Macau police nab local, Vietnamese for fake job

The Public Security Police (PJ) arrested a local man and a woman from Vietnam on Monday for their involvement in fake employment, PSP spokesman Wong Wai Chon said during a regular press conference yesterday.Wong identified the suspects as a local clerk in his forties, surnamed Fu, and a Vietnamese woman in her forties, surnamed Nguyen.According to Wong, the police uncovered the fraudulent employment situation while processing a blue card renewal application for a non-resident worker (NRW), in

January 7, 2026 | BY Ada Lei

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Macau police nab mainlander for cheating gambler out of HK$60,000 in chips

A man from the Chinese mainland was arrested on Sunday for defrauding a gambler out of HK$60,000 (61,700 patacas) in gambling chips, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Cheong Siu Keong said during a regular press conference yesterday.Cheong identified the suspect as a 24-year-old male surnamed Li, who said he is a construction worker.According to Cheong, the police received a report on Sunday from a middle-aged mainland man who said that he had been cheated by Li in a virtual currency purchase

January 7, 2026 | BY Ada Lei

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Cold weather prompts ‘yellow’ cold weather alert: Macau observatory (SMG)

The current temperature drop in Macau has triggered the “yellow” cold weather alert and the opening of the city’s cold shelter in Ilha Verde district. The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) said in a statement yesterday that it has issued a “yellow” cold weather warning, which means that it expects chilly weather to continue for the next few days, with the temperature dropping to 12 degrees Celsius or below. The public are advised to wear more clothing to keep warm, the

January 7, 2026 | BY Kristina Vallesteros

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Exhibition offers look at Macau’s film production design

An exhibition showcasing the work of film production designers is now open to the public.Titled “Behind the Scenes, Beyond the Frame: Exhibition of Production Design on Macao Film” and located at Cinematheque•Passion, the display focuses on three local films: “Our Seventeen”, “Kissing the Ground You Walked On”, and “I Want to Be a Plastic Chair”.A visit to the exhibition reveals a compact, single-room layout dedicated to the three featured films. Each section displays exhibits

January 7, 2026 | BY Kristina Vallesteros

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100 million trips through HK-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge signal rising connectivity in GBA

GUANGZHOU – The Zhuhai land port* of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge has handled over 100 million inbound and outbound passenger trips as of yesterday since the mega project opened to traffic in October 2018 – a milestone that mirrors the advancement of regional connectivity and integration.“Traveling between Guangdong and Hong Kong used to involve multiple transfers and be time-consuming. Now I can drive directly to my Hong Kong clients’ offices. Doing business has become easier,”

January 7, 2026 | BY admin

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Chinese tech innovations shine at CES media event in Las Vegas

Analysis by Wen Tsui        LAS VEGAS – As technology companies showcased breakthrough products at an official media preview event on Sunday ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), innovations from China are emerging as notable game changers in areas ranging from artificial intelligence (AI) to robotics.The annual special promotion event, CES Unveiled, held two days before the world’s largest and most influential technology trade show, offered a preview of key

January 7, 2026 | BY admin

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Macau financial regulator AMCM ‘optimises’ bond repurchase business, launches yuan swap

The Macau Monetary Authority (AMCM) – the special administrative region’s financial regulator – says that it has “optimised” Macau’s bond repurchase business*, including the launch of a specialised yuan swap facility.The optimised bond repurchase measures started on Friday.An AMCM statement on Friday said that based on the recent expansion of the bilateral currency swap** agreement between the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) and AMCM to 50 billion yuan or 57 billion patacas, AMCM

January 6, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau govt mulls extending applications’ eligibility for ‘home swap’ and temporary housing

Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raymond Tam Vai Man said yesterday that the government is studying the feasibility of extending applicants’ eligibility for its “home swap” housing towers and temporary housing towers on Plot P in Areia Preta district.Tam made remarks while chairing a regular meeting of the Urban Renewal Council yesterday.The meeting was held behind closed doors. The council released Tam’s remarks in a statement yesterday.The government-appointed council is

January 6, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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Macao Post Office (CTT) exhibit wins gold at int’l philately contest

An exhibit by the Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau (CTT) has won a gold medal during the recent international “20th International Competition Class for Issuing Postal Authorities of UPU Member Countries and Territories”.The contest was organised by the Universal Postal Union (UPU) and the International Federation of Philately (FIP) and, according to AI chatbot Poe, typically aims to promote creativity and enhance the quality of postal services, particularly in the design and

January 6, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau govt launches free nursery scheme for kids from vulnerable families

The Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) announced yesterday that it has launched a scheme for families facing financial hardships to apply to use free day-care services for their children provided by government-subsidised privately-run nurseries, with the application process to start next Monday.The bureau announced the scheme, officially known as “Free Nursery for Children from Vulnerable Families”, in a statement yesterday.The scheme will cover more than 30 privately-run nurseries the operations

January 6, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau police bust fraud gang, seizing 128 bogus gambling chips

The Judiciary Police (PJ) apprehended a fraud gang on Saturday, arresting four men from the Chinese mainland for using counterfeit chips to defraud three gamblers out of HK$210,000, PJ spokesman Cheong Siu Keong said during a special press conference yesterday.Cheong identified the suspects as a 35-year-old male surnamed Lin, a 22-year-old male surnamed Jiang, a 35-year-old male surnamed Zhu, and a 35-year-old male surnamed Zhou, all of whom claimed to be jobless.According to Cheong, the police

January 6, 2026 | BY Ada Lei

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Macau police nab 3 mainlanders for usury

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a woman and two men from the Chinese mainland on Saturday for usury, PJ spokesman Cheong Siu Keong said during a special press conference yesterday.Cheong identified the suspects as a 41-year-old male surnamed Cao, a 48-year-old male surnamed Yu and a 35-year-old female surnamed Cheng, all of whom claimed to be jobless.According to Cheong, the police received a report of high-interest loan activities at a casino in Cotai on Saturday morning. Upon their

January 6, 2026 | BY Ada Lei

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Zhuhai's Gongbei Customs seizes 140,800 cigarettes

Zhuhai’s Gongbei Customs announced in a statement yesterday that its officers seized 140,800 cigarettes at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) on December 22.According to the statement, on that day, customs officers at the mega-bridge’s Zhuhai Port (checkpoint) outbound cargo inspection area noticed an anomaly when checking the X-ray images of a lorry.Upon inspection, officers discovered 704 cartons of Double Happiness brand cigarettes, totalling 140,800 cigarettes, concealed in eight

January 6, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Concerns grow among businesses in Macau near closed satellite casinos

Interview by Armindo Neves        Since the city’s last satellite casino closed last Tuesday night, the Landmark Casino in Zape, the area’s most severely impacted stakeholders are the surrounding businesses, as many of their customers were gamblers.On June 9 last year, the government announced that all 11 remaining satellite casinos in Macau would close for good by December 31, 2025 and that the respective gaming concessionaires that formally owned the satellite casinos

January 6, 2026 | BY admin

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