MGTO to give free coach tickets to Macau-bound int’l visitors arriving at HK airport

The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) announced in a statement yesterday that it is rolling out a special offer today, giving international visitors free direct coach tickets from Hong Kong International Airport to Macau, in order to expand foreign visitor markets and promote extended travel to Macau. According to the statement, MGTO has partnered with Hong Kong & Macao International Airport Transportation Service Company Limited (Macau HK Airport Direct) to launch the year-long

January 20, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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1st Chinese Culture Performances Season to stage ‘Farewell My Concubine’ in Macau Jan 29 to Feb 1

The inaugural “Chinese Culture Performances Season” is slated to present the immersive drama “Farewell My Concubine” by Beijing People’s Art Theatre from January 29 to February 1 at the Macau Cultural Centre’s (CCM) Box II in Nape, alongside a series of workshops and outreach activities, according to a statement by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) on Friday. Organised by the bureau under the patronage of the Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture in conjunction with the

January 20, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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China delivers on 2025 growth target, offering stability in an uncertain world – GDP up 5 pct

AnalysisBEIJING – China’s economy grew by 5.0 percent in 2025, in line with official targets, bringing the country’s 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025) to a steady close amid rising global uncertainties.The world’s second-largest economy saw its gross domestic product (GDP) reach a record of 140.19 trillion yuan last year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said yesterday.The economy’s fourth-quarter performance also firmed, expanding 4.5 percent from a year earlier and

January 20, 2026 | BY admin

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Don’t use ‘democratic rhetoric’ to weave an illusory myth of leadership: commentary

Commentary by Stefan Sigfried*    In the West, freedom of expression is widely regarded as essential for revealing mistakes, exposing wrongdoing, and holding leaders accountable. It has become a sacrosanct principle, often accompanied by the assumption that societies without near-unlimited freedom of speech are inferior.By this logic, a country with robust protections — such as the United States and its First Amendment to the Constitution — ought to work remarkably well. But what

January 20, 2026 | BY admin

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Macau Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai urges local officials to heed Xi’s instructions

Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai convened and chaired a meeting on Friday briefing principal and senior local officials about President Xi Jinping’s appraisal of the local government’s work over the past year, according to a statement by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) that day.The session held at Government Headquarters on Friday afternoon was attended by Sam’s five policy secretaries and other principal officials, as well as all the heads of the government’s about 70 bureaus

January 19, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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Reclaimed water unit price to be 15 pct lower than tap water: Macau govt

The government has announced that the unit price of reclaimed water*, the generation and supply of which is scheduled to start on March 1, will be 15 percent lower than that of tap water.Coloane’s sprawling Seac Pai Van public housing neighbourhood and the University of Macau (UM) campus will be the first two areas in Macau to where reclaimed water will be supplied.The Seac Pai Van public housing neighbourhood comprises one social rental housing estate and three subsidised home-ownership

January 19, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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Two Macau chefs chosen for Young Chefs Programme

1st time Macau to be representedGalaxy Macau’s Daniel Chio Ka Kin and Safa Rodas from City of Dreams (COD) have been chosen to join the Young Chefs Programme (YCP), with the two chefs, aged 30 and 33 respectively, going to represent Macau among chefs from around the world.An initiative of the Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations and coordinated by the World Food Forum (WFF), a total of 10 young chefs from around the world are routinely chosen for the

January 19, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Forum in Macau discusses tiered mental health services in GBA

The Mental Health Association of Hong Kong and Macao (MHAHKM) hosted a forum on Friday at Artyzen Grand Lapa Macau in Nape, titled “Greater Bay Area Summit Forum on Medical-Social Collaboration in Mental Health”. According to MHAHKM Chairman Dr William Lo Tak Lam, who is from Hong Kong, the one-day forum focused on tiered mental health services and youth support.Dr Lo said in a speech that the forum’s selection of Macau as its venue symbolised the Greater Bay Area’s (GBA) mental

January 19, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) orders contractor to correct misspelt warning sign

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) said in a statement on Saturday that it was investigating and following up on a case involving an erroneous signboard about ongoing maintenance work at a public sports ground, a picture of which was widely circulated on social media on Saturday. The Chinese wording on the notice board mistakenly wrote “quiet entry” (靜止進入), instead of “prohibited entry” (禁止進入). According to the Putonghua (Mandarin) input method (IME), the “靜”

January 19, 2026 | BY Ida Cheong

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‘Galaxy Macau Chill Coffee’ festival spotlights culinary tourism

The three-day “Galaxy Macau Chill Coffee” Macau Coffee Cultural Festival opened on Friday at the eponymous integrated resort in Cotai, providing a free showcase and sales platform for 60 exhibitors, including more than 40 local small-and-medium enterprises (SMEs), aiming to highlight the integration of tourism and gastronomy. Organised by Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) through its “GEG SME Series”, the festival ran from Friday afternoon to yesterday evening at Hall ABC of the

January 19, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Sinulog Festival brings colour & beats to Macau

Members of Macau’s Filipino community danced in the sun in colourful self-made garb in honour of the child Jesus (Santo Niño) yesterday afternoon, swaying to the beat of drums and proudly proclaiming “Viva pit Señor! [Hail the Lord, Holy Child, listen to our prayers!*]” as the Sinulog Macau Festival 2026 took place.The annual festival is organised by the Santo Niño de Cebu in Macau Association, with the parade, the event highlight, seeing groups again dancing from Praça da Amizade

January 19, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau police log over 14,600 traffic accidents in 2025, down 5.6 pct

The Public Security Police (PSP) announced in a statement on Friday their Traffic Police Department recorded 14,638 traffic accidents last year, representing a decrease of 5.63 percent from the 15,510 accidents recorded in 2024. On average 40.1 traffic accidents were recorded per day last year, against 42.4 accidents per day in 2024. According to the statement, the top three primary causes of traffic accidents were failure to maintain a safe distance from the vehicle in front, failure to

January 19, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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HK, Macau lower age threshold to 7 for automated immigration clearance

A joint statement released by the Public Security Police Force (PSP), Identification Services Bureau (DSI), and the Public Security Forces Affairs Bureau (DSFSM) on Friday announced new immigration clearance facilitation measures, lowering the minimum age for using automated channels from 11 to 7 years-old, starting today, to enhance cross-boundary travel convenience in the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA).The three local government entities, in conjunction with the Hong

January 19, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau police nab 6 for fake & illegal employment

The Judiciary Police (PJ) nabbed three local residents and three mainlanders for fake employment and illegal employment on Thursday, PJ spokesman Leng Kam Lon said during a special press conference on Friday.Leng identified the three local suspects as a 64-year-old businessman surnamed Ho, a 56-year-old businesswoman surnamed Ao Ieong who is also the wife of Ho, and a 41-year-old businessman surnamed U. The three mainland suspects are a 29-year-old salesman surnamed Liang, a 39-year-old

January 19, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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