Lusofonia Festival to continue this weekend
Review by William Chan Macau’s GEG Lusofonia Festival commenced on Friday in the Taipa House area with the aim of promoting the various cultures of the Portuguese-speaking world through cuisine, arts & crafts. The festival ran from last Friday through Sunday and will continue from this Friday throughout the weekend. Throughout the six-day event over two weekends, both local artistes and those from Portuguese-speaking countries have performed and will be
October 30, 2024
Overall tap water use rises by 8 pct as tourism booms: Macao Water
The tourism sector has increased Macau’s overall tap water consumption by 8 percent so far this month compared to the same period last year, with a double-digit rise in commercial water consumption, due to rising demand from Macau’s hotel sector, including the six local integrated resort operators, Macao Water Executive Director Nacky Kuan Sio Peng said yesterday.Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a press conference at the Lisboeta Macau integrated resort in Cotai for a 40-episode TV
October 30, 2024
‘Macau’s legal culture faces challenges in new era’: Vong
With the aim of building a consolidated and sustainable legal system for Macau that can better respond to the social needs of the future, the Centre for Legal Studies of the Faculty of Law at the University of Macau (UM) launched yesterday its three-day international seminar on Macau’s Civil Code, Commercial Code and the Civil Procedure Code, during which Macau Lawyers Association (AAM) President Vong Hin Fai underlined that as a bridge between the Chinese and Portuguese legal systems,
October 30, 2024
LRT Seac Pai Van Line to open Friday
Macao Light Rapid Transit Corporation Limited (MLM) announced yesterday that its Seac Pai Van Line will officially come into operation on Friday, with the new line between Union Hospital and Seac Pai Van to open its doors to commuters at 1:11 p.m. that day.According to the LRT operator, the 1.6-kilometre extension will start to welcome its first passengers at Seac Pai Van Station on Friday afternoon, connecting to Union Hospital Station and passing through Estrada do Istmo (路氹連貫公路),
October 30, 2024
Lusofonia Festival to continue this weekend
Review by William Chan Macau’s GEG Lusofonia Festival commenced on Friday in the Taipa House area with the aim of promoting the various cultures of the Portuguese-speaking world through cuisine, arts & crafts. The festival ran from last Friday through Sunday and will continue from this Friday throughout the weekend. Throughout the six-day event over two weekends, both local artistes and those from Portuguese-speaking countries have performed and will be
October 30, 2024
Overall tap water use rises by 8 pct as tourism booms: Macao Water
The tourism sector has increased Macau’s overall tap water consumption by 8 percent so far this month compared to the same period last year, with a double-digit rise in commercial water consumption, due to rising demand from Macau’s hotel sector, including the six local integrated resort operators, Macao Water Executive Director Nacky Kuan Sio Peng said yesterday.Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a press conference at the Lisboeta Macau integrated resort in Cotai for a 40-episode TV
October 30, 2024
‘Macau’s legal culture faces challenges in new era’: Vong
With the aim of building a consolidated and sustainable legal system for Macau that can better respond to the social needs of the future, the Centre for Legal Studies of the Faculty of Law at the University of Macau (UM) launched yesterday its three-day international seminar on Macau’s Civil Code, Commercial Code and the Civil Procedure Code, during which Macau Lawyers Association (AAM) President Vong Hin Fai underlined that as a bridge between the Chinese and Portuguese legal systems,
October 30, 2024
LRT Seac Pai Van Line to open Friday
Macao Light Rapid Transit Corporation Limited (MLM) announced yesterday that its Seac Pai Van Line will officially come into operation on Friday, with the new line between Union Hospital and Seac Pai Van to open its doors to commuters at 1:11 p.m. that day.According to the LRT operator, the 1.6-kilometre extension will start to welcome its first passengers at Seac Pai Van Station on Friday afternoon, connecting to Union Hospital Station and passing through Estrada do Istmo (路氹連貫公路),
October 30, 2024
2 women nabbed for currency exchange fraud
