Lawmakers suggest wider definition of rape

Macau’s 2018 honours list released by the government yesterday includes a local business and community leader from Fujian, the bishop of the local Roman-Catholic diocese, the city’s best-selling Chinese-language daily and a former consul-general from Portugal in Macau. Businessman Chan Meng Kam, a former lawmaker and current Executive Council member, was awarded this year’s highest honour, the Golden Lotus decoration, Macau’s second-highest decoration. Macau’s top honour, the Grand

The government says that it expects to spend 7.36 billion patacas on its annual wealth-sharing cash handouts this year.Secretary for Administration and Justice André Cheong Weng Chon, who is also the spokesman for the government’s top advisory Executive Council, made the announcement during a press conference at Government Headquarters on Friday.According to Cheong, around 717,000 permanent residents will receive 10,000 patacas each, while about 31,000 non-permanent residents will receive