Politics

Macau, China, 17 Jan – The government expects that Taiwan-Macau ties will be further improved after the island’s leader Ma Ying-jeou was re-elected for a second term on Saturday. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a Spring Festival cocktail reception hosted by the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in Macau to celebrate […]

Macau, China, 12 Jan – Housing Bureau (IH) Director Tam Kuong Man said Wednesday that the government would try its best to ensure that people could take up residence in its home-ownership scheme (HOS) Lakeside Building in Taipa in the last quarter of this year. Lakeside Building, comprises five 48-storey blocks and one 46-storey block, […]

Brussels, Belgium, 12 Jan – Macau’s Chief Executive, Chui Sai On, met Tuesday with the President of the European Commission (EU) , Durão Barroso, at the Headquarter of the EU and both agreed to step up co-operation in a wide range of areas. Chui told the press after the meeting that both sides had reviewed […]

Macau, China, 9 Jan – Macau’s Chief Executive, Chui Sai On, started Sunday a six-day visit to Brussels and the European Union according to a  statement by Government Spokesperson Office. Chui and his delegation are scheduled to make courtesy calls on the President of the European Union,  José Manuel Durão Barroso, and the Vice President […]

Macau, China, 5 Jan – Former public prosecutor Song Man Lei  Wednesday was sworn in as Macau’s first female judge of Macau ’s Court of Final Appeal (TUI), The Macau Post Daily reports today. Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On, Legislative Assembly President Lau Cheok Va and about a hundred judiciary and government officials attended […]

Macau, China, 3 Dec – Beijing will retain the final say on Macau’s electoral reform, the National People’s Congress (NPC) ruled Saturday, after the Macau government  made its first request for an interpretation of its Basic Law. Any changes to electoral rules will first need to be cleared by a two-thirds majority of the Macau’s […]

Macau, China, 3 Dec -Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On has promised in his New Year’s speech that his government will continue to promote “harmonious development between civil society and the economy.” Chui also said in his address that his government would continue to strive to diversify Macau ’s economy and do its best to […]

Macau, China, 30 Dec – Macau’s dwindling youth population accounts for just 11.9 percent of its total population, in addition to the rising number of middle-aged inhabitants, a low birth rate and longer life expectancy are factors that suggest the city will have to cope with an increasingly ageing population in the next 10 years. […]

Macau, China, 29 Dec – Macau’s officially estimated unemployment rate fell 0.5 of a percentage point to 2.3 percent in the September-November employment survey period, the lowest rate since the establishment of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) in December 1999, according to official statistics cited by The Macau Post Daily today. The rate was […]