Four Seasons Hotel Macao to host ‘Run of Hope 2025’ on Nov 2

The five-star Four Seasons Hotel Macao said in a statement yesterday that its signature charity event “Run of Hope” will take place on Sunday, November 2, aiming to support cancer research programmes at the private Kiang Wu Hospital and ECF Orphanage.November 2 is All Souls’ Day.The statement said that the event is an important community programme for Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. The upcoming run will be organised in conjunction with The International School of Macao (TIS) and the

September 3, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau police nab banned motorbike rider ignoring driving ban

A local man was arrested on Friday for driving despite his driving ban, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Lai In Hong said during a regular press conference yesterday.Lai identified the suspect as a male surnamed Ho who is in his fifties and works as a security guard.According to Lai, PSP officers discovered an illegally-parked motorcycle on the pavement of Avenida da Harmonia (和諧大馬路) last Monday. The officers issued a citation and discovered that the rider of the motorcycle,

September 3, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Over 37,000 seniors in Macau get 500 pataca discount

The new round of the government’s consumption reward programme titled “National Games Cohesion – Community Consumption Grand Prix” started on Monday.Economic and Technological Development Bureau (DSEDT) Deputy Director Cheang Hio Man told reporters in Cotai that as of yesterday morning, over 37,000 senior residents had already registered for the senior resident discount.The senior citizens’ discount was raised by two-thirds, from 300 patacas in the previous programme to 500 patacas.

September 3, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Car’s oil leak causes 5 motorbikes to crash, injuring 7: Macau police

The Public Security Police (PSP) announced in a statement on Monday night that five motorbikes crashed due to a car’s oil leak, injuring seven.The accident, according the statement, happened at 7 p.m. on Monday. The injured comprised five motorbike riders and two pillions, all of them local residents aged 20 to 57. All riders passed breathalyser tests.The incident, the statement said, occurred on Avenida dos Jogos da Ásia Oriental in Taipa, near YOHO Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. According to

September 3, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Notice on our election campaign coverage

We will sit on the fence as far as our coverage of the current election campaign is concerned. We do not specifically support any of the six direct-election groups, but neither are we against any of them, considering that all of them have been officially approved by the Electoral Affairs Commission for upholding the Macau Basic Law and being loyal to the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) – two requirements that have our support. From today until next Friday we will strive to profile

September 3, 2025 | BY admin

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Macau United Citizens Association (ACUM) group once again calls for ‘all-residents’ investment fund

The Macau United Citizens Association (ACUM) candidacy group, the No.1 on the ballot paper for the 2025 direct legislative election, once again urges the government to set up an investment and development fund so as to share the returns generated by the fund’s operation with all local residents, a proposal listed as the first one of the eight major aspects laid out by the candidacy group’s political platform.The ACUM group’s campaign platform for the direct election four years ago laid

September 3, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Registration opens for Macao Museum of Art (MAM) workshops in 4Q

The Macao Museum of Art (MAM), which is run by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), will hold its “Art Without Boundaries – Children’s Workshop Series” from October to December, offering seven workshops for kids and teenagers aged four to 16, according to an IC statement yesterday.Registration, which started yesterday, run to September 21 through the “Activity Applications” of the Macao One Account app, the bureau said.As a major programme of “Friends of MAM” that is held twice

September 3, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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‘Jacone’s Tower’ exhibition in Macau to present dialogue between past & present

Interview by William Chan        The “Jacone’s Tower” exhibition will open on September 19 as part of Art Macao 2025, curators Cindy Ng Sio Ieng and Feng Yan told the Post in an online interview, and visitors will encounter more than just an art exhibition – they will step into a living dialogue between centuries, cultures, and creative disciplines. Situated in a beautifully restored historic residence at No. 3 Travessa dos Poços (大井巷), the exhibition

September 3, 2025 | BY admin

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Macau govt's Iao Hon stalls’ optimisation project receives mixed reactions from owners

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) announced in a statement on Monday that it would start its optimisation project of the Iao Hon vendor stalls today, insisting that the stall owners’ business will “only minimally be disrupted” by the revamp.The vendor area is located on Rua Dois do Bairro Iao Hon, bordered by Rua Seis do Bairro Iao Hon and Rua Oito do Bairro Iao Hon. On April 20, a dozen vendor stalls in the area were gutted by fire caused by a short circuit in the wiring.The project,

September 3, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) attends gastronomy forum in S Thailand

Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) announced in a statement yesterday that it took part in the Songkhla Gastronomy Conference in southern Thailand between Friday and Sunday, where it presented the Chinese special administrative region’s experience as a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy, showcasing its East-meets-West culinary culture.MGTO Deputy Director and “focal point” to the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN), Cheng Wai Tong, attended the conference alongside Justin Je Joonho,

September 3, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau police bust 2 illegal currency exchange dealers

The Judiciary Police (PJ) separately arrested two male non-resident workers (NRWs) from the mainland on Monday for engaging in illegal currency exchange activities, PJ spokesman Chong Kam Leong said during a special press conference yesterday.Chong identified the first suspect as a 33-year-old male surnamed Chen who works as a security guard.According to Chong, PJ officers on patrol in a hotel in Cotai on Monday witnessed Chen engaging in an illegal currency exchange deal with a middle-aged

September 3, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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80 years on, China honors history with commitment to peace

Commentary        BEIJING – Marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, Sept. 3, 2025 is a solemn day for China and the world to honor history and the fallen, and reaffirm the pursuit of peace and justice.Eighty years ago, facing extremely difficult environment, the heroic Chinese people fought and won a formidable war against the Japanese aggression. More than 35

September 3, 2025 | BY admin

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Macau post office to issue stamps marking 80th anniversary of China’s WWII victory, bicentenary of Chinnery’s arrival in Macau

The Macau Post and Telecommunications Bureau (CTT) announced during a press conference at the General Post Office (GPO) yesterday that it will issue two sets of stamps, one tomorrow and the other on September 15.The two sets of stamps are named “80th Anniversary of Victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War” and “Bicentenary of George Chinnery’s Arrival in Macao”, respectively. During the Chinese People’s War

September 2, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Zhuhai Customs seizes 51 kilos of bird’s nest at Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB)

Gongbei Customs announced in a statement yesterday that its officers seized around 51 kilogrammes of bird’s nest at Zhuhai’s checkpoint of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB).According to the statement, at 10 p.m. on August 23, Gongbei customs officers at the Zhuhai checkpoint of the cross-delta bridge noticed a double-plate vehicle’s driver acting suspiciously. A follow up inspection revealed 49 boxes of bird’s nest weighing 51 kilogrammes were found hidden under the seats and in

September 2, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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