Macau Judiciary Police (PJ) urge public to beware of ‘Gold-Plated Silver’ scams

The Judiciary Police (PJ) urged both the general public and the business sector in a statement on Monday that several fraud cases involving the use of “gold-plated silver” jewellery purporting to be real gold have been reported in neighbouring regions recently. According to the statement, “gold-plated silver” refers to ornaments with a silver core and a gold-plated surface. While they closely resemble pure gold jewellery in appearance, their value is significantly

February 25, 2026 | BY Ida Cheong

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Macau's Portuguese Bookshop hosts Alexandre Simões’ photo exhibition

The exhibition “WHAT ARE YOU DOING THE REST OF YOUR LIFE?” by Alexandre Simões is currently on display in the city centre’s Livraria Portuguesa (“Portuguese Bookshop”), bringing together images spanning from the 1990s to the present. The exhibition runs until tomorrow. Inaugurated on February 5, the exhibition presents a selection of photographs described as entries in a visual diary, reflecting Simões’ authorial universe* across multiple temporal layers, according to a

February 25, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau's Mr. Bubbles: ‘a quiet friend who stays by your side through hard times’

Interview by Rui Pastorin        One day in 2020, Jessica Ieong (楊沅喬) experienced a stressful and tiring day at work. So, she did what she usually does to find relief and put her mind at ease: draw. Local-born Ieong told the Post in a recent interview that while she graduated from the University of Macau (UM) with a degree in Civil Engineering and previously worked in the profession, art has always been an outlet for her, using it as a form of self-expression and

February 25, 2026 | BY admin

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Macau logs 1.55 million visitors during 9-day CNY Golden Week

Macau recorded some 1.55 million visitor arrivals during the Chinese mainland’s nine-day Chinese New Year (CNY) “Golden Week” holiday period this year, representing a daily average of 172,698, according to data released by the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) yesterday.The Chinese mainland’s nine-day holiday ran between Sunday last week (February 15) and Monday this week.This year, the Chinese mainland’s Spring Festival holiday period lasted nine days for the first time,

February 25, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau's 2026 Women’s Sports Carnival slated for next month

The annual “Macau Women’s Sports Carnival” is slated for March 21 (Saturday) in the city’s main square, Largo do Senado (議事亭前地), and on the following day at the Tap Seac Multi-Sports Pavilion, aiming to enable women to participate in sport through different means, the Sports Bureau’s (ID) Sports Development Department Chief Chao Kuok Wai announced in a press conference yesterday. The press conference about the sports carnival took place at the bureau’s headquarters in

February 25, 2026 | BY Ida Cheong

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Macau int'l airport logs over 267,000 passengers during CNY holiday

The Macau International Airport (MIA) noted in a statement yesterday that it welcomed 267,235 passengers and handled 1,943 flight movements between February 14 and during the Chinese New Year (CNY) holiday period from February 15 to 23, with the figures representing an increase of 11 percent and 9 percent respectively during the same period in 2025.The Chinese mainland enjoyed, for the first time, a nine-day Spring Festival holiday, which kicked off on February 15, the day before Chinese New

February 25, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau police fine fire-breather for spouting flames

The Public Security Police (PSP) fined a man from the mainland on Monday for spouting flames while standing on the pavement in Avenida da Nave Desportiva in Cotai last week, public broadcaster TDM reported yesterday.According to the report, the police intercepted the fire-breather, who is in his thirties, at a hotel in Zape on Monday after becoming aware of a video clip circulating on social media. The clip showed the man spouting flames four times at the location in the early hours of Tuesday

February 25, 2026 | BY admin

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Modernization evidenced by festival’s opening-up

China Daily Editorial        In a hyperconnected world where algorithms increasingly choreograph our daily lives, China’s special nine-day shopping campaign during the Spring Festival holiday has demonstrated how a society once rooted in agrarian rhythms has rewired itself for the digital age without severing its cultural roots.Announced by the Ministry of Commerce of China and rolled out from February 15 to Monday, the campaign featured activities across six areas –

February 25, 2026 | BY admin

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China’s Spring Festival spending boosts business for global markets

Analysis        BEIJING – During the Chinese New Year holiday, China’s consumer market has remained vibrant, with bustling shopping malls and heavy travel flows reflecting robust domestic demand and growing global appeal.More notably, the holiday spending surge is generating opportunities far beyond China’s borders. From upgraded imported goods to booming cross-border tourism, global businesses and destinations are actively engaging with the Chinese market and sharing

February 25, 2026 | BY admin

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Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai urges local NPC deputies & CPPCC members to help Macau reach new heights

Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai hosted a dinner last night for Macau deputies to the National People’s Congress (NPC) and Macau members of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), where he underlined in a speech that his government is steadily advancing its administration and governance and vigorously drawing up Macau’s third five-year socioeconomic development plan, urging the local NPC deputies and CPPCC members to, due to their profound

February 24, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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Resort operator SJM to present ‘Classics on Strings’ with Macao Orchestra, int’l virtuosos

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), Macao Orchestra Company, Limited and SJM Resorts, S.A. will jointly present the concert “Classics on Strings” on March 14 at the Macau Cultural Centre’s (CCM) Grand Auditorium in Nape, featuring the Macao Orchestra (OM) under the baton of Lithuanian violinist Julian Rachlin, according to a statement by the bureau on Friday.Scheduled for 8 p.m., the concert will showcase a programme of celebrated string pieces, including Beethoven’s Coriolan Overture,

February 24, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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University of Oxford’s Dame Jessica Rawson visits Macao University of Tourism (UTM)

University of Oxford Prof. Dame Jessica Rawson visited the Macao University of Tourism (UTM) on February 5, where she met with Rector Fanny Vong Chuk Kwan and engaged in academic exchanges with faculty and students, according to a statement by the public university yesterday.A scholar in Chinese art and archaeology, the statement noted, Rawson is a former Keeper of the Department of Oriental Antiquities at the British Museum and former Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford. The

February 24, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Young man falls victim to prostitution scam, loses 86,000 yuan: Macau Judiciary Police (PJ)

A male non-resident worker (NRW) fell victim to a prostitution scam and lost 86,000 yuan (99,800 patacas), PJ spokesman Cheong Kim Fong said in a regular press conference yesterday.On December 8, Cheong said, the victim came across an online advertisement offering commercial sex. After contacting the individual as directed, he was told that he needed to complete an online game first before the “date” could be arranged, Cheong said, adding that the victim was a young man. The scammer

February 24, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau police arrest mainlander for cheating illegal currency exchange dealer

The Judiciary Police nabbed a man from the Chinese mainland on Saturday for defrauding an illegal currency exchange dealer, PJ spokesman Cheong Kim Fong said during yesterday regular press conference.Cheong identified the suspect as a 26-year-old man surnamed Wu who claimed to be jobless.According to Cheong, Wu recently met a fellow mainlander engaged in illegal currency exchange activities in a local casino.On Saturday evening, Cheong said, Wu and the victim arranged to meet at a casino in

February 24, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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