Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) chief expects over 1.42 million visitors during CNY holiday

Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes told reporters on the sidelines of yesterday’s press conference that due to the Chinese mainland’s official Spring Festival holiday period spanning nine days this year (starting from February 15 through 23), MGTO estimates Macau’s total visitor arrivals will be between 1.42 million and over 1.5 million, averaging 158,000 to 175,000 visitors per day, adding that MGTO aims to sustain visitor attractions before

February 4, 2026 | BY Ida Cheong

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Macau TouchDesigner workshop ignites local interest in interactive art skills

Interview by William Chan        ProjectPlayaround Macau, a six-day workshop organised by the Macao New Media Arts Association, kickstarted on Friday.* The first three-day session, the TouchDesigner Performing Arts Workshop hosted by Crystal Jow from the United States, concentrated on the widely-used TouchDesigner software, covering fundamentals, body and sound interactivity, and generative visuals. I attended the last section on Sunday afternoon at a commercial

February 4, 2026 | BY admin

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Macau councillors worry about safety of large events, illegal inns

The government-appointed Taipa and Coloane Community Service Consultative Council held its regular monthly meeting yesterday, where various concerns about the safety of large events and illegal inns were raised by its members. The three-hour meeting was held at the Seac Pai Van Community Complex (石排灣社區綜合大樓) in Coloane yesterday.The first part of the meeting was open to the media, during which committee members raised various issues in their speeches. The meeting then

February 4, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Uber launches HZMB cross-border & Macau taxi services

US multinational transportation company Uber announced in a statement yesterday that it has launched a local taxi service as well as a Macau-Hong Kong cross-border service across the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB). Back in July 2017, Uber had decided to suspend its services in Macau after failing to secure the government’s authorisation for its operations here. The company’s cross-border and local taxi services started yesterday. According to the statement, the launch of the

February 4, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Amb. Loro Horta visiting Macau says Timor-Leste joining ASEAN ‘an important moment’

   Amb. Loro Horta says Timor-Leste joining ASEAN ‘an important moment’       Interview by Christopher Chu  •      In a sit-down interview in Macao last Wednesday with The Bay, Ambassador Loro Horta shares why Timor-Leste* must urgently pivot the economy away from oil and gas and into tourism and agriculture.•      Dili’s commitment to host its first ASEAN Summit by 2029 serves as a major test for the

February 3, 2026 | BY Christopher Chu/The Bay

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Macau police nab smuggler with 4.5 kg of heroin worth 6.38 million patacas

The Judiciary Police (PJ) apprehended a man from the Chinese mainland on Saturday for smuggling 4.559 kilograms of heroin worth 6.38 million patacas, PJ spokesman Cheong Siu Keong said during a special press conference yesterday.Cheong identified the suspect as a 20-year-old male surnamed Kang.According to Cheong, based on a tip-off, the Judiciary Police (PJ) identified Kang as a drug-smuggling suspect on a flight from a foreign country to Macau on Saturday. Officers from the Macau Customs

February 3, 2026 | BY Ada Lei

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Macau, Hengqin jointly release consumer protection cooperation results

The Macau Consumer Council (CC) announced in a statement on Friday that the Macau and Hengqin consumer protection authorities jointly released the latest outcomes of their collaborative efforts, highlighting new progress in cross-border consumer rights protection under the “Macau + Hengqin” strategic positioning. According to the statement, a joint meeting was held in the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin, bringing together representatives from both sides to present

February 3, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau police nab mainlander for cheating 3 currency exchange dealers out of 223,300 yuan with fake chips

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a man from the Chinese mainland on Sunday for cheating three illegal currency exchange dealers out of 223,300 yuan (260,000 patacas) using counterfeit gambling chips, PJ spokesman Cheong Kim Fong said during a special press conference yesterday.Cheong identified the suspect as a 38-year-old male surnamed Liu who claimed to be jobless. The victims are three middle-aged men from the Chinese mainland who engaged in illegal currency exchange activities in

February 3, 2026 | BY Ada Lei

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From LAB to LIFE: Macau Teenagers Develop Protein-Based Flame Retardant Coating: Pui Ching Middle School Students' Research

Analysis by iGEM team of Pui Ching Middle School        Pui Ching–Macau, the city’s first high-school iGEM team, has explored an eco-friendly, safe, and sustainable biological flame-retardant coating. Their work has been published in the international journal Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology and earned them a Gold Medal at the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Competition.* A flame can only form when three essential elements are present:

February 3, 2026 | BY admin

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280th Distinguished Artist Lecture to be held at Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST)

The 280th Distinguished Artist Lecture “Architecture for Humanity” and “Innovative Offsite Systems for Architecture” are slated to be held on Thursday at the private Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST).The upcoming three-hour lecture, organised by MUST’s Faculty of Humanities and Arts and CAC – Círculo dos Amigos da Cultura de Macau (Circle of the Friends of Macau’s Culture), will feature Politecnico di Milano professor and researcher Marco Imperadori, whose work

February 3, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) promotes Macau during Fitur in Spain

The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) recently promoted Macau in Spain, setting up the “Macau Pavilion” during the five-day tourism trade fair Fitur (Feria Internacional de Turismo) in Madrid.Joining Fitur, one of the largest international tourism fairs in the world that was held from January 21 to 25, were MGTO Deputy Director Cheng Wai Tong and a delegation comprising Macau’s travel trade and integrated resort operator MGM, according to an MGTO statement last week.At the Macau

February 3, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau govt proposes bill on Committee for Safeguarding National Security

The local government announced yesterday that it has finished drafting a bill regulating the operation of the Macau Special Administrative Region’s (MSAR) Committee for Safeguarding National Security, the organisational structure and operation of which are currently governed by an administrative regulation.Government-drafted bills must be passed by the legislature to become law, while government-drafted administrative regulations, aka by-laws, do not require the legislature’s approval.The

February 3, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau Customs Service seizes 40 kg of silver granules worth 1.3 million patacas

Macau Customs Service announced in a statement on Sunday that its officers seized 40 kilograms of silver granules* worth around 1.3 million patacas at the local checkpoint of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) on Thursday.According to the statement, on that day, customs officers at the checkpoint’s arrivals hall noticed a local female acting suspiciously. A follow-up inspection revealed 40 kilograms of silver granules in her hand luggage, which she was attempting to smuggle into Macau.

February 3, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Large-scale events reshape city life, spark mixed reactions among locals: Macau vox pop

As concerts, sports competitions and festivals have become common in Macau, locals hold mixed views on whether large-scale events bring benefits or inconvenience. The Post spoke to five residents yesterday, who expressed rather different views on how such events affect daily life, the economy, and who ultimately benefits the most. Susana, 24, said the impact of large-scale events largely depends on the location and organisation. Recalling concerts held near the Macau Olympic Sports

February 3, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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