Politics

Giant panda girl Sum Sum, literally meaning ‘heart heart’, died of kidney failure at 8:18 p.m. Sunday, just before her sixth birthday next month and leaving her boyfriend Hoi Hoi alone in the spacious enclosure in Seac Pai Van Park. The combined names of Hoi Hoi and Sum Sum literally mean “happiness”. The names were […]

The Judiciary Police (PJ) said on Friday they had busted two illegal gambling syndicates, one of which racked up HK$5 billion in wagers on the World Cup in a week – including a single bet of HK$40 million. A total of 26 suspects were arrested in the operation, which police described as the largest-ever case […]

Macau’s year on year inflation reached 6.16 percent in May driven by a rise in home rentals and meals outside the home, according to the region’s Statistics and Census Bureau. The Bureau said there had been significant rises in the categories of housing and fuel (11.98 percent), food and non-alcoholic beverages (6.04 percent) and domestic […]

The government’s top advisory has finished discussing the amendments to a by-law on overstayers, which raises the fines for visitors overstaying their visas from the current 200 patacas to 500 patacas per day Leong Heng Teng, spokesperson for the Executive Council (ExCo), held a press conference Thursday to announce details of the amendments. Leong said […]

Beijing University law professor Zhang Qianfan said Thursday he believes there is “no need” for the central government to issue a white paper on Macau’s political situation and development. He made the comment at the Macau Polytechnic Institute (IPM) on the sidelines of a seminar about the implementation of the “One Country, Two Systems” principle, […]

Secretary for Transport and Public Works Lau Si Io said Wednesday that while the government will listen to public opinion about the routing of the southern peninsula section of the Light Rail Transit (LRT), he warned that a prolonged debate could delay the project’s completion. The policy secretary said the construction had to begin as […]

The Public Security Police (PSP) said Tuesday they expect the number of violators of immigration rules to be reduced by 50 percent after new measures concerning period of time mainland passport holders are allowed to stay in Macau in transit takes effect on July 1. Wong Kim Hong, a senior officer of the PSP Immigration […]

The Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) is drafting a bill to – finally – criminalise animal abuse, according to a statement that was released online by the Abandoned Animals Protection Association of Macau (AAPAM) Tuesday. The statement said several AAPAM members had a meeting with IACM officials – including President Vong Iao Lek and […]

Macau has reduced to five days, from seven, the permitted stay for Chinese passport holders who transit in the enclave effective from July 1. The move announced Monday is aimed at deterring some mainlanders from deliberately breaching the existing entry requirements of transiting in Macau for seven days – without actually traveling elsewhere. However Macau […]