Macau police nab 4 mainlanders for fraud in 2 cases

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have nabbed three mainlanders for fraud, PJ spokesman Chong Kam Leong said during a special press conference on Friday.Chong said the three suspects, aged between 34 and 54, are surnamed Meng, Luo and Du. Meng told police that she was a saleswoman, while Luo and Du said were unemployed.According to Chong, on Thursday afternoon, while PJ officers patrolled a casino in the peninsula, they noticed the trio organising a “crossroading” scam, in which they were

October 20, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai urges new legislature to enhance role in exercising political leadership

Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai has urged all members of the new, eighth term of the Macau Special Administrative Region’s (MSAR) Legislative Assembly (AL), which started on Thursday, to further enhance the legislature’s three major roles, namely exercising political leadership, carrying out legislative and oversight duties, and serving as a crucial bridge between the government and the public.Sam made the remarks during a meeting with the lawmakers on Thursday evening after the new legislative

October 20, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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HK-based diplomats, business leaders explore Xinjiang’s beauty, eye collaboration

Analysis by Xinhua writer Wang Xinyi        HONG KONG – A delegation of consular corps and business communities based in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) have recently wrapped up a visit to northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, a visit organized by the Commissioner’s Office of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the HKSAR to boost exchanges between Hong Kong and Xinjiang.For many in the group, the first-hand experience of Xinjiang deepened

October 20, 2025 | BY admin

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How China fosters growth, innovation amidst global uncertainties through past 5-Year Plan

Analysis        BEIJING – This year marks the conclusion of China’s 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025), which has steered the country through global uncertainties while maintaining growth and electrifying innovation over the past five years.Despite global challenges such as recurring geopolitical conflicts, soaring global inflation and rising trade protectionism, China’s economy is projected to expand by over 35 trillion yuan during the 14th Five-Year Plan period,

October 20, 2025 | BY admin

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André Cheong unanimously elected president of Macau legislature

André Cheong Weng Chon, a newcomer to the Legislative Assembly (AL) after serving as the Macau Special Administrative Region’s (MSAR) secretary for administration and justice between December 20, 2019 and Wednesday, October 15, 2025, was elected by his peers as the legislature’s president unanimously yesterday.Since the establishment of the MSAR on December 20, 1999, it is the first time that a newcomer to the legislature and an appointed lawmaker has been chosen by their peers as the

October 17, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau's Kiang Wu TCM programme aims to deepen ties with Yushan Medical School

The private Kiang Wu Hospital yesterday launched its “Yushan Medical School* and Kiang Wu Hospital Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Academic Exchange Programme”, aimed at establishing a regular exchange mechanism to foster in-depth collaboration in areas such as TCM theory innovation, clinical application, and research transformation, jointly exploring new pathways for the modernisation of TCM. The launch for the TCM programme was held at the Kiang Wu Hospital Dr Henry Y.T. Fok

October 17, 2025 | BY Ida Cheong

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6 religious communities to present ‘Silent Radiance of Unity’ exhibition in Macau next month

The “Silent Radiance of Unity – Macao in Harmony” exhibition will be presented by six religious communities in Macau, being slated to kick off on November 5 and run through December 5 at Kun Iam Temple.Details of the upcoming exhibition were given in a press conference at the venue yesterday afternoon, which was attended by representatives of each religious community.The religions jointly presenting the exhibition comprise Buddhism, Catholicism, Taoism, Protestantism, the Bahá’í

October 17, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Orbis Macau’s Action for Sight Charity Street Events start tomorrow

Orbis Macau will be hosting its Charity Street Events starting tomorrow at the entrance to Pui Ching Middle School on Avenida Horta e Costa (高士德大馬路), with two more events in November.The Charity Street Events are part of Orbis Macau’s annual near-two month-long Action for Sight (AFS), which kicked off on World Sight Day*, and this year takes on the theme “Discover a Different Kind of Cuteness”.According to a statement yesterday, the street events bring the campaign into the

October 17, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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NK’s bottled water exceeds bacterial standards again: Macau Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM)

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) announced in statement yesterday that an abnormal sample of 18.9-litre potable water from the local “NK Drinking Water Factory” company, was found to exceed official bacteria standards, after the bureau strengthened inspection of local water bottling plants.It was the second time NK brand’s 18.9-litre potable water containers were found to exceed official bacterial standards and recalled this year.According to the IAM statement, the bottler has been

October 17, 2025 | BY Ida Cheong

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Macau police nab 4 fake building leakage prevention ‘experts’

Judiciary Police (PJ) officers arrested four mainlanders masquerading as building leakage prevention “experts” for suspected organised crime and fraud on Wednesday, PJ spokesman Leng Kam Lon during a special press conference yesterday.Leng said all the four suspects are surnamed Sheng, aged 38, 35, 28 and 20, respectively, who told police that they were drivers (the ones aged 35 and 28), unemployed (the one aged 20) and a worker (the one aged 38). Leng said that while the quartet are

October 17, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau Customs Service seizes ‘frozen’ beef worth 250,000 patacas

The Macau Customs Service announced in a statement on Wednesday that its officers raided a parallel-trading den in the peninsula’s northern district on Wednesday where they seized one tonne of supposedly frozen beef worth around 250,000 patacas in total.According to the statement, on Wednesday night the officers caught a 52-year-old female mainlander who ran the business and had hired parallel traders to smuggle frozen beef from Macau to the Chinese mainland.According to the statement, the

October 17, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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60 pct of Macau students prefer to maintain interpersonal relationships via online chat: AECM survey

    A survey conducted by the General Association of Chinese Students of Macao (AECM) found that 60 percent of local secondary school students prefer to maintain their interpersonal relationships via online chat.The association held a press conference at its headquarters on Rua de Manuel de Arriaga (亞利鴉架街) yesterday. AECM Vice President Chu On Kio and AECM Current Affairs Analyst Lin Qiqiang presented the research findings.The survey was funded by the public Macau Foundation

October 17, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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‘We Care, We Share’ Macau Rotary Club's Mental Health Youth Ambassador Programme kicks off

According to a statement received from the Rotary Club of Macau yesterday, the 2025 “We Care, We Share” Mental Health Youth Ambassador Programme and Macao Secondary School Mental Health Public Speaking Contest commenced on Wednesday at Wynn Macau, drawing nearly 200 participants including students, educators, and social organisation representatives.Jointly organised by the Macau Speaker Association, Rotary Club of Macau, and YMCA of Macau, this year’s programme builds on the success of

October 17, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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‘Artletics’ exhibition opens at Macau's City of Dreams resort

 “Artletics”, an exhibition by French artist Laurent Perbos*, was inaugurated yesterday at integrated resort City of Dreams (COD) in Cotai, aiming to transform the space into a dynamic encounter between contemporary art and athleticism while echoing the spirit of the upcoming 15th National Games in the Greater Bay Area (GBA).Drawing inspiration from the classical ideals of ancient Greece where art and sport were inseparable, the exhibition reinterprets modern athletic competition

October 17, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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