Retroactive rises in social security pensions, allowances to be paid to beneficiaries later this month
As the amounts of all the seven types of pensions and allowances paid out by the city’s social security system were raised last week but the increases took effect retroactively from January 1 this year, the respective payment differences for the period between January and last month will be paid to the respective beneficiaries later this month, the Social Security Fund (FSS), which runs the social security system, announced in a statement yesterday.The two types of pensions paid out by the
July 11, 2025
PDPB says Int’l Data Spaces Association recognises its work
The Personal Data Protection Bureau (PDPB) announced in a statement yesterday that the International Data Spaces Association* (IDSA) visited its premises on Wednesday and recognised its efforts to protect personal data.The statement said that IDSA is a global nonprofit organisation that promotes secure, sovereign, and standardised data exchange in a trusted ecosystem. It develops and governs the International Data Spaces (IDS) framework, which enables businesses and organisations to share and
July 11, 2025
Youth programme aims to cultivate global governance talents
Aiming to cultivate global governance talents and promote practical cooperation between China and ASEAN for local youths and to deepen their understanding of regional cooperation and explore pathways for green transition, a training programme called “Youth Diplomats – Model United Nations (MUN)”* was held on Wednesday and yesterday. Yesterday’s award ceremony for the training programme was held at the private Macau Millenium College in Nape, organised by the Chinese Youth
July 11, 2025
‘Disney The Magic Box’ musical presents timeless journey
Interview by Rui Pastorin “Disney The Magic Box” will kick off its 10-show run at The Venetian Theatre in Cotai tomorrow, promising a timeless journey for showgoers of all ages.Having premiered in Buenos Aires last year, the family-friendly musical has since been performed in Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa, Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Doha in Qatar. The Macau show now marks its debut in China and is among the headlined
July 11, 2025
Retroactive rises in social security pensions, allowances to be paid to beneficiaries later this month
As the amounts of all the seven types of pensions and allowances paid out by the city’s social security system were raised last week but the increases took effect retroactively from January 1 this year, the respective payment differences for the period between January and last month will be paid to the respective beneficiaries later this month, the Social Security Fund (FSS), which runs the social security system, announced in a statement yesterday.The two types of pensions paid out by the
July 11, 2025
PDPB says Int’l Data Spaces Association recognises its work
The Personal Data Protection Bureau (PDPB) announced in a statement yesterday that the International Data Spaces Association* (IDSA) visited its premises on Wednesday and recognised its efforts to protect personal data.The statement said that IDSA is a global nonprofit organisation that promotes secure, sovereign, and standardised data exchange in a trusted ecosystem. It develops and governs the International Data Spaces (IDS) framework, which enables businesses and organisations to share and
July 11, 2025
Youth programme aims to cultivate global governance talents
Aiming to cultivate global governance talents and promote practical cooperation between China and ASEAN for local youths and to deepen their understanding of regional cooperation and explore pathways for green transition, a training programme called “Youth Diplomats – Model United Nations (MUN)”* was held on Wednesday and yesterday. Yesterday’s award ceremony for the training programme was held at the private Macau Millenium College in Nape, organised by the Chinese Youth
July 11, 2025
‘Disney The Magic Box’ musical presents timeless journey
Interview by Rui Pastorin “Disney The Magic Box” will kick off its 10-show run at The Venetian Theatre in Cotai tomorrow, promising a timeless journey for showgoers of all ages.Having premiered in Buenos Aires last year, the family-friendly musical has since been performed in Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa, Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Doha in Qatar. The Macau show now marks its debut in China and is among the headlined
July 11, 2025
Gambling quartet cheats casino out of HK$123,000: PJ
Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lei Chi Hou announced at a special press conference yesterday that a gambling quartet cheated a casino out of HK$123,000.Lei said that three members of the foursome had been detained while one still remained at large at the time of the press conference. Lei identified the three members caught by the police as a 30-year-old local female croupier surnamed Chan and two 36-year-old male mainlanders surnamed Liu and Li.Lei pointed out that Li and Liu are friends,
July 11, 2025
Police nab Indonesian drug user
Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lei Chi Hou announced yesterday the arrest of a suspect related to a drug user case in JanuaryLei identified the suspect as a 36-year-old male non-resident worker (NRW) from Indonesia surnamed Hudi, who told police that he works as a cleaner.According to Lei, on January 22, Judiciary Police officers busted a drug use case involving a couple of non-resident workers (NRWs) from Indonesia. In the operation, PJ officers seized 105 grams of cocaine and 0.73
July 11, 2025
11th MGM Junior Lion Dance Summer Class 2025 kicks off
The “11th MGM Junior Lion Dance Summer Class 2025” launched last Sunday during an opening ceremony at MGM MACAU, with integrated resort operator MGM saying in a statement released on the same day that this year saw record-high applications.The statement noted that applications for the summer class, during which 100 junior lion dancers will undergo seven weeks of training at the former Barra Abattoir, exceeded the enrolment quota by six times. The statement quoted MGM Brand Marketing Senior
July 11, 2025
MGTO chief expects ‘close to’ 90 pct hotel occupancy rate in August
With this year’s tourism peak season coming, Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes told reporters after yesterday’s award ceremony for the “Youth Diplomats Model United Nations (MUN)” two-day training programme at the private Macau Millenium College in Nape, that as August is the peak season for Macau’s tourism, she was expecting the sector’s hotel occupancy rate to be close to 90 percent in August, with weekends likely sold out. Senna
July 11, 2025
Weekend service ends for exemption applications from 183-day minimum stay to get cash handouts
