Lawmakers pass bill on liberalising civil aviation sector

The Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday passed a government-initiated bill that will gradually liberalise Macau’s civil aviation sector by licensing the setting-up and operations of more locally headquartered airlines operating passenger transport services.The bill’s outline was passed during a plenary session of the legislature in June 2023, after which the bill was reviewed by its 3rd Standing Committee, before it was resubmitted to yesterday’s plenary session, which Secretary for

June 20, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Kids’ art-fest to feature 49 shows in over 1,000 sessions

The upcoming 2nd Macao International Children’s Arts Festival is slated to be held between July and August, featuring 49 performances and activities in over 1,000 sessions, Cultural Affairs Bureau president Deland Leong Wai Man announced in a press conference yesterday.The press conference for the 2nd Macao International Children’s Arts Festival was held yesterday at the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM) in Nape.Leong pointed out that the festival is divided into nine sections, featuring 49

June 20, 2025 | BY Ida Cheong

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‘Tiny Worlds’ exhibition hopes to evoke memories & emotions

An ongoing exhibition at the gallery of the Portuguese Bookshop entitled Pequenos Mundos – em Estado Sólido (“Tiny Worlds – In Solid State”) is hoping to evoke and inspire memories and emotions among gallerygoers through the works on display.To be held until next Saturday at the gallery located in the bookshop’s basement, the exhibition is one of the many activities held in celebration of “June, the Month of Portugal”. Portugal celebrated its National Day on June 10.The works on

June 20, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Businesses voice views on local consumption changes: vox pop

Many locals prefer going to places like Zhuhai to shop and even dine. As the situation continues, how does it affect local spending? More importantly, how do local businesses feel about the situation? The Post gathered opinions through interviews with four of them, with some expressing concern about the future.‘We have no idea how to make them come back’Chan has been running his coffee shop for close to six years. On the street he is in, he sees many shops opening, but business in the area

June 20, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Areia Preta service centre to open at weekends for exemption applications from 183-day minimum stay to get cash handouts

The government announced yesterday that the Government Services Centre in Areia Preta district will remain open every Saturday and Sunday for eligible local residents to submit their applications to be granted exemptions from the 183-day minimum stay requirement to benefit from the government’s 2025 wealth-sharing programme.The Government Information Bureau (GCS) announced the measure, which will take effect tomorrow, in a statement yesterday.The same as the opening hours from Monday to

June 20, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Think tank proposes ways to assist SMEs in improving their business environment

The Collective Wisdom Policy Centre, a local think tank, held a press conference yesterday about a research study suggesting ways to assist local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to improve their business environment. The centre is affiliated with the Macau General Union of Neighbourhood Associations, commonly known as Kai Fong.The press conference was held at the centre’s office in Avenida de Horta e Costa.The attendees included Collective Wisdom Policy Centre Vice President Li

June 20, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Customs seizes frozen chicken feet worth 40,000 patacas

Macau Customs Service officers raided a parallel-trading den in the peninsula’s northern district on Tuesday where they seized 1,900 kgs of frozen chicken feet worth around 40,000 patacas in total.According to a statement on Wednesday, on Tuesday afternoon the officers caught a 28-year-old local man who ran the business and hired parallel traders to smuggle frozen chicken feet from Macau to the mainland.The suspect faces a fine in compliance with the relevant provisions listed in the External

June 20, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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MGTO urges residents not to visit Israel, Iran

“In view of the safety situation in Israel and Iran”, the Macau Governmental Tourism Office (MGTO) urged Macau residents yesterday not to visit either country for now.According to an MGTO statement yesterday, local residents currently in Israel and Iran are urged to ensure their personal safety as top priority and leave either country as soon as possible.The statement pointed out that the bureau continues to pay attention to the “safety situation” in Israel and Iran, MGTO advised local

June 20, 2025 | BY Ida Cheong

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Police warn of deepfake video of Sam

The Judiciary Police (PJ) issued a statement yesterday regarding the discovery on Tuesday that fraudsters had used “deepfake” technology for fraudulent activities to create a video purportedly showing Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai. According to the statement, scammers had uploaded a video to social media platforms containing falsified footage of Sam attending a public event. The statement pointed out that the fraudsters used AI deepfake technology to create the counterfeit video

June 20, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Indirect election group for social services & educational sector submits political platform

The sole electoral list representing the social services and educational sector that will run for the sector’s only seat in the upcoming indirect legislative election, the Social Service and Education Promotion Association, submitted its political platform and the name of its sole candidate to the Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Commission (CAEAL) yesterday.The legislature’s 12 indirectly-elected seats comprise four seats representing the city’s industrial, commercial and financial

June 20, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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3 more shows added for Jimmy O. Yang’s stand-up gig

There will be three more shows for the upcoming “Galaxy Macau Presents: Jimmy O. Yang Live in Macau”, the Hong Kong-American actor and comedian announced on his Instagram page yesterday, with tickets on sale from today.O. Yang, 38, is set to perform in Macau from July 4 to 6 at Broadway Macau – Broadway Theatre in Cotai. With yesterday’s announcement, there are now a total of six shows, with the extra sessions being at 10:30 p.m. on July 4, at 6 p.m. on July 5, and at 7 p.m. on July 6,

June 20, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Kiang Wu vows to address seniors’ neurocognitive disorders

The private Kiang Wu Hospital, in collaboration with Zhejiang BrainAurora Medical Technology Limited (腦動極光), co-hosted yesterday a symposium on the diagnosis and treatment of neurocognitive disorders affecting the elderly, aiming to address Macau’s future challenges of population ageing and the increasing prevalence of neurocognitive disorders (NCDs) in Macau.The Shaoxing-based company, also known as BrainAU, specialises in digital therapeutics (DTx) for cognitive impairment,

June 19, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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2 indirect election groups for labour sector submit lists of candidates, election platforms

The two electoral lists representing the labour sector that will compete for the two seats at stake in the upcoming indirect legislative election submitted their respective lists of candidates and election platforms to the Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Commission (CAEAL) yesterday.The legislature’s 12 indirectly-elected seats comprise four seats representing the city’s industrial, commercial and financial sector, three seats from the professional sector, two seats from the labour

June 19, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Gongbei Customs seizes 20,599 fake ‘Labubu’ items

Gongbei Customs at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge has recently busted three smuggling cases involving bogus “Labubu”* products from POP MART, totalling 20,599 items that violate the intellectual property rights of the Chinese mainland’s POP MART brand, according to a statement from the Gongbei Customs.The statement noted that last Thursday at 1 a.m. Gongbei customs officers inspected a cross-border lorry transporting export goods at the Zhuhai checkpoint. They discovered a batch of

June 19, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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