Macau Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) launches registration for eco-friendly burial intention

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) launches a free “registration of intention of an environmentally friendly burial” service today, allowing residents to record their preferred end-of-life arrangements in advance, according to a statement by the bureau on Friday.The bureau said that it aims to further promote eco-friendly burial options, adding that tree burial has been available since 2015, as well as garden burial since 2023, with over 600 applications received so far.The statement noted

December 1, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Aviation regulator instructs Air Macau to implement Airbus software update

The Civil Aviation Authority (AACM) announced in a Saturday statement that it had instructed Air Macau to implement a precautionary software update required by Airbus for its A320 aircraft.According to the statement, Airbus notified the local aviation regulator on Friday of the need of a precautionary software update. The AACM immediately told Air Macau to assess the issue and follow the required procedures.Air Macau, according to the statement, acted promptly on upgrading the necessary

December 1, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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China’s high-quality growth creates new opportunities for Portuguese-speaking countries: chamber head

Interview         LISBON – China’s transition toward high-quality development not only reflects its internal economic upgrading but also creates “a new platform of global cooperation,” offering shared opportunities for Portuguese-speaking countries, a chamber head has said.In a recent interview with Xinhua, Bernardo Mendia, secretary-general of the Portugal-China Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said China’s stable economic growth in the third quarter shows

December 1, 2025 | BY admin

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Macau receives 12.1 million hotel guests in Jan-Oct

         Macau’s hotels received 12.1 million guests in the first ten months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 0.4 percent, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced.According to a DSEC statement yesterday, hotels’ average guestroom occupancy rate reached 89.3 percent in the ten-month period, up by 3.6 percentage points. The average length of stay for hotel guests remained at 1.7 nights.In October, Macau’s 147 hotels recorded 1.2 million

November 29, 2025 | BY Staff Reporter

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Macau donates HK$30 million for HK’s Tai Po fire relief effort

     The Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) announced today that it will donate HK$30 million (30.9 million patacas), through the public Macau Foundation (FM), to support the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) in its relief efforts and reconstruction projects following Wednesday’s deadly fire that gutted a large-scale residential estate in Hong Kong's Tai Po District.The local government made the announcement in a statement released by

November 28, 2025 | BY Staff Reporter

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HK fire death toll rises to 128, situation of 200 ‘unclear’, 79 injured, rescue ends

     The death toll from the deadly blaze in Hong Kong’s Tai Po District has soared to at least 128, as authorities warned today of the possibility of finding more bodies. A total of 108 bodies were discovered at the scene of the inferno at Wang Fuk Court in the New Territories, officials said  while 200 others were in "unclear situations". Rescue operations at the fire-ravaged housing estate were completed at 10.18 a.m., according to emergency

November 28, 2025 | BY RTHK, MPD

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HK’s deadliest blaze in decades kills at least 83

Holmes Chan and Tommy Wang        HONG KONG – Hong Kong authorities said early today that the death toll from the city’s worst fire in decades had risen to at least 83, as firefighters scoured torched high-rise buildings for scores of people still listed as missing.Flames were still visible in some of the eight-building apartment complex’s almost 2,000 units well over 24 hours after the fire broke out, with crews still spraying water over the blackened

November 28, 2025 | BY admin

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HK$300 million fund to help Tai Po fire victims

HONG KONG – Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said yesterday that a HK$300 million fund has been set up to provide support for residents affected by the massive blaze at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po.Each affected household will receive HK$10,000 in emergency relief funds.Speaking to reporters after inspecting the fire scene in the afternoon, Lee said civil society was devastated by the tragedy, and the government was rolling out a series of measures to offer immediate help to residents.Apart from

November 28, 2025 | BY admin

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Monthlong ‘Light up Macao 2025’ to start next Saturday

“Light up Macao 2025” will take place from next Saturday to 11 January, featuring 3D mapping shows, 28 light installation sets, themed carnivals, culinary booths and others, the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) announced at a press conference yesterday afternoon. The press conference for the event was held at the Macau Science Centre (MSC) in Nape. The monthlong event, themed “Lightscape•Horizon”, will feature 28 light installation sets, interactive installations and

November 28, 2025 | BY Ida Chong

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Macau's 37th int’l music festival draws 8,000 participants

According to a statement by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) on Wednesday, the 37th Macao International Music Festival (MIMF) concluded on November 8, bringing 14 sessions of 12 programmes and 19 outreach activities to audiences under the theme “Vocal Waves.”Held throughout the month, this year’s festival gathered over 650 performers and continued to position Macau as a “City of Performing Arts,” the statement said.The statement noted that Music Director and Principal Conductor of the

November 28, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau's Artyzen Grand Lapa’s Christmas tree gives new life to picture frames

Artyzen Grand Lapa Macau held its tree lighting ceremony last night at its hotel lobby in Zape, with their 5-metre Christmas Tree having a twist – it was constructed entirely out of repurposed frames. Each frame, once displayed at hotel areas before renovation, features paintings from the operator’s recent Boa Vida Painting Competition held over the summer, which gathered 52 participants who painted on themes related to the Artyzen Grand Lapa Hotel and the spirit of Artyzen, as well as

November 28, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau police nab 2 jewellery shop staff for HK$70 million illegal currency exchange deals

The Judiciary Police (PJ) on Wednesday nabbed two local women working for a jewellery shop for illegal currency exchange activities involving over HK$70 million, PJ spokesman Ho Wai Lok said during a special press conference yesterday.Ho identified the duo, who are related, working at the shop as a 58-year-old who identified herself as a businesswoman and a 42-year-old who said that she was a saleswoman, both surnamed Sam. According to Ho, on Wednesday, during a routine inspection of

November 28, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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‘MGM Chef Nic Gastronomusic Fest 2025’ in Macau donates HK$5 million to support Tai Po fire victims

Integrated resort operator MGM and Chef Nic Holdings Limited announced in a joint statement last night that they will be together donating HK$5 million to provide emergency assistance to those affected by the major fire at Hong Kong’s Tai Po Wang Fuk Court, aiming to help residents “rebuild their lives and restore a sense of normalcy”.The donation will be in the name of the MGM Chef Nic Gastronomusic Fest 2025, adding that they are deeply saddened by the calamity. “Our hearts are with

November 28, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau CE Sam Hou Fai urges citywide efforts to screen & rectify safety hazards

Macau Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai convened and chaired a meeting yesterday urging all respective public entities to plan, organise and implement citywide tasks of screening, identifying and minimising major safety risks in various aspects of civil society, and put the respective measures in place, in the wake of the devastating residential building fire in Hong Kong that erupted on Wednesday, according to a statement by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS).The inferno in Hong Kong’s

November 28, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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