‘Book for Book’ swap returns to various districts to promote Macau's reading culture
‘Book for Book’ swap returns to various districts to promote Macau's reading culture
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) will relaunch its “Book for Book” swap activity this month across different neighbourhoods, aiming to promote reading habits and resource sharing among residents, according to a statement by IC yesterday. First introduced in 2024, the exchange activity has received “strong” public support, the statement said, noting that this year’s edition, which is part of the “Where culture flourishes, happiness happens” initiative, will continue to provide
May 5, 2026
BY Khalel Vallo
HK Heritage Museum spotlights The Mona Lisa, Renaissance art
HK Heritage Museum spotlights The Mona Lisa, Renaissance art
        Rui Pastorin in Hong Kong         The Hong Kong French May Arts Festival 2026 has kicked off in Hong Kong, with last week marking the launch of “The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: Meet Mona Lisa & Portraying the Renaissance”, a three-month-long free-admission exhibition at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum that blends both technology and Renaissance artworks.The Hong Kong French May Arts Festival was established in 1993 and reaches
May 5, 2026
BY admin
Macau police take naked pedestrian to hospital for checkup
Macau police take naked pedestrian to hospital for checkup
A naked man was intercepted by police after wandering the streets yesterday afternoon and was subsequently taken to hospital for an examination, according to a Public Security Police (PSP) statement provided to public broadcaster TDM.Police received a public report at around 5 p.m. regarding a man walking naked along Avenida do Almirante Lacerda in the Patane district. Officers later intercepted him in the Red Market area.The man failed to respond to officers’ questions at the scene, and his
May 5, 2026
BY Khalel Vallo
Macau logs daily record of 248,000 visitors on 2nd day of May Day holiday
Macau logs daily record of 248,000 visitors on 2nd day of May Day holiday
Macau recorded around 248,000 visitor arrivals on Saturday, the second day of the Chinese mainland’s ongoing five-day Labour Day holiday period, once again setting a new record of a single-day number of visitor arrivals, Public Security Police (PSP) have announced.According to a PSP statement released on its WeChat account on Sunday, the new record represented a 9.25 percent increase from the previous record set on February 19 this year, the third day of the Chinese New Year of the Horse,
May 5, 2026
BY Tony Wong
‘Book for Book’ swap returns to various districts to promote Macau's reading culture
‘Book for Book’ swap returns to various districts to promote Macau's reading culture
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) will relaunch its “Book for Book” swap activity this month across different neighbourhoods, aiming to promote reading habits and resource sharing among residents, according to a statement by IC yesterday. First introduced in 2024, the exchange activity has received “strong” public support, the statement said, noting that this year’s edition, which is part of the “Where culture flourishes, happiness happens” initiative, will continue to provide
May 5, 2026
BY Khalel Vallo
HK Heritage Museum spotlights The Mona Lisa, Renaissance art
HK Heritage Museum spotlights The Mona Lisa, Renaissance art
        Rui Pastorin in Hong Kong         The Hong Kong French May Arts Festival 2026 has kicked off in Hong Kong, with last week marking the launch of “The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: Meet Mona Lisa & Portraying the Renaissance”, a three-month-long free-admission exhibition at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum that blends both technology and Renaissance artworks.The Hong Kong French May Arts Festival was established in 1993 and reaches
May 5, 2026
BY admin
Macau police take naked pedestrian to hospital for checkup
Macau police take naked pedestrian to hospital for checkup
A naked man was intercepted by police after wandering the streets yesterday afternoon and was subsequently taken to hospital for an examination, according to a Public Security Police (PSP) statement provided to public broadcaster TDM.Police received a public report at around 5 p.m. regarding a man walking naked along Avenida do Almirante Lacerda in the Patane district. Officers later intercepted him in the Red Market area.The man failed to respond to officers’ questions at the scene, and his
May 5, 2026
BY Khalel Vallo
Macau logs daily record of 248,000 visitors on 2nd day of May Day holiday
Macau logs daily record of 248,000 visitors on 2nd day of May Day holiday
Macau recorded around 248,000 visitor arrivals on Saturday, the second day of the Chinese mainland’s ongoing five-day Labour Day holiday period, once again setting a new record of a single-day number of visitor arrivals, Public Security Police (PSP) have announced.According to a PSP statement released on its WeChat account on Sunday, the new record represented a 9.25 percent increase from the previous record set on February 19 this year, the third day of the Chinese New Year of the Horse,
May 5, 2026
BY Tony Wong
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Macau community leaders urge govt to improve organisation of outdoor gigs
