SJM’s Don Alfonso 1890 honoured with MECC EuroExcellence award

SJM Resorts has announced in a recent statement that its authentic Italian restaurant, Don Alfonso 1890 at Grand Lisboa Palace in Cotai has been awarded the 2025 MECC EuroExcellence Award in the Food and Beverage category.According to the statement, the recognition was presented during the 11th Annual Gala Dinner of the Macau European Chamber of Commerce (MECC) last Friday.Don Alfonso 1890 earned the award due to its “high-quality European cuisine, exceptional customer service, and successful

May 23, 2025 | BY Adrian Vallesteros

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Govt proposes revamp of driving-offence points system: bill’s new version

The government is proposing a revamp of the driving-offence penalty points system listed in its new Road Traffic Law bill, which is being reviewed by the legislature’s 1st Standing Committee after the passage of its outline in a plenary session last year, namely a change from a points-deduction system to a points-accumulation system where a driver will have his or her driving licence revoked after accumulating 18 points, lawmaker-cum-unionist Ella Lei Cheng I, who chairs the committee, said

May 23, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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3 Huangmei operas to be staged in Macau and Hengqin

As part of the ongoing 2025 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area Chinese Theatre Cultural Festival, three Huangmei operas* will be staged between today and Tuesday next week, two at the Venetian Theatre in Cotai and one in a school in Hengqin, organisers announced in a press conference yesterday.The press conference was held at The Londoner Macao resort in Cotai.The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area Chinese Theatre Cultural Festival was launched in Macau in 2020.This year is the

May 23, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Catholic Centre redevelopment marks topping-out

The Catholic Centre reconstruction project in the city centre reached a significant milestone with a topping-out ceremony yesterday morning, marking the completion of the building’s exterior structure. The ceremony was presided over by Bishop Stephen Lee Bun Sang, accompanied by Fr João Lau Him Sang, procurator of the Macau Catholic Diocese, along with guests, workers, and representatives from the main contractor, Real Estate Development Company Sam Yau Ltd.The event began with a speech by a

May 23, 2025 | BY Maria Cheang Ut Meng

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2 convenience stores found selling illegal tobacco: 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 two convenience stores in Zape on Wednesday selling illegal tobacco products,According to the statement, the raid unearthed large quantities of cigarettes with non-compliant labelling in breach of Macau’s legal requirements. One shop, was found with 159 packs, totalling 3,180 cigarettes, while the

May 23, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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EU Office hosts Europe Day Reception

The Europe Day Reception was held last night at Artyzen Grand Lapa Macau in Nape, with the event hosted by the Office of the European Union to Hong Kong and Macao and gathering dozens of guests. Europe Day is annually held on May 9 to commemorate the Schuman Declaration*.The celebration, which is particularly significant this year as it marked the declaration’s 75th anniversary, was attended by Ambassador Harvey Rouse, Head of the European Union Office to Hong Kong and Macao, and

May 23, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Cooling centre opens due to year’s first ‘yellow’ hot weather alert

In response to this year’s first “yellow” hot weather alert issued by the Macau Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG), with temperatures in some areas of the city having reached 34.3°C yesterday, the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) opened its cooling centre in Ilha Verde (青洲坊大廈) district.According to an IAS statement, the centre opened to the public yesterday. It stayed open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. yesterday.According to the SMG website, the “yellow” hot weather alert

May 23, 2025 | BY Ida Cheong

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Local man steals crash helmet: police

A man was arrested on Tuesday for stealing a crash helmet from a motorcycle on March 25, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Wong Chi Weng said at a regular press conference yesterday.Wong identified the suspect as a male in his twenties surnamed Hong who told the police that he is jobless.According to Wong, on March 26, police received a report from a citizen saying that on March 25 at around 6 p.m. she parked her motorcycle on Rua de Nanquim (南京街) in Taipa and left her helmet hanging

May 23, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau police bust 3 currency exchange cases

Three men from the mainland were arrested on Wednesday for engaging in illegal currency exchange and fraudulent activities, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chong Kam Leong said during a special press conference yesterday.Chong identified the three suspects as a 33-year-old man surnamed Ieong, a 33-year-old man surnamed Lok and a 35-year-old man surnamed Ho, who all claimed to be jobless. According to Chong, when a gambler at a casino in Nape asked to buy 20 HK$1,000 chips at 11 p.m. on

May 23, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Kiang Wu Hospital launches ‘TCM Orthopaedics & Traumatology Inheritance Programme’

The private Kiang Wu Hospital’s held a launch ceremony yesterday for its “Traditional Chinese Medicine Inheritance Programme for Orthopaedics and Traumatology”, in conjunction with Foshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine*, at the former’s Dr Henry Y.T. Fok Specialist Medical Centre.The launch of the Programme included a cooperation agreement signing ceremony between the two hospitals.Pharmaceutical Administration Bureau (ISAF) Acting Director Lei Sai Ian, Dr Fernandes Gomes, who

May 23, 2025 | BY Ida Cheong

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Global consumers embrace China’s innovations as economy shows strong resilience

Analysis        TIANJIN – Raydis Franco from Venezuela is getting ready for his Chinese driver’s license test in northern China’s Tianjin. He has been busy studying traffic regulations and refining his driving skills.His fascination with China’s smart, eco-friendly, and stylish new energy vehicles (NEVs) fueled his determination to obtain a local driver’s license.“Chinese NEVs are incredible. Once I get my license, I plan to rent one first and then buy my own for

May 23, 2025 | BY admin

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Macau greyhounds move from racetrack to heaven

On July 20, 2018 the (Yat Yuen) Canidrome greyhound race track closed down for good after 63 years of operation leaving 533 greyhounds to be adopted into loving homes around the world, locally and in Hong Kong.Sadly, in the years since many have died of old age, cancers or did not make it after operations to be desexed or having teeth extractions because of the awful state their teeth were in. One Fancy Fay even died at the airport on arrival in the US.Over the years this reporter has been in

May 22, 2025 | BY Lesley Wells

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Sam vows deeper cooperation with Jilin Province

Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai met with Communist Party of China (CPC) Jilin Provincial Committee Secretary Huang Qiang at the Government Headquarters on Tuesday where they exchanged views on strengthening cooperation between the two sides in various fields such as tourism and culture, healthcare and medicine, trade, and technology.Welcoming Huang and members of his delegation to Macau, according to a Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) statement on Tuesday night, Sam expressed his gratitude

May 22, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Visitors rise 18.9 pct to 3 million in April

Macau recorded 3.09 million visitor arrivals last month, a year-on-year growth of 18.9 percent, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced yesterday.Same-day visitors (1.75 million) and overnight visitors (1.33 million) rose by 30.1 percent and 6.9 percent year on year respectively.On average, overnight visitors stayed for 2.3 days, unchanged from a year earlier.Mainland Chinese visitors rose by 22.4 percent to 2.12 million in April. Foreign visitors grew by 10.4 percent to 230,014.Most

May 22, 2025 | BY admin

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