Macau tour aims to present historical knowledge in lively way: Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) chief

Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) President Deland Leong Wai Man announced yesterday that the government is about to launch a cultural tour aimed at presenting historical knowledge in a lively and engaging way.Leong made the remarks during a press briefing following a closed-door meeting of the Cultural Development Consultative Council at the Macao Cultural Centre (CCM) in Nape.The government-appointed committee held its fourth plenary meeting of the year yesterday at the centre, chaired by Leong in

August 27, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau bowlers clinch silver at Asian bowling contest

The 10-day 25th Asian Junior Bowling Championships is currently underway at the Jaya Ancol Bowling Centre in Jakarta where athletes Vong Cheng Hong and Lucio Marcello Chiu (趙卓言) clinched a silver medal in the Men’s Doubles, according to an online report by Macau Sports Weekly yesterdayVong and Chiu scored 2,585 points in the competition, finishing 22 points ahead of the third-ranked Kuwaiti team to secure the runner-up position. The Qatari group won the championship with a total score

August 27, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) launches summer stamp collection activity in Nape

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a statement yesterday that it will launch a three-day summer stamp collection activity in the Macao Cultural Centre (CCM) Plaza and Anim’Arte NAM VAN, encouraging families to participate in cultural activities and enter a lucky draw for prizes including round-trip air tickets, electronic consumption vouchers and limited-edition merchandise.The “MICAF, MICAF, Where Are You?” stamp collection activity will run from tomorrow through Sunday, alongside

August 27, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macao int’l airport pilots cargo operations in Hengqin

ZHUHAI – Macao International Airport (MIA) yesterday launched pilot cargo palletization on neighboring Hengqin island in Zhuhai as part of its upstream cargo terminal project currently under construction.This means that security screening and palletization, which is the stacking of goods for transportation, for cargo shipped from the Chinese mainland to overseas destinations via Macao will be gradually expanded from MIA to Hengqin.Construction of the Hengqin cargo terminal, located about 13

August 27, 2026 | BY admin

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6,000 works to be showcased at Macau inmate, juvenile delinquent exhibition

An exhibition featuring over 6,000 hand-crafted items will be showcased at the Macao Science Centre (MSC) from next Friday through Sunday.Held by the Correctional Services Bureau (DSC) from September 4-6 at the centre’s Convention Hall, the exhibition is titled “Inmates and Juvenile Delinquents’ Handicraft Exhibition”, with organisers noting in a recent statement that there will be a variety of works to be showcased. These also contain “stories of renewal and rebirth”, the statement

August 27, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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34th Macao Int’l Fireworks Display Contest to start Sept 12

The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) announced in a press conference at the Forum for Economic and Trade Cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao) – also known as Forum Macao – yesterday that the 34th Macao International Fireworks Display Contest will take place from September 12 to October 4, featuring 10 international fireworks teams and large-scale drone shows for the first time.Organised by MGTO, this year’s contest is themed “Set Sail for Macao,

August 27, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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78 pct confident in Macau public security: survey

The Alliance for Common People Building Up Macau (API) held a presentation yesterday on its survey to optimise community policing* in Macau. The findings indicate that residents rated community security at 78.66 percent, reflecting strong overall confidence in the city’s public safety.The survey, conducted by the University of Macau (UM) on behalf of the community association, collected a total of 150 valid questionnaires, with the aim of improving local community policing and serving as a

August 27, 2026 | BY Ida Cheong

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Discovering Macau’s colours: Julia Lam’s Hua of Casa

Interview by Rui Pastorin        Macau is a very special place to local contemporary artist Julia Lam Tsz Kwan. And in her latest exhibition “Hua of Casa” at the Mandarin Oriental lobby, she hopes to tell Macau’s story through not only its places, but the city’s colours.This is all done using her signature art style employing the superflat* aesthetic, with the resulting works blending imagination, history and memory.Marking the second in Lam’s

August 27, 2026 | BY admin

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Local micro-film aims to promote mental health awareness in Macau

The Macao Populace Mental Health Promotion Association (MPMHPA), in collaboration with the Alliance for Common People Building Up Macau (API), held a screening session for the micro-film “Facing Light” yesterday, with the aim of delivering information about mental illness to the public and eliminating societal misunderstandings.The micro-film “Facing Light” is produced by the Macao Populace Mental Health Promotion Association. It depicts the community issues faced by people recovering

August 26, 2026 | BY Ida Cheong

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Macau's Kiang Wu Hospital completes first local ITB pump implantation

Private Kiang Wu Hospital announced in a statement yesterday that it successfully performed Macau’s first intrathecal baclofen (ITB) pump implantation this month on a patient who suffers from long-term spastic dystonia following a severe traumatic brain injury.Following the surgery, muscle tone in the patient’s lower limbs was significantly reduced and spastic pain was completely relieved, leading to significant improvements in both sleep and overall quality of life, according to the

August 26, 2026 | BY Ida Cheong

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Macau theatre production aims to explore moving stories of Chi Lam Vai

The multimedia theatre production Chi Lam Vai (茨林圍), presented by the Chung Chi Drama Club, directed by Michael Chung (鍾志業), and written by Chung and Steven U (余志雲), will be performed at the Macao Cultural Centre (CCM) from September 11 to 13.According to a statement released by the club on Saturday, the production – funded by the Cultural Development Fund – aims to explore the moving stories of a centuries-old village in Macau, tapping into the collective memory and

August 26, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Highlighting the importance of books and bookshops in Macau

Interviews by Rui Pastorin        How are bookshops affected as fewer people read books? Two interviewees gave their perspectives to the Post in separate interviews, discussing how this shift has impacted them while highlighting the importance of not only books, but bookshops as important platforms.An independent bookshop’s perspectiveAt 31 Rua de S. Roque, independent bookshop Júbilo 31 Books continues to sell a variety of publications, including

August 26, 2026 | BY admin

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Macau police nab fruit shop owner for robbing sex worker

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a mainland fruit shop owner on Sunday for robbing a sex worker last Friday, PJ spokesman Cheong Un Hong announced during a special press conference at PJ headquarters in Zape yesterday.Cheong identified the suspect as a 37-year-old man surnamed Sun. He added that the victim is a middle-aged female tourist suspected of working as a prostitute.According to Cheong, the victim met Sun in a Cotai hotel lobby last Thursday, where they exchanged contact details.At

August 26, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Health Bureau confirms Macau imported mpox case

The Health Bureau (SSM) announced in a statement yesterday that it had received a report of one imported mpox* case involving a young male local resident.According to the statement, the patient had developed symptoms including fever, headache, and muscle pain on August 18 while travelling abroad, developing a skin rash the following day and self-medicating without seeking medical attention.When he returned to Macau, the statement said he visited the private Kiang Wu Hospital for consultation

August 26, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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