Macau police nab mainland trio for casino loansharking

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested three mainland men on Tuesday for engaging in casino loansharking activities, PJ spokesman Chong Kam Leong said during a regular press conference yesterday.Chong identified the first suspect as a 34-year-old male surnamed Xu, the second suspect as a 35-year-old male also surnamed Xu, and the third suspect as a 36-year-old male surnamed Shi. The three suspects, who worked as a gang, told the police that they are jobless.According to Chong, PJ officers

September 4, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

Comment: 0

Macau's New Hope group calls for 10,000-pataca consumption subsidy every year, 15,000-pataca cash handout

The New Hope candidacy group, the No.2 on the ballot paper for the 2025 direct legislative election, urges the government to increase the amount of its wealth-sharing cash handouts to 15,000 patacas from the current 10,000 patacas.The group’s political platform also calls for the government to implement its wealth-sharing programme on a permanent basis.While the government’s wealth-sharing programme has been, in principle, carried out over the years on a provisional basis rather than a

September 4, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

Comment: 0

Macau SAR Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai: Remember History, Cherish Hard-Won Stability

Statement         On September 3, 2025, a ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s Anti-Japanese War and the World Anti-Fascist War was held in the morning at Tian’anmen Square in Beijing. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China, president, and chairman of the Central Military Commission, attended the commemoration and delivered an important speech while reviewing the troops. Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai

September 4, 2025 | BY admin

Comment: 0

Macau logs this year’s 12th imported chikungunya case

Macau recorded this year’s 12th imported case of chikungunya fever yesterday, the Health Bureau (SSM) announced in a statement last night.According to the statement, the patient is a 77-year-old local woman who lives in Mei Sin Building on Rua da Tercena.The woman visited Jiangmen City between August 24 and 31. After returning to Macau, the statement said, she came down with a fever and joint pain of her arms and legs on Tuesday but she did not seek treatment at that time.However, the

September 4, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

Comment: 0

Macau artist Leong Kitman’s Urban Myrrh showcases recent gongbi works

Local artist Leong Kitman is presenting a series of gongbi* silk paintings created between 2024 and 2025 at the Rui Cunha Foundation (FRC) gallery.Titled Urban Myrrh** and on until Saturday, September 13, the exhibition has been curated by Julia Lam Tsz Kwan and features 20 of Leong’s gongbi works. These include those from the “Spices of Soul” series that debuted in Rome inspired by the Silk Road’s spice trade, her increasingly recognised “Innermost” series that “addresses

September 4, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

Comment: 0

Xi hails ‘unstoppable’ national rejuvenation at V-Day commemorations

BEIJING – The rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is unstoppable, said President Xi Jinping yesterday as the country marked the 80th anniversary of the victory in its war of resistance against Japanese aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.The resistance war, arduous and great, marks China’s first complete victory against foreign aggression in modern times, said Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military

September 4, 2025 | BY admin

Comment: 0

Domestic violence in Macau: working towards prevention & assistance

Interview by Rui Pastorin        Domestic violence is an issue that knows no age, race or gender. A spouse might be battered emotionally, psychologically and physically over the most trivial matter, just as easily as a young child or an elderly member of a family can be subjected to the same thing. At the end of it all, abusers stand proud over victims they made to feel voiceless and powerless. And the cycle continues. In the context of Macau, it is a situation that

September 4, 2025 | BY admin

Comment: 0

Macau integrated resort operator Galaxy opens office in Singapore

Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) has recently established an overseas office in Singapore, according to a statement provided by the integrated resort operator earlier this week.The new office, located in Singapore’s Central Business District, was described in the statement as “a strategic move to expand the company’s international footprint.” The statement noted that the office “will serve as a hub to enhance connections with the Singaporean business community.”The statement said

September 4, 2025 | BY Kristina Vallesteros

Comment: 0

University of Macau (UM) hosts World Universities Public Speaking championship

The University of Macau (UM) hosted the World Universities Public Speaking Invitational Championship 2025 on Saturday, bringing together students from 11 leading universities worldwide to showcase their English public speaking skills and promote cross-cultural exchange, according to a UM statement yesterday.After evaluation by an international panel of judges, Kamal Ashraf Bin Kamil Jumat from the National University of Singapore was crowned champion. Sofia López Castillo from the University

September 4, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

Comment: 0

Canton Fair conference held in Portugal to deepen trade ties

LISBON – A promotional conference for the 138th edition of the China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, was held in Lisbon on Monday, bringing together about 100 participants from political, business and media circles of both China and Portugal.The Canton Fair has served as an important platform for economic and trade cooperation between the two countries, said Li Yong, economic and commercial counselor at the Chinese Embassy in Portugal. He expressed hope that more

September 4, 2025 | BY admin

Comment: 0

Macau's Kiang Wu Hospital History Heritage Museum listed as National Memorial Facility

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) has announced that Kiang Wu Hospital History Heritage Museum, alongside 33 other sites, was added to the fourth list of newly designated National Memorial Facilities and Sites of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression on Friday, in order to commemorate the Victory of the Chinese People’s War Against Japanese Aggression and 80th Anniversary of the World Anti-Fascist War.The bureau made the announcement in a statement on its website on

September 3, 2025 | BY Ida Cheong

Comment: 0

Macau Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai postpones official visits to Portugal, Spain: govt

Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai has postponed his official visits to Portugal and Spain, a government spokesperson told the Post last night.The spokesperson did not reveal the reason for the postponement or the new schedule.Last month, the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) had informed local journalists that the visits to Lisbon and Madrid were scheduled for September 16-23 and had requested they confirm their participation in the trip. 

September 3, 2025 | BY admin

Comment: 0

Shenzhen to issue municipal govt bonds in Macau for 1st time

Shenzhen City will issue offshore municipal government bonds in Macau for the first time, the Macau Monetary Authority (AMCM) has announced.An AMCM statement on Monday said that the renminbi-denominated bonds are scheduled to be issued later this month.“Renminbi” (“people’s currency”) is the official name of the nation’s legal tender, informally known as “yuan”.According to the statement, the bonds, worth one billion yuan, to be issued will all be green bonds, dedicating to

September 3, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

Comment: 0

Consumer Protection Law covers animal-related businesses: Macau Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) official

A Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) official underlined yesterday that veterinary clinics, animal boarding facilities, and other kinds of animal-related businesses fall under the Consumer Protection Law.IAM officials made the remarks during a closed-door meeting with members of the Taipa and Coloane Community Service Consultative Council at the Seac Pai Van Community Complex (石排灣社區綜合大樓) in Coloane yesterday, according to the government-appointed council’s deputy convenor, Leong

September 3, 2025 | BY Ida Cheong

Comment: 0