Spiritual Colours

Spiritual Colours

by António Espadinha Soares

On 4 December, last week’s Friday, MacauSoul once more opened its doors with the purpose of sharing with the people of Macau the works of another of the proprietors of the establishment personal friends, the artist and painter Joseph Lee, in an exhibition which will run until the 10 January of next year.
Sitting down for an interview with Joseph Lee meant also sitting down for an interview with Katherine Lee, the painter’s wife of many years who shared the interview with him, often complementing his modesty and his thoughts, much as it is with the most important aspects of their lives, or so it seemed [...]

Do you know Macau?: Development of Tourism

The Birth of the Institute For Tourism Studies

by Diamantina Coimbra, Institute For Tourism Studies (IFT

According to documentary records, the first local Hotel Training School was founded by Thomas F. Lane, an American national, resident in Macau. The school, founded in 1975, was located in Rua da Praia Grande.  It received great support from renowned personalities and local enterprises. The largest private tourism enterprise of that time, STDM (Sociedade de Turismo e Diversões de Macau), owned by casino mogul Dr. Stanley Ho, donated MOP$50.000 for its opening; the sponsorship was  [...]

Test: S for pure Sport!! Macau Daily Times tested the New Audi S5

by João Contente Fernandes

I’ve spent a long time waiting to test a sports car and let me tell you, this car was a total surprise! And a good one trust me. I was expecting to test the Audi A4 and instead I was given the New V8 S5. My eyes were shining and my smile was like when a child receives a birthday gift. Especially because they just handed me the key and ask me to bring the car back in one piece! It meant I was driving it alone [...]

Mouse Click: WorldWide Telescope

by António Espadinha Soares

If you’re interested in the stars and observing constellations, then Macau is probably one of the worst places you can be in. The high humidity levels coupled with all of the light pollution from casinos make almost everything in the sky except for Venus to be obscured, even if you go  [...]

Ask The Vet: Acral Lick Granulomas

by Dr Ruan Du Toit Bester

This week I will focus on a common problem I see in Macau and Hong Kong. Acral lick granulomas are a common problem in dogs. There are a number of treatments that have been advocated for this problem, mostly because none of them is  [...]

Press Play: Sun Gangs by The Veils

by Fernando Ferreira

I have always considered the Editors as a bit of a Interpol ‘rip off’, who began playing in 1998, while the Editors started their career in 2002, the same year Interpol released their groundbreaking album Turn on the Bright Lights. In This Light and On This Evening is the Editors third studio album and it is said to have a  [...]

Mr Moueix at Horizons

by  Dr. Baudouin Neirynck, PhD

In the wine world, the name Moueix evokes mainly one of the most impressive wines in the world, Château Petrus, the eponymous property in Pomerol, Bordeaux. Mr. Edouard Moueix, the third generation involved in the management of the estate was in Macau last week. We met at Horizons, City of Dreams where he officiated  [...]

Zoom: Unchanged challenges

Photo by Manuel Cardoso / Luís Andrade de Sá, Journalist