Two women from the mainland have separately been arrested for their involvement in two currency exchange-related fraud cases, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a regular press conference yesterday.In the first case, the 38-year-old suspect surnamed Gong told the police that she’s jobless.According to Ho, on Sunday the victim wished to acquire some Hong Kong dollars for gambling and contacted an illegal currency exchange dealer, who asked Gong to go to the victim’s
October 30, 2024
Police nab mainland couple for theft-by-finding
A couple from the mainland have been arrested for stealing a purse that they found on the street, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Lai In Hong said at a regular press conference yesterday.The female suspect is surnamed Chen and the male suspect is surnamed Zhao. Both are in their forties and they came to Macau as visitors with their children.According to Lai, the police received a report from a local woman on Saturday saying that she had lost her purse containing 2,000 patacas and her
October 30, 2024
Fest Prelude starts on Saturday: IC
The Fest Prelude, which is part of the main event “hush! Beach Concerts x Yo~ga Wellfest 2024”, will be held from this Saturday through November 8, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) has said in a recent statement.The “hush! Beach Concerts x Yo~ga Wellfest 2024”, which is jointly organised by IC and integrated resort operator MGM, will take place from November 9 to 10 at Hac Sa Beach in Coloane.With a raft of activities to be presented at the site of the erstwhile abattoir in Barra
October 30, 2024
Customs HQ moves from Barra to Pac On
The Macau Customs Service moved its headquarters from the peninsula’s Barra to the Zone E1 land reclamation area in Taipa’s Pac On district last week.Before its relocation on Monday last week, the Customs Service was headquartered in Barra at the south-western tip of the Macau peninsula.Those submitting documents to the customs or handling other formalities must now go to the new headquarters, located on the corner of Avenida do Cais de Pac On (北安碼頭大馬路) and Travessa Três do
October 30, 2024
IAM urges hikers to play safe, prepare suitably, respect nature
The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) has reminded members of the public in a recent statement to make proper preparations prior to setting off for hiking trips or outdoor activities in the autumn, pay close attention to their safety, and to “respect and cherish” the ecological environment while enjoying nature.The statement noted that the autumn weather makes it suitable for hiking and engaging in outdoor activities, pointing out that the bureau manages over 10 trails and nature educational
October 30, 2024
Editorial: Sam Hou Fai – our ‘down-to-earth’ CE-elect
I must admit that when I first heard a rumour in late August about Macau’s top judge, Sam Hou Fai, going to run for the special administrative region’s top executive post and the current chief executive, Ho Iat Seng, would not be seeking a second term, I was flabbergasted. Well, a study released by the US-based science advancement online journal PlosOne in 2016* found that rumours that are ultimately proven true tend to be resolved faster than those that turn out to be false.In this
October 21, 2024
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Editorial: Sam Hou Fai – our ‘down-to-earth’ CE-elect
I must admit that when I first heard a rumour in late August about Macau’s top judge, Sam Hou Fai, going to run for the special administrative region’s top executive post and the current chief executive, Ho Iat Seng, would not be seeking a second term, I was flabbergasted. Well, a study released by the US-based science advancement online journal PlosOne in 2016* found that rumours that are ultimately proven true tend to be resolved faster than those that turn out to be false.In this
October 21, 2024
Lusofonia Festival to continue this weekend
Review by William Chan Macau’s GEG Lusofonia Festival commenced on Friday in the Taipa House area with the aim of promoting the various cultures of the Portuguese-speaking world through cuisine, arts & crafts. The festival ran from last Friday through Sunday and will continue from this Friday throughout the weekend. Throughout the six-day event over two weekends, both local artistes and those from Portuguese-speaking countries have performed and will be
October 30, 2024
Local trick-or-treaters celebrate Halloween
Macau experienced short bursts of rain on Saturday evening, while Tropical Cyclone Standby Signal No. 1, and later, Warning Signal No. 3, were hoisted throughout the day. But the weather did not stop Macau’s many young trick-or-treaters* as they gathered and went around Calçada da Igreja de São Lázaro (瘋堂斜巷) and Praça do Tap Seac (塔石廣場).With the streets crowded with many revellers, kids, teenagers and adults, celebrating Halloween**, it was not uncommon to see ghosts and
