Macau police nab fruit shop owner for robbing sex worker

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a mainland fruit shop owner on Sunday for robbing a sex worker last Friday, PJ spokesman Cheong Un Hong announced during a special press conference at PJ headquarters in Zape yesterday.Cheong identified the suspect as a 37-year-old man surnamed Sun. He added that the victim is a middle-aged female tourist suspected of working as a prostitute.According to Cheong, the victim met Sun in a Cotai hotel lobby last Thursday, where they exchanged contact details.At

August 26, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Health Bureau confirms Macau imported mpox case

The Health Bureau (SSM) announced in a statement yesterday that it had received a report of one imported mpox* case involving a young male local resident.According to the statement, the patient had developed symptoms including fever, headache, and muscle pain on August 18 while travelling abroad, developing a skin rash the following day and self-medicating without seeking medical attention.When he returned to Macau, the statement said he visited the private Kiang Wu Hospital for consultation

August 26, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Commentary on architect He Jingtang exhibition in Macau: Growth and Presence

Commentary by Lam Kong Chuen*        Place, Culture, Time – Design for High-quality Development in China, Selected Architectural Works by He Jingtang and his teamFrom July 15 to August 16, 2026, the A2 Gallery of Albergue SCM in Macau hosted the exhibition “Place, Culture, Time - Design for High-quality Development in China, Selected Architectural Works by He Jingtang** and his team”. This marked the first time that the representative works of

August 26, 2026 | BY admin

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Moving ahead vertically & horizontally: CE Sam Hou Fai decodes Macao’s 3rd Five-Year Plan

       The Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Government recently released its Third Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development of the MSAR (2026–2030). Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai sat down for an exclusive interview with Xinhua journalists at the MSAR Government Headquarters by Nam Van Lake to discuss the contents and key priorities of the plan.Upon entering Sam’s office, two small calligraphy works reading “Macao” and “Moving Ahead” were placed

August 26, 2026 | BY admin

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Chinese Peking Opera Art Troupe to stage ‘Han Ming Fei’ at Wing Lok in Macau

The 2026 Chinese Peking Opera Art Troupe Macao Performance and Exchange Event (2026年 “中國京劇藝術團”赴澳門演出交流活動) will present the classic Peking Opera production “Han Ming Fei” (“漢明妃”) at Teatro Alegria (Wing Lok) on September 5, with free tickets available to the public starting Friday, according to a statement by the Macao Foundation (FM) yesterday. “Han Ming Fei” stands for “Concubine Ming of the Han Dynasty”.Co-organised by the Macao

August 26, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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2026 OCBC Cycle Macau to debut Sunday with GBA cycling challenge

The inaugural 2026 OCBC Cycle Macau, a road cycling event within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), will take place this Sunday at the “Cotai Circuit” (“金光賽道”) around the Macau East Asian Games Dome in Cotai, according to a recent statement from OCBC Bank’s Facebook page. Organised as the first GBA road cycling race held in Macau, the event will bring together cyclists from Macau, Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland.Sponsored by OCBC Bank (Macau), the

August 26, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Film review: War without saints: the brutal pragmatism of ‘Once Upon a Time in the Middle East’

Review by William Chan        “Once Upon a Time in the Middle East” (Its Chinese title 歡迎來龍餐館 meaning “Welcome to the Dragon Restaurant”), directed by Wen Muye and starring comedic actor Shen Teng, is a masterpiece in depicting the intricate realities of wartime. The 2026 film shines in its remarkably accurate and nuanced portrayal of different factions – from foreign armies to local factions and neutral civilians – providing a

August 26, 2026 | BY admin

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China, India hold special rep talks on boundary question in Beijing

BEIJING – China and India yesterday held the 25th round of talks between the two countries’ special representatives on the boundary question in Beijing, conducting comprehensive, in-depth, friendly and candid communication on issues such as the boundary question and bilateral ties.Wang, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs and China’s Special Representative on the

August 26, 2026 | BY admin

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Macau’s Associations and the Future: Security and Responsibility

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)In my previous two articles on the proposed reform of Macau’s Legal Regime for Associations, I looked at two closely connected issues. The first was Macau’s associative landscape, which has grown from fewer than 2,000

August 25, 2026 | BY admin

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Tropical cyclones unlikely to impact Macau this week: SMG

The probability of tropical cyclones directly affecting Macau this week remains low, but an active southwest monsoon and a low-pressure trough is expected to bring more frequent thunderstorms from today to Thursday, according to a statement by the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) yesterday.The statement said that a low-pressure area within the South China Sea developed into two tropical cyclones last week – “Narra”, which was lingering near the Beibu Gulf close to China’s

August 25, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau-Hengqin ties: Night run in Hengqin aims to promote fitness

The Livelihood Affairs Bureau of the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin announced in a statement yesterday that it is about to host a night run next month to promote national fitness.According to the statement, on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the zone, the Fluorescence Run 2026 Hengqin, organised by the bureau, is set to kick off on Sunday, September 13, in the Hengqin Sumlodol Camping Park*.The event will incorporate trendy glow-in-the-dark elements, creating a

August 25, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau power utility CEM's indoor e-karting event draws 90 contestants

Power utility CEM held an e-karting event at Fun Fun Kart at Lisboeta Macau on Saturday, with the event gathering a total of 90 competitors and featuring a variety of prizes.The competition at the Macau-themed integrated resort builds up on the success of last year’s event and drew racers from a variety of age groups, according to a CEM statement that day.The highlight among them was the “Parent/Child” category, which had kids aged eight to 12 participating with their parents for the

August 25, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Food innovation seminar in Macau aims to help industry strengthen product sales

The Macau Productivity and Technology Transfer Centre (CPTTM) held the “Food Innovation Series Seminar” (食品創新系列研討會) at its headquarters in Zape yesterday, bringing together more than 60 industry representatives to explore new product development strategies and ways to transform culinary ideas into market-ready products.The seminar adopted a dual format of thematic presentations and a discussion with chefs, guiding participants through the decision-making and strategies

August 25, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Young local woman loses around 1.9 million patacas in ‘fake police’ scam: Macau police

Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Cheong Un Hong announced during yesterday’s regular press conference that a local woman fell victim to a “fake police” scam, losing around 1.9 million patacas.According to Cheong, on the morning of April 23 this year, the victim received a call while in the mainland from someone claiming to be an officer from the Pac On Immigration Department.The caller mentioned the victim’s full name and informed her that a mobile number registered in her name in

August 25, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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