Mocha slot-machine parlour at Macau's Hotel Royal to close Dec 28

The Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) announced in a statement yesterday that Melco will close its Mocha Royal slot-machine parlour for good after midnight on December 28.The slot-machine parlour located in Hotel Royal is one of Melco’s four current Mocha slot-machine parlours that are not housed on its own premises.Melco announced in June that it decided to terminate the operations of three of its then six Mocha slot-machine parlours not housed on its own premises, namely

November 26, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau's Tai Peng’s electrical appliance shops closing down after 56 years, selling goods 50 pct off

Fifty-six-year-old Tai Peng Electronics & Appliances announced in an advertisement yesterday that all its shops will cease operations by the end of this year.A “50 percent off” sign has been posted on the shops’ storefronts, indicating that all items are now being sold at half price. A staff member confirmed over the phone to the Post that all four outlets will close for good once its inventory is sold.According to an article published by Chinese-language Macao Daily News yesterday,

November 26, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Loan shark falsely accuses gambler of rape: Macau police

A woman from the Chinese mainland was arrested on Sunday for usury and falsely accusing a man of rape, PJ spokesman Ho Wai Lok said during a regular press conference yesterday.Ho identified the suspect as a 33-year-old female surnamed Shen who claimed to be jobless.According to Ho, the police received a report on Sunday afternoon from Shen, who claimed that she had been raped by a man from the Chinese mainland in a hotel guestroom in Cotai. However, the police later discovered that the

November 26, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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TDM hosts ‘Integrated News Production and Transmission’ forum

Public broadcaster TDM hosted a forum called “Integrated News Production and Transmission” at its Macau Forum studio in Zape yesterday, bringing together media representatives from Macau and Portuguese-speaking countries (PSCs) to discuss industry development, cross-cultural communication, and the shift towards digitalisation.The forum was moderated by TDM Portuguese News and Programmes Director Gilberto Lopes. Representatives from the PSCs’ public broadcasters – João Nuno Nogueira

November 26, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Eco-zone series of activities open for registration: Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA)

     Participants to visit rare black-faced spoonbills      The Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) yesterday opened its registration drive for next month’s Cotai Ecological (ECO) Protection Zone* series of activities, and places are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis, according to a DSPA statement on Monday.According to the statement, Public Visiting Days and parent-child “Nature Classroom” workshops will be held next month,

November 26, 2025 | BY Ida Cheong

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Tokyo only digging deeper hole for itself by trying to justify its untenable stance

China Daily Editorial        The latest move by the Japanese government shows that it has not done any serious soul-searching about why the remarks on China’s Taiwan region by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi have been strongly condemned and opposed by China.In response to a letter that China’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Fu Cong, sent to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday, criticizing Takaichi’s remarks as interference in

November 26, 2025 | BY admin

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Xi says China, US should keep up momentum in ties, move forward in right direction

BEIJING – President Xi Jinping said yesterday that China and the United States should keep up the momentum in ties, and keep moving forward in the right direction on the basis of equality, respect and mutual benefit.Xi made the remarks while speaking with US President Donald Trump on the phone.Xi noted that he and Trump had a successful meeting in Busan last month, and reached many important common understandings.They recalibrated the course of the giant ship of China-US relations and

November 25, 2025 | BY admin

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Macau govt proposes 2 choices for tech industrial park’s location

Secretary for Economy and Finance Anton Tai Kin Ip said yesterday that the government is proposing two possible choices for the location of its planned science and technology research and development industrial park, namely the plot at the bottom of Big Taipa Hill, near the airport, previously earmarked for a sandwich-class housing project, and a plot on the Zone E1 land reclamation area off Taipa’s Pac On district.The first proposed plot, located on Avenida Wai Long in Taipa, covers 83,000

November 25, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Jimmy O. Yang to return for Macau CNY show

Hong Kong-American stand-up comedian and actor Jimmy O. Yang* will be returning to Macau for the “Galaxy Macau Presents: The Jimmy O. Yang Chinese New Year Show”, which will take place on February 21 at Galaxy Arena in Cotai, the integrated resort operator announced in a statement yesterday, with tickets to be available from 11 a.m. on December 4.The show follows 38-year-old Yang’s six sold-out Macau shows that spanned across three days at the Broadway Theatre in July this year, with the

November 25, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau police nab Filipina maid for stealing from employer

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a live-in domestic helper from the Philippines on Sunday for stealing jewellery and cash worth over 85,000 patacas from her employer, PJ spokesman Ho Wai Lok said during a regular press conference yesterday.Ho identified the suspect as a 37-year-old female surnamed Solomon.According to Ho, the police received a report on Sunday from a middle-aged local man who said that jewellery and cash had been stolen from his flat in the northern district, suspecting that

November 25, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Young local woman loses HK$110,000 in ‘fake police’ scam: Macau police

A young local woman has fallen victim to a “fake police” scam, resulting in a total loss of HK$110,000 (113,000 patacas), Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Wai Lok said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Ho, the police received a report on Friday from the victim, who said that she had received a call on Wednesday at 2 p.m. from someone claiming to be an “officer from the Chinese mainland’s police anti-fraud centre.” The caller accused her of spreading a large

November 25, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Mercury forecast to fall to 14°C in Macau this week: SMG

The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) forecast in a statement yesterday evening that Macau’s temperature will drop to as low as 14 degrees Celsius this week.According to the weather station, under the influence of the replenishment of a northeastern monsoon, northerly winds are expected to strengthen and the mercury is expected to drop starting today.The observatory said that the weather in Macau will be cool and dry in the morning and at night, when the temperature will drop to

November 25, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau pharma bureau warns of Chinese gel adulterated with Western drug ingredients

The Pharmaceutical Administration Bureau (ISAF) warned in a statement last night against using a Chinese gel adulterated with Western drug ingredients non-compliant with local regulations, resulting in certain side effects.The local pharma bureau said that it took action after receiving a warning yesterday evening from the Hong Kong Department of Health (DH) concerning the problematic gel. The statement said that the gel is a remedy for external use only named “Rong Shi Gao Fu Kang

November 25, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macao Reading Festival 2025 to start next Friday

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) announced in a statement yesterday that its Macao Reading Festival 2025 is slated to take place from December 5 to 7 at the Taipa Houses complex, which will feature an outdoor library, a coffee market, workshops, and attractions inspired by the 15th National Games which concluded last Friday. Organised in order to strengthen Macau’s development as a “City of Reading”, this year’s festival will run from 5 to 10 p.m. on the first day, and from 3 to 10

November 25, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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