A concert with an audience of about 30,000, titled “K-SPARK IN MACAU”, was held at the government-managed Macau Open-Air Performance Venue in Cotai on Saturday night. The event’s organisers were widely slammed by netizens on social media for poor planning of seating arrangements and failure to properly maintain the order of audience members, in response to which community leaders, in group interviews with local Chinese-language media, have urged the government to improve coordination
May 5, 2026
BY admin
Macau resort operator Melco wins 2 prizes at ‘2026 TITAN Brand Awards’
Macau resort operator Melco wins 2 prizes at ‘2026 TITAN Brand Awards’
Melco Resorts & Entertainment said in a statement on Wednesday that City of Dreams (COD) in Cotai won two accolades at the “2026 TITAN Brand Awards”, receiving the highest Global Tier Platinum distinctions for “Best Brand Awareness Campaign” and “Best Integrated Marketing Campaign” for its new brand chapter “Be A Dreamer”.The new awards follow the company garnering top honours at the 2025 edition of the “TITAN Brand Awards” for its “House of Dancing Water” Premiere
May 5, 2026
BY Rui Pastorin
Macau police nab 2 loan sharks for abducting gambler on May Day
Macau police nab 2 loan sharks for abducting gambler on May Day
The Judiciary Police (PJ) nabbed two men from the Chinese mainland for usury and false imprisonment of a male gambler on Labour Day, PJ spokesman Cheong Un Hong said during a regular press conference yesterday.Cheong identified the suspects as a 41-year-old male surnamed Tan and a 35-year-old male surnamed Lin; both claimed to be jobless. Cheong also said that there were two more suspects still at large at the time of the press conference.According to Cheong, on Friday afternoon, the Judiciary
May 5, 2026
BY Armindo Neves
Macau Labour Affairs Bureau to hold sales, customer service job matching sessions
Macau Labour Affairs Bureau to hold sales, customer service job matching sessions
The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) said in a statement yesterday that it will hold a two-day job matching session for sales and customer service positions on Friday and Saturday next week, offering over 600 vacancies, with online registration starting today. According to the statement, the event is organised by the bureau and hosted by the Macau Federation of Trade Unions (FAOM). It will be held on the third floor of the Macau Tower Convention and Entertainment Centre in Sai Van, the
May 5, 2026
BY Khalel Vallo
GEG, CPTTM host Macau quality enhancement certification programme
GEG, CPTTM host Macau quality enhancement certification programme
Integrated resort operator Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) recently held the second Certificate Award Ceremony for the “GEG SME Series: Quality Enhancement Certification Programme”, according to a statement last week.The ceremony was held at the Galaxy International Convention Centre in Cotai.The programme, which offers management system training courses by the Macau Productivity and Technology Transfer Centre (CPTTM), was launched in 2024, the statement noted.During the recent ceremony,
May 5, 2026
BY Rui Pastorin
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Editorial: Expansion of platform role a strategic priority for Macau
One of the most crucial deliverables of Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai’s nine-day, four-nation tour of Europe is that expanding cooperation with Spanish-speaking countries has been confirmed as a strategic priority of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR).Addressing a reception in Madrid on Wednesday, as pointed out by Xinhua News Agency, Sam pledged to extend the functions of Macau’s role as a platform for cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking countries (PSCs) to
April 27, 2026
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Editorial: Expansion of platform role a strategic priority for Macau
One of the most crucial deliverables of Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai’s nine-day, four-nation tour of Europe is that expanding cooperation with Spanish-speaking countries has been confirmed as a strategic priority of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR).Addressing a reception in Madrid on Wednesday, as pointed out by Xinhua News Agency, Sam pledged to extend the functions of Macau’s role as a platform for cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking countries (PSCs) to
April 27, 2026
BY admin
HK Heritage Museum spotlights The Mona Lisa, Renaissance art
HK Heritage Museum spotlights The Mona Lisa, Renaissance art
        Rui Pastorin in Hong Kong         The Hong Kong French May Arts Festival 2026 has kicked off in Hong Kong, with last week marking the launch of “The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: Meet Mona Lisa & Portraying the Renaissance”, a three-month-long free-admission exhibition at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum that blends both technology and Renaissance artworks.The Hong Kong French May Arts Festival was established in 1993 and reaches
May 5, 2026
BY admin
Recitation contest highlights Macau’s multicultural fabric
Recitation contest highlights Macau’s multicultural fabric
The Chinese Educators Association of Macau hosted the 40th Macao Students’ Recitation Contest at Hou Kong Middle School on Estrada de Ferreira do Amaral last Saturday. According to a statement released during the contest, a total of 86 school campuses participated in the contest, with 4,043 participants.Zheng Jiezhao, chairman of the association and principal of Lou Hau High School, told the Post on that day that the competition serves a multifaceted role: celebrating Macau’s diverse
May 1, 2026
BY Armindo Neves