Macau casino receipts drop 17 pct last month

        Macau’s casinos generated gross gaming revenue (GGR) of 18.289 billion patacas (US$2.28 billion) last month, a month-on-month decline of 17.4 per cent from the 22.15 billion patacas in August, the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) announced today. YYear-on-year, GGR in September rose by 6.0 per cent.Late last month, Macau’s casinos were closed for nearly 1½ days due to Super Typhoon Ragasa. August’s GGR had reached a post-pandemic record.

October 1, 2025 | BY Staff Reporter

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National Day Macau Holiday Notice

This is to inform our readers that we will be taking a day off today to join all of you in celebrating National Day, which marks the 76th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). We wish everyone a meaningful and pleasant holiday. Our team will be back to work tomorrow, so the Post’s next print edition will be published on Friday. However, our website, as always, will be updated 24/7.

October 1, 2025 | BY admin

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Macau Govt Headquarters to hold Open Day this weekend

The Macau SAR Government Headquarters Open Day will be held on Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., according to a statement released by the Government Information Bureau (GCS) yesterday.The statement said that this year’s floral arrangements for the two-day event are themed “15th National Games”, and landscaping has used a wide array of flowers and plants, aiming to create a festive and vibrant atmosphere, and encourage public engagement with the upcoming National Games, and

October 1, 2025 | BY Ida Cheong

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Macau police nab local woman for stealing 2 smartphones

A local woman was arrested on Friday for stealing two smartphones, worth 12,400 patacas in total, from a shop, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Kong Chi Ian said during a regular press conference yesterday.Kong identified the suspect as a female in her forties, surnamed Ng, who told the police that she’s jobless.According to Kong, the police received a report on June 18 from the owner of a shop on Rua Três do Bairro Va Tai (華大新村第三街). The owner told the police that he

October 1, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Macau Identification Services Bureau (DSI) launches online application for non-resident workers' Certificate of Criminal Record

The Identification Services Bureau (DSI) announced in a statement that it launched a new service on the “Macao One Account” app yesterday, allowing non-resident workers (NRWs) to apply online for the Certificate of Criminal Record for non-first-time application.Prior to the launch, according to the official Macau Government website (www.gov.mo), if a non-Macau resident wants to apply for the Certificate of Criminal Record, the applicant can lodge an application at DSI by producing proof of

October 1, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Australian Wine Tasting Showcase debuts in Macau

The first Australian Wine Tasting Showcase in Macau was held yesterday at Mandarin Oriental Macau hotel in Nape between 1:30 p.m. and 6 p.m., featuring over 25 wineries from across Australia and drawing sommeliers and oenophiles from the Greater Bay Area (GBA).Organised with the support of the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade), the showcase brought together wineries from South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, and Western Australia.Austrade Hong Kong Senior Business

October 1, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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‘Laahn Gwai Lau’ resident, barista pan Macau's Golden Week pedestrianisation

Vox pop by Armindo Neves        According to a statement by the Economic and Technological Development Bureau last week, in order to manage the expected increase in pedestrian and traffic flow in Old Taipa Village and the Ruins of St Paul’s area during the National Day/Mid-Autumn Golden Week, both areas will temporarily be pedestrianised, from today through October 7 between noon and 7 p.m.In the peninsula’s old quarters, the pedestrianisation will cover the entire Rua

October 1, 2025 | BY admin

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Macau police bust illegal currency exchange dealer

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a man from the Chinese mainland on Monday for engaging in illegal currency exchange activities, PJ spokesman Cheong Siu Keong said during a regular press conference yesterday.Cheong identified the suspect as a 41-year-old male surnamed Yao who claimed to be jobless.According to Cheong, PJ officers on patrol outside a casino in Cotai on Monday witnessed Yao engaging in an illegal currency exchange deal with a middle-aged male gambler. The gambler then entered

October 1, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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‘Swan’ presents acrobatic show at Macau's The Venetian Theatre

    The “Commemorative Performance of the 76th Anniversary of the National Day of the People’s Republic of China and the Haojiang Moonlight Night - New Acrobatic Show ‘Swan’” was performed at The Venetian Theatre in Cotai last night, with the around two-hour show delivering a story of courage and determination.The first of the two shows at the theatre, “Swan” was created by Guangzhou Acrobatic Arts Theatre Co. Ltd and incorporates drama, acrobatics and ballet, among

October 1, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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New Macau Govt Service Centre in Areia Preta to open Monday

Macau Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) President Chao Wai Ieng stressed yesterday that the new Government Service Centre in Areia Preta will be located in a government-owned social housing complex so there is no longer the need to pay around 20 million patacas in rent per year. The social housing estate stands on plot of land previously occupied by a power station of electricity utility CEM.  Chao made the remarks during a press conference which was also attended by Social Security Fund

October 1, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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China & Portuguese-speaking Countries' culture-fest with 80 sessions starts in Macau this month

The 7th “Encounter in Macao – Arts and Cultural Festival between China and the Portuguese-speaking Countries” will be held between this month and December, featuring over 80 sessions in seven series in diverse forms, including visual arts, films, music, picture books and carnivals, Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) President Deland Leong Wai Man announced at a press conference.Yesterday’s press conference was held at the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM). Leong noted that in this year’s

October 1, 2025 | BY Ida Cheong

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Macau Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) unveils 1st round of activities, performers for hush!

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) unveiled in a Monday statement the first round of activities and performers for the upcoming “hush! Beach Concerts x Urban Sports Wellfest 2025” slated for October 18 and 19 at Hac Sa Beach and the adjacent Temporary Green and Leisure area.The two-day event is organised by the bureau in conjunction with integrated resort operator MGM.The beach concerts, the main event, marks its 20th edition and features East Asian performers, namely the Chinese mainland’s

October 1, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macao SAR govt, commissioner’s office of Chinese foreign ministry strongly oppose US so-called trafficking report

The Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) government and the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China in the Macao SAR yesterday expressed firm opposition regarding the US Department of State’s so-called 2025 Trafficking in Persons Report, which ranked Macao Tier 3.The security authority of the Macao SAR government noted that Macao has rigorously implemented the Law No. 6/2008 “Combat the Crime of Trafficking in Persons,” fully implemented international

October 1, 2025 | BY admin

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Macau integrated resort operator Galaxy’s 2025 Dec 7 marathon places rise to 1,800

The 2025 Galaxy Entertainment Macao International Marathon will be held on Sunday, December 7, with the total number of places available for this year’s event, comprising marathon, half-marathon and mini-marathon, to remain unchanged at 12,000 from last year’s edition, but the number of places for the marathon will be increased by 200 to 1,800 this time from the 1,600 places available in last year’s edition, the co-organisers announced during a press conference yesterday.As last year, the

October 1, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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