Politics

High-profile tycoon Steven Lo Kit-sing yesterday broke his silence in his corruption case, declaring to Macau’s Court of First Instance that he did not bribe the city’s disgraced former public works chief Ao Man-long, according to the South China Morning Post today. Lo, chairman of BMA Investments and convenor of the South China soccer club, […]

The government’s Energy Sector Development Office (GDSE) said Wednesday that it has completed drafting a by-law regulating the installation of photovoltaic facilities to generate electricity and that it expected the by-law to be promulgated later this year According to The Macau Post Daily, GDSE Director Arnaldo Ernesto dos Santos made the remarks to the media […]

Graft trial prosecutor says former works chief used Macau government projects to pursue his own interests with Hong Kong businessmen, according to the South China Morning Post (SCMP) today. It was Macau’s former public works chief Ao Man-long’s “precise design” that allowed a Hong Kong tycoon and businessman to buy the land involved in a […]

A survey conducted by the Macau Federation of Trade Unions (commonly known as Gung Luen) released Tuesday found that locals have become even more dissatisfied with the government’s policies last year than in 2011 – and they were most dissatisfied with the government’s housing and traffic policies. The findings also showed that legal and political […]

Public Security Police (PSP) officers Monday busted an illegal inn operating out of a flat in Nova Taipa Gardens, in which three illegal immigrants were staying, according to a statement by the Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO). The office said that it had earlier received a tip-off that the flat housed an illegal inn but […]

Kiang Wu Hospital Deputy Director Chan Tai Ip said Sunday that the privately-run facility has enough beds for patients in case of a local outbreak of the potentially fatal H7N9 virus. Chan made the assurances at a sports event for Kiang Wu employees in the Macau Olympic Complex in Taipa. He said the hospital had […]

The Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) said in a statement Sunday  that it has collected the opinions of the members of the government-appointed Tourism Development Council about its draft by-law regulating the management and operation of the city’s ferry terminals. According to the statement cited by The Macau Post Daily, the bureau’s staff members met […]

Transport Bureau (DSAT) Director Wong Wan told lawmakers Thursday that he was willing to take responsibility for Macau’s public bus service fiasco, acknowledging that he is in charge of matters related to transport in Macau and that he is the one who, with his team, makes the decisions and    then  proposes them to his superior. […]

A survey conducted by the private Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) found that Macau’s consumer confidence rebounded slightly in the fourth quarter last year from a consecutive three-quarter decline, while confidence in buying a flat was the second lowest record at 41.67, compared to the lowest 37.6 in the first quarter of 2010. […]