Macau police nab man for defrauding 255,000 patacas

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have nabbed a man from the Chinese mainland for defrauding 255,000 patacas, PJ spokesman said during a special press conference yesterday.Ho identified the suspect as a 31-year-old man surnamed Du, who claimed to be a car salesman.According to Ho, on November 25 the victim met Du in the mainland, where the latter showed her a WeChat account purporting to have a balance of over 1.8 million yuan (2.1 million patacas) in savings, leading the victim to trust Du’s

March 27, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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10 Fantasia exhibition by Macau youngsters fuses science, creativity

For a little over two weeks, a science popularisation exhibition was held on the second floor of the 10 Fantasia Gallery that showcased the works of youngsters ranging from kindergarteners to secondary school students from Colégio Diocesano de São José (CDSJ), being held as part of the celebrations of the school’s 95th anniversary.While the exhibition ended on Wednesday, the Post was still able to visit the event titled “Science Popularisation and Cultural Creativity Exhibition”,

March 27, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau CE Sam, Hainan CPC Secretary Feng vow to strengthen ties

Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai, who travelled to Hainan Province on Wednesday to attend yesterday morning’s plenary session of the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2026, met with Communist Party of China (CPC) Hainan Provincial Committee Secretary Feng Fei on Wednesday night, according to a statement by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) yesterday.The four-day Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2026, which began on Tuesday, ends today. Its plenary session was held yesterday

March 27, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau Customs Service seizes undeclared used electronic products in Inner Harbour worth 4.96 million patacas

The Macau Customs Service announced in a statement last night that its officers intercepted a shipment of undeclared goods entering Macau at a pier in the Inner Harbour on Friday last week, seizing 2,409 used tablet computers, 651 used laptop computers, 567 used DVD drives, and 3,062 used CD drives, with a total estimated market value of about 4.96 million patacas.During a routine inspection of piers in the Inner Harbour on Friday last week, the statement said, Macau Customs Service officers

March 27, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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Manila’s double-dealing won’t work

China Daily Editorial        When the China Coast Guard (CCG) began conducting routine law enforcement training in the jurisdictional waters adjacent to China’s Huangyan Island recently, it issued maritime safety information in advance in accordance with the law. Despite that, the Philippines dispatched multiple vessels into the training zone under the pretense of “fishing” with reporters on board broadcasting live.CCG spokesman Liu Dejun on Wednesday called on the

March 27, 2026 | BY admin

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25 years on, Boao forum provides reassuring voice amid global instability, uncertainty

Commentary        BOAO, Hainan – As the humid spring breeze drifts in from the South China Sea, Boao, a tranquil town on China’s tropical island of Hainan, once again draws global attention.The 2026 annual conference of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) is being held here from March 24 to 27 under the theme “Shaping a Shared Future: New Dynamics, New Opportunities, New Cooperation.”As the world faces increasing geopolitical tensions and rising protectionism,

March 27, 2026 | BY admin

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‘Mulan’ on at Macau Cultural Centre (CCM) tomorrow & Saturday

“Mulan” by the Ningbo Performance & Arts Group will be staged at the Grand Auditorium at the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM) tomorrow and Saturday night, with the director Liu Wei, along with lead performers Hao Ruoqi, who plays the titular heroine, and ballet dancer Xia Tian, who stars opposite Hao as General Wei, talking about the show with the media yesterday at CCM.The winner of various awards and featuring themes like loyalty, courage, filial piety and love, the production tells a

March 26, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau's public cemeteries to extend opening hours for Ching Ming

As the traditional Ching Ming (spelt “Qingming” in Putonghua pinyin) Festival on April 4 approaches, the six municipal cemeteries under the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) will extend their opening hours from 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. this coming Saturday and Sunday, as well as from April 3 to 7, allowing public to visit the cemeteries during off-peak times.The tradition is also known as Tomb-Sweeping Festival (清明節). Qingming is one of the 24 solar terms (節氣, jieqi) in the traditional

March 26, 2026 | BY Ida Cheong

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Macau police bust loan-sharking quintet

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested five men from the Chinese mainland for casino loan sharking, PJ spokesman Ho Wai Lok said during a special press conference yesterday.Ho identified the quintet as being aged between 34 and 41, surnamed Zhang, Wang, Zhu, Guo and Liu, all of whom claimed to be jobless, adding that a sixth suspect was still at large at the time of the press conference.According to Ho, at around 1 a.m. on Tuesday, a gambler asked the gang to loan him some money, after which they

March 26, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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No unmanned aircraft during int’l parade: Macau Civil Aviation Authority (AACM)

The flying of unmanned aircraft or drones will be banned during the 2026 Macao International Parade this Sunday, being effective from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., the Civil Aviation Authority (AACM) announced in a statement yesterday.The statement noted that the ban aims to ensure that the event will be conducted smoothly. “Groups or individuals who previously obtained an activity permit from the Authority to operate unmanned aircraft on the above date must also comply with this no-fly ban”,

March 26, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau Different: Continuity in Motion

THE BET MACAU CANNOT DELAY: CONTINUITY IN THE NEW GENERATIONCommentary by Manuel Silvério Former President of the General Assembly of the Macau Civil Servants’ Association (ATFPM) Macau does not stand out by accident. It stands out because, for decades, it has been able to educate local people with a rare competence: living and working naturally across several languages and cultural codes - at school, at work, in culture, in civic associations, in the economy, in sport and in

March 26, 2026 | BY admin

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Liaison Office in Macau gets new deputy director

The State Council in Beijing has appointed Yang Weiqun as a deputy director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR), succeeding Huang Liuquan, the Liaison Office announced in a statement yesterday.Before his appointment to his new post that took effect yesterday, Yang had been one of the four vice-chairmen of the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) since December 2023.CIDCA is the country’s agency

March 26, 2026 | BY admin

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Macau SAR reserves hit record 673.8 billion patacas

The fiscal reserves of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) reached a record 673.8 billion patacas (US$83.66 billion), or 0.673 trillion patacas, at the end of January, according to Monetary Authority of Macau (AMCM) figures gazetted on Monday.It was the second consecutive month for the MSAR fiscal reserves to hit a new record. The reserves rose by 7 billion patacas month-on-month. 

March 26, 2026 | BY admin

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Macau police nab Vietnamese masseuse for drug dealing

The Judiciary Police (PJ) nabbed a masseuse from Vietnam for dealing in drugs, PJ spokesman Ho Wai Lok said at a regular press conference yesterday. Ho identified the suspect as a 34-year-old non-resident worker (NRW) surnamed La.According to Ho, based on a tip-off, the Judiciary Police identified La as a suspected drug dealer and took action on Tuesday afternoon.In La’s flat, in the city centre, PJ officers seized 37 ecstasy pills, complete with packaging, weighing a total of 22.92

March 26, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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