UTM students drive innovation through industry projects in culinary heritage, tech, & rural tourism

Undergraduates from Macau University of Tourism (UTM) have completed three hands-on industry collaborations, tackling challenges in heritage food branding, tourism tech innovation, and rural revitalisation, according to a UTM PR statement yesterday.As part of their final-year capstone, students from UTM’s Tourism Business Management and Hotel Management programmes partnered with local and regional stakeholders to deliver impact solutions, the statement said.The statement highlighted that one

August 6, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Overloaded car crashes on Avenida da Amizade, driver & 3 passengers die

A fatal car crash occurred on Avenida da Amizade in Zape early yesterday morning when an overloaded car with six passengers crashed into the roadside barrier, killing the driver and three passengers, while the other three passengers were critically injured, with all seven being local residents, aged between 19 and 21, the police announced.The Public Security Police (PSP) announced details of the deadly accident in several follow-up statements yesterday.According to the PSP statements, the

August 5, 2025 | BY admin

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Macau Customs busts 9 smuggling cases in 6 days

The Macau Customs Services announced in a statement on Monday that they had busted nine smuggling cases between July 25 and 30.According to the statement, customs officers seized a total of 70 used mobile phones, 75 kilograms of uninspected fruit, 5,120 bottles of shower gel, and three blood collection and three weighing devices.In the statement, customs identified the nine smugglers as being aged between 28 and 78-years-old from Hong Kong, mainland China and local residents.On July 25, customs

August 5, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Gongbei Customs busts 2 smuggling cases

Zhuhai’s Gongbei Customs announced in a statement that its officers caught two women attempting to smuggle eight used smartphones into the mainland via the Gongbei Port checkpoint.Gongbei Customs announced the case, which was detected on July 31, in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, on July 31, Gongbei Customs officers at the Gongbei Port checkpoint intercepted the two women entering the “Green Channel”, officers detected the individuals exhibiting an abnormally stiff gait

August 5, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Police nab gambler stealing chips worth HK$100,000 from casino

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a male gambler from the mainland on Friday for stealing casino chips worth HK$100,000 (101,600 patacas) from gaming tables at a casino in Cotai, PJ spokesman Cheong Un Hong said during a regular press conference yesterday.Cheong identified the suspect as a 30-year-old male surnamed Wu who claimed to be jobless.According to Cheong, police officers patrolling in a casino in Cotai on Friday received a report about Wu stealing chips from gaming tables on three

August 5, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Local senior loses 1.95 million patacas in investment scam: police

An elderly local woman has fallen victim to an investment scam, losing a total of 1.95 million patacas, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Cheong Un Hong said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Cheong, the victim met a man online through the social media platform “Douyin” in mid-May. In June, the man claimed to be involved in gold trading and investment activities in Hong Kong, asking the victim if she was interested in participating. The victim expressed her interest.

August 5, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Zape’s foods and creative market starts next Friday: MGTO

Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Deputy Director Cheng Wai Tong told reporters yesterday that they would co-host a food and creative market with the Association of Returned Overseas Chinese Macau in Zape next Friday.Cheng said the market will launch next Friday August 15, for a 10-day run, featuring food and creative market stalls in pedestrian areas such as Rua de Pequim, Rua de Cantão and Rua de Xangai in Zape. He said that the preparations were currently in full swing with public

August 5, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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HK CE to visit Macau today

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu will visit Macau today where he will meet his counterpart Sam Hou Fai and visit infrastructure facilities, the Hong Kong government announced in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, members of Lee’s delegation to visit Macau today include Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po, Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Erick Tsang Kwok-wai, Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau, Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan, and

August 5, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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23rd Macao City Fringe Festival to transform urban corners into stages this Sept

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) will launch the 23rd Macao City Fringe Festival from September 5 to 28, featuring 18 dynamic programmes and 13 outreach activities across 28 venues, according to an IC statement on Friday.The statement said that this year’s edition invites the public to take a citywide stroll where theatre, music, and interactive arts unfold in unexpected corners, echoing the theme “Art Around Every Corner”.This year’s Fringe’s Festival continues to redefine boundaries

August 5, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Govt raises annual subsidy for seniors to 10,000 patacas

The government yesterday announced an increase in its annual subsidy for senior citizens from 9,000 patacas to 10,000 patacas.The annual subsidy is issued to permanent local residents aged at least 65 once a year by the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS).The 11-percent increase in the annual subsidy for senior citizens was announced in an executive order, signed by Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai on July 24, published in the Official Gazette (BO) yesterday.The annual subsidy is issued to the beneficiaries

August 5, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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62 pct of workers in service sectors have taken no job training courses over past 12 months: survey

The findings of a survey released yesterday show that 62 percent of the respondents working in the city’s various service sectors said that they had not participated in any job training over the past 12 months.The survey was jointly carried out by the Macau Federation of Trade Unions (commonly known as Gung Luen in Cantonese) and the Macau Service Sector Employees’ Association earlier this year. A press conference was held yesterday at the latter’s office on Rua do Campo to announce the

August 5, 2025 | BY admin

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‘Hi, Luck!’ Exhibition opens at HWA’s Gallery in Lisboeta Macau

As part of the collateral exhibition of the “Art Macao: Macao International Biennale 2025” (commonly known as “Art Macao 2025”), HWA’s Gallery (formerly known as the Humarish Club) and ArtDeport unveiled a recent solo exhibition entitled “Hi, Luck!” by mainland Chinese contemporary artist Zhang Zhanzhan, according to a last month statement by HWA’s Gallery.The exhibition explores the concept of luck through the lens of visual storytelling, encouraging viewers to “see”,

August 5, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Sam praises PLA for diverse interactions with Macau’s civil society

Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai has praised the local garrison of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) for its commitment to engaging in diverse interactions with Macau’s civil society while comprehensively fulfilling its defence duties and responsibilities for the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR).Sam made the remarks while delivering a speech during a reception hosted by the local PLA garrison on Friday in celebration of the 98th anniversary of the PLA.In addition to Sam, the

August 4, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau marks 100-day countdown to 15th National Games, Sam pledges orderly preparations

Celebration activities organised by the local government were held on Friday in Macau marking the 100-day countdown to the 15th National Games, including a walk from the Ruins of St Paul’s to Largo do Senado, where Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai said in a speech before the start of the walk that the local government’s preparations for the competitions to be held in Macau are underway in an orderly manner.The walk started at 5 p.m. on Friday, during which Sam and other participants of the event

August 4, 2025 | BY admin

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