October 28, 2024
Lusofonia Festival to continue this weekend
Review by William Chan Macau’s GEG Lusofonia Festival commenced on Friday in the Taipa House area with the aim of promoting the various cultures of the Portuguese-speaking world through cuisine, arts & crafts. The festival ran from last Friday through Sunday and will continue from this Friday throughout the weekend. Throughout the six-day event over two weekends, both local artistes and those from Portuguese-speaking countries have performed and will be
October 30, 2024
Overall tap water use rises by 8 pct as tourism booms: Macao Water
The tourism sector has increased Macau’s overall tap water consumption by 8 percent so far this month compared to the same period last year, with a double-digit rise in commercial water consumption, due to rising demand from Macau’s hotel sector, including the six local integrated resort operators, Macao Water Executive Director Nacky Kuan Sio Peng said yesterday.Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a press conference at the Lisboeta Macau integrated resort in Cotai for a 40-episode TV
October 30, 2024
2 women nabbed for currency exchange fraud
Two women from the mainland have separately been arrested for their involvement in two currency exchange-related fraud cases, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a regular press conference yesterday.In the first case, the 38-year-old suspect surnamed Gong told the police that she’s jobless.According to Ho, on Sunday the victim wished to acquire some Hong Kong dollars for gambling and contacted an illegal currency exchange dealer, who asked Gong to go to the victim’s
October 30, 2024
Police nab mainland couple for theft-by-finding
A couple from the mainland have been arrested for stealing a purse that they found on the street, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Lai In Hong said at a regular press conference yesterday.The female suspect is surnamed Chen and the male suspect is surnamed Zhao. Both are in their forties and they came to Macau as visitors with their children.According to Lai, the police received a report from a local woman on Saturday saying that she had lost her purse containing 2,000 patacas and her
October 30, 2024
Fest Prelude starts on Saturday: IC
The Fest Prelude, which is part of the main event “hush! Beach Concerts x Yo~ga Wellfest 2024”, will be held from this Saturday through November 8, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) has said in a recent statement.The “hush! Beach Concerts x Yo~ga Wellfest 2024”, which is jointly organised by IC and integrated resort operator MGM, will take place from November 9 to 10 at Hac Sa Beach in Coloane.With a raft of activities to be presented at the site of the erstwhile abattoir in Barra
October 30, 2024
‘Macau’s legal culture faces challenges in new era’: Vong
With the aim of building a consolidated and sustainable legal system for Macau that can better respond to the social needs of the future, the Centre for Legal Studies of the Faculty of Law at the University of Macau (UM) launched yesterday its three-day international seminar on Macau’s Civil Code, Commercial Code and the Civil Procedure Code, during which Macau Lawyers Association (AAM) President Vong Hin Fai underlined that as a bridge between the Chinese and Portuguese legal systems,
October 30, 2024
Customs HQ moves from Barra to Pac On
The Macau Customs Service moved its headquarters from the peninsula’s Barra to the Zone E1 land reclamation area in Taipa’s Pac On district last week.Before its relocation on Monday last week, the Customs Service was headquartered in Barra at the south-western tip of the Macau peninsula.Those submitting documents to the customs or handling other formalities must now go to the new headquarters, located on the corner of Avenida do Cais de Pac On (北安碼頭大馬路) and Travessa Três do
October 30, 2024
IAM urges hikers to play safe, prepare suitably, respect nature
The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) has reminded members of the public in a recent statement to make proper preparations prior to setting off for hiking trips or outdoor activities in the autumn, pay close attention to their safety, and to “respect and cherish” the ecological environment while enjoying nature.The statement noted that the autumn weather makes it suitable for hiking and engaging in outdoor activities, pointing out that the bureau manages over 10 trails and nature educational
October 30, 2024