Politics

Macau suffered 73 days of acid rain last year, according to official environmental statistics cited by The Macau Post Daily today. Acid rain occurs when the pH value of rainwater is lower than 5.6. Last year, the ultraviolet index stood at “low” to “moderate” on 335 days, two days less than in 2011. Macau’s mean […]

The Public Administration and Civic Service Bureau (SAPF) said in a statement yesterday that it would start the procedure to confirm the nomination committees for September’s direct and indirect elections. The bureau said that it would verify that any applications contain all the required documents, which it has to receive no later than June 18, […]

Macau and Guangdong police jointly cracked a crime syndicate, that had reportedly collected over RMB 100 billion in illegal soccer bets, and arrested the top leaders of the group active on both the mainland and in Macau. According to The Macau Daily times the Macau Judiciary Police (PJ) announced Sunday the details of  the illegal […]

Nearly 70 percent of the respondents of a survey released Thursday reported work-related anxiety. The survey involved 10,487 respondents. The main cause of their anxiety was mainly pressure from work. The difficulty which the respondents deemed the worst was that it was hard to find a balance between work and family commitments. They also worried […]

With the support of 20 lawmakers, a motion submitted by grassroots legislators Paul Chan Wai Chi and Antonio Ng Kuok Cheong to hold a debate on the protection of Coloane’s island landscape was passed by the legislature Wednesday. There were just two abstentions – by businessmen Cheang Chi Keong and Ung Choi Kun – with […]

Macau Wednesday recorded the highest amount of rainfall, 323 mm, since 1982. During the nine-hour hoisting of the rainstorm warning signal a number of areas in the city suffered severe flooding and nearly half of the city’s bus routes were affected by the downpour that some locals sarcastically joked turned Macau into “Asia’s Venice,” The […]

The Public Security Police (PSP) said Sunday that an inactive hand grenade was found in Patio de S. Domingos- just about a three minute walk to the city’s main square Largo do Senado. The Public Security Police (PSP0 said in a statement that it received a report from a resident saying that there was a […]

Macau’s Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) said Wednesday that it has teaching material regarding the side effects of recreational drugs which provides teaching staff, social workers and medical staff with enough information so that they can recognise the tell-tale signs of drug abuse. The bureau also urged schools and parents to be more concerned about the […]

Three people were arrested Tuesday after loading agarwood from a warehouse at Pier No. 23 in the Inner Harbour onto a sampan that was ready to head to the mainland China. A Macau Customs Service spokesperson made the announcement in a press briefing at its headquarters in Barra. According to the spokesman, Customs officers had […]