Woman in Macau loses HK$4.5 million in online romance scam: Judiciary Police (PJ)

A local woman was defrauded out of HK$4.5 million in an online romance scam, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Cheong Un Hong announced in a regular press conference on Boxing Day. According to Cheong, the Judiciary Police (PJ) received a report recently from a local woman that she had been defrauded out of HK4.5 million (4.63 million patacas) by an online “boyfriend”.In September, Cheong said that the victim met an individual on Instagram, after which they switched to WhatsApp for

December 29, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau govt to raise 4 social security allowances from New Year’s Day

The government has announced large increases in four types of its allowances paid to eligible local residents, namely unemployment, sickness, marriage, and funeral allowances, effective from Thursday, January 1 next year, with their increases ranging between 33.8 percent and 81.2 percent.The increases were announced in an executive order, signed by Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai on December 18, published in the Official Gazette (BO) on Friday.Earlier this year, the government raised all seven

December 29, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Applications for young Macau doctors’ GBA programme closes Jan 5

The “Macau Young Doctors Greater Bay Area Advanced Study Programme”, accepts applications until next Monday, and those interested can register online via the programm’s application website (www.cps.gov.mo), according to a statement released by the Health Bureau (SSM) yesterday. The statement noted that the programme, jointly organised by the Health Bureau and four Greater Bay Area (GBA) hospitals, comprising The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, The Fifth

December 29, 2025 | BY Ida Cheong

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Macau police nab mainland trio for robbing illegal exchange dealer of HK$100,000

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested three robbery suspects from the Chinese mainland on Christmas Eve, PJ spokesman Cheong Un Hong said during a special press conference on Boxing Day. Cheong said that the suspects are aged between 35 and 46 surnamed Meng, Song and Zhang, who told the police that they work in the decoration, restaurant and railway sector, respectively. Cheong said that there are two victims in the case, a local and a mainlander.According to Cheong, on Wednesday afternoon,

December 29, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Zhuhai's Gongbei Customs seizes drugs in man’s underwear

Zhuhai’s Gongbei Customs announced in a statement yesterday that its officers at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) discovered drugs a man had in his underwear.According to the statement, late on August 14, customs officers at the delta bridge’s Zhuhai Port (checkpoint) noted that a man passing through the “green channel” appeared nervous and exhibited unusual behaviour, prompting them to intercept and inspect him. Upon further examination, the officers discovered two transparent

December 29, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Tennis stars battle it out at the 2025 MGM Tennis Masters in Macau

Photos taken at Macau Forum in Zape yesterday by Rui Pastorin

December 29, 2025 | BY admin

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Team Conchita win 2025 MGM MACAU TENNIS MASTERS

Two days of friendly tennis action took place over the weekend as some of world tennis’s rising stars and legends gathered for the 2025 MGM MACAU TENNIS MASTERS at Macau Forum in Zape, with the team led by Spanish tennis legend Conchita Martínez taking the win.Yesterday’s second of the two-day exhibition tournament, co-organised by MGM and global events and experiences company MARI, featured three more singles matches that kicked off with a captain’s challenge, which was this time won by

December 29, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Japan will not buy its peace and security with high defense budget

China Daily Editorial        The Japanese government’s decision on Friday to approve a draft budget for fiscal year 2026 with defense spending exceeding 9 trillion yen (US$58 billion) once again sounds an unmistakable alarm for the region and the international community.At a time when the world is reflecting on the hard-won lessons of history as it marks the 80th anniversary of victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) and

December 29, 2025 | BY admin

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High-speed rail mirror of China’s modernization

China Daily Editorial        How China has changed over the past decades can be judged by the development achievements it has made. One of the most straightforward ways to appreciate that is perhaps to look at the country’s network of high-speed railways.New services commenced on four new lines – Xi’an-Yan’an, Shanghai-Chongqing-Chengdu, Wuhan-Yichang and Hangzhou-Quzhou – on Friday. That brings the total length of the high-speed railways in operation in the

December 29, 2025 | BY admin

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Macau logs record-breaking 39.411 million visitors in 2025: police

     Macau has received more visitors since the beginning of the year than in 2019, thus setting a historic record, public broadcaster TDM/Radio Macau reported today, citing official immigration statistics. According to data released by the Public Security Police (PSP), between the beginning of this year and 11 a.m. today, Macau recorded 39.411 million visitors arrivals. The previous record of 39.406  million was set in pre-COVID-19 2019. So far this year,

December 27, 2025 | BY Staff Reporter

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​Taiwan lawmakers vote to pass motion to impeach island's leader Lai Ching-te

   TAIPEI - An impeachment motion against Taiwan leader Lai Ching-te, submitted by lawmakers from the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) and Taiwan People's Party (TPP), was approved by the island's legislature today.    According to procedures, the legislature is expected to hold a vote on the impeachment on May 19, 2026.   Public hearings are scheduled for Jan. 14 and 15, 2026. Lai will be required to provide explanations and respond to inquiries at the

December 26, 2025 | BY Xinhua

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China criticizes Japan's record defense budget plan

   BEIJING - Japan's new defense budget plan further reveals Japanese right-wing forces' motive to remilitarize Japan and resurrect militarism, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said today.    Lin made the remarks at a regular news briefing when asked to comment on Japan's approval of its record defense budget plan exceeding 9 trillion yen (US$58 billion) for fiscal 2026.   "Despite recent international criticism over latest

December 26, 2025 | BY Xinhua

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CPC leadership meeting urges steadfast implementation of 8-point decision on improving conduct

   BEIJING - A two-day meeting of the Communist Party of China (CPC) leadership has stressed the need for steadfast efforts to implement the central Party leadership's eight-point decision on improving conduct.   Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, delivered an important speech while chairing the criticism and self-criticism meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, which was held yesterday and today.   

December 26, 2025 | BY Xinhua

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World's longest expressway tunnel opens to traffic in Xinjiang

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December 26, 2025 | BY Xinhua

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