Politics

The government said in a statement Tuesday evening that Leong Kam Chun has resigned as chief executive of TV and radio broadcaster TDM. According to the statement from the Government Spokesperson Office, Leong had asked the government last Wednesday if he could resign from his post rather than renew his contract when it expires at […]

Legislative Assembly (AL) President Ho Iat Seng said Tuesday that the legislature’s work was still far from what citizens expect, calling on the 33-member body to do better, particularly in terms of monitoring the work of the government, over the next four years. Ho made the comments during a speech at a Chinese New Year […]

Four people stayed overnight in the public Conde de San Januário Hospital Centre suffering from hypothermia, the Health Bureau (SSM) said Tuesday, advising residents to stay warm as the bitterly cold weather is forecast to persist for the next few days. The four hypothermia patients went to the government-run hospital on Monday. While two of […]

The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) expects the temperature to drop to 6° Celsius today. with 85% of humidity. According to SMG meteorologist  Antonio Cheong, a sudden drop in temperature such as this is not atypical for this time of year, while the winter period hasn’t yet given way to warmer days. “It is normal […]

The Macau Jockey Club (MJC) said yesterday that the company suffered a loss of 50 million patacas last year, about 10 million patacas less than 2012, adding that the current construction of the city’s light rail transit (LRT) system was an “inconvenience for customers”. Thomas Li Chu-kwan, executive director and CEO of the Macau Jockey […]

Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) Administration Committee Member Leong Kun Fong said yesterday that next year would be “ideal” for Hoi Hoi and Sam Sam – the two pandas residing in the Macau Giant Panda Pavilion in Coloane’s Seac Pai Van Park – to mate. Sam Sam is Hoi Hoi’s “wife”. According to The […]

A total of 825 associations are entitled to vote in this year’s chief execcutive election, the government announced Thursday. According to an official statement, seven associations were suspended and 58 were deleted from the electoral roll. The statement did not elaborate on the reasons for the 65 suspensions and deletions. The 825 legal entities comprise […]

Taiwan authorities are planning to tight  immigration requirements for immigrants from Hong Kong and Macau, according to local media. According to the present regulations, residents of HK and Macau are required to have bank deposits or investments totaling no less than HKD1.28 million. A report in the media said that Taiwan is planning to increase […]

The Social Welfare Bureau’s (IAS) Social Solidarity Department Head Choi Sio Un said Thursday that the government would revise the current tools and practices to assess the level of disabilities resident may have with the help of experts from the mainland. He said that the revised assessment tools were expected to be put into use […]