MGM HK Int’l Airport City Terminal now open in Macau

The “MGM Hong Kong International Airport City Terminal” at MGM COTAI was launched yesterday at the integrated resort and is now operational, offering its users self-service check-in, flight information and transport connections to the Hong Kong and Zhuhai airports. The city terminal extends the check-in services of HKIA and Zhuhai Airport directly to MGM COTAI and is a collaboration between the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), Zhuhai Airport, MGM, and China Travel Tours

February 5, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau int'l airport chief Simon Chan expects 8.14 million passengers this year

Simon Chan Weng Hong, chairman of the Executive Committee of the Macau International Airport Company Limited (CAM), said yesterday that he expects 8.14 million passengers this year, which would be an increase of 8.24 percent from last year’s 7.52 passengers. Chan made his forecast in a presentation of the single-runway airport’s results last year and its plans and forecasts for this year, during a Chinese New Year (CNY) luncheon hosted by his company for dozens of media

February 5, 2026 | BY admin

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Macau Kai Fong counsellors urge public to strengthen family communication to prevent child sexual abuse

According to Macau’s total number of crimes reported in the first nine months of last year, announced by the Office of the Secretary for Security (GSS) in December, the number of child sexual abuse cases rose by 13 year-on-year to 28 cases in the same 9-month period. The cases primarily concern consensual sexual activity involving minors, the spreading of pornographic images or videos, and acts of minor sexual harassment. Among these cases, some also involved suspects who are relatives

February 5, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau observatory gives advice on spring weather

Macau marked the Beginning of Spring, known in Putonghua as “Lichun”*, the first of China’s 24 solar terms, yesterday, but the local observatory stressed the solar term does not mean that spring weather has necessarily arrived, noting that strong winter monsoon conditions remain common during the period. According to a statement by the Macau Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG), Lichun traditionally symbolises the beginning of growth and the revival of nature. However, the

February 5, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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UFC to return to Galaxy Macau in May

Integrated resort Galaxy Macau announced in a statement yesterday that the United States’ Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will return to Galaxy Arena in Cotai from May 28 to 30 with three consecutive days of competition, culminating in UFC Fight Night Macau.According to the statement, the May events will include a triple-header featuring UFC Fight Night and ROAD TO UFC Season 5, with Galaxy Macau also hosting the opening round of ROAD TO UFC Season 5 on May 28 and 29.Ahead of UFC Fight

February 5, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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68 artworks on show at Macau's GalaxyArt ‘Golden Fortunes’ exhibition

GalaxyArt is continuing to showcase the representative works of well-known artist Zhu Bingren in the exhibition “Golden Fortunes: the Macau Debut of Zhu Bingren’s Copper Art”. Showcased until April 12, the exhibition marks Zhu’s, a National-level Inheritor of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Copper Carving, first large-scale showcase in the city. Entering the permanent contemporary art space located within Galaxy Macau in Cotai, gallerygoers will be able to explore five zones:

February 5, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Union Hospital performs Macau’s first ‘CyberKnife’ brain tumour treatment

The Islands Healthcare Complex – Macao Medical Centre of Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) said in a statement yesterday that it has recently performed Macau’s first brain tumour treatment using the “CyberKnife”* (a stereotactic radiosurgery system using X-rays) device. This marks the alignment of Macau’s radiosurgery capabilities with internationally advanced technology, the statement said.According to the statement, the CyberKnife system used in this procedure is

February 5, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau police launch week-long anti-crime campaign for youth in run-up to CNY

The Judiciary Police (PJ) yesterday launched their annual week-long crime-prevention awareness campaign targeting young people, in collaboration with various local schools, in the run-up to the Chinese New Year (CNY) holiday period, with the aim of enhancing schoolchildren’s ability to stay vigilant against different types of frauds and say no to drugs.As in previous years, members from two PJ training programmes for university and secondary school students, namely “Community Safety Youth

February 5, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau's University of Saint Joseph (USJ) adopts ARC sustainability assessment

The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) has become the first higher education institution in Macau to initiate the “ARC sustainability performance assessment”, adopting an international framework to evaluate and improve campus operations, according to a statement by the private university yesterday. The statement said that the ARC assessment will measure the university’s actual operational performance instead of focusing only on design-based sustainability goals. According to the

February 5, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau police nab ex-bank manager for cheating client out of 700,000 patacas

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a female former bank manager on Tuesday for cheating a client out of 700,000 patacas, PJ spokesman Cheong Siu Keong said during a special press conference yesterday.Cheong identified the suspect as a 41-year-old local who formerly worked as a customer service manager at a bank in the northern district.According to Cheong, an elderly man first met the suspect at the bank in 2022. She claimed that making fixed deposits could yield higher interest rates than

February 5, 2026 | BY Ada Lei

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Police nab mainland woman for stealing HK$160,000 from hotel guestroom

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a woman from the Chinese mainland yesterday for stealing HK$160,000 (164,000 patacas) in cash from a hotel guestroom, PJ spokesman Cheong Siu Keong said during a special press conference yesterday.Cheong identified the suspect as a 32-year-old female surnamed Pu who claimed to be jobless.According to Cheong, the police received a report on Monday from a middle-aged mainland man who said that his HK$160,000 in cash had been stolen from his hotel guestroom in

February 5, 2026 | BY Ada Lei

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Macau police bust smuggler with leg disability for trafficking drugs in cane

For the first time ever, the Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a local smuggler on Tuesday for trafficking drugs hidden in his cane, PJ spokesman Cheong Siu Keong said during a special press conference yesterday.Cheong identified the suspect as a 53-year-old male with a leg disability.According to Cheong, based on a tip-off, the Judiciary Police (PJ) identified the local man as a suspect smuggling drugs from across the border into Macau. The police apprehended the suspect on Tuesday as he entered

February 5, 2026 | BY Ada Lei

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AI reshapes China’s workforce via new professions, constant learning, one-person startups

Analysis        BEIJING – The widespread rise of AI is modifying China’s labor market in ways that go far beyond job replacement or creation. It has generated new professions, lowered the threshold for starting a business, and empowered employees to upgrade their skills in a bid to stay competitive.At Xunfei Healthcare’s office in Hefei, capital of east China’s Anhui Province, Hu Pingping, a former doctor specializing in stomach and gut diseases, spends her days

February 5, 2026 | BY admin

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When will Japan atone for its past sins?

Commentary by Shao Xia         There is one form of political hypocrisy that is even more corrosive than open aggression: the deliberate manipulation of memory to disguise guilt as innocence.Post-war Japan, particularly its right-wing political populists, has elevated this hypocrisy into governing tactics.Germany confronted its crimes through repentance. Japan chose denial, whitewashing, and silence. This difference is not cultural – it is political and moral.That

February 5, 2026 | BY admin

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