60 pct of elderly assessed as disabled: Macau Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) chief

The Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) hosted yesterday an award ceremony aiming to encourage local restaurants to provide accessible dining experiences for persons with disabilities, titled “International Day of Persons with Disabilities – Plan for the Recognition of Restaurants Friendly to Persons with Disabilities”.The ceremony was held at the Macau Science Centre (MSC) in Nape.According to IAS President Wilson Hon Wai, seniors aged 65 or above accounted for 14.6 percent of Macau’s total

November 20, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Foodies & vendors share Macau food-fest experience: vox pop

Rui Pastorin & Khalel Vallo         The 25th Macau Food Festival kicked off on Friday, again gathering food lovers to sample cuisine from different parts of the world.Having entered the sixth of its 17-day run yesterday, the annual event in Praça do Lago Sai Van (西灣湖廣場) had several people waiting for the festival to open in the afternoon despite the cold and wet weather. Among them were a group of four local students aged between 18 to 20 who were all

November 20, 2025 | BY admin

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University of Macau (UM) scholar wins INFORMS best paper award

Zhang Hongcai, associate professor at the University of Macau’s (UM) State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City (SKL-IOTSC), won the 2025 ENRE (Energy, Natural Resources, and the Environment) Best Publication Award in Natural Resources at the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)* annual meeting last month, marking the first time the honour has gone to a scholar from a Chinese academic institution, according to a statement by the public

November 20, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau records year’s 5th case of Legionnaires’ Disease

The Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement yesterday that a 69-year-old local man has been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease (aka Legionellosis), becoming this year’s fifth reported case.According to the statement, the patient has a history of chronic diseases. Last Wednesday, the patient visited the emergency department of the public Conde de Sao Januário Hospital Centre (CHCSJ) due to shortness of breath, the statement said. Auxiliary examinations, the statement said, revealed

November 20, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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The courage to create: ‘Macau Space for Dance Idea’ on its grand finale

Interview by William Chan        Local art organisation “Macau Space for Dance Idea” is going to complete its two-year “Comprehensive Dancer Training Programme” with the show “Thanks for the Dance” on December 13 and 14 at the Macau Cultural Centre, theatre director Dicky Tsang (曾韋迪) and choreographer Leong Iek Kei told the Post in an exclusive interview last week.Adapted from the fairy tale “The Ugly Duckling”, this dance theatre piece explores the

November 20, 2025 | BY admin

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Maritime Silk Road deepens collaboration, cultural exchange

Analysis        HANGZHOU – The deepening of cultural exchange and collaboration among Maritime Silk Road cities is underway, according to the ongoing 2025 Maritime Silk Road Urban Cooperation & Development Conference and the International Travel Agents Conference in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province.With the theme “Integration and Innovation for Win-win Cooperation,” the event gathered nearly 400 participants from China, Italy, Indonesia and other countries to explore

November 20, 2025 | BY admin

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Advancing law-based governance strengthens synergy between development and stability

China Daily Editorial        Emphasizing that a framework for promoting law-based governance on all fronts has basically taken shape and the system of socialist rule of law with Chinese characteristics continues to improve, President Xi Jinping underscored the need to fully implement the thought on socialist rule of law with Chinese characteristics for the new era in a recent instruction.Xi’s instruction was conveyed at the central conference on work related to law-based

November 20, 2025 | BY admin

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Macau CE Sam Hou Fai’s 2026 Policy Address includes big rises in social security allowances

In his 2026 Policy Address presented yesterday, Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai announced large increases in four types of government allowances paid to eligible local residents, namely unemployment, sickness, marriage, and funeral allowances, with their increases ranging between 33.8 percent and 81.2 percent.Sam delivered his second policy address to the Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday afternoon. His 2026 Policy Address, presented during a plenary session in the legislature’s hemicycle,

November 19, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau's cold shelter opens to public

The Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) announced on their website last night that its cold shelter, upon the issuance of a Yellow or Orange* cold weather alert, has opened.The shelter is located at 34 Rua Leste da Ilha Verde, Edifício do Bairro da Ilha Verde (青洲東街34號青洲坊大廈E1的避寒中心). Late last night, the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) announced its Yellow cold weather alert, which denotes that it is “cold” in Macau. The local observatory noted that the

November 19, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau's Taipa market features 11 local creative brands

The “Macao Chill Market” is being held in front of the area adjacent to Taipa Municipal Market for three months, featuring 11 distinctive local cultural and creative brands, including handmade crafts, original designs, and eco-friendly products.The outdoor market will end on December 28.The three-month event, organised by the Macau Youth Development Service Centre (YDS), holds themed activity days and music performances.The owner of local brand Chillin Family surnamed Wan told the Post

November 19, 2025 | BY Ida Cheong

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Macau Jazz Week 2025 to kick off next month

According to a statement provided by the Macau Jazz Promotion Association (MJPA) yesterday, Macau Jazz Week 2025 returns next month with international headliners, literature-themed concerts, talks, workshops, and local band showcases, aiming to continue its role in promoting jazz development in the city. Debuting in 2012, the annual Macau Jazz Week is hosted by MJPA and invites local and visiting musicians for a programme blending performances, workshops, and community engagement, the

November 19, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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‘Renowned in Business – Macao Merchants in Historical Archives’ exhibition opens

The Archives of Macao opened its “Renowned in Business – Macao Merchants in Historical Archives” exhibition on Monday, presenting documents that illustrate the development of Macau’s commercial sector over the past century, according to a statement provided by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) on Monday.According to the statement, the exhibition was inaugurated at the archives’ gallery and officiated by IC President Deland Leong Wai Man, Vice-President of the Board of Directors of the

November 19, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau's tobacco usage rate drops 31 pct from 2012 to 2023

Since the “Tobacco Prevention and Control Law” took effect on January 1, 2012, the local government has continuously refined its tobacco control legislation, leading to a steady decline of over 31 percent in tobacco use rates in Macau between that year and 2023, according to an SSM statement yesterday.The statement pointed out that the usage rate of tobacco and related products among the population aged 15 and above has dropped from 16.9 percent before the law’s implementation to 11.6

November 19, 2025 | BY Ida Cheong

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Macau Customs Service seizes 5.2 kg of cigars, 100 kg of uninspected fruit in 3 days

The Macau Customs Service announced in a statement on Sunday night that its officers seized 5.2 kilogrammes of cigars and 100 kilogrammes of fruit within three days.According to the statement, customs officers at the Barrier Gate intercepted on November 9 a cross-border vehicle in the inbound lane based on an alert from the crossborder “Risk Management System.” An inspection revealed 100 kg of uninspected fruit being smuggled into Macau.Meanwhile, last Tuesday, customs officers at the

November 19, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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