10 die in work-related accidents in 2024: DSAL

According to a statement from the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) on Friday, the 2024 annual occupational injury statistical analysis report reveals that 5,095 individuals were injured in work-related accidents this year, resulting in 10 fatalities.The primary causes of these incidents were “falls” (25.4 percent), “crushing, stabbing, or cutting” (19.3 percent), and “tripping or colliding with objects” (16.1 percent).Among the injured, 10 people lost their lives, including one case

June 3, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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China Nanhai Jiujiang sets new records at int’l invitational dragon boat races

China Nanhai Jiujiang defended their titles and set new records at Saturday’s grand finals in the Open and Women’s categories of the Macao International Invitation Standard Dragon Boat Race (500m) in the 2025 SJM Macao International Dragon Boat Races.Held at the Nam Van Lake Nautical Centre, the races took place during the Tung Ng Festival (端午節, aka Dragon Boat Festival), and featured teams from Macau, the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Egypt, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and

June 3, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Tourist coach gutted by fire due to mechanical failure: CB

A tourist coach was gutted by fire on Avenida Marginal Flor de Lótus in Cotai on Friday night, the Fire Services Bureau (CB) announced in a statement later that night, pointing out that no-one was injured in the incident.The bureau said in the statement that a fire broke out on the bus when it was driving past the Marina Bay residential estate. The driver and the two passengers fled the coach immediately and called the police for help.The statement said that the coach was burnt to the frame

June 3, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Customs busts 5 smuggling cases

From May 17 to May 29, local customs officers separately intercepted five individuals at the Barrier Gate, Qingmao and Hengqin checkpoints for attempting to smuggle a total of 78 used mobile phones and 60 central processing units by hiding them under their clothing, and 10 kg of unquarantined seafood, 8.2 kg of pork, and 3.4 kg of chicken by hiding the contraband inside a car, according to a statement from the Macau Customs Service (SA) on Friday.According to the statement, customs officers

June 3, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Govt plans to ban import of plastic cotton buds, balloon sticks & inflatable cheer sticks from 2026: eco-chief

Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) Director Ip Kuong Lam says that the government plans to ban the import of single-use plastic cotton buds, balloon sticks and inflatable cheer sticks from early next year.Ip made the remarks while speaking to reporters in Praça da Amizade (popularly known as Sintra Square) in Nam Van on Saturday on the sidelines of an event organised by his bureau to mark World Environment Day on June 5.The government has banned the import of single-use Styrofoam meal

June 3, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Disability subsidy to rise 11.11 pct: IAS

The Social Welfare Bureau’s (IAS) Rehabilitation Affairs Committee held its first closed-door plenary meeting of the year on Friday at the Macau Science Centre (MSC), hosted by IAS President Wilson Hon Wai.Topics discussed by the meeting included the implementation progress of the government’s 10-Year Plan for Rehabilitation Services, preparations for the next phase of the action plan, technology empowerment, an award scheme for barrier-free and disability-friendly catering establishments,

June 3, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau global infrastructure forum to feature 250+ events

Macau is slated to host the 16th International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum (IIICF) from June 10 to 12 at The Venetian Macao’s Cotai Expo, featuring over 250 thematic forums, business meetings and networking events, according to a statement released by the Commerce and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) on Friday.The three-day event, jointly organised by IPIM and the China International Contractors Association (CHINCA), will focus on critical infrastructure topics

June 3, 2025 | BY Kristina Vallesteros

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IC to sell products at Kun Iam Ecumenical Centre

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a statement on Friday that it will be selling local original cultural and creative products at the Kun Iam Ecumenical Centre in Nape, holding an open call for consignment sales for local companies specialising in the industry.Registration is open for local companies in the relevant industries from today through June 13, the statement noted. Selection will be based on criteria such as “originality, uniqueness of the cultural and creative products,

June 3, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Casino takings rise 5 pct to 21.1 billion patacas in May

      Macau's 30 casinos generated gross gaming revenue (GGR) of 21.193 billion patacas last month, a year-on-year growth of 5.0 percent, the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) announced today. Month-on-month, GGR in May grew by 12.4 percent from the 18.858 billion patacas recorded in April. In the first five months, GGR increased by 1.7 percent year-on-year to 97.707 billion patacas. May generated the gaming industry’s highest monthly GGR so far this

June 1, 2025 | BY Staff Reporter

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Over 1/3 of newly registered vehicles in April are EVs

     Some 36.4 percent of Macau’s newly registered motor vehicles were electric in April, the Macau Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced. According to a DSEC statement earlier this week, the number of newly registered motor vehicles dropped by 5.7 percent year-on-year to 884 last month, with 322 of them being electric.In the first four months of this year, the number of newly registered motor vehicles decreased by 3.4 percent to 3,887, with 33.9 percent of these

May 31, 2025 | BY Staff Reporter

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Happy Dragon Boat Festival

The team of The Macau Post Daily wishes all our readers, advertisers and distributors a happy Dragon Boat Festival. 

May 31, 2025 | BY admin

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Hotel guests dip 3.2 pct to 4.77 million in Jan-April

Macau’s 147 hotels welcomed 4.77 million guests in the first four months of the year, a year-on-year decrease of 3.2 percent, according to the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC).In a statement released yesterday, the DSEC reported that the average hotel occupancy rate rose by 5.1 percentage points year-on-year to 89.6 percent between January and April, while the average length of stay remained unchanged at 1.7 nights.By the end of April, the number of available guestrooms had decreased by

May 30, 2025 | BY Staff Reporter

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Dragon Boat Festival holidays

Due to the Dragon Boat Festival this weekend, The Macau Post Daily’s editing team will be off on Sunday and will return to work on Monday so the print edition of your favourite newspaper will be on the newsstands again on Tuesday morning. However, our digital edition on our website https://www.macaupostdaily.com/ will be updated round-the-clock. Our local news and editorials as well as commentary by national media organisations are also available on various LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook

May 30, 2025 | BY admin

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Govt revamps wealth-sharing scheme, requires 183-day-minimum-stay

The government announced yesterday that its wealth-sharing cash handouts this year will, in general, only be issued to Macau residents who stayed in Macau for at least 183 days in 2024, while those not staying in Macau due to at least one of eight formally defined reasons can submit their applications from June 18 requesting that they be officially exempted from the minimum stay requirement. This year’s cash handouts will be issued to eligible local residents from the middle of

May 30, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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