Macau govt to hold ceremony marking start of legislative electioneering

The Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Commission (CAEAL) said yesterday that on the first day of the two-week official election campaign period for the upcoming direct and indirect legislative elections, it will hold a ceremony marking the electioneering period’s commencement while also enabling the candidacy groups to publicise their political platforms at the same time.The 2025 direct and indirect legislative elections will take place on September 14.Before polling day on September 14,

July 30, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Photos & texts of trip to ‘Land of the Crocodile’ displayed at Macau's FRC gallery until Saturday

There are still two days left to admire works in the ongoing exhibition titled “A Voyage to the Land of the Crocodile in the Year of the Serpent” – East Timor – at the Rui Cunha Foundation (FRC) gallery, with the event ending on Saturday.The exhibition features 25 photos by Cristiana Figueiredo, who was born in Angola, and texts by Timor-Leste born Bibi Ain. The works are a result of a journey for one of them and of discovery for the other after a trip to the half-island nation north of

July 30, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau hosting 1,000 performances in July-Aug: IC chief

The government-appointed Cultural Development Consultative Committee yesterday held its fourth plenary meeting of the year, and after the closed door meeting, Macau Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) President Deland Leong Wai Man announced that a total of over 1,000 performances have been held this month or are slated for next month.Yesterday’s meeting was held at the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM).Briefing the media afterwards, Leong said that the meeting focused on three main agenda items: first,

July 30, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau govt launches chikungunya prevention measures targeting construction sites

The Health Bureau (SSM) is carrying out special chikungunya-prevention measures targeting the city’s construction sites in the wake of the recent detection of three chikungunya cases in neighbouring Guangdong Province the patients of which are non-resident workers from a construction site in Macau’s Zone A land reclamation area, according to separate SSM statements issued yesterday and on Monday.The statements did not reveal the whereabouts of the three patients, i.e., whether they are

July 30, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau's PO Art Studio explores 2nd-generation Filipinos’ lives via art

Interview by William Chan        Local art organisation PO Art Studio recently launched a two-part programme delving into the experiences of second-generation Filipinos in Macau. Director Gary Ao Ieong Wun Un and one of the interviewees, Jorge Miguel Villanueva Carvajal, spoke to the Post last week at a bar near Rua do Campo.‘Living Here, Living Together’: Art and IdentityThe project, titled “Living Here, Living Together”, explores the daily experiences of

July 30, 2025 | BY admin

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Macau power utility CEM showcases AI achievements at WAIC 2025 in Shanghai

Power utility CEM attended the 2025 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC 2025) in Shanghai on Sunday, the company said in a statement yesterday. According to the statement, the presentation focused on the company’s ongoing digital transformation and the implementation of Smart Grid 2.0. Principal Advisor Benjamin Yue Zongbin delivered a keynote speech highlighting CEM’s innovative AI-driven solutions. Speaking at the “AI+ Power Innovation Forum”, Yue spoke about the

July 30, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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‘Enjoy Macao with Coffee’ festival to start Saturday

The Macao New Chinese Youth Association uploaded yesterday a poster on its social media platform informing the public that it will co-host a festival titled “Enjoy Macao with Coffee” in conjunction with the Macau Science Centre (MSC), starting on Saturday.According to a statement from the association, the organisers have collected over 25 coffee and light-food brands, showcasing the “charm of local culture” combined with coffee. Visitors can enjoy the sea breeze and sunset by the

July 30, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau hotel guests fall 1 pct to 7.2 million in H1

Macau’s 147 hotels recorded 7.2 million visitors in the first half of the year, a year-on-year decline of 1.0 percent, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced yesterday. Visitors from the Chinese mainland rose by 0.8 percent to 5.349 million, accounting for 74.2 percent of all guests. Hong Kong visitors fell by 8.5 percent to 879,000. Foreign guests increased by 8.6 percent to 589,000, accounting for 8.1 percent of the total number of guests. South Koreans, the

July 30, 2025 | BY admin

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Macau's Lisboeta resort hosts first dog-friendly movie screening

Lisboeta Macau H853 Fun Factory will hold its first-ever dog-friendly movie screening on Saturday, according to a statement recently provided by the resort in Cotai.The event, featuring the recently released film “Superman”, aims to promote pet-inclusive leisure activities and support the concept of “harmony among all kinds of animals”, the statement noted.The superhero film, which stars David Corenswet in the titular role, written and directed by US filmmaker James Gunn, is the eighth

July 30, 2025 | BY Kristina Vallesteros

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Official franchised shop for 15th National Games & Special Olympics opens in Macau today

The first official franchised products shop for the “15th National Games and National Special Olympics for Persons with Disabilities” opens on a trial basis at Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion today, according to a statement from the local preparatory office for the event yesterday. The shop features mascot-themed products and immersive photo zones, inviting residents and tourists alike to experience the vibrant atmosphere of the Games ahead of their launch, according to the

July 30, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau police nab mainlander for ‘currency exchange’ fraud

A man from the mainland was arrested on Sunday for defrauding another mainlander out of a total of HK$60,000 (61,800 patacas), Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Wai Lok said during a regular press conference yesterday.Ho identified the suspect as a 30-year-old businessman surnamed Li.According to Ho, the police received a report on Saturday from a middle-aged mainland man who said that he had been cheated by Li in a currency exchange deal. Early Saturday morning, the victim was approached by

July 30, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Macau police nab Filipino housekeeper for stealing chips worth HK$63,000

A male housekeeper from the Philippines was arrested on Thursday for allegedly stealing chips worth HK$63,000 (64,900 patacas) from a guestroom, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Kong Chi Ian said during a regular press conference yesterday.Kong identified the suspect as a non-resident worker (NRW) surnamed Canilao, in his twenties, who worked as a housekeeper at a hotel in Cotai.According to Kong, a man from the mainland reported in April that his chips worth HK$63,000, which he had

July 30, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Gongbei Customs nabs man smuggling 28 used smartphones in e-scooter

Zhuhai’s Gongbei Customs announced in a statement yesterday that its officers at Qingmao checkpoint nabbed a man attempting to smuggle 28 used smartphones in an e-scooter into the mainland.Gongbei Customs announced the case, which was detected last Tuesday, in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, at 5 p.m. last Tuesday, a traveller wearing a grey short-sleeved shirt and pushing an electric scooter entered the mainland through the “Green Channel” at the Qingmao Port

July 30, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau logs this year 5th chikungunya case

    Macau recorded this year’s fifth imported case of chikungunya fever yesterday, the Health Bureau (SSM) announced in a statement last night.According to the statement, the patient is a 70-year-old local woman who lives in Block 3 of the Chino Plaza residential estate in Fai Chi Kei district.The woman, a retiree, visited Lecong Town in Foshan City’s Shunde District in neighbouring Guangdong Province between July 14 and 18. After returning to Macau, the statement said, she came

July 29, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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