Typhoon Roke spares Macau

The Macau government has amended certain rules for its mandatory COVID-19 vaccination requirement for those departing for Macau from foreign countries as well as the Chinese regions of Hong Kong and Taiwan.The amendments, which will take effect at 00:00 on Sunday, were announced by the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre in a statement yesterday.The statement said that according to the new requirement, all those aged 12 or over departing for Macau from a foreign country, Hong

Two Light Rail Transit (LRT) trains crashed during a test of the system’s Seac Pai Van section in the wee hours of yesterday, slightly injuring four staff, the Public Works Bureau (DSOP) announced in a statement.Due to the accident, train operation tests have been suspended on the Seac Pai Van section as well as on the Cotai-Hengqin section, yesterday’s statement said.The statement also said that the government does not rule out the possibility that the crash was caused by “human