Macau Chinese New Year Market blends festive shopping with youth entrepreneurship: vox pop

Macau’s traditional Chinese New Year Market (CNY) has returned to Praça do Tap Siac for its 2026 edition, offering festive goods, flowers, snacks and cultural performances, aiming to attract revellers ahead of the Spring Festival. The market features a total of 26 stalls, including 16 selling CNY products, six offering festive flowers and four selling snacks. Visitors can browse a range of decorations and gifts, as well as seasonal food items, with fresh flowers, potted plants and

February 11, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macao Chinese Orchestra holds Na Tcha-themed concerts at kindergartens

The Macao Chinese Orchestra has conducted a series of concerts for kindergarten pupils, according to a statement from the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) on Monday. As part of the orchestra’s 2025–26 concert season under the banner “Planting Musical Seeds”, the programme was held across 16 kindergartens between October last year and February this year, the statement said. It was attended by nearly 2,500 kids. According to the statement, the performances centred on a story

February 11, 2026 | BY Kristina Vallesteros

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Macau power utility CEM, Housing Bureau mark decade of home safety checks for elderly

CEM and the Housing Bureau (IHM) have marked the 10th year of a joint initiative to conduct voluntary electrical safety inspections for elderly residents, according to a Monday statement from CEM.The programme is part of CEM’s Community Programme launched in 2000. It recently focused on elderly individuals living alone in rental social housing units, the statement noted. Themed “Safe Electricity Usage, Community Integration” technicians from both entities visited homes to perform

February 11, 2026 | BY Kristina Vallesteros

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Financial regulator AMCM hosts Guangzhou roadshow to promote Macau Investment Funds Law

The Macau Monetary Authority (AMCM) announced in a statement yesterday that it recently held a seminar in Guangzhou to introduce Macau’s Investment Funds Law and supporting measures, aiming to attract more qualified fund management companies to set up shop in Macau.  The event, titled “Promotion Seminar on the Advantages and Opportunities of Macao’s Investment Fund Industry”, was organised by AMCM, co-organised by the Securities and Funds Industry Association of Macao (SFIAM), and

February 11, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau Toi San district condo owners accept ‘flat swap’ after redevelopment

Toi San district’s over 60-year-old Public Servants Building has obtained consent agreements from 95.5 percent of its condominium owners to proceed with redevelopment, including five government-owned units, while four household owners have not signed the agreement. After redevelopment of the building, the owners will be able to get a new unit of an equivalent size, the building’s management committee announced in a press conference yesterday. The official Cantonese name of the

February 11, 2026 | BY Ida Cheong

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Macau public bus QR Code allows payment of up to 3 fares at the same time

The Transport Bureau (DSAT) announced in a statement yesterday that in order to speed up fare payment and enhance bus operational efficiency, after coordination and testing, the WeChat Pay (its Chinese mainland and Hong Kong versions) and Alipay (the Chinese mainland version) have introduced a bus “Companion Code” feature starting yesterday, which allows passengers to simultaneously pay the bus fares for up to two additional companions.Using the “Companion Code” payment methods, the

February 11, 2026 | BY Ida Cheong

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Macau commentary: Is there a difference between a church pew and a park bench?

Commentary by Rui Pastorin        Last month, I wandered into a church near the city centre. I am not a devout Catholic, but this is a habit I picked up not too long ago as I have always enjoyed the solemn environment found in many of Macau’s well-preserved churches. Faith, irrespective of what you might believe in, is also what I believe to be a great answer to a loud and cluttered mind, and a place of worship never fails to be the perfect antithesis.As I entered through

February 11, 2026 | BY admin

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Macau police nab 2 Indonesians for fraud, money laundering

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a man and a woman from Indonesia on Monday for fraud and money laundering, PJ spokesman Chao Teng Hin said during a special press conference yesterday.Chao identified the suspects as a 38-year-old male waste collector surnamed Ho and a 45-year-old female store clerk surnamed Lilian. The victims are a middle-aged mainland woman and a young Vietnamese woman.According to Chao, the mainland woman reported to the police on February 3 that she had become online

February 11, 2026 | BY Ada Lei

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Macau police arrest 3 mainlanders for robbing man of phone

The Judiciary Police (PJ) apprehended three men from the Chinese mainland on Monday for robbing a middle-aged mainland man of a smartphone, PJ spokesman Chao Teng Hin said during a special press conference yesterday.Chao identified the suspects as a 32-year-old male surnamed Li, who claimed to be jobless, a 46-year-old male surnamed Wang, who also claimed to be jobless, and a 46-year-old hotel owner surnamed Wang.According to Chao, the Judiciary Police received a referral on Sunday evening from

February 11, 2026 | BY Ada Lei

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Man tries to set self-service photo kiosk ablaze: Macau police

According to the Public Security Police (PSP), at around 3 p.m. yesterday, a local man in his 50s took a bottle of alcoholic liquid to the China Travel Service (CTS) branch on the ground floor of Nam Kwong Building on Avenida do Dr. Rodrigo Rodrigues (羅理基博士大馬路) in Zape. He poured the liquid over a self-service photo kiosk and attempted to ignite it using paper. CTS staff immediately intervened, subdued the man, and prevented a fire or any damage. PSP officers arrived at the

February 11, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau police bust jewellery shop staff for HK$40 million illegal currency exchange deals

The Judiciary Police (PJ) busted a HK$40 million (41 million patacas) illegal exchange operation run by a jewellery shop on Monday, arresting a female employee for illegal currency exchange activities, PJ spokesman Chao Teng Hin said during a special press conference yesterday.Chao identified the suspect as a 36-year-old local surnamed Chou.According to Chao, the police received a tipoff about a jewellery shop in an integrated resort in Cotai operating an illegal currency exchange business. On

February 11, 2026 | BY Ada Lei

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Macau police nab Indonesian drug mule trafficking 522.2 grams of heroin

The Judiciary Police (PJ) apprehended a man from Indonesia on Saturday for smuggling 522.2 grams of heroin to Macau, concealed within his body, PJ spokesman Chao Teng Hin said during a special press conference yesterday.Chao identified the suspect as a 29-year-old male surnamed Hadi who claimed to be jobless.According to Chao, based on a tip-off, the Judiciary Police (PJ) identified Hadi as a drug trafficker. Officers apprehended Hadi upon his arrival in Macau from abroad at the airport on

February 10, 2026 | BY Ada Lei

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Beware of ‘tax refund’ text message scams: Macau Financial Services Bureau (DSF)

The Financial Services Bureau (DSF) warned in a statement yesterday that it has recently discovered that criminals are impersonating DSF personnel to send fraudulent “salary tax refund” text messages to citizens. The messages falsely claim to offer a “refund of salary tax overpaid in relation to the fiscal year 2025” and include suspicious links, according to the statement, adding that by choosing a certain payment method as bait, they guide netizens to click and enter a fraudulent

February 10, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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5 young women fall victim to concert ticket scams: Macau police

Five young women from the Chinese mainland have separately fallen victim to concert ticket scams, resulting in a total loss of 18,136 patacas, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chao Teng Hin said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Chao, the police received separate reports from the five victims between Friday and Sunday, who had been defrauded by concert ticket scams employing similar tactics between January 31 and February 7. The victims were unable to obtain tickets after

February 10, 2026 | BY Ada Lei

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