on the spot, involved a motorbike, a truck, as well as a taxi. The initial investigation disclosed that […]

The Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture says he is not worried that national education could brainwash the younger generations. And the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau clarifies that they will not set up a specific course called national education, but they intend to include this subject into the existing moral and civic curriculum. This […]

The Good Shepherd Centre announced on Thursday in a press conference at MGM that it will organise a one-day seminar next Tuesday on “Business Leadership to End Human Trafficking & Modern Day Slavery” in collaboration with Vital Voices Global Partnership – an international non-profit and non-governmental organisation (NGO) on women’s rights and empowerment – about […]

The government-appointed Traffic Consultative Committee discussed Thursday ways to tackle the city’s growing number of vehicles, Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosario said, adding that the committee had reached a consensus that vehicles taxes and fees ought to be increased, considering that they haven’t been raised for over 10 years. Rosario made […]

Over 80 people had to be evacuated Wednesday morning from the postnatal nursery of the Conde de São Januário Central Hospital. This followed the dropping of a fire extinguisher onto the floor, thereby releasing a chemical that, according to a fire department source, could affect people’s health. According to a Health Bureau statement, at the […]

The government reaffirmed Wednesday that it will tighten import regulations for 50cc scooters starting this year. Transport Bureau (DSAT) Director Wong Wan said that for scooters that are manufactured to carry one person only, they must be classified as such when they are imported into Macau. He added that for scooters manufactured to carry two […]