Gaming inspectorate gets new chief

The government has appointed Ng Wai Han, who had headed the Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau (SAFP) since September 2023, as the director of the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) effective from yesterday.Ng’s one-year appointment has been formalised through an executive order by Secretary for Economy and Finance Anton Tai Kin Ip published in the Official Gazette (BO) yesterday. Tai signed the order on April 24.Since Adriano Marques Ho, who had headed the bureau

May 8, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

Comment: 0

Man, 65, critical with Vibrio vulnificus infection

A 65-year-old local man inflicted with chronic diseases is in a critical condition after being infected with Vibrio vulnificus*, the Health Bureau (SSM) announced in a statement yesterday.While handling prawns at home on Tuesday last week, the statement said, the man was accidentally injured by sharp parts of the crustacean on the little finger of his right hand.According to the statement, the man came down with swelling and pain in his little finger in the early hours of Wednesday last week,

May 8, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

Comment: 0

Hengqin Port reports 10-millionth traveler of this year in record time

The number of travelers who have this year passed through Hengqin Port exceeded 10 million yesterday, a 32 percent increase from the same period last year.The milestone was achieved 46 days earlier than last year, the fastest on record since the border checkpoint’s opening, according to the Hengqin immigration inspection station in Zhuhai.Statistics show that mainland travelers made over 6.9 million border crossings, a 22 percent rise compared to the same period last year, driving the overall

May 8, 2025 | BY admin

Comment: 0

António Leong unveils ‘Déjà Vu’ exhibition at Macau Cultural Centre

An exhibition titled ‘Déjà Vu’, is on at Creative Macau and will run until next Thursday.The free-admission exhibition, according to a recent Creative Macau statement, features the work of local lensman António Leong, who says that he has nurtured a life-long passion for photography.The statement mentioned that the series emphasises the role of photography as a document of reality, and how various perspectives shape the look of an image. Leong’s series documents the intricate details

May 8, 2025 | BY Adrian Vallesteros

Comment: 0

Van Dyke donates GBA tourist & promotional literature to UM

Interview by William Chan        Paul A. Van Dyke, an adjunct professor at the Centre for Macau Studies (CMS), donated 50 items of tourist and promotional literature focusing on Canton, Hong Kong, and Macau to the University of Macau (UM) library. The donation ceremony took place yesterday morning at the university, showcasing multiple items of literature donated by Van Dyke.Canton is the old Western name of Guangzhou, the capital city of Guangdong Province. Agnes Lam

May 7, 2025 | BY admin

Comment: 0

SJM buys 14 dragon boats for local group

A launch ceremony for 14 new standard dragon boats bought by integrated resort operator SJM for a local group was held at Nam Van Lake Nautical Centre yesterday.The event, which was held in two segments, included separate blessing ceremonies for the safety of the new dragon boats and for the members of SJM Dragon Boat Team. SJM Resorts Managing Director Daisy Ho Chiu Fung stressed in a speech that SJM purchased 14 new dragon boats for the China Macau Dragon Boat Association (CMDB) earlier

May 7, 2025 | BY Ida Cheong

Comment: 0

Population reaches 687,900 in 1Q

Macau’s population rose by 1,500 year on year to 687,900 at the end of the first quarter, namely due to a rise in the number of non-resident workers (NRWs) living in Macau, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced yesterday. The UN defines population as “all the inhabitants of a given country or area (province, city, metropolitan area etc.) considered together, i.e., the number of inhabitants of a country or area. The definition of population generally refers to the total

May 7, 2025 | BY admin

Comment: 0

Police arrest local man for sexual harassment 

A young local man was arrested last Wednesday for sexually harassing a female passenger on a bus, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Kong Chi Ian said during a regular press conference yesterday.Kong identified the suspect as a man in his twenties who claimed to be jobless. The victim is a local woman in her twenties.According to the victim’s statement to the police, she boarded a bus on Estrada do Istmo (路氹連貫公路) at 9:30 p.m. on April 27. The suspect approached her and stood

May 7, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

Comment: 0

Police bust HK-mainland couple, Vietnamese handyman in drug case

A Hong Kong-mainland couple and a non-resident worker (NRW) from Vietnam were separately arrested on Friday for taking and selling drugs respectively, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Cheong Un Hong said during a regular press conference yesterday.Cheong identified the couple as a 46-year-old male mainlander surnamed Jiang and a 33-year-old Hong Kong woman surnamed Zheng. Both claimed to be jobless. Cheong identified the Vietnamese as a 33-year-old man surnamed Truong who works as a

May 7, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

Comment: 0

Legislature ‘condemns’ reporters’ disruptions to its operations

The Legislative Assembly (AL) issued a formal statement last night concerning the case where “journalists from a news media outlet disrupted the order of its operations” during last month’s three separate plenary sessions where Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai delivered his 2025 Policy Address, he answered questions from legislators about his policy address, and Secretary for Administration and Justice André Cheong Weng Chon answered questions from lawmakers about his portfolio’s policy

May 7, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

Comment: 0

Asian IR Summit kicks off, G2E Asia & Asian IR Expo to start today

The Asian IR Summit opened yesterday at the Galaxy International Convention Centre (GICC) in Cotai, where topics on the integrated resort (IR) and hospitality industry were discussed and presented by speakers.The ongoing summit is on until tomorrow. It is part of the one-stop business platform connecting key industry players, Asian IR Expo, which is co-located with the concurrent G2E Asia, an international gaming trade show and conference for the Asian gaming industry.Both the expo and trade

May 7, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

Comment: 0

39th edition of Books and the City magazine takes on ‘Reading and Sport’ theme

The trilingual (Chinese, Portuguese and English) 39th issue of Books and the City magazine is now available, this time taking on the theme of “Reading and Sport”. Published by the Public Library of the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) and again having 3,000 copies available for free, this edition, according to the magazine, features interviews with badminton coach Lam Hou Him, long-distance running enthusiast Kam Wai Tong, Wing Chun master Lei Kin Hou and sports research scholar Ning

May 7, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

Comment: 0

Macau logs 850,000 visitors during May Day holiday, up 40 pct

Average daily exceeds 2019 levelMacau recorded some 850,000 visitor arrivals during the mainland’s five-day Labour Day holiday, which started on Thursday last week and ended on Monday this week, or a daily average of about 170,000, an increase of 40.7 percent from last year’s corresponding period, the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) announced in a statement yesterday.Last year’s Labour Day holiday also lasted five days.The statement noted that the average daily number of some

May 7, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

Comment: 0

Macau company’s bond listings exceed 909 billion patacas

The Chongwa (Macao) Financial Asset Exchange Co. Ltd. (MOX) said yesterday that as of April 30, the total value of bonds issued and listed on MOX had reached 909.253 billion patacas.Among them, approximately 377.504 billion patacas worth of bonds was denominated in renminbi (RMB), and green bonds accounted for around 158.389 billion patacas.According to MOX, since the beginning of this year, the mainland economy has steadily developed, and fiscal policies have continued to play a strong role,

May 7, 2025 | BY admin

Comment: 0