Police expect up to 6.21 million entries & exits during CNY
The Public Security Police (PSP) forecast yesterday that the number of Macau border checkpoint entries and exits will reach between 6.0 million and 6.21 million during the Chinese mainland’s upcoming 9-day Chinese New Year (CNY) holiday period.The mainland’s 9-day holiday, officially known in the Chinese mainland as the Spring Festival, will take place between Sunday and February 23, the seventh day of the Year of the Horse, which begins on Tuesday, February 17.Lei Tak Fai, chief of the
February 13, 2026
Macau’s 6 IRs announce Five-Star Awards from Forbes Travel Guide
Rui Pastorin The Forbes Travel Guide’s 2026 Star Award Winners were unveiled this week, with Macau continuing to have the most five-starred hotels in any city, numbering 26, according to the Forbes Travel Guide (FTG) website.Macau’s six integrated resort (IR) operators have each announced Five-Star Awards from Forbes Travel Guide 2026, including inaugural awardees and those consecutively maintaining their ratings, in separate statements.SJM ResortsFor SJM Resorts, Palazzo Versace Macau
February 13, 2026
UM, HK PolyU launch joint PhD programme, embodied intelligence lab
The University of Macau (UM) announced in a statement yesterday that it and Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have co-funded the first “Joint Laboratory for Robotics and Embodied Intelligence”* on the UM campus, aiming to strengthen collaborative innovation in higher education and scientific research in the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA).Meanwhile, the two public universities announced the launch of a dual Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programme featuring joint
February 13, 2026
MGP Museum to launch Spring Festival activities on 1st day of CNY
The Macau Grand Prix Museum (MGPM), run by the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO), will roll out a string of festive activities to mark Chinese New Year (CNY), including interactive booths where visitors can create motorsport-themed spring couplets and lai sees (red envelops), according to an MGTO statement yesterday.The statement noted that the programme, titled “Full Horsepower Fortune Boost,” will take place in the basement of the museum in Zape and feature two DIY stations: the
February 13, 2026
Police expect up to 6.21 million entries & exits during CNY
The Public Security Police (PSP) forecast yesterday that the number of Macau border checkpoint entries and exits will reach between 6.0 million and 6.21 million during the Chinese mainland’s upcoming 9-day Chinese New Year (CNY) holiday period.The mainland’s 9-day holiday, officially known in the Chinese mainland as the Spring Festival, will take place between Sunday and February 23, the seventh day of the Year of the Horse, which begins on Tuesday, February 17.Lei Tak Fai, chief of the
February 13, 2026
Macau’s 6 IRs announce Five-Star Awards from Forbes Travel Guide
Rui Pastorin The Forbes Travel Guide’s 2026 Star Award Winners were unveiled this week, with Macau continuing to have the most five-starred hotels in any city, numbering 26, according to the Forbes Travel Guide (FTG) website.Macau’s six integrated resort (IR) operators have each announced Five-Star Awards from Forbes Travel Guide 2026, including inaugural awardees and those consecutively maintaining their ratings, in separate statements.SJM ResortsFor SJM Resorts, Palazzo Versace Macau
February 13, 2026
UM, HK PolyU launch joint PhD programme, embodied intelligence lab
The University of Macau (UM) announced in a statement yesterday that it and Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have co-funded the first “Joint Laboratory for Robotics and Embodied Intelligence”* on the UM campus, aiming to strengthen collaborative innovation in higher education and scientific research in the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA).Meanwhile, the two public universities announced the launch of a dual Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programme featuring joint
February 13, 2026
MGP Museum to launch Spring Festival activities on 1st day of CNY
The Macau Grand Prix Museum (MGPM), run by the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO), will roll out a string of festive activities to mark Chinese New Year (CNY), including interactive booths where visitors can create motorsport-themed spring couplets and lai sees (red envelops), according to an MGTO statement yesterday.The statement noted that the programme, titled “Full Horsepower Fortune Boost,” will take place in the basement of the museum in Zape and feature two DIY stations: the
February 13, 2026
Police arrest local thief for stealing from unlocked car
