Macau’s population at the end of September stood at 647,700, a drop of 4,800 quarter-to-quarter, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced on Thursday. Females accounted for 51.4 per cent of the total. A total of 1,885 live births were delivered in the third quarter, an increase of 246, or 15 per cent, from the […]
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The government will study the feasibility of introducing guide dogs for the blind, according to the government’s 10-stsar Plan on Rehabilitation Services released on Wednesday. The Rehabilitation Affairs Committee held a regular meeting on Wednesday, in which the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) briefed committee members about the plan. The meeting, chaired by IAS President Celeste […]
Various sectors of the local community hosted a ceremony on Tuesday at the Macau Cultural Centre in Nape to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Dr Sun Yat-sen. Dr Sun, also known as Sun Zhongshan or Sun Wen, is widely seen as the founder of modern China. He was born in Guangdong’s then […]
Cultural Industries Fund (FIC) President Leong Heng Teng said on Tuesday the fund would strengthen its support for projects related to fashion design, music, films and performance art, considering that the number of these projects account for a major part of the projects backed by the fund. Leong made the remarks at a press conference about […]
A kidney transplant from a living donor was performed successfully at the public Conde de Sao Januario Hospital Centre (CHCSJ) on Sunday, Health Bureau (SSM) Director Lei Chin Ion announced on Monday during a special press conference at the hospital accompanied by other medical staff members. The surgery, carried out by CHCSJ surgeons under the guidance of […]
The city’s parking meter rates will be increased by up to a maximum of 12 patacas per hour as soon as the Official Gazette (BO) publishes the rate adjustment, Traffic Consultative Council member Kou Kun Pang told reporters on Monday. Kou made the remarks after a closed-door council meeting at the Transport Bureau (DSAT). He said […]
Two locals, including a male medical laboratory technologist who works in a private hospital, and nine mainlanders were arrested for their alleged involvement in a casino loansharking gang, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said at a special press conference on Monday. According to the spokesperson, the 42-year-old laboratory technologist, surnamed Chio, is suspected to be one […]
After one year in office, Cristina Gomes Pinto de Morais has left her post as coordinator of the Supporting Office to the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-Operation between China and Portuguese-speaking countries (Forum Macao). Morais joined the Forum Macao in November 2015 to substitute Echo Chan Keng Hong who resigned […]
A one-day show of the 3rd China International Circus Festival will be held at Macau Forum in Zape on Saturday, Ip Peng Kin, chief-of-cabinet of the Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture, announced last week. According to Ip, 3,000 free tickets have been reserved for pupils, students and the elderly, while 1,000 will be given to […]