Macau Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) finds excess heavy metal in 4 dried fungi, algae food samples

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) discovered an excess in heavy metal contaminants in a pre-packed and three bulk dried fungi and algae food products from samples taken during regular inspections.Each exceeds the “the maximum allowable limits for heavy metal contaminants in food”, according to a statement by the bureau on Friday.The statement said that one of the products is prepacked yellow cow liver mushrooms from Luquan County in Yunnan Province with a batch production date of January

August 25, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau police nab man for abusing 2 cats for chewing his sneakers

The Public Security Police (PSP) caught a local man last week for abusing two cats, PSP spokesman Wong Wai Chon said in a press conference on Friday.Wong identified the suspect as a 30-year-old male surnamed Lao who told the police that he is a salesman. Wong was arrested by police on Tuesday.On August 17, according to Wong, the Public Security Police received a report from a woman that her boyfriend had repeatedly abused her two cats in her flat in a residential building on Rua de S. Lourenço

August 25, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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HK man caught for blackmailing girlfriend with nude photos in Macau

A 56-year-old unemployed Hong Kong male resident surnamed Lam was arrested last week for blackmailing his girlfriend with nude photos and videos, as well as misusing her credit card, causing the victim a total loss of about 142,000 patacas, a spokesperson for the Judiciary Police (PJ) said during a press conference on Friday.According to the spokesperson, police received a report early this month from a non-local middle-aged woman stating that between January and July this year, her boyfriend

August 25, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Govt raises seniors’ Macau Pass discount to 500 patacas

The government will raise seniors’ discount on their Macau Pass cards from September 1, according to a press conference co-hosted on Friday by the Economic and Technological Development Bureau (DSEDT) and the Macau Chamber of Commerce (ACM) about the continuation of the government’s consumption reward programme titled “National Games Cohesion – Community Consumption Grand Prix”.DSEDT Director Yau Yun Wah announced the special discount for elderly residents during the press conference

August 25, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Filipino arrested for drug offences in Macau

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a 37-year-old Filipino non-resident worker in the central district last week for selling and taking drugs, seizing 0.85 grammes of ice (methamphetamine) from his home with an estimated street value of 3,000 patacas, a PJ spokesperson said during a regular press conference on Friday.According to the spokesperson, PJ officers received a tip-off on Wednesday night last week that someone was selling drugs in the city centre. At around 10 p.m., police intercepted

August 25, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau artist Valerie Cheong’s ‘Just Right’ painting exhibition shows 30 ‘reflections’

Review by Rui Pastorin        Young local artist Valerie Cheong’s (張慧麗) latest exhibition ended its over two-week run yesterday, but the messages and reflections in her works remain.Titled “剛剛好”, or “Just Right”, the solo exhibition was held at the Pavilion of Exhibitions and Artistic Shows for Young People in Praça do Tap Seac (塔石廣場) between August 5 and yesterday, during which 30 of Cheong’s works were displayed. Among them were art pieces

August 25, 2025 | BY admin

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China’s resumption of sovereignty over Nanhai Zhudao an integral part of post-war order: experts

Analysis        BEIJING – An international seminar focused on reviewing the historical documents of the South China Sea was held in Beijing on Saturday, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory in the World Anti-Fascist War.Over 40 participants from home and abroad attended the meeting, many of whom believe that China’s resumption of sovereignty over Nanhai Zhudao, known in English as the South China Sea islands, after World War II, was and remains an important

August 25, 2025 | BY admin

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Macau SAR financial reserves rise to 647.3 billion patacas in June

        The financial reserves of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) rose month-on-month by about 1.0 percent to 647.349 billion patacas (US$80.44 billion) at the end of June, the local government has announced this week.The local government published the figure in in Macau’s Official Gazette (BO) on Wednesday.The MSAR concluded last year with financial reserves amounting to 616.2 billion patacas. Since the end of last year, the financial reserves

August 23, 2025 | BY Staff Reporter

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Macau gaming sector employees rise to 52,898 in 2Q

        Macau’s gaming sector had 52,898 fulltime employees in the second quarter of the year, a year-on-year increase of 0.7 percent, or 380 employees, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced in a statement yesterday.The gaming sector fulltime staff accounted for 14.2 percent of Macau’s total employment in the second quarter, according to DSEC figures. The bureau said that the gaming sector’s second-quarter increase in employees was mainly due to

August 23, 2025 | BY Staff Reporter

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Macau retail sales drop 1.4 pct in 2Q

 Macau’s retail sales totalled 15.97 billion patacas in the second quarter of the year, a year-on-year decline of 1.4 percent, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced in a statement. The bureau’s statement yesterday noted that the drop was “much smaller than [the one] in the first quarter of this year,” which stood at 15.0 percent. In the first half of the year, retail sales decreased by 9.0 percent year-on-year to 33.55 billion patacas. In the first six months of the

August 23, 2025 | BY Staff Reporter

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Macau logs 22.6 million visitors in Jan-July, up 14.9 pct

    Macau recorded 22.67 million visitor arrivals in the first seven months of the year, a year-on-year growth of 14.9 percent, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced today.Same-day visitors (13.16 million) and overnight visitors (9.51 million) rose by 25.5 percent and 2.8 percent respectively.In July, Macau logged 3.45 million visitor arrivals, up 14.5 percent year-on-year.The duration of overnight visitors’ stay remained unchanged at 2.4 days.In July, the daily average

August 22, 2025 | BY admin

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Macau integrated resort operator Wynn, young local artist present mooncake gift set inspired by Chinese, Portuguese porcelain

Integrated resort operator Wynn is this year presenting a mooncake gift set for the Mid-Autumn Festival showcasing the art of Chinese and Portuguese porcelain designed in collaboration with young local ceramic artist Aki Cheong.According to a Tuesday statement, the collaboration also complements the first “Wynn Culture” flagship project “Hello China, Hello Macao – The Odyssey of Jingdezhen Porcelain: A Heritage Voyage from Macao to the World”, a Special Exhibition in this year’s Art

August 22, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau's Four Seasons Macao unveils Mid-Autumn Festival and wellness offerings

Four Seasons Hotel Macao has unveiled in a statement this week its collection of handcrafted mooncakes from the Michelin starred Zi Yat Heen for the Mid-Autumn Festival, along with the launch of the “Secrets of Rebirth” treatment developed in collaboration with INDIBA.Mid-Autumn Festival falls on October 6 this year.According to the statement, the mooncakes are prepared with premium ingredients, reflecting “the culinary artistry and precision that define Zi Yat Heen” and are presented

August 22, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau integrated resort operator GEG organises study tours for ‘Youth Science & Technology Village’ Programme

Integrated resort (IR) operator Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) has recently organised two study tours for students from the “Youth Science and Technology Village” programme, which it has been co-organising with the Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) and Macau Science Centre since 2023.The two tours were organised as part of the programme’s 2025/2026 academic year curriculum for around 60 new students, being designed to help participants gain “a deeper understanding of

August 22, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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