Delicacies from around the world showcased at gastronomy-fest

Interviews by Rui Pastorin        Visitors to the “International Gastronomy Promenade” at Fisherman’s Wharf in Nape will be met with various aromas and flavours, each presented by over a hundred booths from 15 Creative Cities of Gastronomy.Set up in Roman Amphitheatre Square and Legend Boulevard, the promenade is one of the three highlights of the “2025 International Cities of Gastronomy Fest, Macao”. The booths are presented by five Creative Cities of

July 16, 2025 | BY admin

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Youth Job Fair kicks off on Friday offering over 1,000 vacancies

The annual “Youth Career Expo” will take place on Friday and Saturday, offering over 1,000 vacancies with more than 400 kinds of jobs from over 50 enterprises in various fields, covering tourism, hospitality, information technology (IT), banking, and other sectors, is open for registration until tomorrow, according to a press conference by the organisers at Macao Daily Building yesterday.The two-day job fair will be held at the Macau Tower Convention and Entertainment Centre, organised by

July 16, 2025 | BY Ida Cheong

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Inspectors seize 1,000 illegal packs of cigarettes in convenience store: Health Bureau

The Health Bureau (SSM) announced in a statement yesterday that, acting on a tipoff, its Tobacco and Alcohol Prevention and Control Office, in conjunction with the Macau Customs Service, raided a convenience store in Zape on Monday selling illegal tobacco products, seizing 1,008 packs of illegal cigarettes.According to the statement, the raid unearthed large quantities of cigarettes with non-compliant labelling in breach of Macau’s legal requirements, apart from 1,008 packs of illegal tobacco

July 16, 2025 | BY Ida Cheong

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Electoral Affairs Commission announces decision of verification of candidate lists

Statement by Government Information Bureau (GCS)The Electoral Affairs Commission for the Legislative Assembly Election is responsible – in accordance with Article 10 (1) of the Electoral Law for the Legislative Assembly – for reviewing the compliance of candidate lists with the submission process, as well as the eligibility of candidates, and deciding whether to accept or reject each candidate list.The decision on such matters was announced by the chairman of the Electoral Affairs

July 16, 2025 | BY admin

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Spokesperson for Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macao SAR Supports Law-Based Decisions Made by Electoral Affairs Commission for the Legislative Assembly Election

On July 15, a spokesperson for the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macao Special Administrative Region made a statement on the law-based decision made by the Electoral Affairs Commission for the Legislative Assembly Election of the Macao SAR about the eligibility of the candidates of the eighth Legislative Assembly Election.According to the spokesperson, the Electoral Affairs Commission for the Legislative Assembly Election made the law-based decisions about the

July 16, 2025 | BY admin

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Wealth-sharing cash handout starts today

Both permanent and non-permanent residents will receive their annual “wealth-sharing” cash handouts starting today, according to a statement by the Financial Service Bureau (DSF) yesterday.The funds will be disbursed gradually to eligible residents complying with the minimum 183-day residency requirement in Macau in 2024 – new criteria introduced earlier this year. The “wealth-sharing scheme” was launched by the government in 2008. The statement said that recipients –

July 15, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Wang thumps Harimoto, Macao’s Zhu returns to the top

WASHINGTON – China’s Wang Chuqin swept Japan’s Tomokazu Harimoto in the men’s singles final, while university teacher and former World Cup winner Zhu Yuling representing China's Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) returned to the top by defeating Chen Yi in a clash of female giant-killers at the WTT US Smash in Las Vegas on Sunday.Wang, who became China’s first left-handed men’s singles world champion earlier this year, gave little chance to the third-seeded Harimoto, who

July 15, 2025 | BY admin

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MGTO hosts forum to foster exchanges with Creative Cities of Gastronomy

The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) hosted the “International Gastronomy Forum, Macao” at the Macau Fisherman’s Wharf in Nape yesterday, aiming to foster exchanges within the Creative Cities of Gastronomy network.The one-day forum, according to an MGTO statement, brought together representatives of 35 UNESCO Creative Cities of Gastronomy from all over world and other guests for an exchange of culinary insights and creativity through keynote presentations and panel discussions. It

July 15, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Police arrest 4 loan sharks for falsely imprisoning gambler

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested four men from the mainland on Sunday for usury and falsely imprisoning a gambler, PJ spokesman Lei Chi Hou said during a special press conference yesterday.Lei identified the suspects as a 42-year-old farmer surnamed Zhang, a 33-year-old male surnamed Li, a 36-year-old male surnamed Huo and a 23-year-old male surnamed Xue who told the police that they are jobless.According to Lei, the police received a report from a male gambler from the mainland on Sunday

July 15, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Police nab mainlander for using bogus credit cards

A man from the mainland was arrested on Thursday for his alleged involvement in a counterfeit credit cards deception case, defrauding 11 local shops out of a total of 169,518 patacas, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lei Chi Hou said during a regular conference yesterday.Lei identified the suspect as a 29-year-old male surnamed Xie who claimed to be jobless.According to Lei, the Judiciary Police (PJ) received a referral on Thursday from the Public Security Police (PSP) about a suspicious credit

July 15, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Legislators pass public procurement bill, new law takes effect in Sep 2026

The Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday passed a government-initiated bill that will establish a new public procurement system aiming to ensure the transparency, openness, fairness, and impartiality of the government’s acquisition of goods and services.The bill’s outline was passed during a plenary session of the legislature in January last year, after which the bill was reviewed by its 1st Standing Committee, before it was resubmitted to yesterday’s plenary session, which Secretary for

July 15, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Yacht sinks due to mechanical failure in Lam Mau Tong marina

A yacht moored in the Lam Mau Tong marina sank due to mechanical failure yesterday morning, the Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) announced.According to a DSAMA statement yesterday afternoon, the bureau received a report at around 9:30 a.m. about the case. No one was injured in the incident.The statement said that as a small amount of oil leaked from the sunken yacht, the bureau has surrounded the yacht with oil absorbents to prevent the oil from further spreading.The bureau has also ordered the

July 15, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Scholar expounds on eligibility review for 8th Legislative Assembly elections

Interview by Macao Daily News*         In a recent exclusive interview with the Macao Daily News, Prof. Wang Yu from the Faculty of Law at the University of Macau (UM), shared his views on the eligibility review concerning the 8th Legislative Assembly elections of the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) in September. Prof. Wang pointed out that the eligibility review for the upcoming elections marks the first electoral practice in which the Committee for

July 15, 2025 | BY admin

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Macao Orchestra to close 2024-25 season with world-renowned pianist Kun-Woo Paik

The Macao Orchestra (OM) will conclude its 2024-25 concert season with a special performance featuring South Korean pianist Kun-Woo Paik, according to a recent statement from the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC).The concert, titled “Lio Kuokman and Kun-Woo Paik”, will be held on Sunday, July 27, at 8 p.m. in the Grand Auditorium of Macao Cultural Centre (CCM). The statement noted that Music Director and Principal Conductor Lio Kuokman will lead the orchestra as they accompany Paik’s

July 15, 2025 | BY Kristina Vallesteros

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