Historic Macau tea culture takes on modern flavours

Analysis        Macau’s Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) recently held the “International Tea Day Carnival 2026”, aiming to bring tea culture to the community.Held at the Macau Tea Culture House and Lou Lim Ioc Garden, the event featured games, workshops, and educational sessions.Historically, Macau played a key role along the Maritime Silk Road, serving as a hub for tea exports to global markets. An IAM staff member told Xinhua that the event

May 22, 2026 | BY admin

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Buddha’s Birthday Macau public holiday notice

Due to it being the Buddha’s Birthday public holiday on Sunday, The Macau Post Daily’s editing and reporting teams will be off on Sunday, returning to work on Monday May 25 so the print edition of your favourite newspaper will be on the newsstands and delivered to your homes and offices on the morning of Tuesday May 26. However, our website https://www.macaupostdaily.com/ will be updated with breaking news round-the-clock.We wish all our readers, advertisers, distributors and

May 22, 2026 | BY admin

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JEBN brand lily bulbs contain excessive cadmium: Macau Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM)

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) urged the public in a statement yesterday to cease consumption of dried lily bulbs found to contain excessive levels of cadmium, underlining that the retailers involved have been ordered to stop selling the problematic product.The statement said that the bureau was informed by the Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety about the health hazard. According the statement, the bags of dried lily bulbs weighing 303 grams were sold locally of the JEBN (樓上) brand

May 22, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Zhuhai's Gongbei Customs seizes 5 rolled cannabis cigarettes

Zhuhai’s Gongbei Customs announced in a statement yesterday that its officers seized five rolled cannabis cigarettes (commonly known as joints) at Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) recently.According to the statement, while conducting routine monitoring at the arrivals hall for vehicle passengers at the mega bridge’s Zhuhai checkpoint, customs officers noticed a traveller using the “green channel” who appeared evasive, walking with a hurried gait.They stopped the traveller for

May 22, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau police nab mainlander for falsely accusing friend of theft

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a man from the Chinese mainland for falsely accusing a friend of theft, PJ spokesman Cheong Kim Fong said during a regular press conference yesterday.Cheong identified the suspect as a 41-year-old male surnamed Wei, who claimed that he is unemployed.According to Cheong, the Judiciary Police received a notification from a hotel in Cotai on Tuesday about a theft case.PJ officers contacted Wei regarding the theft, according to Cheong. Wei claimed that a man he

May 22, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Drones to be banned during APEC Tourism Ministers’ Meeting near Macau Tower & Forum Macao

The flying of unmanned aircraft or drones will be banned during the 67th APEC Tourism Working Group Meeting from June 24 to 28, the Civil Aviation Authority (AACM) announced in a statement on Wednesday. The ban is in accordance with Paragraph 66 of the Air Navigation Regulation of Macao.The statement noted that the ban covers a 500-metre radius around Macau Tower in Sai Van and the Complex of Commerce and Trade Cooperation Platform for China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (PSCs), aka

May 22, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau govt still studying senior canteen plan for Seac Pai Van estate

Social welfare chief stresses healthy menusThe government’s social welfare chief said yesterday that it is studying the modus operandi of its plan to provide healthy menus for senior citizens in the community in collaboration with the restaurant sector, as it is still gathering opinions on the matter from various segments of civil society including the sector.Yesterday’s remarks came after the government’s initial plan to launch a pilot programme last month to run Macau’s first-ever

May 22, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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‘Legacy of Time’ exhibition revisits Macau’s firecracker industry at MUST

An exhibition exploring Macau’s firecracker industry through historical archives and packaging labels is being held at the private Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) in Cotai, showcasing the cultural and industrial legacy of one of the city’s former economic pillars. The “Legacy of Time: An Exhibition of Historical Documents on Macau’s Firecracker Industry” opened at the Arts and Culture Gallery on the third floor of MUST’s Library Building last month and runs

May 22, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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IC sets up Macao Pavilion at Shenzhen int’l cultural industries fair

The 22nd China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industries Fair (ICIF) is being held at the Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center through Monday, with the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) setting up a “Macao Pavilion” at the ongoing event.An opening ceremony was held for the pavilion yesterday, with Wan Sucheng, director of the Department of Publicity, Cultural and Sports Affairs of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macao Special Administrative Region

May 22, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Sands Macao celebrates 22nd anniversary, presents special lunch boxes to cabbies

Integrated resort operator Sands Macao celebrated its 22nd anniversary on Monday and continued its long-standing community tradition of presenting special lunch boxes to local taxi drivers.The tradition has been held since Sands Macao opened in 2004, annually providing local drivers with special lunches as part of its anniversary celebration, Sands China said in a statement that day. The tradition shows appreciation for the cabbies’ “enduring contributions to Macau’s tourism industry”,

May 22, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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SJM’s ‘GET ON STAGE’ to spotlight female GBA bartenders next week

SJM Resorts’ “GET ON STAGE” series will next week feature three leading mixologists from the Greater Bay Area (GBA) at the MESA Bar in THE KARL LAGERFELD MACAU in Cotai.The integrated resort operator said in a statement on Wednesday that the event, slated for May 29 to 30 from 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., will feature MESA Bar Senior Mixologist Carrie Chen (陳楷儀)‬, who is from Macau. She is the first runner-up of the Hennessy My Way Hong Kong & Macau 2025 and the China Champion of

May 22, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Lisboeta Macau hosts ‘Do it Again! H853 K-WAVE Fanfest’, draws fans & dancers

The “Do it Again! H853 K-WAVE Fanfest” was recently held at The H853 Fun Factory, with the event drawing many visitors and K-Pop fans for themed activities. According to a recent Lisboeta Macau statement, the event, supported by the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO), featured the 220-minute “K-Pop Random Dance” event and fan activities, while photo spots were also available.  The statement said that the event had K-Pop at its core through dance, music and fan

May 22, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Galaxy Macau to host fan events for UFC FIGHT NIGHT

Fan experiences and activities are set to take place at Galaxy Macau during the fight week of the upcoming “UFC FIGHT NIGHT”, which is slated to take place from May 28 to 30 at Galaxy Arena, Macau’s largest, state-of-the-art indoor arena.According to a statement from the integrated resort operator, an opening ceremony for the Fight Week 2026 will take place at Galaxy Macau’s East Square on Wednesday, where Open Workouts will feature headliners Song Yadong and Deiveson Figueiredo;

May 22, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Xi-Putin meeting charts new strategic course for China-Russia ties

Commentary        BEIJING – The high-profile meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing on Wednesday set the course for the next stage of bilateral relations and underscored the two major countries’ commitment to advancing global governance reform in the right direction.Their in-depth, friendly and fruitful talks, lasting more than three hours in total, reinforced a shared commitment to advancing the

May 22, 2026 | BY admin

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