Politics

Indirectly-elected lawmaker Chan Hong, who heads the Macau Chinese Educators’ Association, urged the public University of Macau (UM) Monday to speed up its investigation into several alleged cases of sexual harassment involving staff members and then release the findings. She also said new legislation on indecent assault and sexual harassment should be in place to […]

The Health Bureau (SSM) announced Friday that it has implemented new measures to reduce waiting times in public health centres, private hospitals and private clinics subsidised by the government, in which it introduced a new mobile app so that users can check the latest updates on their queues so that patients can more easily decide […]

The legislature’s 1st Standing Committee President Kwan Tsui Hang said Wednesday that she and her fellow committee members were working hard to scrutinise the government’s animal protection bill, adding that they would do their best to finalise their discussions about the bill so that it can be submitted to a plenary session for an article-by-article […]

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said Tuesday that the leaders of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SATCM), the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) have all agreed to provide assistance and support to Macau regarding the direction of its development in the nation’s 13th Five-Year Plan. […]

China’s security chief Meng Jianzhu called on security forces in the country’s Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) to contribute to national security, the region’s lasting prosperity and stability on Tuesday. Meng, head of the Commission for Political and Legal Affairs of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, made the remarks while meeting with […]

State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SATCM) Commissioner Wang Guoqiang said Monday that as the mainland has created a favourable environment to develop traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) as an industry and as Macau is opening up new development opportunities, TCM was set to become an important area to drive Macau’s economic diversification. Wang, who also […]

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a 28-year-old woman from Brazil, surnamed Costa, on Sunday on suspicion of human trafficking, in which a female compatriot in her twenties was allegedly duped into working as a pole dancer and prostitute instead of as a waitress. A PJ spokesperson said at a press conference that in November last […]

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said Sunday he respects lawmakers’ freedom of speech, adding he believed his governance will not be affected by their remarks. Chui spoke to reporters at the airport before departing for Beijing with Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac and other government officials when he commented on […]

The Abandoned Animals Protection Association of Macau (AAPAM) held a demonstration starting in Praça do Tap Seac Sunday, urging the legislature’s 1st Standing Committee to go through the articles of the animal protection bill quickly and submit it to a plenary session for an article-by-article vote as soon as possible so that it can come […]