Pre-packed rice noodles from Taiwan contain formaldehyde: Macao Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM)

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) announced in a statement on Sunday that a brand of pre-packed rice noodles has been found to contain formaldehyde.According to the statement, the bureau was informed by Hong Kong’s Centre for Food Safety (CFS) recently that the product in question is “Hsin Tung Yang Rice Noodles”, imported from China’s Taiwan region, with a net weight of 300 grammes with a best-before date of April 10, 2029.A sample of the product was found to contain formaldehyde at a

September 1, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau commentary: Better Associations After the Reform

Commentary by Manuel Silvério        Independent Analyst on Public Policy and Regional Development(Former public-sector official with international experience and a long-standing involvement in public policy and sports development)After three articles on the proposed reform of Macau’s Legal Regime for Associations, a more practical question now arises: what should this reform ultimately bring to Macau’s associative sector?The reform responds to two

September 1, 2026 | BY admin

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Macau hotel guests dip 1.4 pct to 8.3 million in Jan-July

Macau’s 148 hotels, including 44 budget hotels, recorded 8.36 million guests in the first seven months of the year, a year-on-year decline of 1.4 percent, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced. According to a DSEC statement, the average occupancy rate of guestrooms stood at 90.6 percent in the seven-month period, up by 1.2 percentage points year-on-year. Foreign guests rose by 12.2 percent to 753,000, accounting for nearly 9.0 percent of the total.In July, hotel

September 1, 2026 | BY admin

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Macau Artist Society (MAS) turns 70, celebrates milestone with large-scale exhibition

Art lovers and other members of the public can immerse themselves in art in a large-scale exhibition at Sands Macao that celebrates the platinum jubilee of one of the city’s oldest and largest art organisations: the Macau Artist Society (MAS).Located at the casino-hotel’s Level 4 ballroom, the free-admission “Art in the New Era – The 70th Anniversary Invitational Exhibition of the Macau Artist Society”* presents a variety of artworks. Upon entering, exhibitiongoers are immediately met

September 1, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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MCF22 brings anime, cosplay & fan creativity to Macau Tower

The 22nd Macau Comic Festival (MCF22) was held over the weekend at the Macau Tower Convention & Entertainment Centre in Sai Van, bringing together nearly 100 anime and fan organisations from Macau, Hong Kong, and the Chinese mainland for two days of exhibitions, performances and creative exchange.Organised by the local Maple Studio and supported by the Cultural Development Fund (FDC), MCF22 is one of Macau’s representative doujin* events and aims to support creative work while serving as

September 1, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau meets Chengdu at Artyzen Grand Lapa four-hands dinner

Artyzen Grand Lapa Macau will be presenting the “Four Hands, One Feast: Macau Meets Chengdu” this Friday and Saturday at the Kam Lai Heen restaurant, with the eight-course dinner themed “Grace from Macau, Fire from Chengdu”.According to a Thursday statement by the hotel operator, the event, which starts at 7:00 p.m. on both days, will feature Kam Lai Heen Executive Chinese Chef Johnny Sin, and guest chef Ares Shi, the chef and founder of restaurants “Enco” and “Chaleur”.“Chef

September 1, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macao Museum of Art (MAM) unveils GBA-joint exhibition on Qing Dynasty Guangdong paintings

The “Lucidity in a Prosperous Era: Guangdong Paintings of the Qing Dynasty” exhibition opened at the Macao Museum of Art (MAM) in Nape on August 21, bringing together 136 works from four museums to showcase the development of Guangdong painting and its fusion of Chinese and Western artistic influences.Co-organised by MAM, the Guangdong Museum (Guangzhou Lu Xun Museum*) and the Guangzhou Museum of Art, with support from the Hong Kong Museum of Art, the exhibition features works from the

August 31, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Filial piety event in Macau aims to promote care for seniors

The opening ceremony for the “15th Filial Piety Culture Promotion” was held on Saturday, aiming to strengthen community cohesion and ensure the culture of respecting and caring for the elderly remains deeply rooted in the city.The one-day event, organised by the Respect Seniors General Association of Macao (RSGA), was held at the Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion, featuring a rich programme including artistic performances, commendation ceremonies, convenience services, and complimentary health

August 31, 2026 | BY Ida Cheong

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Macau police nab woman for falsely accusing friend of rape

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a woman from the Chinese mainland for falsely accusing her “friend” of rape on Wednesday, PJ spokesman Cheong Un Hong said during a regular press conference on Friday.Cheong identified the suspect as a 28-year-old online live streamer surnamed Zhang.According to Cheong, on the evening of Wednesday, the Judiciary Police received a report from Zhang, who claimed that she had been raped in a hotel guestroom in Cotai. At the same time, the man involved

August 31, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Barra carpark to provide one-hour free parking from tomorrow: Macao Transport Bureau (DSAT)

In order to encourage the heavy-duty passenger vehicle sector to optimise the use of parking resources, the Heavy Passenger Motor Vehicles Parking Lot of Barra Public Transport Interchange will provide a one-hour free parking promotion starting at midnight (00:00) tomorrow until 11:59 p.m. on December 31, according to a joint statement from the Transport Bureau (DSAT) and Macao Light Rapid Transit Corporation (MLM) yesterday.During the promotional period, the first hour of parking in the

August 31, 2026 | BY Ida Cheong

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Macau SAR CE Sam Hou Fai meets Singapore minister, visits key facilities

Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai, who is on a working visit to Singapore, met with Singapore’s Coordinating Minister for Social Policies and Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung yesterday, where they exchanged views on deepening cooperation between Macau and Singapore in the fields of public health, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), and governance in relation to ageing societies, according to a statement by the Macao Government Information Bureau (GCS)

August 31, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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Macao Customs Service seizes 950 kg of frozen beef worth 30,000 patacas

Macao Customs Service officers raided a parallel-trading den in the peninsula’s northern district on Thursday where they seized 950 kg of frozen beef worth around 30,000 patacas in total, according to a Friday statement.On Thursday, the statement said, customs officers caught a 29-year-old local female who ran the den and had hired a number of parallel traders to smuggle frozen beef from Macau to the mainland.The suspect faces a fine in compliance with the relevant provisions listed in the

August 31, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau's Hotel Lisboa to unveil renovated West Wing

Hotel Lisboa Macau is set to unveil its renovated West Wing in September, the integrated resort operator announced in a statement on Friday.The statement noted that 427 rooms across the West Wing have completed a “sweeping rejuvenation”, while also highlighting that the hotel’s architecture remains honoured throughout the refurbishment.The façade has been restored, while the West Wing’s sculptural mosaic columns and original floor tiles are fully preserved, according to the statement.

August 31, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau comedy show ‘Our Own Way’ finds extraordinary in ordinary

The original interactive comedy show “The New Tale of the Peach Blossom Spring”, produced by Beijing Fun Age Entertainment Co., Ltd. (also known as Mahua FunAge or Kaixin Mahua), will officially premiere on September 11 at the theatre of the Hengqin Cultural Art Centre.According to a statement released during Friday’s media preview event, the play boldly reimagines Tao Yuanming’s* classic “The Tale of the Peach Blossom Spring”, telling the story of a young girl who travels through

August 31, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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