Think tank proposes ways to assist SMEs in improving their business environment

The Collective Wisdom Policy Centre, a local think tank, held a press conference yesterday about a research study suggesting ways to assist local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to improve their business environment. The centre is affiliated with the Macau General Union of Neighbourhood Associations, commonly known as Kai Fong.The press conference was held at the centre’s office in Avenida de Horta e Costa.The attendees included Collective Wisdom Policy Centre Vice President Li

June 20, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Customs seizes frozen chicken feet worth 40,000 patacas

Macau Customs Service officers raided a parallel-trading den in the peninsula’s northern district on Tuesday where they seized 1,900 kgs of frozen chicken feet worth around 40,000 patacas in total.According to a statement on Wednesday, on Tuesday afternoon the officers caught a 28-year-old local man who ran the business and hired parallel traders to smuggle frozen chicken feet from Macau to the mainland.The suspect faces a fine in compliance with the relevant provisions listed in the External

June 20, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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MGTO urges residents not to visit Israel, Iran

“In view of the safety situation in Israel and Iran”, the Macau Governmental Tourism Office (MGTO) urged Macau residents yesterday not to visit either country for now.According to an MGTO statement yesterday, local residents currently in Israel and Iran are urged to ensure their personal safety as top priority and leave either country as soon as possible.The statement pointed out that the bureau continues to pay attention to the “safety situation” in Israel and Iran, MGTO advised local

June 20, 2025 | BY Ida Cheong

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Police warn of deepfake video of Sam

The Judiciary Police (PJ) issued a statement yesterday regarding the discovery on Tuesday that fraudsters had used “deepfake” technology for fraudulent activities to create a video purportedly showing Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai. According to the statement, scammers had uploaded a video to social media platforms containing falsified footage of Sam attending a public event. The statement pointed out that the fraudsters used AI deepfake technology to create the counterfeit video

June 20, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Indirect election group for social services & educational sector submits political platform

The sole electoral list representing the social services and educational sector that will run for the sector’s only seat in the upcoming indirect legislative election, the Social Service and Education Promotion Association, submitted its political platform and the name of its sole candidate to the Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Commission (CAEAL) yesterday.The legislature’s 12 indirectly-elected seats comprise four seats representing the city’s industrial, commercial and financial

June 20, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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3 more shows added for Jimmy O. Yang’s stand-up gig

There will be three more shows for the upcoming “Galaxy Macau Presents: Jimmy O. Yang Live in Macau”, the Hong Kong-American actor and comedian announced on his Instagram page yesterday, with tickets on sale from today.O. Yang, 38, is set to perform in Macau from July 4 to 6 at Broadway Macau – Broadway Theatre in Cotai. With yesterday’s announcement, there are now a total of six shows, with the extra sessions being at 10:30 p.m. on July 4, at 6 p.m. on July 5, and at 7 p.m. on July 6,

June 20, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Kiang Wu vows to address seniors’ neurocognitive disorders

The private Kiang Wu Hospital, in collaboration with Zhejiang BrainAurora Medical Technology Limited (腦動極光), co-hosted yesterday a symposium on the diagnosis and treatment of neurocognitive disorders affecting the elderly, aiming to address Macau’s future challenges of population ageing and the increasing prevalence of neurocognitive disorders (NCDs) in Macau.The Shaoxing-based company, also known as BrainAU, specialises in digital therapeutics (DTx) for cognitive impairment,

June 19, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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2 indirect election groups for labour sector submit lists of candidates, election platforms

The two electoral lists representing the labour sector that will compete for the two seats at stake in the upcoming indirect legislative election submitted their respective lists of candidates and election platforms to the Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Commission (CAEAL) yesterday.The legislature’s 12 indirectly-elected seats comprise four seats representing the city’s industrial, commercial and financial sector, three seats from the professional sector, two seats from the labour

June 19, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Gongbei Customs seizes 20,599 fake ‘Labubu’ items

Gongbei Customs at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge has recently busted three smuggling cases involving bogus “Labubu”* products from POP MART, totalling 20,599 items that violate the intellectual property rights of the Chinese mainland’s POP MART brand, according to a statement from the Gongbei Customs.The statement noted that last Thursday at 1 a.m. Gongbei customs officers inspected a cross-border lorry transporting export goods at the Zhuhai checkpoint. They discovered a batch of

June 19, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Pharma bureau warns of 4 Chinese ointments adulterated with Western drug ingredients

The Pharmaceutical Administration Bureau (ISAF) warned in a statement yesterday against using four Chinese ointments adulterated with Western drug ingredients non-compliant with local regulations and also result in certain side effects.According to the statement, the four topical ointments, identified by the bureau as “Zangyao Xuanduang,” “King Poison to Itch Antibacterial Cream,” “Lang Du Wang” and “Zhong Hua Zhen Jun Wang”, have been found to contain undeclared pharmaceutical

June 19, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Police nab mainland woman for shoplifting twice from supermarket

A woman from the mainland was arrested on Monday for stealing food items worth 650 patacas from a supermarket, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Kong Chi Ian said during a regular press conference yesterday.Kong identified the suspect as a female surnamed Li, who is in her thirties and told the police that she is jobless.According to Kong, the police received a report about a case of shoplifting on Monday from a supermarket in the central district. A staff member told the police that Li

June 19, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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4,900 apply on 1st day for exemption from 183-day minimum stay to get cash handouts

About 4,900 local residents who wish to be exempted from the 183-day minimum stay requirement to benefit from the government’s 2025 wealth-sharing programme submitted their applications to the Social Security Fund (FSS) yesterday, the first day of the application period.The Government Information Bureau (GCS) announced the data in a statement yesterday evening.According to the statement, as of 6 p.m. yesterday, about 3,720 residents had submitted their applications via the Macao One Account

June 19, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Govt to repair patio archway in Ha Van district, expected to cost 100,000 patacas

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) says that it will repair the archway of a traditional Chinese style patio, which has officially been classified as being historically and cultural important, in the Praia do Manduco neighbourhood as it has been damaged by water seepage and other factors. The Praia do Manduco neighbourhood is known as Ha Van (下環) in Cantonese.IC President Deland Leong Wai Man made the remarks during a press briefing on Tuesday after a closed-door regular meeting of the

June 19, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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MGTO releases video in celebration of Sustainable Gastronomy Day

The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) released a video yesterday in celebration of “Sustainable Gastronomy Day”, aiming to raise public awareness for, and the significance of, sustainable gastronomy.Macau was designated as a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy in 2017. Starting the following year, Macau has joined the rest of the world in annually promoting Sustainable Gastronomy Day* on June 18, according to an MGTO statement yesterday.MGTO’s video clip, titled “The Spice of

June 19, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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