Macau police nab mainlander for theft by finding

A man from the mainland was arrested on Thursday for theft by finding after stealing 47,000 patacas, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Lei Chan Hong said during a regular press conference yesterday.Lei identified the suspect as a non-resident worker (NRW) in his forties surnamed Xu who works in food manufacturing.According to Lei, the Public Security Police (PSP) received a report on August 10 from a local woman who said that her son had dropped 47,000 patacas in cash near the Barrier Gate

August 19, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Macau-registered airlines need to pay 15 million pataca deposit from Feb 1: executive order

Starting February 1 next year, Macau-registered airlines will be subject to new financial requirements under the Civil Aviation Operations Law, according to an executive order published in the Official Gazette (BO) yesterday.According to the order signed by Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai on August 12, 2025, locally registered airlines’ deposit amounts to 15 million patacas. The fee for granting or renewing a licence for commercial passenger air transport is one million patacas, payable within 30

August 19, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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‘Déjà Vu’ Sino-French art exhibition extended at The Parisian Macao

“Déjà Vu – A Sino-French Art Exchange Exhibition” at The Parisian Macao has extended its run through August 28, responding to positive feedback and high visitor numbers since its May opening, according to a recent statement from the local Art for All Society (AFA).Organised by AFA as part of the French May Arts Festival, the multimedia exhibition “encourages a deeper awareness of the complex relationship between perception, memory, and time, and those fleeting, uncanny moments when we

August 19, 2025 | BY Kristina Valllesteros

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Remembering George Hogg, heroic British journalist supporting Chinese in WWII

Analysis        LONDON – As dusk settled over the quiet town of Harpenden, north of London, on July 22, dozens of residents gathered in a church to commemorate a journalist born in their community over a century ago and his legendary rescue trip in China during World War II (WWII).Eighty years ago to the day, less than a month before the Chinese people secured victory in their war against Japanese aggression, British journalist George Hogg, who courageously exposed

August 19, 2025 | BY admin

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Beyond Unseen Heritage: How Kapwa Weaves into Macao’s Filipino Community

Amidst Macao’s record heat, a family’s Sunday ritual reveals how kapwa—the shared self—turns migrants into chosen kin. From church gardens to beach barbecues, Filipinos forge resilience through community, food, and faith, with a legacy remixed by youth.Commentary by Rafelle Marie Timog AllegoAugust 13, 2025Amidst one of the hottest summer Macao has faced in recent memory, a woman with her son and elderly mother are strolling through Our Lady of Carmel Church’s adjacent garden, with

August 18, 2025 | BY admin

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Macau police nab HK man for fraud, HK$60 million money laundering

A man from Hong Kong was arrested on Wednesday for fraud and laundering over HK$ 60 million (61.8 million patacas), Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Cheong Sio Keong said during a special press conference on Friday.Cheong identified the suspect as a 40-year-old man surnamed Wong who claimed to be jobless. According to Cheong, a second male suspect remained at large at the time of the press conference.On August 1, the Judiciary Police received a report from a female victim who had met the scammer

August 18, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Govt demolishes collapsed house in Macau peninsula's Chi Lam Village

The Lands and Urban Construction Bureau (DSSCU) announced in a statement on Friday that it demolished a house that had recently collapsed in Chi Lam Village behind the Ruins of St. Paul’s and Na Tcha Temple.The over 80-year-old house on Travessa Três was severely damaged by a typhoon and a rainstorm on July 21 and August 2 respectively.According to the statement, the house was declared structurally hazardous and placed under emergency monitoring after its roof, floor slabs, and sections of

August 18, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) again accepts applications for outdoor seating licences

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) announced in a statement on Friday that applications by eateries and bars for outdoor seating licences, also known as pavement or sidewalk licences, will be accepted on a pilot basis.The application procedures started right away on the day of the announcement. Outdoor seating facilities provided by restaurants, cafés and bars are also known as terraces. According to the bureau, the measure follows consultations with the food and beverage sector, the

August 18, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau's ‘Kai Fong Festival’ attracts 5,000 participants

A five-week event titled “Kai Fong Festival” concluded on Saturday with a closing ceremony at the Macau General Union of Neighbourhood Associations’ (UGAMM – widely known as Kai Fong, its short name in Cantonese) headquarters in Toi San district. “This event attracted 5,000 participants,” according to Kai Fong President Chan Ka Leong.On July 12, according to a statement by the association on Facebook, this time the “Kai Fong Festival” was themed “Neighbourly Harmony • 

August 18, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau's GDP grows 5.1 pct in 2Q, 1.8 pct in 1H

Macau returned to positive growth in the second quarter of the year, driven by surging visitor arrivals amid government efforts to boost visitation, alongside steady domestic private consumption, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced in a statement. Gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 5.1 percent year-on-year in real terms to 100.39 billion patacas in the April-June period, according to the statement released by the bureau on Friday. Macau’s overall economic output

August 18, 2025 | BY admin

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Upcoming influencer event opens applications for local content creators: Macau Govt Tourism Office

Local content creators have a chance to become ambassadors for this October’s “CreatorWeek Macao 2025”, the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) said in a statement yesterday, adding that the recruitment programme starts today and runs through September 12. First held in Singapore last year, this edition is slated to be held from October 24 to 28 and will invite 180 influencers from the Chinese mainland and around the world, along with industry leaders from social media platforms

August 18, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Frequent showers, occasional thunderstorms lie ahead: Macau observatory (SMG)

Macau may see frequent showers and occasional thunderstorms, along with possible flooding due to short-term heavy rainfall today and tomorrow due to the influence of the rainbands* associated with a tropical depression in the central South China Sea, the local observatory noted on its website yesterday afternoon.Strong Wind Signal No.3 was hoisted at noon yesterday due to the effects of the tropical depression, remaining in effect throughout the day. By 11 p.m., the bureau cancelled all

August 18, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Ophthalmology Dept of Macao Union Medical Centre launches routine ambulatory cataract surgery

The Ophthalmology Department of the Islands Healthcare Complex – Macao Medical Centre of Peking Union Medical College Hospital (Macao Union Medical Centre) in Cotai has officially launched routine ambulatory cataract surgery, in coordination with the Health Bureau, according to a statement from the medical centre on Friday.Since mid-July, three lead surgeons, Dr Chen Zhe from the Macao Union Medical Centre and Dr Lam Ka Meng and Dr Leong Wa Cheong from the Conde de São Januário Hospital

August 18, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau Young Post: What can we do once AI outperforms us?

Hoi Sio Hong, Form 4, Chan Sui Ki Perpetual Help College         The International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) is a competition where every year the most talented high school students from around the world come together to tackle extremely tough maths problems. Preparing for the prestigious competition demands enormous time and effort - so much so that, in 2025, only about half of the 630 contestants won a medal, and just 72 earned gold. Yet AI is closing the gap.

August 18, 2025 | BY admin

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