The Government Services Centre in Areia Preta district, which has been open also every Saturday and Sunday for eligible local residents to submit their applications to be granted exemptions from the 183-day minimum stay requirement to benefit from the government’s 2025 wealth-sharing programme, will no longer be open on Saturday and Sunday, effective from tomorrow, the Government Information Bureau (GCS) announced in a statement yesterday.The application period for the exemptions, which began
July 11, 2025
Editorial: Seeking common ground, viewing differences calmly
Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s weeklong working visit to Brussels, Berlin and Paris has shown, once again, that he is one of the world’s most well-versed international relations managers, considering his diplomatic skills and impact on global affairs.While making comparisons is always a tough nut to crack, one might draw parallels between Wang and some of his outstanding predecessors on the international stage of diplomacy, such as Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand, Klemens von Metternich, and
July 7, 2025
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Editorial: Seeking common ground, viewing differences calmly
Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s weeklong working visit to Brussels, Berlin and Paris has shown, once again, that he is one of the world’s most well-versed international relations managers, considering his diplomatic skills and impact on global affairs.While making comparisons is always a tough nut to crack, one might draw parallels between Wang and some of his outstanding predecessors on the international stage of diplomacy, such as Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand, Klemens von Metternich, and
July 7, 2025
‘Disney The Magic Box’ musical presents timeless journey
Interview by Rui Pastorin “Disney The Magic Box” will kick off its 10-show run at The Venetian Theatre in Cotai tomorrow, promising a timeless journey for showgoers of all ages.Having premiered in Buenos Aires last year, the family-friendly musical has since been performed in Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa, Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Doha in Qatar. The Macau show now marks its debut in China and is among the headlined
July 11, 2025
Talking art with youngster Chelsia Ng
Interview by Rui Pastorin Art has long been a part of Chelsia Ng Cheok Ieng’s life. Since she was a small child to now being a 17-year-old Form 5 student, Ng has continued to learn and create through drawing and painting, having a continuous passion that has also become one of her sources of calm. A self-motivated youngster who likes learning about different types of artforms including ballet and music, the talented artist, who was interviewed by The
June 30, 2025
Retroactive rises in social security pensions, allowances to be paid to beneficiaries later this month
As the amounts of all the seven types of pensions and allowances paid out by the city’s social security system were raised last week but the increases took effect retroactively from January 1 this year, the respective payment differences for the period between January and last month will be paid to the respective beneficiaries later this month, the Social Security Fund (FSS), which runs the social security system, announced in a statement yesterday.The two types of pensions paid out by the
July 11, 2025
PDPB says Int’l Data Spaces Association recognises its work
The Personal Data Protection Bureau (PDPB) announced in a statement yesterday that the International Data Spaces Association* (IDSA) visited its premises on Wednesday and recognised its efforts to protect personal data.The statement said that IDSA is a global nonprofit organisation that promotes secure, sovereign, and standardised data exchange in a trusted ecosystem. It develops and governs the International Data Spaces (IDS) framework, which enables businesses and organisations to share and
July 11, 2025
Gambling quartet cheats casino out of HK$123,000: PJ
Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lei Chi Hou announced at a special press conference yesterday that a gambling quartet cheated a casino out of HK$123,000.Lei said that three members of the foursome had been detained while one still remained at large at the time of the press conference. Lei identified the three members caught by the police as a 30-year-old local female croupier surnamed Chan and two 36-year-old male mainlanders surnamed Liu and Li.Lei pointed out that Li and Liu are friends,
July 11, 2025
Police nab Indonesian drug user
Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lei Chi Hou announced yesterday the arrest of a suspect related to a drug user case in JanuaryLei identified the suspect as a 36-year-old male non-resident worker (NRW) from Indonesia surnamed Hudi, who told police that he works as a cleaner.According to Lei, on January 22, Judiciary Police officers busted a drug use case involving a couple of non-resident workers (NRWs) from Indonesia. In the operation, PJ officers seized 105 grams of cocaine and 0.73
July 11, 2025
Youth programme aims to cultivate global governance talents
Aiming to cultivate global governance talents and promote practical cooperation between China and ASEAN for local youths and to deepen their understanding of regional cooperation and explore pathways for green transition, a training programme called “Youth Diplomats – Model United Nations (MUN)”* was held on Wednesday and yesterday. Yesterday’s award ceremony for the training programme was held at the private Macau Millenium College in Nape, organised by the Chinese Youth
July 11, 2025
11th MGM Junior Lion Dance Summer Class 2025 kicks off
The “11th MGM Junior Lion Dance Summer Class 2025” launched last Sunday during an opening ceremony at MGM MACAU, with integrated resort operator MGM saying in a statement released on the same day that this year saw record-high applications.The statement noted that applications for the summer class, during which 100 junior lion dancers will undergo seven weeks of training at the former Barra Abattoir, exceeded the enrolment quota by six times. The statement quoted MGM Brand Marketing Senior
July 11, 2025
MGTO chief expects ‘close to’ 90 pct hotel occupancy rate in August
With this year’s tourism peak season coming, Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes told reporters after yesterday’s award ceremony for the “Youth Diplomats Model United Nations (MUN)” two-day training programme at the private Macau Millenium College in Nape, that as August is the peak season for Macau’s tourism, she was expecting the sector’s hotel occupancy rate to be close to 90 percent in August, with weekends likely sold out. Senna
July 11, 2025
‘Disney The Magic Box’ musical presents timeless journey
Interview by Rui Pastorin “Disney The Magic Box” will kick off its 10-show run at The Venetian Theatre in Cotai tomorrow, promising a timeless journey for showgoers of all ages.Having premiered in Buenos Aires last year, the family-friendly musical has since been performed in Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa, Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Doha in Qatar. The Macau show now marks its debut in China and is among the headlined
July 11, 2025