Sam vows to focus on livelihood issues in 2025 Policy Address: GCS

The Macau General Union of Neighbourhood Associations and the Association of Returned Overseas Chinese Macau met with Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai on Friday, after which the Government Information Bureau (GCS) stated that Sam would seriously consider the views and suggestions from the two groups on his governance and use them as references for the compilation of his 2025 Policy Address, quoting him as underlining that he would propose a policy focused on livelihood issues while adhering to the

February 24, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

Comment: 0

MUST applies to extend campus to Hengqin

Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) President Joseph Lee Hun-wei said yesterday that the private university has submitted an application to the government to extend its campus to the Guangdong-Macau In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin.Established in 2000, MUST’s campus is located on Avenida Wai Long (氹仔偉龍馬路) in Taipa, covering an area of about 210,000 square metres, with over 23,000 students, nine faculties, nearly 100 degree programmes and four national research

February 24, 2025 | BY Ginnie Liang

Comment: 0

3 Macau middleschool students steal 2 phones to sell in Chinese mainland: police

The Public Security Police (PSP) arrested three secondary school students on Tuesday for stealing mobile phones on two separate occasions at a basketball court and later reselling the two devices in the mainland for 600 yuan and 3,000 yuan, respectively.According to a regular police press conference on Friday, the two teenage victims left their phones unattended on benches at two basketball courts on the peninsula while they played last Saturday and Sunday respectively, one of them reporting a

February 24, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

Comment: 0

Govt ponders Macau Science Centre’s expansion: O Lam

The government is considering the possibility of using a plot next to the Macau Science Centre (MSC) complex on the Nape waterfront for the future expansion of the science popularisation facility.Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Wallis O Lam revealed the option during Friday’s plenary session in the legislature’s hemicycle when she replied to oral interpellations from lawmakers.Replying to an oral interpellation by legislator Alan Ho Ion Sang, O underlined the Education and Youth

February 24, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

Comment: 0

2025MIECF to take place next month

The 2025 Macao International Environmental Cooperation Forum & Exhibition (2025MIECF) is slated to be held at The Venetian Macao Cotai Expo from March 27-29, with a statement from the organisers noting that over 40 listed companies and over 100 international exhibitors are expected to be in town.During the three-day event, the Robot Dog B2*, which the statement said is “renowned in the international robotic industry for its remarkable capabilities”, will make an appearance in Macau for

February 24, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

Comment: 0

Warm-up shelter in Ilha Verde opens

The government opened its hypothermia shelter located in Block 4 of the Bairro da Ilha Verde Building yesterday evening after the observatory issued the Yellow cold weather alert.A statement by the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) yesterday said that the warm-up shelter will continue operating until the weather gets less chilly again. The Bairro da Ilha Verde Building is a subsidised home-ownership scheme (HOS) estate in Ilha Verde district.The observatory has a two-level alert system for cold

February 24, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

Comment: 0

DSEDJ mulls advancing student career planning from senior high school to Form 3: O Lam

The Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) is studying the feasibility of advancing career planning from the senior high school level to Form 3, i.e., the third and last year of junior high school, to help students plan their future career blueprints as early as possible, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Wallis O Lam said on Friday.O made the remarks during an oral interpellation plenary session on Friday in the legislature’s hemicycle, adding that the new measure aims to

February 24, 2025 | BY Ginnie Liang

Comment: 0

Enough internship places for medical students for next 3 years: O Lam

There will be more than 600 students graduating from medical-related programmes every year from this year to 2027, and there will be more than 800 internship places in public and private medical institutions for the new graduates every year, which will be sufficient for the next three years, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Wallis O Lam said on Friday.O made the remarks during an oral interpellation plenary session on Friday in the legislature’s hemicycle, adding that the estimate was

February 24, 2025 | BY Ginnie Liang

Comment: 0

‘Community Consumption Grand Prize’ to return March 24

The Economic and Technological Development Bureau (DSEDT), in conjunction with the Macau Chamber of Commerce (ACM), announced on Saturday that a new round of the “Community Consumption Grand Prize” campaign will run from March 24 to June 1, offering e-wallet holders vouchers with a face value of up to 200 patacas and 300 patacas in discounts for Senior Citizen Macau Pass Card holders – and ACM President Frederico Ma Chi Ngai said in a speech that the upcoming campaign aims to “sustain

February 24, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

Comment: 0

Working abroad: from OFWs’ perspective

Vox pop by Adrian Vallesteros and Rui Pastorin        Filipinos make up the second largest non-local group in Macau’s labour force, just behind the Chinese mainlanders.Data on the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) website shows that as of the end of last year, Macau had a total of 30,912 non-resident workers from the Philippines, while there is also a considerable number of Filipinos who are Macau residents. With many working far from home, the Post wanted to hear their

February 24, 2025 | BY admin

Comment: 0

Dolphin carcass washes up at Hac Sac, already cremated

A dolphin carcass was found on Hac Sa (“Black Sand”) Beach on Saturday, and the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) said in a statement that the carcass “has been cremated”.According to Saturday’s statement, the carcass was identified as a subadult porpoise, male, 1.48 metres in length.Upon receiving the report about the carcass on Saturday afternoon, the statement noted, the bureau immediately dispatched officials to the scene. The carcass was found to be rotten and emitted a strong

February 24, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

Comment: 0

‘Ne Zha 2’ dominates Australian cinemas 2 weeks on

CANBERRA – The Hoyts Sunnybank cinema in Brisbane, Australia’s third largest city, presented 14 sessions of the Chinese animated film “Ne Zha 2” yesterday, significantly more than other popular films including “Captain America: Brave New World” which was shown in eight sessions.While Sunnybank has a concentrated Chinese diaspora population, Brisbane cinema Event Garden City Mt Gravatt showed “Ne Zha 2” in 11 sessions, the same as “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy.”About two

February 24, 2025 | BY Li Huizi, Zhang Jianhua

Comment: 0

Parkinson’s possible to be blocked thanks to Chinese scientists’ breakthrough research

SHANGHAI – Chinese scientists have discovered a novel therapeutic target for Parkinson’s disease, a neurodegenerative condition with high disability and mortality rates, and have successfully identified a potentially effective small molecule drug.The breakthrough, achieved by a team from Huashan Hospital affiliated with Fudan University in Shanghai, holds promise for early intervention in Parkinson’s disease, offering patients renewed hope for delaying its progression. The research was

February 24, 2025 | BY admin

Comment: 0

9-month-old Kfir Bibas and 4-year-old Ariel Bibas confirmed murdered in cold blood by the Hamas terrorist organization: Israel

The third body received is not that of Shiri Bibas, the mother of Ariel and Kfir, as Hamas has severely violated the ceasefire agreementBelow is the official announcement by Israel Defense Forces (IDF):Following the completion of the identification process by the National Institute of Forensic Medicine in collaboration with IDF representatives informed the Bibas family that their loved ones, Ariel and Kfir Bibas, have been identified.According to the assessment of professional officials,

February 24, 2025 | BY admin

Comment: 0