Macau Public Security Forces Affairs Bureau (DSFSM) warns public of bogus phone calls mimicking its staff

The Macau Public Security Forces Affairs Bureau (DSFSM) urged the public in a statement yesterday to remain vigilant and be wary of fraudulent phone calls from individuals impersonating its staff. According to the statement, recently residents have received suspicious phone calls from fraudsters using unidentified numbers claiming to be staff members of the bureau and falsely presenting themselves as police officers.Under the pretext of various matters such as immigration investigations or

March 6, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Xi urges major provincial economies to gain experience in solving new problems

BEIJING – President Xi Jinping yesterday urged major provincial economies to redouble efforts to gain experience in analyzing new situations and solving new problems.Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks while taking part in a deliberation with his fellow deputies from the delegation of Jiangsu Province at the fourth session of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC).To fulfill

March 6, 2026 | BY admin

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China targets quality growth in 2026 and beyond amid weakening global economy

Analysis        BEIJING – China yesterday set an economic growth target of 4.5 to 5 percent for 2026, aiming for a good start to the new five-year plan that charts the course for high-quality development and offers much-needed certainty to a troubled world economy.The GDP growth target is well aligned with China’s long-range objectives through the year 2035 and broadly in line with the long-term growth potential of China’s economy, said a government work report

March 6, 2026 | BY admin

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Macau Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) chief leads delegation to HK Ombudsman Office

A delegation led by Commissioner Against Corruption (CCAC) Ao Ieong Seong visited the Office of the Ombudsman of Hong Kong to exchange views on the work of the ombudsman* and strengthen cooperation, according to a statement by CCAC on Tuesday.During the visit, Ao Ieong and her delegation met with Hong Kong Ombudsman Jack Chan Jick-chi at the Office of the Ombudsman of Hong Kong, the statement said, adding that Ao Ieong introduced the functions of the CCAC as Macau’s ombudsman institution.In

March 5, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau logs over 40 million visitor arrivals last year: MGTO reconfirms

Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) officials reconfirmed yesterday that Macau recorded 40.069 million visitor arrivals last year, marking a significant year-on-year increase of 14.7 percent.The officials reconfirmed the record figure during a meeting with members of the government-appointed Central District Community Service Consultative Council at the Patane Municipal Market Complex (沙梨頭街市市政綜合大樓).Briefing reporters after yesterday’s closed-door meeting, Wu Hang San,

March 5, 2026 | BY Ida Cheong

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Macau's CTM buys Hutchison's ‘3 Macau’ telecom operator for 10 million patacas

Macau’s telecommunications landscape is set for a significant shift as local leading telecom operator CTM has acquired Hutchison Telephone (Macau) (known as “3 Macau”, 澳門和記) for 10 million patacas, analysts told the Post last night. According to Macau’s Commercial and Movable Goods Registry, CTM and its parent company, CTM (HK) Limited, hold all shares of the “3 Macau” telecom operator with a nominal value of 10 million patacas. CTM itself is majority-owned by

March 5, 2026 | BY Ida Cheong

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Macau Health Bureau (SSM) receives report of collective gastroenteritis at Asilo de Betânia

A collective gastroenteritis case at Asilo de Betânia on Avenida do Conselheiro Borja (青洲大馬路) was reported to the Health Bureau (SSM) on Tuesday, with the incident involving 13 patients made up of residents and staff.The facility run by Caritas Macau is a home for elderly men. In a statement released that day, it was noted that the patients, comprising 12 male and one female, started exhibiting symptoms on February 26, including vomiting and abdominal pain. Most have sought

March 5, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Central authorities' Xia Baolong urges Macau’s alignment with nation’s 15th Five-Year Plan

Xia Baolong, who heads both the Hong Kong and Macao Work Office (HKMWO) of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office (HKMAO) of the State Council, met with Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai in Beijing yesterday, where Xia urged the local government to draw up Macau’s third five-year socioeconomic development plan in full compliance with the nation’s overall development strategy and Macau’s own

March 5, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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Zhuhai's Gongbei customs seizes 4 Maotai bottles in shower gel dispensers

Zhuhai’s Gongbei Customs announced in a statement yesterday that its officers at the Macau-Zhuhai Gongbei checkpoint seized four bottles of Maotai liquor concealed in four shower gel dispensers last Thursday.According to the statement, on that day, customs officers at the checkpoint noticed a male traveller walking through the “green channel” and decided to intercept him.Customs officers discovered that the shopping bag the man was carrying contained four dispensers of shower gel, the

March 5, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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‘Art Without Boundaries’ Macau workshop registration now open

Seven sessions of art workshops at the Macau Museum of Art (MAM) for youngsters aged four to 16 are open for registration, to be held for the museum’s “Art Without Boundaries – Children’s Workshop Series.With registration open until March 22 via the Macao One Account (activity.mo.gov.mo/activity-h5), the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a statement earlier this week that the workshops will be held from April to June, aiming to enable young people to “experience the infinite

March 5, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macao Union Medical Centre performs its first skin graft surgery on advanced-age patient

The Islands Healthcare Complex – Macao Medical Centre of Peking Union Medical College Hospital, colloquially known as “Macau Union Medical Centre” (PUMCH), has successfully completed its first skin graft surgery on an advanced-age patient with multiple underlying diseases and chronic lower limb wounds, according to a statement by the centre on Tuesday.The statement said that the procedure was carried out by its Plastic Surgery Department as part of the steady expansion of its medical

March 5, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau police bust 2 drug cases, nab 3 suspects on Monday, seize cannabis & cocaine

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested two local men for drug-trafficking and drug-taking on Monday, PJ spokesman Lei Chi Hou said during a regular press conference yesterday.Lei identified the suspects as a 29-year-old driver surnamed Fong and a 27-year-old maintenance technician surnamed Ho.According to Lei, based on a tipoff, PJ officers identified Fong and Ho as suspected drug dealers, and intercepted the duo in the northern district on Monday.PJ officers seized 2.33 grams of cannabis buds,

March 5, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau police arrest man for 100,000 yuan fraud

The Judiciary Police (PJ) nabbed a man from the Chinese mainland for fraud totalling 100,00 yuan (116,000 patacas) on Tuesday, PJ spokesman Lei Chi Hou said during a regular press conference yesterday.Lei identified the suspect as a 31-year-old businessman surnamed Xu.On Tuesday, Lei said, a male victim from the Chinese mainland gambled away all his money at a casino in Cotai. He then contacted relatives and friends to borrow 100,000 yuan from them to continue gambling. However, Lei said that

March 5, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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From Macau to the world: the architectural vision of Hon Yun

Interview and review by William Chan        Earlier this month, while attending two ProjectPlayaround events,*  I reconnected with my secondary school classmate and old friend, Hon Yun (韓櫞) – the operator and interior designer of 3J Generative Space in Nape, the venue for both workshops.The space’s contemporary design stands in sharp contrast to the surrounding ageing commercial blocks. Beneath its calm surface lies a system of utility and order. The space

March 5, 2026 | BY admin

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