Labour bureau to get new chief from next week

The government has appointed Chan Un Tong, a deputy director of the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL), as the bureau’s director effective from Tuesday next week, succeeding Wong Chi Hong who has headed the bureau since April 2012.Chan’s one-year appointment, which will start on March 18, has been made through an executive order by Secretary for Economy and Finance Anton Tai Kin Ip published in the Official Gazette (BO) yesterday. Tai signed the order on February 28.The bureau has two deputy

March 13, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Govt starts to lengthen street parking spaces for cars

The Transport Bureau (DSAT) has lengthened some of the parallel parking spaces for cars to 5.5 metres on Rua de Santa Clara (家辣堂街), the street near the Octagonal Library Pavilion, the entrance to S. Francisco Garden, and the Macau Diocese-run Cineteatro cinema. The lengthened parking spaces came into use on Tuesday, a DSAT statement said that day.The statement said that the bureau has decided to roll out a measure to gradually lengthen street parking spaces for cars across the city

March 13, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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2-year-old hurt in Taichung gas blast passes away: SSM

The Health Bureau (SSM) confirmed in a statement early today that the local two-year-old girl who sustained a serious head injury in a gas explosion at Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Department Store in Central Taiwan last month, passed away on Friday.  The bureau stated that “after obtaining consent from the family, we are now officially announcing that the local girl who was injured in the gas explosion incident in Taichung passed away at the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre on the

March 13, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

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‘Southbound travel for Guangdong cars’ vital for boosting economic growth & urban connectivity: civic leader

The Guangdong government’s 2025 policy plan includes the aim of “steadily promoting the southbound travel for Guangdong cars”, a topic which Hong Kong and Macau representatives discussed during the recently concluded two sessions of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee – and in an interview with the Post yesterday, Transport Consultative Council member Chester Ku Heng Cheong said that the

March 13, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

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Hwa’s Gallery presents Ukiyo-e works by 4 Japanese masters

The latest exhibition at the Lisboeta Macau H853 Fun Factory in Cotai kicked off yesterday afternoon, this time featuring the Japanese art genre of ukiyo-e* (浮世絵). On until April 27 and presented by Hwa’s Gallery (formerly the Humarish Club), the new exhibition is entitled “Visions of the Floating World: Macau Ukiyo-e Exhibition”, located in the complex’s shop R67 venue, which is next to the gallery. Those visiting will be able to view over 90 woodblock prints.The exhibits,

March 13, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Local NPC deputy calls for extra connection between Macau & Hengqin

The third session of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) concluded at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday afternoon – and Macau NPC deputy Lao Ngai Leong submitted a written proposal urging the central authorities to support the construction of a new connection between the Hengqin International Financial Center and the Macau peninsula.Lao did not elaborate which kind of “connection” between the two places he is considering – for instance, a tunnel or a

March 13, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

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MGTO calls for applications for quality tourism services scheme

The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) has announced in a recent statement that applications are open for catering businesses and travel agencies for this year’s Quality Tourism Services Accreditation Scheme (QTSAS) until March 31.The statement noted that this year’s assessment mechanism has been optimised, while the quota limit for participants in both sectors has been cancelled.MGTO had recently held a presentation seminar to call on applications, introduce the optimised programme and

March 13, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Local man cheated out of HK$164,000 in ‘Buddha Jumps Over the Wall’ scam: police

A local middle-aged man has lost HK$164,000 (169,200 patacas) in a purported proxy order to buy the expensive “Buddha Jumps Over the Wall” (佛跳牆) delicacy, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lei Chi Hou said in a regular press conference yesterday.According to Lei, the man is the owner of an engineering company. On Friday, a staff member of his company received a hidden number call, in which the caller claimed to be a “teacher named Yang” from a certain university, saying that there

March 13, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Local woman in US loses US$200,000 in ‘fake police’ scam

A local woman has lost US$200,000 (1.6 million patacas) in a “fake police” scam, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lei Chi Hou said in a regular press conference yesterday.According to Lei, a local young woman reported to the police on Tuesday that her sister, who lives in the United States, entrusted her to file the report on her behalf. Her sister suspected that she was the victim of a “fake police” scam, resulting in a total loss of US$200,000.On December 30, 2024, the victim received

March 13, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Police nab S Korean for stealing 24,600 patacas

A man from South Korea was arrested on Friday for stealing 24,600 patacas, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Cheong Heon Fan said at a regular press conference yesterday.The suspect surnamed Yun is in his forties and works as an office clerk.According to Cheong, a South Korean man met Yun at the local airport on November 1, 2024. They went to a casino in Cotai to gamble together. Yun claimed he had no place to stay, so the South Korean invited Yun to his room. The man went to have a

March 13, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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When human rights become a weapon: the risks of US foreign policy

Commentary by Hua Gesheng*        For many Europeans, last month’s Munich Security Conference was a moment of truth, revealing the true nature of US foreign policy. US Vice President JD Vance unleashed a stinging attack on Europe during the annual global gathering, targeting countries like Germany, Britain, Sweden and Romania for their handling of democracy and human rights.Vance’s assault on Europe has sparked a backlash from European leaders. German Chancellor Olaf

March 13, 2025 | BY admin

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MGTO vows to relaunch discounted bus & ferry fares for foreign visitors

The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) has reaffirmed its commitment to attracting more “international” tourists to Macau by offering a range of tourism incentives and products, including discounted bus and ferry fares from Hong Kong to Macau for foreign passengers arriving via Hong Kong International Airport.However, MGTO did not say when it planned to relaunch the discounts.The remarks were made by MGTO Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes in response to a written interpellation

March 12, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

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Macao Orchestra’s innovative ‘Chamber Music Sunday’ bridges music & casual experience

Review by William Chan        My father and I attended the “Tribute to Brahms – Free Flow Chamber Music” concert on Sunday, organised by the Macao Orchestra (OM), in the Macau Cultural Centre’s Small Auditorium. For 200 patacas, attendees enjoyed an afternoon featuring four 45-minute programmes of Brahms’ music, complete with three intermissions.The first two sessions included three piano sonatas performed by Russian pianist Alexei Volodin; and two violin sonatas

March 12, 2025 | BY admin

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Customs catches 2 mainlanders red-handed in people-smuggling case

Two mainland men were caught red-handed on Saturday night for their involvement in Macau-bound people smuggling by boat at Hac Sa Beach, according to a statement by the Macau Customs Service (SA) yesterday.The two arrestees, aged 20 and 30, include the suspected “snakehead”*, who is currently in custody for aiding and abetting illegal immigration. The other has been transferred to the Public Security Police (PSP) Immigration Department for deportation.According to the statement, in the

March 12, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

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