Macau
Kai Fong promotes green travel
The Macau General Union of Neighborhood Associations (known as Kai Fong) has promoted multiple activities on waste reduction and recycling to residents in order to ... Full story
ANM reiterates that gov’t owes the public an explanation about allowances
The New Macau Association (ANM) has released the allowance rates received by civil groups and educational institutions in 2012, reiterating that the government owes the ... Full story
Macau delegation visits students’ unions in Taiwan
The Macau Economic and Cultural Office in Taiwan held a working meeting with representatives from three Macau students’ associations yesterday. Twenty representatives from the Macau ... Full story
European financial crisis has “small impact” in Macau
Mr Oliver Landman, the Chair of Economic Theory and Director of the Institute for Economic Research at the University of Freiburg, Germany has advised Macau ... Full story
Standards for elevator maintenance to be launched
The Macau Fire Department has received criticism for its delayed notification to the media of the elevator incident at the Four Seasons Hotel on Tuesday. ... Full story
Local “cultural treasures” not exploited by cinema industry
Despite abundant cultural resources, the local government is failing to put them to good use, local scriptwriter Xu Xin asserts.Mr. Xu’s statement was made during ... Full story
Proposal to increase unemployment allowance by 71 percent
The government plans to adjust the allowance for unemployed residents to MOP120 per day. The allowance was last adjusted in 1999, according to information released ... Full story
Discussion stalled on minimum wage
The battle over setting a standard for the minimum wage seems as if it will continue for the year as no further agreement was reached ... Full story
Interview with former diplomat Carlos Frota: “Macau cannot lose its soul”
Carlos Frota arrived in Macau in 1996 to establish the future Consulate General of Portugal, which opened after the handover in 1999. Frota was appointed ... Full story
All the election rules from a to z
The Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau (SAFP) and the Identification Bureau (DSI) held a press conference yesterday to brief the public on the procedures ... Full story
Macau tourism promoted in Kuala Lumpur
A three-day, large-scale event was held in Kuala Lumpur aimed at promoting Macau as the top destination for both business and leisure in Malaysia, and ... Full story
Casino shuttle bus crash injures 11
Eleven people suffered slight injuries after a casino shuttle bus slipped off a road in Cotai. The accident took place on the Estrada da Baía ... Full story
Civic group petitions against talk show’s ban on candidates
A group of young activists petitioned the Election Commission yesterday against a TV talk show’s decision to ban those with intentions to run for the ... Full story
15 specialists from HK to consult in Kiang Wu
Macau’s King Wu Hopsital signed a contract for technical cooperation with the Asia Medical Specialists (AMS) last Monday. Fifteen doctors, who specilize in ... Full story
Hotel elevator breakdown, 34 hospitalized
The Four Seasons Hotel in Cotai yesterday suffered major breakdowns of its elevators that resulted in dozens of people being trapped inside them ... Full story
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