80 pct of Macau schools to start new academic year on Monday

The Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) announced in a statement yesterday that around 80 percent of Macau’s kindergartens and primary and secondary schools will begin the new academic year on Monday, September 1.The statement said that it, together with the Transport Bureau (DSAT) and the Public Security Police (PSP), co-hosted yesterday a meeting with the city’s two public bus company Transmac (新福利) and TCM (澳巴), aiming to ensure the safety and smooth transportation

August 28, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau govt launches tender for central library’s superstructure

The government has launched a public tender for the construction of the superstructure of its ongoing new central library project on the site of the long-defunct Hotel Estoril.The tender was announced in a notice published by the Public Works Bureau (DSOP) in the Official Gazette (BO) yesterday.The project is being caried out in two phases. The first phase got off the ground in June last year, comprising the demolition of the former Hotel Estoril and putting in the new library building’s pile

August 28, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Zhuhai's Gongbei Customs seizes 3 endangered tortoises at HZMB

Gongbei Customs said in a statement yesterday that its officers have seized three endangered live tortoises hidden inside a dual-plate passenger vehicle at the Zhuhai Port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB). According to the statement, the case occurred around noon on August 3, when officers inspected an inbound dual-plate passenger vehicle and discovered abnormalities in the driver’s luggage.Further inspection revealed three large tortoises concealed in a backpack and two black

August 28, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau logs 3rd Mpox case: Health Bureau

Macau recorded a Mpox case yesterday, which came after two cases were reported here in 2023, the Health Bureau (SSM) announced in a statement last night.Last night’s statement noted that the Mpox case reported yesterday is the third one since Macau recorded its first two cases in 2023.The Health Bureau classified the Mpox case announced yesterday as imported.According to the statement, the patient is a 29-year-old local man. He came down with a fever, sore throat and diarrhoea on Saturday

August 28, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Only 17.1 pct of Macau’s clerical staff understand Labour Relations Law: survey

The Macau Federation of Trade Unions (aka Gung Luen) co-hosted a press conference in conjunction with the Macau Clerical Employees General Association to announce that the findings of their latest survey show that a mere 17.1 percent of clerical staff understand what the “Labour Relations Law” is all about.The press conference was held at the latter’s office on Rua do Campo.The survey was carried out between January and August this year, involving 1,510 local clerical staff aged 16 and

August 28, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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2nd Macao International Children’s Arts Festival (MICAF) holds charity session of ‘Slava’s Snowshow’

As part of the 2nd Macao International Children’s Arts Festival (MICAF), the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) arranged a charity session of “Slava’s Snowshow” last week at the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM) Grand Auditorium, sharing the joy of the arts with local social welfare associations, according to an IC statement earlier this week. Organised under the patronage of the Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture, the charity session was arranged in collaboration with the Social

August 28, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) team wins awards at National Undergraduate Medical Innovation Competition

A team from the private Macau University of Science and Technology’s (MUST) Medical Sciences Division (MSD) has recently won the Silver Award in the Belt and Road International Track and the Best Teamwork Award during the 11th National Undergraduate Medical Innovation Competition and the 2025 Belt and Road International Competition in Jinan, capital city of Shandong Province.According to an MUST statement on Tuesday, the event was held from August 15 to 19, with the team winning the awards

August 28, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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40th issue of Macau's ‘Books and the City’ comes out

The Public Library of the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) has released the 40th issue of its trilingual “Books and the City” magazine, themed “Cultural Macau”, guiding readers to explore Macau’s “World Heritage”, “Intangible Cultural Heritage”, and unveiling the city’s unique cultural DNA, according to an IC statement yesterday.The free magazine’s texts are published in Chinese, Portuguese, and English. The magazine is available in print and online. The latest issue

August 28, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Bearing in Mind the History and Building a Promising Future Together

Article by Liu Xianfa, Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China in the Macao Special Administrative RegionThis year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. The Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War are decisive battles between justice and evil, light and darkness, and progressive and

August 27, 2025 | BY admin

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Macau observatory issues Yellow heat warning as mercury stays high

The Macau Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) issued a Yellow hot weather alert yesterday that will continue today, with members of the public urged to pay attention to the continuation of the current heat wave. According to the alert issued by the local observatory yesterday afternoon, the maximum temperature is forecast to reach 33 degrees Celsius or above today. The bureau has advised the public to be vigilant against heatstroke and to ensure they drink water regularly to stay

August 27, 2025 | BY Kristina Vallesteros

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Macau's Fringe Festival to showcase unorthodox takes on motherhood & herbal tea

Interview by William Chan        The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) will hold its 23rd Macao City Fringe Festival from September 5 to 28, featuring 18 programmes and 13 outreach activities across 28 venues. The Post interviewed the creators of two festival programmes last week, exploring their unique and unorthodox takes on artistic performance.‘Thanks for Being Here’“Thanks for Being Here”, created and performed by Malaysia-based artist Suzuki Cheng (程嘉敏), aims

August 27, 2025 | BY admin

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Macau's consumption reward campaign receives mixed reaction

Interview by Armindo Neves        The upcoming consumption reward programme titled “National Games Cohesion – Community Consumption Grand Prix” will start on Monday, when senior citizens’ Macau Pass discount will be raised by two-thirds, from 300 patacas in the previous programme to 500 patacas.The discount for the elderly – as well individuals with a disability – will be borne by the government, costing the Treasury 75 million patacas.The Economic and

August 27, 2025 | BY admin

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Macau police arrest mainlander for fraud

A man from the mainland was apprehended on Sunday for fraud, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chao Teng Hin said during a regular press conference yesterday.Chao identified the suspect as a 30-year-old male surnamed Chen, who claimed to be jobless. According to Chao, the police received a report on Saturday from a young man from the mainland who said that he had been defrauded out of HK$112,000 (115,870 patacas) at a casino in Cotai. Chao said that the victim met Chen on July 21 at the

August 27, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Macau police nab mainlander for stealing ‘baijiu’

A man from the mainland was arrested on Thursday for stealing a box of ‘baijiu’ from outside a shop, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Lei Chan Hong said during a regular press conference yesterday.“Baijiu” is also known in English as “Chinese white liquor”.Lei identified the suspect as a male in his forties, surnamed Wang, who told the police that he’s jobless.According to Lei, the police received a report on August 16 from the staff member of a shop in the northern

August 27, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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