Govt revamps wealth-sharing scheme, requires 183-day-minimum-stay

The government announced yesterday that its wealth-sharing cash handouts this year will, in general, only be issued to Macau residents who stayed in Macau for at least 183 days in 2024, while those not staying in Macau due to at least one of eight formally defined reasons can submit their applications from June 18 requesting that they be officially exempted from the minimum stay requirement. This year’s cash handouts will be issued to eligible local residents from the middle of

May 30, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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3-day ‘Luso-Chinese Music & Arts Festival – Macao 2025’ starts today

Macau’s integrated resort operator Galaxy Entertainment Group (GICC) presents the Luso-Chinese Music & Arts Festival – Macao 2025 (FLCMAM 2025) at the Galaxy International Convention Centre from today to Sunday in collaboration with Macao Music and Arts Space (MMAS) which will include a variety of concerts and competitions with musicians from Macau, other Greater Bay Area (GBA) cities, and Portugal.In an email sent to the Post yesterday, MMAS said that “regarding the selection of the

May 30, 2025 | BY Lesley Wells

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Ponte 16, Kicker Culture partner for ‘The Distinguished Gentlemen’s Ride’

The Distinguished Gentlemen’s Ride 2025 (DGR) was held from May 17-18 at Ponte 16 Resort in the Inner Harbour with funds raised to be put towards research in prostate cancer and men’s health.The event, which drew over 130 classic motorcycles, as well as an enthusiastic crowd of supporters, featured a motorcycle parade, bazaar, live music, and health awareness discussion sessions, according to a Tuesday statement from Ponte 16 Resort, which partnered with local non-profit organisation Kicker

May 30, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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China-PSCs Think Tanks Forum discusses ‘achieving consensus on global development’

The annual China-Portuguese-Speaking Countries Think Tanks Forum, co-organised by the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China in the Macau SAR and the local government, was held yesterday at the University of Macau (UM) on its Hengqin campus, themed “Achieving a Global Development Consensus, Uniting Global Modernisation Efforts”.  The forum has been held for three consecutive years.The co-organisers invited think tank experts

May 30, 2025 | BY Ida Cheong

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Sands China co-organises ‘reverse business matching’ event

Integrated resort (IR) operator Sands China yesterday co-organised the Macao Hengqin Technological Innovation Industry-Academia-Research Reverse Business Matching at The Londoner Macao in Cotai, with the event joined by around 140 participants.The event was organised in conjunction with the Macao Economic and Technological Development Bureau (DSEDT) and the Macao Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT).Unlike traditional business matching, academic and research institutions from Macau

May 30, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Mainlander faces abuse of trust charge involving 4 million yuan, 3 cars from US: police

A mainlander faces an abuse of trust charge involving four million yuan (4.48 million patacas), Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Wai Lok said during a special press conference yesterday.Ho identified the victim as a middle-age mainlander. The male suspect is a 36-year-old man, surnamed Sun, who told police that he is in charge of a car company in the mainland.According to Ho, the case began in October 2023 when the victim planned to transfer three cars, with a total value of approximately

May 30, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Police nab local woman for illegal currency exchange at hotel

Judiciary Police (PJ) busted an illegal currency exchange case at a hotel in Cotai during an anti-crime operation on Wednesday afternoon, PJ spokesman Ho Wai Lok said during a special press conference yesterday.Ho identified the suspect as a local 37-year-old female surnamed Chao who claimed to be jobless.According to Ho, PJ officers discovered during the operation that Chao and a male gambler were negotiating an illegal currency exchange, prompting an ad hoc investigation. The officers

May 30, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Registered drug users rise 24.4 pct to 148 last year: official

The number of registered drug users in Macau increased by 24.4 percent year on year to 148 last year, the government announced yesterday, pointing out that the number of registered drug users under the age of 21 stood at 7, or 4.7 percent, the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) said it in a statement yesterday.The figures were released during this year’s first plenary meeting of the government-appointed Narcotics Control Committee (CLD) on Wednesday. The meeting chaired by IAS President Wilson Hon

May 30, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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24 artists present over 50 artworks in ‘Portuguese Art • Creativity Dialogues’ exhibition

The latest exhibition at Amagao Gallery kicked off last night, with around 50 artworks by 24 artists on display.Titled “Portuguese Art • Creativity Dialogues” and held in celebration of Portugal Month, the exhibition gallery is located at Artyzen Grand Lapa Macau’s hotel lobby and features artworks, such as paintings, created by contemporary Portuguese artists. According to an exhibition statement provided at the gallery, each artist brings “a unique and innovative perspective on the

May 30, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Revoking visas of Chinese students ‘aggressive’ power play in no one’s interest

China Daily Editorial        Amid the uproar of Donald Trump’s crackdown on international students in the United States, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Wednesday that the US will “aggressively revoke” the visas of Chinese students studying in the country.Following his announcement, the US State Department published a statement titled “New Visa Policies Put America First, Not China”, saying it will work with the Department of Homeland Security “to

May 30, 2025 | BY admin

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What’s wrong with Western claims of China’s ‘debt burden’ on poor nations

Analysis        BEIJING – A recent report published by an Australian think tank claimed that many developing countries were on the hook for record high debt repayments to China in 2025, as bills come due from the lending under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).Once again, China became an easy target to blame. In recent years, Western think tanks and media outlets have kept hyping up the so-called Chinese “debt trap.” However, a closer look at the debt structure and

May 30, 2025 | BY admin

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Total crimes dip 7.3 pct in Q1, but gaming-related crimes rise 61.5 pct

Macau’s total number of crimes reported in the first quarter of this year dropped by 7.3 percent year on year to 3,289 from the 3,549 reported in the same period of last year, while the police investigated 567 gaming-related crimes in the first three months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 61.5 percent from the same period of last year, Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak announced yesterday.According to Wong, the number of fraud cases recorded in the first quarter of this year

May 29, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Police nab mainland duo for selling used concert ticket

Two men from the mainland were arrested for defrauding a woman out of 1,600 yuan (1,790 patacas) by selling her a used concert ticket, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Cheong Heon Fan said during a regular press conference yesterday.Cheong identified the suspects as a businessman surnamed Qi in his forties and a chef surnamed Huang in his fifties.According to Cheong, the police received a report on March 9 from a woman who said that two men had sold her a ticket for a concert later that

May 29, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Elderly local worker hurt in on-the-job accident

The Fire Services Bureau (CB) said in a statement yesterday that it received a report around 9 a.m. about a workplace accident at the Four Seasons Hotel in Cotai.According to the statement, a local 65-year-old man was rushed to the Conde S. Januário Hospital after sustaining suspected fractures of his forearm and left cheek, as well as a laceration on the corner of his left eye while working on a shop renovation project on the property.In a separate statement, the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL)

May 29, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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