HKSAR’s first CE Tung Chee-hwa dies at 89

Tung Chee-hwa, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region’s first chief executive, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 89.In a statement in the early hours yesterday, his office said Tung passed away at Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital, in the presence of his family members.Serving as chief executive from July 1997 to March 2005, he steered Hong Kong through its formative years that followed the city’s return to the motherland.Tung managed a tenure that ensured the city’s smooth return

September 10, 2026 | BY Lu Wanqing

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Macau Commentary: The Qinghai Visit as a New Starting Point

The future and responsibility of Macanese youthCommentary by Manuel SilvérioIndependent public policy and regional development commentator (Former senior public official with international experience and a long-standing commitment to public policy and sports development)An action that has not yet endedThe visit by the Association of Macanese Youth to Qinghai Province, held from July 26 to August 1, 2026, was not merely a study visit, nor simply an experience to be kept in photographs and

September 10, 2026 | BY admin

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Alley Leong, Sin U Lam present 31 paintings at Macau's Casa Garden gallery

The oil paintings of young local female artists Alley Leong (梁天兒) and Sin U Lam are together being showcased in the exhibition titled “Soft Bodies, Hard Structures” at Casa Garden until September 30, allowing visitors to explore two distinct art styles.With 31 pieces presented, the exhibition at the Macau headquarters of the Lisbon-based Orient Foundation (FO) is held as part of Art For All Society Macau’s (AFA) “The Collaboration Project - AFA Young Artist Development

September 10, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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26th Macau Food Festival to feature 150 local eateries

The 26th Macau Food Festival will be held from November 20 to December 6 near Praça do Lago Sai Van (Sai Van Lake Square – 澳門西灣湖廣場), featuring roughly 150 local food and beverage businesses, the organiser announced yesterday.Once again, 17-day event is organised by the United Association of Food and Beverage Merchants of Macau. A press conference was held at The Plaza Restaurant yesterday, attended by 26th Macau Food Festival Organising Committee Chairman Andrew Chan Chak Mo,

September 10, 2026 | BY admin

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Local man arrested over illicit recording on buses: Macau police

The Public Security Police Force (PSP) arrested a local man in his 20s for illicitly recording women’s private body parts on public buses, a PSP spokesman said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to the spokesman, the police received a report on Sunday from an alert passenger who spotted the suspect using his mobile phone to surreptitiously film two female commuters while travelling on a bus. The passenger tailed the suspect after he alighted in Taipa and confronted him. The

September 10, 2026 | BY admin

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Gen. Ye Ting photo exhibition opens at Macau's Tap Seac Gallery

According to a statement by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) on Tuesday, the “Light & Sword: Photographic Works of General Ye Ting” exhibition opens today at Tap Seac Gallery in Praça do Tap Siac, featuring nearly 300 historical images documenting the life and military career of General Ye Ting (1898-1946). Organised by the bureau, presented by the Macao Museum and co-organised by the Research Association of Yeting, the exhibition commemorates the 130th anniversary of Ye Ting’s

September 10, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau's Centre for Architecture and Urbanism (CURB) crowns winners of GBA photo contest

The Centre for Architecture and Urbanism (CURB) announced the winners of its “Treasures of the Greater Bay: Urban Villages in the Greater Bay Area Photography Competition” on Tuesday, having received 323 photos from 134 participants this year.Composed of the Macau Open Group, Macau Student Group, and GBA Open Group categories, the first prize winners were Lei Heong Ieong, Lam Chi Kuan, and Liu Ye. According to the competition website, the top prizes for both the Macau and GBA group is 4,000

September 10, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau civic group Fu Luen calls for society-wide focus on student mental health and emotional guidance

Interview by Armindo Neves        On the first day of the new school year on September 1, a severe assault involving a teacher and a student occurred at a local school, where an 18-year-old Form 6 student used drain cleaner to injure a female teacher in her 60s, sparking widespread public concern and distress.Speaking to the Post in a phone interview last week, local lawmaker and Vice-President of the Women’s General Association of Macau (Fu Luen)

September 10, 2026 | BY admin

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Macau resort operator MGM donates 1 million patacas to UTM foundation

Integrated resort operator MGM donated 1.0 million patacas to the Macao University of Tourism Development Foundation (UTMDF) at a signing ceremony yesterday, with the funding set to support the university’s academic and institutional development.The donation agreement was inked on UTM’s Taipa campus by Cheung Kin Chung, chair of the Executive Committee of the UTM Development Foundation, and Kenneth Feng Xiaofeng, chief executive officer and executive director of MGM China Holdings.According

September 10, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Driver suffers multiple fractures after crashing lorry: Macau police

A Public Security Police Force (PSP) spokeswoman confirmed to the Post by phone yesterday that a driver suffered multiple fractures after crashing his lorry.Speaking to the Post yesterday evening, the spokeswoman said the police received a report at 3:36 p.m. regarding an accident on Estrada Circular Fronteiriça de Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau (港珠澳口岸環形馬路), where a driver had lost control of his lorry and crashed into public property.According to a statement released by the Fire

September 10, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Analysis: Xi’s Central Asia, Middle East tour injects certainty, positive energy into world in flux

Analysis        BEIJING – President Xi Jinping made a five-day trip to Central Asia and the Middle East from August 30 to September 3, during which he attended the 2026 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit and paid state visits to Kyrgyzstan and Egypt, sending strong messages that inject certainty and positive energy into a turbulent and changing world.The trip, observers say, was in step with the broader trends of the times as the Chinese

September 10, 2026 | BY admin

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Macau ranks No.1 globally in LDW in PISA study

Macau students achieved outstanding results across four key assessment domains in the latest PISA study: science, mathematics, reading, and Learning in the Digital World (LDW)*, topping global rankings in LDW with a score of 572 points.The Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published yesterday the global results of its Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2025. Following the release, Macau’s Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ)

September 9, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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HK’s first CE Tung Chee-hwa dies at 89

HONG KONG – Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong’s first chief executive and a former vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), died on last night at the age of 89, Hong Kong’s Standard newspaper reported early today.Tung died peacefully in Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital shortly after 10:00 p.m. with family members by his side, according to a statement issued by his office.“Our beloved Mr Tung Chee-hwa, former vice chairman of

September 9, 2026 | BY admin

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Harimoto cruises past Mak in WTT Champions Macao opener

Japan’s Tomokazu Harimoto defeated Macau’s Mak Tin Ian 3-0 (11-2, 11-2, 11-2) in the opening round of 32 at WTT Champions Macao 2026 yesterday, as the local player made his debut at the tournament. The event is being held at the Macao East Asian Games Dome in Cotai between yesterday and Sunday.WTT stands for World Table Tennis.Speaking to the media afterwards, Harimoto, ranked number four in the world, said he approaches the tournament in the same way as other competitions, with the aim of

September 9, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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