Thai wellness brand opens first Macau boutique with tea-inspired concept

Thai holistic wellness brand PAÑPURI* has opened its first sensorial boutique in Macau, located at The Venetian Macao in Cotai, according to a statement from the company.The Teahouse of Scent draws inspiration from Macau’s tea culture and heritage. According to founder and CEO of PAÑPURI Vorravit Siripark, Macau represents an important chapter in the brand’s regional expansion. Siripark was quoted in the statement as saying: “It [Macau] is a city shaped by cultural exchange,

March 23, 2026 | BY Kristina Vallesteros

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Macau Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai vows alignment with Guangdong’s 15th Five-Year Plan

Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai has pledged that his government will align the Macau Special Administrative Region’s (MSAR) third Five-Year Plan with Guangdong Province’s 15th Five-Year Plan, elevating Guangdong-Macau cooperation to higher levels, and together making greater contributions to Chinese modernisation and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.Sam made the remarks while delivering a speech during the 2026 Spring Festival Banquet of Guangdong Province (Macao) on Friday.The

March 23, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau’s newest 1-MICHELIN Star winners highlight team for success

After the Michelin Guide Ceremony was held on Thursday night* at the Grand Lisboa Palace (GLP) in Cotai, English-speaking media interviewed chefs of Macau’s newest One-MICHELIN starred restaurants, along with one that retained the distinction, with all highlighting the team effort that goes towards winning the award.The newly awarded restaurants comprise “Palace Garden” and “Don Alfonso 1890”, both of which are located in GLP and were promoted from previously being “MICHELIN

March 23, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Galaxy Macau’s Grand Resort Deck to reopen on April 3

Integrated resort operator Galaxy Macau announced in a recent statement that its Grand Resort Deck is scheduled to reopen on April 3. Accredited by Travel + Leisure Southeast Asia as “Macau’s Best Hotel Pool 2025”, the Grand Resort Deck spans 75,000 square metres, the statement said, and boasts the world’s largest Skytop Wave Pool at 8,000 square metres and generates surfable waves up to 1.5 metres high. It also features 150 metres of white sand beaches while a raft of

March 23, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Committee for Macau’s Safeguarding National Security’s secretariat to have 34 personnel

After the Legislative Assembly (AL) passed a government-initiated bill establishing a law regulating the Macau Special Administrative Region’s (MSAR) Committee for Safeguarding National Security on Thursday, the local government announced on Friday the completion of its drawing-up of an administrative regulation governing the organisational structure and operation of the committee’s secretariat, comprising 34 officials. Government-drafted bills must be passed by the legislature to

March 23, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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‘Silent Radiance of Unity’ arrives at University of Macau (UM) with salon series

The “Silent Radiance of Unity – Macao in Harmony” religious art exhibition, presented by Macau’s religious communities and launched last November at Kun Iam Temple, has now moved to the University of Macau’s (UM) Centre for Macau Studies. It coincides with a series of four multicultural salons this month.The exhibition features dozens of religious works by artists from Macau and abroad, all of whom aim to express shared spiritual values through media such as calligraphy, sculpture,

March 23, 2026 | BY William Chan

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Macau visitor arrivals in Feb rise 32.6 pct to 4.17 million

   Macau recorded 4.172 million visitor arrivals in February, a year-on-year increase of 32.6 per cent, driven by the Chinese New Year holidays, the Statistics and Census Bureau said in a statement today.    The daily average of visitor arrivals reached 149,033 last month. Same-day visitors (2.676 million) and overnight visitors (1.496 million) rose by 41.8 per cent and 18.8 per cent, respectively.Visitors’ average length of stay fell by 0.2 days year-on-year to 0.9

March 20, 2026 | BY Staff Reporter

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Macau police nab local man for smuggling ketamine in anus

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a local man for drug taking and drug-trafficking on Tuesday, PJ spokesman Leng Kam Long said during a special press conference yesterday.Leng identified the suspect as a 33-year-old designer surnamed Ma.According to Leng, based on a tip-off, the Judiciary Police launched an investigation and identified Ma as the suspect engaged in cross-border drug trafficking.PJ officers intercepted him when he was entering the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) Macau

March 20, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau police arrest female biker for drunk driving

The Public Security Police (PSP) arrested a female biker for drunk driving, PSP spokesman Wong Chi Weng said during a regular press conference yesterday.Wong identified the suspect as a local clerk in her 40s surnamed Yang, adding that a woman in her twenties was injured in the case.According to Wong, on Tuesday evening, the Public Security Police (PSP) received a report of a traffic accident on Avenida do Almirante Lacerda (提督馬路).PSP officers arrived at the scene where they questioned

March 20, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) updates pre-packed food database, calls for sector’s participation

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) announced in a statement yesterday that it has launched an update of its “database of pre-packed food products”, calling on the food sector to participate in the information collection exercise. According to the statement, the update aims to gather information on pre-packed food products supplied and sold in Macau, covering food retailers, supermarket chains and other businesses. The statement added that members of the sector can submit relevant

March 20, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Fuel surcharges to rise by b/w 37 pct and 53 pct next month: Air Macau

Air Macau announced in a statement yesterday that fuel surcharges on all routes will increase by between 37 percent and 53 percent next month.According to the statement, in response to the recent sharp fluctuations in international aviation fuel prices, which have soared from the previous range of US$85 to US$90 (686 patacas to 726 patacas) per barrel to a range of US$150 to US$200 per barrel – an increase of more than double and reaching a current high, Air Macau has decided to adjust its

March 20, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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MICHELIN Guide unveils 2026 restaurant selection for HK, Macau

2 restaurants newly awarded One MICHELIN StarThe full selection of the MICHELIN Guide Hong Kong & Macau 2026 was unveiled during the ceremony for the 18th edition of The MICHELIN Guide Hong Kong & Macau last night at Grand Lisboa Place (GLP) in Cotai, with Macau this year seeing two restaurants awarded a One MICHELIN Star rating each.The MICHELIN Guide Hong Kong & Macau 2026 comprises 278 establishments, 59 of which are in Macau, or 21 percent. Among the Macau awardees recognised

March 20, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau legislators unanimously pass bill on Committee for Safeguarding National Security

The Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday passed a government-initiated bill establishing a law regulating the Macau Special Administrative Region’s (MSAR) Committee for Safeguarding National Security, the duties, organisational structure, and operation of which are currently governed by an administrative regulation.The new law, which will take effect on the day after its promulgation in the Official Gazette (BO), formally defines the committee as an entity tasked with the MSAR’s affairs

March 20, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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EASL Finals press conference previews basketball semifinals in Macau

The EASL Finals 2026 press conference was held yesterday at integrated resort Studio City in Cotai, as Asia’s top basketball teams gathered in Macau ahead of the semifinals. EASL stands for East Asia Super League.Representatives from four semi-finalists – Alvark Tokyo, Ryukyu Golden Kings, Utsunomiya Brex, all from Japan, and Taoyuan Pauian Pilots from China’s Taiwan region – attended the event alongside EASL founder and CEO Henry Kerins and Studio City’s Senior Vice President

March 20, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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