Sam visits HK, vows joint promotion of GBA high-quality development

Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai visited Hong Kong on Friday where he met with his counterpart John Lee Ka-chiu to exchange views on both sides jointly promoting the high-quality development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA) and better serving the nation’s overall development, the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) announced in a statement that day.During their meeting at Government House in Hong Kong, according to the statement, Sam and Lee also exchanged views on

February 17, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau can contribute to nation becoming leading country in education: vice-minister

Wu Yan, a vice-minister of the Ministry of Education, paid a three-day visit to Macau last week where he gave a presentation about the Master Plan on Building China into a Leading Country in Education (2024-2035) on Friday, saying that Macau can contribute its specific strengths to the building of a leading country in education, according to a statement by the Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) that day.The master plan has been jointly issued by the Communist Party of China (CPC)

February 17, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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13-year-old Lam Ieng San showcases works at 10 Fantasia Gallery

A 13-year-old local artist and secondary school student named Lam Ieng San is showcasing his love for art through a variety of watercolours themed on China’s 24 solar terms* (二十四節氣) in an exhibition presented at the 10 Fantasia gallery’s room B05 on Calçada da Igreja de S. Lázaro (瘋堂斜巷)On until February 28 and comprising 15 works, the free-admission exhibition is entitled “Chinese twenty-four solar terms - Art Exhibition by Lam Ieng San”. While visiting,

February 17, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Residential rents rise 3.9 pct in 2024

    Macau's average rent for residential units grew by 3.9 percent year on year to 137 patacas per square metre of usuable area last year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced today.    According to a DSEC statement, the average rent per square metre of usuable area for shops fell by 1.1 percent year on year to 479 patacas.    The average rents for office units (293 patacas) and industrial units (123 patacas) dropped by 2.8 percent

February 14, 2025 | BY admin

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Taiwan dept store gas blast kills 2 Macau residents, injures 2-year-old girl

7-member family from Macau affectedA gas explosion occurred at a department store in Taichung City, China’s Taiwan region, at about 11:30 a.m. yesterday, resulting in at least four deaths and 30 injuries – and the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) later released a statement confirming that two local residents were killed, and one seriously injured in the blast.A total of five local residents affected by the incident were injured, including a two-year-old girl, according to MGTO.

February 14, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

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‘Todos Fest! Inclusive Arts Festival’ returns for 5th edition

The vibrant atmosphere of inclusivity returns as the fifth edition of the “Todos Fest! Inclusive Arts Festival” takes place on March 1-2 at the Small Auditorium and Art Plaza of the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM) in Nape.“Todos” is Portuguese for “everyone”.According to a statement earlier this week by local art organisation Comuna de Pedra, this year’s festival, sponsored by integrated resort operator Sands China, features a diverse range of programmes, including performances, film

February 14, 2025 | BY Kristina Vallesteros

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Police bust illegal mahjong parlour in Areia Preta

The Judiciary Police (PJ) busted on Tuesday an illegal mahjong parlour in Areia Preta district, PJ spokesman Leng Kam Lon said at a regular press conference yesterday.According to Leng, the police recently received a tip-off regarding the establishment, located on the mezzanine level of a building. Upon arrival at the scene on Tuesday, police encountered three locked doors leading to the parlour. Inside, they discovered four local women playing mahjong, with one mainland woman waiting her turn,

February 14, 2025 | BY William Chan

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No ‘mobile stations’ for flu jabs: SSM

The government has ruled out the possibility of setting up “mobile stations” for influenza vaccinations due to health and safety issues, according to a regular meeting of the Northern District Community Service Consultative Council yesterday where officials from the Health Bureau (SSM) briefed its members about the government’s ongoing work tackling influenza.Chan Ian Ian, a deputy convenor of the government-appointed council, made the remarks while briefing reporters after yesterday’s

February 14, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Local businesses talk about factors affecting sales

Vox pop by Kristina Vallesteros, Rui Pastorin,        A business can be affected by various external factors that may cause them to either thrive or struggle such as consumers’ preferences to spend money outside of Macau or the general economic situation. The Post has interviewed several local businesses around Avenida Horta e Costa (高士德大馬路) and Avenida Sidónio Pais (士多鳥拜斯大馬路) to learn more about their stories and the situations they might be

February 14, 2025 | BY admin

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Mainland quartet scam local senior with TCM: police

Four people from the mainland have been apprehended for defrauding a local 70-year-old woman on the street by peddling purportedly valuable traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), Public Security Police (PSP) Lam Keong said in a regular press conference yesterday.According to Lam, the group, comprising three women and one man aged between 50 and 65, targeted the victim on Rua de Nam Keng (南京街) in Taipa on Tuesday. Initially, one of the female suspects engaged the victim in a conversation

February 14, 2025 | BY William Chan

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Police bust mainland illegal currency exchange dealer

A woman from the mainland has been arrested for engaging in an illegal currency exchange deal, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Leng Kam Lon said during a special press conference yesterday.The 44-year-old suspect surnamed Chen told the police that she is jobless.According to Leng, the police saw Chen and a mainland male gambler engaged in an illicit currency exchange transaction at a Cotai casino on Wednesday. Just as the duo were finalising the exchange, with the gambler transferring 19,300

February 14, 2025 | BY William Chan

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IC to hold community cultural events this weekend

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) will launch its “Culture in the Community” initiative tomorrow and Sunday, bringing 16 pop-up events to 14 neighbourhoods across Macau, according to an IC statement yesterday.Centred around the themes of “More Reading” and “More Music,” the programme aims to enrich residents’ daily life with cultural experiences, with the “More Reading” series of activities which will transform community spaces into storytelling hubs, featuring interactive

February 14, 2025 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Customs busts 4 claw machine shops for offering fake stuffed toys worth 110,000 patacas

Macau Customs Service officers on Wednesday busted four claw machine shops suspected of offering gamers stuffed toys infringing on various brands’ intellectual property rights (IP), involving 303 bogus items worth 110,000 patacas in total, according to the prices set by the retailers, a customs spokesperson said during a press conference in Pac On, Taipa yesterday.According to the spokesperson, the four shops are located in Fai Chi Kei district and in the Avenida do Ouvidor Arriaga

February 14, 2025 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Avenida do Nordeste skywalk to be completed in June 2027: govt

The government said yesterday that its skywalk project along Avenida do Nordeste (東北大馬路) in the peninsula’s Areia Preta district, which got off the ground last week, is scheduled to be fully completed in June 2027.The government also reaffirmed yesterday that various special measures will be implemented aiming to alleviate the adverse impact of the project’s duration on the traffic in the area.The Northern District Community Service Consultative Council held a regular meeting

February 14, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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