The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a local man for stealing from an unlocked car on Tuesday, PJ spokesman Chao Teng Hin said during a regular press conference yesterday.Chao identified the suspect as a 62-year-old man surnamed Lei who claimed to be jobless.According to Chao, PJ officers received a report from the Public Security Police (PSP) on January 23 that a female victim told them that on the night of January 22 she had parked her private car at a metered parking space in the northern
February 13, 2026
Wedding photo models on motorbike get fined for road traffic breaches: police
According to a statement by the Public Security Police (PSP), after investigating a video circulating online last month which showed a wedding photoshoot being conducted on a public road in Ka-Ho, they confirmed that the rider and pillion of the motorbike involved violated multiple traffic regulations, adding that the two models have been fined in accordance with the Road Traffic Law.The Public Security Police also said that the rider is a non-resident worker (NRW) suspected of engaging in work
February 13, 2026
Eco-fair MIECF to take place next month
The 2026 Macao International Environmental Cooperation Forum & Exhibition (MIECF) will be held from March 26 to 28 at The Venetian Macao’s Cotai Expo, themed “Low-carbon, Zero Waste Cities: Embarking on a Global Collaboration”, according to a statement by the organiser yesterday.Hosted by the local government, the annual event will gather local, national and foreign exhibitors and professionals in order to strengthen regional and international exchanges on environmental protection and
February 13, 2026
Maritime Museum guided tours start tomorrow
The Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) announced in a statement yesterday that the Maritime Museum will launch an on-site guided tour service tomorrow.The statement said that in order to enrich the visiting experience, the Maritime Museum will offer complimentary on-site public guided tours at weekends, and no advance reservation is required.One tour will be held every Saturday at 2:30 p.m., while two tours will be offered every Sunday at 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. respectively, the statement
February 13, 2026
Sands China wins 2nd consecutive ‘Top Employer’ certificate
Integrated resort operator Sands China has recently been awarded the “Top Employer” certification by the Top Employer Institute* for the second consecutive year.According to a statement yesterday, the achievement follows last year’s milestone as the first integrated resort operator in the Asia Pacific region and the first company in Macau’s tourism and service industry to receive the accolade. It joins 2,500 certified organisations worldwide.The statement added that Top Employer
February 13, 2026
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Editorial: National alignment key to success of Macau’s 3rd Five-Year Plan
Considering that the central authorities’ 15th Five-Year Plan and Macau’s Third Five-Year Plan are getting off the ground at a gallop in the run-up to the Year of the Horse, it is the right moment to reflect on the importance of making sure that the national plan and the two regional plans – Hong Kong has finally come up with its 1st Five-Year Plan – are aligned with each other. I am convinced that national alignment is the key to success for the two regional plans. This editorial
February 9, 2026
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Editorial: National alignment key to success of Macau’s 3rd Five-Year Plan
Considering that the central authorities’ 15th Five-Year Plan and Macau’s Third Five-Year Plan are getting off the ground at a gallop in the run-up to the Year of the Horse, it is the right moment to reflect on the importance of making sure that the national plan and the two regional plans – Hong Kong has finally come up with its 1st Five-Year Plan – are aligned with each other. I am convinced that national alignment is the key to success for the two regional plans. This editorial
February 9, 2026
Drummond Money-Coutts brings magic to Macau
Interview by Rui Pastorin English magician and mentalist Drummond Money-Coutts (aka DMC) is set to bring his tricks and illusions to Macau later this month, with shows scheduled to take place for his Macau debut at Grand Lisboa Palace (GLP) and Grand Lisboa from February 19 to 24.Celebrated in his craft and having had performances of various sizes across continents, magic lovers might know Money-Coutts for shows including the Netflix 2018 series “Death By Magic”,
February 12, 2026
From LAB to LIFE: Macau Teenagers Develop Protein-Based Flame Retardant Coating: Pui Ching Middle School Students' Research
Analysis by iGEM team of Pui Ching Middle School Pui Ching–Macau, the city’s first high-school iGEM team, has explored an eco-friendly, safe, and sustainable biological flame-retardant coating. Their work has been published in the international journal Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology and earned them a Gold Medal at the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Competition.* A flame can only form when three essential elements are present:
