Health Bureau logs 6.6 pct rise in organ donation registrations

The Health Bureau (SSM) launched an online registration service for organ donations in September 2018 – and the bureau has announced that since then the number had reached about 6,380 organ donation registrations as of the end of last year, of which over 4,420 had completed the whole registration process, representing a 6.6 percent increase in total registrations between the end of 2023 and the end of last year.The bureau announced the figure last month in a reply to a written interpellation

March 18, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

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Twin pandas Moboboo & Mocacaa take centre stage at new exhibition

An exhibition entitled “Moboboo and Mocacaa Sports Paradise Themed Illustration Exhibition” is taking place at the free-admission 10 Fantasia Gallery until April 30, with the works on display featuring twin giant pandas as its centre stage.Displayed in the gallery’s room B07, the works on display feature giant twin pandas named Moboboo and Mocacaa, the brainchildren of local illustrator Zoe (何嘉怡). Each character finds itself is portrayed as taking part in various sports. From being

March 18, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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New policy supports unveiled to encourage consumption

Analysis        BEIJING – A new plan to expand consumer spending unveiled on Sunday is expected to encourage consumption and drive economic growth in China. The country has maintained its position as the world’s second-largest consumer market and largest e-commerce market for over a decade.Data released yesterday shows that retail sales of consumer goods – a major indicator of the country’s consumption strength – climbed 4 percent year on year in the first two

March 18, 2025 | BY admin

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Jockey Club’s over 100 ‘working cats’ to stay in Macau for adoption

The Macau Jockey Club (MJC) closed down on April 1 last year and is set to return its vast site in Taipa to the government at the beginning of next month – and the MJC and ANIMA Macau co-hosted a cat adoption event at the MJC site in Taipa to find new homes for the company’s “working cats” there, during which ANIMA President Zoe Tang Tinna told the Post that the public’s response has been very positive, with a total of 22 cats adopted yesterday.Last month, volunteers organised a

March 17, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

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Aircon blaze erupts at Hoi Fu, about 60 self-evacuate

A fire broke out in Hoi Fu Garden Building yesterday morning, resulting in two dwellers suffering from smoke inhalation and being taken to hospital – and the Fire Services Bureau (CB) noted that the fire was likely caused by a short circuit in an air conditioner’s electrical wiring of one the upper-floor flats of the high-rise.The two female victims, aged 66 and 32, were in stable condition after suffering from smoke inhalation, according to a CB statement. About 60 residents self-evacuated

March 17, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

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Police nab ‘loan con artists’ for cheating woman out of 4,000 patacas

The Public Security Police (PSP) arrested on Wednesday two “loan con artists” who, while “soliciting money from passers-by on the street” by claiming that they had lost all their money in local casinos and could not afford to buy meals, cheated a local woman out of 4,000 patacas.According to a regular police press conference on Friday, the two fraudsters from the mainland are a man and a woman in their forties, surnamed Zhang and Zhao respectively.On Wednesday, the Public Security

March 17, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

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Supply of reclaimed water set to reduce households’ water bills: water chief

Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) Director Susana Wong Soi Man said yesterday that after the scheduled start of the supply of reclaimed water, to be used for the flushing of toilets and watering plants, to Coloane’s sprawling Seac Pai Van public housing neighbourhood and the University of Macau (UM) campus early next year, their water bills are expected to drop because the unit price of reclaimed water will be lower than that of tap water.Wong made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the

March 17, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Govt vows to level uneven road surfaces affected by Inner Harbour’s flood-prevention project

The Public Works Bureau (DSOP) said yesterday that it is urging the respective construction contractors to repair, in a timely manner, the uneven road surface, which is affecting motorists, motorbike riders in particular, on a section of the Inner Harbour district’s Rua das Lorchas (火船頭街) near Praça de Ponte e Horta (known in Cantonese as Si Ta Hau – 司打口) resulting from the ongoing project to install underground box culverts and new rainwater drains and sewer pipes there.The

March 17, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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30 pct of senior citizens report significant loneliness: survey

The findings of a survey show that 30 percent of the elderly respondents experience a significant degree of loneliness whilst about 19 percent of prospective retirees are in need of attention in terms of mental health, in response to which the Sheng Kung Hui (SKH) Macau Social Services Centre, which conducted the survey, urged the government to continue enhancing the planning for a barrier-free and senior-friendly environment, while raising public awareness of the concept of an elderly-friendly

March 17, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

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Kenyans Langat and Sigei win Sands int’l 10k

Kenyans Vincent Kibet Langat and Betty Sigei won yesterday’s 2025 Sands China Macao International 10K, with each athlete setting a new local record for the men’s and women’s categories respectively.The races kicked off from Lago Sai Van (西灣湖) and ended at the Olympic Sports Centre Stadium in Taipa, with this year’s route also featuring the Cotai Strip for the first time.  According to a statement from the Sports Bureau (ID) yesterday, overall champion in the men’s category

March 17, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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MPU holds global carbon neutrality trends symposium

The Macao Polytechnic University (MPU) said in a statement on Thursday that its Centre for Gaming and Tourism Studies (CJT) recently held a symposium entitled “Global Carbon Neutrality Trends and ESG Compliance in the International Gaming Industry”, during which keynote speakers discussed sustainable development within the global climate governance framework.According to the statement, invited speakers included Macao Finance Technology and Education Development Association Vice President

March 17, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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The future of computing: Recent advancements

Hoi Sio Hong, Form 4, Chan Sui Ki Perpetual Help College        In retrospect, it is astonishing to think that computers, which once occupied entire rooms, can now fit into the palm of one’s hand. These devices have evolved at a pace no one could have anticipated. Today, researchers are pioneering cutting-edge computing technologies to tackle challenges that conventional computers cannot resolve, even within the lifetime of the universe. This article explores recent

March 17, 2025 | BY admin

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G7 statement shows its ideological bias

China Daily Editorial        In their meeting in Charlevoix, Canada, on Friday, the G7 foreign ministers released a joint statement, in which they again bad-mouthed China on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, South China Sea issue, and the Taiwan question, as well as nuclear weapons.They falsely labeled China as an “enabler” of Russia’s military operations in Ukraine and the reconstruction of Russia’s armed forces, willfully distorting the truth of the matter. China has

March 17, 2025 | BY admin

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Lai Ching-te's separatist statements spark widespread criticism in Taiwan

   TAIPEI – People from various sectors in Taiwan have expressed strong concerns over the latest statements made by Taiwan leader William Lai Ching-te, warning such comments could lead to escalated tension and standstill of cross-Strait exchanges.   At a press conference on Thursday, Lai portrayed the mainland as a "hostile external force" and outlined 17 strategies to counter so-called threats facing the island.   Taipei-based The United Daily News

March 14, 2025 | BY admin

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