New vehicle registrations rise 79 pct in March

The Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) announced in a statement yesterday that it will launch its annual “Happy Family Month” series of activities from later this month to next, with the aim of improving parenting education.According to the statement, the activities, which will be held through a variety of means including online platforms, community outreach activities and mini-workshops, aim to improve parenting education and to provide parents with more online self-learning resources.The bureau

Lawmaker-cum-unionist Jose Pereira Coutinho yesterday criticised the government for appearing to be destroying the historical characteristics and tranquillity of the Taipa-Houses Museum, in its project to convert the site into another leisure attraction with cultural and creative elements.Coutinho made the comments in a group interview at the headquarters of the Macau Civil Servants Association (ATFPM), which he heads.The proposal to modify the five buildings and the area next to a mangrove,