February 3, 2026
Police expect up to 6.21 million entries & exits during CNY
The Public Security Police (PSP) forecast yesterday that the number of Macau border checkpoint entries and exits will reach between 6.0 million and 6.21 million during the Chinese mainland’s upcoming 9-day Chinese New Year (CNY) holiday period.The mainland’s 9-day holiday, officially known in the Chinese mainland as the Spring Festival, will take place between Sunday and February 23, the seventh day of the Year of the Horse, which begins on Tuesday, February 17.Lei Tak Fai, chief of the
February 13, 2026
Police arrest local thief for stealing from unlocked car
The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a local man for stealing from an unlocked car on Tuesday, PJ spokesman Chao Teng Hin said during a regular press conference yesterday.Chao identified the suspect as a 62-year-old man surnamed Lei who claimed to be jobless.According to Chao, PJ officers received a report from the Public Security Police (PSP) on January 23 that a female victim told them that on the night of January 22 she had parked her private car at a metered parking space in the northern
February 13, 2026
Macau’s 6 IRs announce Five-Star Awards from Forbes Travel Guide
Rui Pastorin The Forbes Travel Guide’s 2026 Star Award Winners were unveiled this week, with Macau continuing to have the most five-starred hotels in any city, numbering 26, according to the Forbes Travel Guide (FTG) website.Macau’s six integrated resort (IR) operators have each announced Five-Star Awards from Forbes Travel Guide 2026, including inaugural awardees and those consecutively maintaining their ratings, in separate statements.SJM ResortsFor SJM Resorts, Palazzo Versace Macau
February 13, 2026
UM, HK PolyU launch joint PhD programme, embodied intelligence lab
The University of Macau (UM) announced in a statement yesterday that it and Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have co-funded the first “Joint Laboratory for Robotics and Embodied Intelligence”* on the UM campus, aiming to strengthen collaborative innovation in higher education and scientific research in the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA).Meanwhile, the two public universities announced the launch of a dual Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programme featuring joint
February 13, 2026
Wedding photo models on motorbike get fined for road traffic breaches: police
According to a statement by the Public Security Police (PSP), after investigating a video circulating online last month which showed a wedding photoshoot being conducted on a public road in Ka-Ho, they confirmed that the rider and pillion of the motorbike involved violated multiple traffic regulations, adding that the two models have been fined in accordance with the Road Traffic Law.The Public Security Police also said that the rider is a non-resident worker (NRW) suspected of engaging in work
February 13, 2026
Eco-fair MIECF to take place next month
The 2026 Macao International Environmental Cooperation Forum & Exhibition (MIECF) will be held from March 26 to 28 at The Venetian Macao’s Cotai Expo, themed “Low-carbon, Zero Waste Cities: Embarking on a Global Collaboration”, according to a statement by the organiser yesterday.Hosted by the local government, the annual event will gather local, national and foreign exhibitors and professionals in order to strengthen regional and international exchanges on environmental protection and
February 13, 2026
MGP Museum to launch Spring Festival activities on 1st day of CNY
The Macau Grand Prix Museum (MGPM), run by the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO), will roll out a string of festive activities to mark Chinese New Year (CNY), including interactive booths where visitors can create motorsport-themed spring couplets and lai sees (red envelops), according to an MGTO statement yesterday.The statement noted that the programme, titled “Full Horsepower Fortune Boost,” will take place in the basement of the museum in Zape and feature two DIY stations: the
February 13, 2026
Maritime Museum guided tours start tomorrow
The Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) announced in a statement yesterday that the Maritime Museum will launch an on-site guided tour service tomorrow.The statement said that in order to enrich the visiting experience, the Maritime Museum will offer complimentary on-site public guided tours at weekends, and no advance reservation is required.One tour will be held every Saturday at 2:30 p.m., while two tours will be offered every Sunday at 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. respectively, the statement
February 13, 2026