Mercury set to plummet after New Year’s Day: Macau observatory (SMG)

The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) forecast on its website yesterday that the temperature will plummet after New Year’s Day.According to the weather station, with a northeast monsoon easing, the temperature has gradually risen in recent days. Abundant sunshine during the daytime has contributed overall to a generally warmer feeling, the observatory said.The weather station also said that a broad band of cloud was expected to affect the coastal areas of South China tomorrow, New

December 30, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau youth survey shows half didn’t attend a single performance in 12 months

The Macao New Chinese Youth Association (MNCYA) hosted a press conference yesterday about the findings of its survey titled “Macao Performing Arts Industry Survey” which shows, among other things, that around 50.2 percent of local youths did not attend a single performance in 12 months. The study was conducted in May, surveying 789 local residents aged 18 to 44. The press conference was held at the Macao Daily News Building.According to the findings, among those who attended at least

December 30, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Explore Macau’s street vendors’ history at IAM exhibition

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) is hosting an exhibition in the gallery at its headquarters opposite the city’s main square, Largo do Senado, allowing both locals and tourists to explore as well as appreciate Macau’s once bustling street vendor scene. Organised in conjunction with the Mutual Aid Association of Macau Vendors, the free-admission trilingual exhibition is titled “Macao Nostalgia - ‘Imprints on Street Corners’ Historical Exhibition of Hawkers”. The

December 30, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Commentary: Responsible role in mediating regional conflict

China Daily Editorial        After weeks of fighting along their contested border that has killed more than 100 people and displaced over half a million in both countries, Thailand and Cambodia finally signed a ceasefire agreement on Saturday, just prior to their top diplomats commencing two days of peace talks brokered by China in Yuxi, Yunnan province, on Sunday.As Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who was hosting his Thai and Cambodian counterparts in the southwestern

December 30, 2025 | BY admin

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The clear message behind the PLA’s latest drills around Taiwan

Commentary        BEIJING – The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) yesterday launched a series of drills code-named “Justice Mission 2025” around Taiwan Island, dispatching troops from its ground, air, naval and rocket forces to deter “Taiwan independence” separatist forces and external interference.This sends an unequivocal message that Beijing at all times stands ready to crush any secession plot aiming to split Taiwan from the motherland. Each escalation

December 30, 2025 | BY admin

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Macau's Kiang Wu Hospital Gut Microbiota Treatment Centre to be in use late February

Kiang Wu Hospital (KWH) Gastroenterology Department Head Yu Hon Ho told reporters yesterday that the hospital’s Gut Microbiota* Treatment Centre is in the process of launching standardised and large-scale Faecal Microbiota Transplantation **(FMT) and Washed Microbiota Transplantation*** (WMT) therapies, adding that the centre is expected to be officially operational in late February.Dr Yu made the remarks during yesterday’s ceremony marking the opening of the KWH Hospital Microbiota

December 29, 2025 | BY Ida Cheong

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Macau's Le Royal Arc Casino to become SJM-directly-run casino tomorrow

The government has announced that it has green-lighted gaming concessionaire SJM’s application to convert Le Royal Arc Casino into a “directly-operated” casino from 2 a.m. tomorrow.The Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) made the announcement in a statement on Friday.Correspondingly, according to the statement, the casino, located in L’Arc Hotel in Nape, will cease operating as a “satellite casino” after 1:59 a.m. tomorrow.As Le Royal Arc Casino will become a casino

December 29, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Sands China Asian Youth Elite Fencing League – Macao draws 1,300 young athletes

The 2025 Sands China Asian Youth Elite Fencing League – Macao concluded yesterday, bringing together nearly 1,300 young fencers from across the Asia-Pacific region and beyond for three days of competition and exchange in Cotai.Co-organised by integrated resorts operator Sands China Ltd and Asia Sports Development Ltd (ASD), in conjunction with the Sports Bureau (ID) and the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO), the event ran from Boxing Day through yesterday at The Venetian Macao’s Cotai

December 29, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) invites catering proposals for outdoor concert services

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) announced in a statement on Boxing Day that it has launched a call for proposals inviting local catering operators to provide light meals and beverage services during an outdoor concert scheduled for January 10-11 at the Macao Outdoor Performance Venue in Cotai. According to IC, the invitation aims to enhance supporting services for large-scale cultural events while creating opportunities for local food and beverage businesses. The statement pointed out

December 29, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau logs record-breaking 39.411 million visitors so far this year: police

Macau has received more visitors since the beginning of the year than in the whole of 2019, thus setting a historic record, the Public Security Police (PSP) have announced.A PSP statement released on its WeChat account on Saturday said that between the beginning of this year and 11 a.m. on Saturday, Macau recorded 39.411 million visitor arrivals, already surpassing the previous record of 39.406 million set in pre-COVID-19 pandemic 2019.The PSP statement also said that the 39.411 million visitor

December 29, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Woman in Macau loses HK$4.5 million in online romance scam: Judiciary Police (PJ)

A local woman was defrauded out of HK$4.5 million in an online romance scam, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Cheong Un Hong announced in a regular press conference on Boxing Day. According to Cheong, the Judiciary Police (PJ) received a report recently from a local woman that she had been defrauded out of HK4.5 million (4.63 million patacas) by an online “boyfriend”.In September, Cheong said that the victim met an individual on Instagram, after which they switched to WhatsApp for

December 29, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau govt to raise 4 social security allowances from New Year’s Day

The government has announced large increases in four types of its allowances paid to eligible local residents, namely unemployment, sickness, marriage, and funeral allowances, effective from Thursday, January 1 next year, with their increases ranging between 33.8 percent and 81.2 percent.The increases were announced in an executive order, signed by Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai on December 18, published in the Official Gazette (BO) on Friday.Earlier this year, the government raised all seven

December 29, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Applications for young Macau doctors’ GBA programme closes Jan 5

The “Macau Young Doctors Greater Bay Area Advanced Study Programme”, accepts applications until next Monday, and those interested can register online via the programm’s application website (www.cps.gov.mo), according to a statement released by the Health Bureau (SSM) yesterday. The statement noted that the programme, jointly organised by the Health Bureau and four Greater Bay Area (GBA) hospitals, comprising The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, The Fifth

December 29, 2025 | BY Ida Cheong

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Macau police nab mainland trio for robbing illegal exchange dealer of HK$100,000

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested three robbery suspects from the Chinese mainland on Christmas Eve, PJ spokesman Cheong Un Hong said during a special press conference on Boxing Day. Cheong said that the suspects are aged between 35 and 46 surnamed Meng, Song and Zhang, who told the police that they work in the decoration, restaurant and railway sector, respectively. Cheong said that there are two victims in the case, a local and a mainlander.According to Cheong, on Wednesday afternoon,

December 29, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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