Macau police bust jewellery shop for illegal currency exchange worth HK$90 million

The Judiciary Police busted a jewellery shop moonlighting as an illegal currency exchange den and nabbed four local men on Thursday in a case involving around HK$90 million (92 million patacas), PJ spokesman Ho Wai Lok said during a special press conference on Friday.Ho identified the four suspects as a 51-year-old jewellery shop owner surnamed Chak, and three salesmen age between 30 and 44, surnamed Wong, Tong and Che.According to Ho, after receiving a tipoff on Thursday, the Judiciary Police

January 26, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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‘Soul to Soul’ exhibition in Macau showcases Cristina Leiria’s sculptural journey

The Gallery of Regency Art Hotel’s “Soul to Soul” exhibition in Taipa presents a collection of sculptures by Portuguese architect-cum-artist Cristina Maria de Faria Rocha Leiria that spans decades of personal and artistic development. The sales exhibition features 28 sculptural works created in crystal, bronze, tin and resin, reflecting Leiria’s exploration of form, emotion and symbolism. Leiria told the Post last week in an interview at the exhibition that the exhibits were

January 26, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Foreigners may use automated clearance at Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) checkpoint from today

According to a statement provided by the Public Security Police Force (PSP) and the Public Security Forces Affairs Bureau (DSFSM) on Friday, eligible foreign passport holders can start using the automated immigration clearance channels at the Zhuhai-Macao Port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) checkpoint starting today, following an agreement between the local and Zhuhai authorities to expand smart clearance measures after a successful pilot at the joint Macau-Hengqin

January 26, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau's Ruins of St. Paul’s renovation slated for completion next month

Architectural Heritage Conservator Ip Kin Hong told reporters on the sidelines of a symposium yesterday that the Ruins of St. Paul’s (Mater Dei Church) bronze statues restoration (Phase III) project is slated to be completed by mid-February, adding that the restoration of the highest bronze statue, depicting a dove, has been relatively complicated due to its height and its poor condition, requiring the involvement of structural engineers and bronze experts.The one-day “Symposium on Cultural

January 26, 2026 | BY Ida Cheong

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Macau govt warns 3 more infant formula products contain Bacillus cereus

Dairy companies Hochdorf from Switzerland and Danone from France, as well as Australian dairy company ALULA are recalling batches of some of their infant formula products due to contamination of raw materials with the microorganism Bacillus cereus, but the Pharmaceutical Supervision and Administration Bureau (ISAF) and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) underlined that the products have not been imported by local businesses, according to two joint ISAF and IAM statements on Friday and Saturday

January 26, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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China resolute in winning anti-corruption war in military: PLA Daily

BEIJING – An editorial to be published by a flagship newspaper of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) yesterday vows to fight and win the war against corruption in the military.China on Saturday announced the investigation into two senior military officials, Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli, suspected of serious violations of discipline and law.Zhang is a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and vice chairman of the Central Military

January 26, 2026 | BY admin

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2.75 million foreigners visit Macau in 2025, 6.87 pct of total visitor arrivals

     Some 2.755 million foreign nationals visited Macau last year, a year-on-year growth of 13.7 percent, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced today.Foreigners accounted for 6.87 percent of last year’s record 40.069 million visitor arrivals. Macau’s previous record of visitor arrivals of 39.406 million was achieved in pre-pandemic 2019.In 2024, foreign visitor arrivals – also known as international visitor arrivals – stood at 2.423 million, accounting for

January 23, 2026 | BY Staff Reporter

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Xi says China's high-quality development to provide more opportunities for cooperation with Brazil

   BEIJING – China's high-quality development via high-level opening-up will provide more opportunities for cooperation with Brazil, Chinese President Xi Jinping said today.   Xi made the remarks during a phone call with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.   Xi noted that he and Lula in 2024 jointly announced the elevation of China-Brazil ties to a community with a shared future for a more just world and a more sustainable planet.   Over

January 23, 2026 | BY admin

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Central govt posts new foreign ministry commissioner to Macao

     The Central People’s Government has decided to appoint Bian Lixin as commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR), replacing Liu Xianfa, Xinhua reported this morning.Bian, a senior official of the ministry, previously headed the ministry’s Department of Personnel.Liu concluded his five-year posting to Macao on January 15. The Commissioner’s Office is one of the three central government entities in the MSAR, along

January 23, 2026 | BY Staff Reporter

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Macau police nab newly employed jewellery shop staff for illegal currency exchanges

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a newly employed salesman of a jewellery shop in a casino-hotel resort in Cotai on Wednesday for his alleged involvement of the shop’s illegal currency exchange activities, PJ spokesman Ho Wai Lok said during a special press conference yesterday.According to Ho, the police discovered that the jewellery shop had been engaging in illegal currency exchange activities since February 2023, and even after the law criminalising illegal currency exchanges came into

January 23, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau govt vows to improve Zone A’s public bus services before CNY

The government said yesterday that new and improved public bus services for the Zone A new urban area, which has been served by public buses since September last year, will be launched before the upcoming Chinese New Year (CNY), after Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raymond Tam Vai Man paid a fact-finding visit to the 1.38-square-kilometre land reclamation area “recently”, with the aim of gaining a better understanding of the government’s ongoing efforts to improve the area’s

January 23, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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University of Macau (UM), PUMCH symposium for further cooperation

The University of Macau (UM) yesterday told media that it has recently held its second joint symposium with the Macao Union Medical Center (PUMCH), drawing more than 100 medical experts and scholars to deepen cooperation in medical research, education, and clinical practice.The two sides reached consensus on topics such as research and clinical data sharing, mechanisms for student and clinical staff exchanges, and systematic cooperation in precision medicine and the diagnosis and treatment of

January 23, 2026 | BY admin

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Macau integrated resort operator GEG launches 15th edition of youth programme

Highlights previous edition achievementsIntegrated resort operator Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) held both the 14th YAP Award Presentation and the 15th YAP Launching Ceremony of the GEG Youth Achievement Program (YAP) at the Galaxy International Convention Centre (GICC) in Cotai last night, celebrating the achievements of the participants of the programme’s previous edition while also launching the newest edition.The programme, which has been co-organised with the Macau Management

January 23, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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How Macau's reclaimed water tariff system works

The government has announced the unit prices of reclaimed water, the generation and supply of which will start on March 1, for all categories of users (domestic and non-domestic), according to which the unit prices of reclaimed water will be 15 percent lower than those of tap water for the respective categories of users, but unlike households’ tap water usage with a tiered-fee system, such a system will not be implemented for their use of reclaimed water.The unit prices of reclaimed water

January 23, 2026 | BY Review by Tony Wong

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