2 local artists present works at ‘Modern Vision, Timeless Technique’

An exhibition titled “Modern Vision, Timeless Technique” is showcasing the works of local artists Leong Kit Man and Tsang Tseng Tseng at Mandarin Oriental, Macau, in Nape, where a total of 15 pieces are on display.Having been launched on Tuesday and commemorating the hotel’s 15th anniversary at its current location, the works are showcased at the hotel’s lobby and Lobby Lounge. Exhibition curator and Art for All Society (AFA) President Alice Kok (郭恬熙) highlighted during

May 29, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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LRT passengers rise 117 pct to 5.37 million in 2024

The Light Rapid Transit (LRT) operator published its 2024 annual report yesterday, according to which the LRT system recorded 5.37 million passengers last year, an increase of 117 percent from 2023.The operator published the full version of its report on its website yesterday. A summary of the report was also published in the Official Gazette (BO) yesterday.Thanks to the large increase in the number of passengers in 2024, the report says, the operator recorded ticket-generated revenues of 27.7

May 29, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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The business of luck management across Macau and Asia

Commentary by Stefan Hammond*        The gaming industry leverages technology in powerful ways. During the early twenty-first century, integrated resorts (IRs) sprang up all over the Macau landscape, and now process vast rivers of data which define everything from culinary preferences to choice of background music.The luck of the draw lures many patrons, and traditional tech disciplines like CRM (Customer Relationship Management) ensure that said patrons are fed, watered,

May 29, 2025 | BY admin

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China builds satellite constellations to enable smart connectivity from space

Analysis        BEIJING – With four new satellites launched this month to expand the Tianqi constellation, China is accelerating a presence in low-Earth orbit to support its surging demand for smart device connectivity.Following SpaceX’s lead, an increasing number of Chinese aerospace firms have begun constructing Starlink-style satellite networks over the past years. Some of these commercial space firms are specifically targeting the development of critical digital

May 29, 2025 | BY admin

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Judiciary Police launch ‘Anti-Fraud Coordination Centre 3.0’

The Macau Judiciary Police (PJ) yesterday launched their “Anti-Fraud Coordination Centre 3.0”* during a ceremony at their headquarters in Zape yesterday morning.Concurrently, they also launched their “Anti-Fraud Promotion Week,” hoping to achieve significant progress in anti-scam efforts.Judiciary Police (PJ) Deputy Director Sou Sio Keong said in a speech at the ceremony that in order to further coordinate and enhance anti-fraud efforts and consolidate their achievements, with the

May 28, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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UM starts 12th Chinese Medicine Advanced Training Programme

The University of Macau’s 12th Advanced Training Programme on the Mechanism and Quality of Chinese Medicine kicked off yesterday.The public university (UM) held an official opening ceremony on its campus in Hengqin yesterday morning. The programme is slated to last eight days.This year students from Brazil and Portugal are taking part for the first time. In addition, students from Southeast Asia, the Chinese mainland and Macau are also participating in the programme, which has a total of 48

May 28, 2025 | BY Ida Cheong

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MGTO hosts Seoul roadshow, targets Millennials & Gen Z travellers

The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) will host a roadshow in Seoul from Friday through Monday, with the event aiming to garner interest particularly among Millennials and Gen Z* groups to travel to Macau in the summer and the rest of the year.South Korea and the Philippines are Macau’s top foreign visitor markets.Continuing the theme “My Favorite Macao”, the roadshow, according to an MGTO statement yesterday, will be held at the Epic Seoul exhibition hall of The Hyundai Seoul (THE),

May 28, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Govt to require contractors for public projects to prioritise hiring of locals: Tam

Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raymond Tam Vai Man said yesterday that the government will require building contractors carrying out public projects to prioritise the hiring of local residents, according to a statement by his office.Tam made the remarks during a meeting with senior representatives from six major associations representing the city’s building contractors, architects and civil engineers, where they exchanged views on topics such as helping young local people join the

May 28, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Police nab local, mainlander, 2 Vietnamese for violating labour laws

A local man, a mainland non-resident worker (NRW), and two Vietnamese NRWs were arrested last Wednesday for violating labour laws. The local man was arrested for illegal employment and harbouring an illegal immigrant and an overstayer, while the mainland worker was apprehended for taking an unauthorised side job and the two Vietnamese men were arrested for illegally entering and overstaying in Macau, respectively, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Cheong Heon Fan said during a regular

May 28, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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UM hosts GBA Museum Development Forum, book exhibition

The University of Macau (UM) held the “Museum Development Forum in Greater Bay Area” on Friday, coinciding with the opening of the “Regarding Books” exhibition.The event’s opening ceremony was held at the university’s library, with the exhibition located on the first floor. In attendance were central and local government officials, UM Rector Song Yonghua, and representatives from 13 museums across the Greater Bay Area (GBA), including from Guangzhou, Zhuhai, Shenzhen, Foshan,

May 28, 2025 | BY William Chan

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DSAMA checks find no safety hazards in Inner Harbour

The Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) said in a statement yesterday that during the current fishing moratorium*, nearly 70 fishing vessels are berthing in the Inner Harbour.In order to ensure safety at sea, DSAMA, in collaboration with the Macau Customs Service, will continue to carry out safety inspections of fishing vessels in the Inner Harbour, as well as promote fire safety and enhance fisherfolk’s awareness of safety, the statement noted.According to the statement, safety inspections have

May 28, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Local uni student loses 204,500 patacas in ‘fake police’ scam

A local male university student has fallen victim to a “fake police” scam, losing 204,000 patacas, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Wai Lok said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Ho, a local student received a call last Tuesday from someone claiming to be a “mainland police officer.” The caller claimed that the student’s mainland-registered phone number had been sending out a large number of scam messages. The “police officer” explicitly mentioned the

May 28, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Lorry driver tries to smuggle over half million cigarettes ‘out of mainland’ via HZMB checkpoint

The mainland’s Gongbei customs has announced that a lorry driver attempted to smuggle 576,000 cigarettes out of the mainland via the Zhuhai checkpoint of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB) earlier this month.The case, which occurred on May 17, was announced in a statement on Sunday, which did not mention whether the lorry was about to travel to Macau or Hong Kong.Neither did the statement mention how much the contraband was worth. It merely said that the driver failed to have the

May 28, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Casa Garden to reopen next Tuesday with 2 exhibitions

Casa Garden is set to reopen next Tuesday, after five months of consolidation and exterior repair works, the Lisbon-based Fundação Oriente (“Orient Foundation”) said in a statement on Monday, with cultural events and activities scheduled to be held there throughout June.The statement said that the reopening also celebrates Portugal Month and June 10 Portugal Day, and the 20th Anniversary of the inscription of the Historic Centre of Macau on the UNESCO World Heritage List.The statement

May 28, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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