Macau pharma bureau warns of virility product with Western drug ingredient

The Pharmaceutical Administration Bureau (ISAF) warned residents in a statement on Wednesday against using a natural virility product named “The Goat Sublingual Strip”*, which has been found to contain the prescription-only Western drug ingredient “Sildenafil”.According to the statement, the bureau took action after receiving Wednesday’s warning from the Hong Kong Department of Health (DH) concerning the virility product.Sildenafil is commonly used to treat male erectile dysfunction;

January 16, 2026 | BY Ida Cheong

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‘Bad’ air quality forecast for Macau today, health warnings issued

The air quality in Macau is forecast to reach “Bad” levels today, according to a statement issued by the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) on their website last night.The SMG’s Air Quality Index uses a six-level scale to classify conditions, ranging from “Good” and “Moderate” to “Bad”, “Very Bad”, “Severe” and “Harmful”. A “Bad” rating is the third level on this scale. In the statement, the local observatory advised sensitive groups regarding air

January 16, 2026 | BY Kristina Vallesteros

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Macao Arts Festival calls for local programme proposals

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) announced in a statement yesterday that it is calling for locally produced programmes for the 36th Macao Arts Festival (FAM), which will take place from May to June this year, with submissions accepted until February 10.According to the bureau, the festival continues its mission to promote the development of local arts by providing a platform for performance, exchange and showcasing in Macau. The statement said that the call is open to all legally

January 16, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau's Sinulog Festival promises vibrant celebration this Sunday

The annual Sinulog Festival, a vibrant celebration honouring the child Jesus (Santo Niño), will be held in Macau this Sunday, organised by the Santo Niño de Cebu in Macau Association.The local celebration is an iteration of the major festival held each year in Cebu, southern Philippines, and has been organised in Macau since 2003. It is held annually on the third Sunday of January.The parade, which is the highlight of the event, will begin at 3 p.m. on Sunday in Praça da Amizade, commonly

January 16, 2026 | BY Kristina Vallesteros

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9 artists give new life to daily items through decoupage at Macau exhibition

Nine amateur art enthusiasts are giving new life to daily items through decoupage, an art technique with some similarities to collage, in a new exhibition titled “Art Accompanying Life” at the 10 Fantasia gallery.Having kicked off on Saturday, the exhibition is on until January 30 and can be found on the second floor of the gallery.The technique, as explained by AI chatbot Poe, involves decorating an object by gluing colourful paper cutouts onto its surface and then sealing it with a

January 16, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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How China’s robust foreign trade propels global prosperity?

Analysis        BEIJING – Over the past five years, China’s foreign trade volume has successively surpassed the thresholds of 40 trillion yuan and 45 trillion yuan, hitting 45.47 trillion yuan in 2025. This marks nine consecutive years of foreign trade expansion since 2017, according to customs data.The country’s robust foreign trade performance is far more than just impressive numbers. From high-tech and green product exports to tariff cuts and institutional

January 16, 2026 | BY admin

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China-EU deal on EV dispute is pragmatic, exemplary

Commentary        BEIJING – The latest significant progress in addressing friction over electric vehicles (EVs) between China and the European Union (EU) once again demonstrates that dialogue and mutual respect remain the most effective path to managing differences.After multiple rounds of consultations, China and the EU have achieved pragmatic and encouraging outcomes in the dispute, with the European Commission issuing a guidance document on the submission of price

January 16, 2026 | BY admin

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Macau govt converting 39 plots into temporary facilities

The government yesterday announced details of its ongoing plan to use 39 available plots across the city for various purposes on a temporary basis, comprising 13 for recreational and leisure purposes, 15 open-air public carparks, three recycling facilities, four sports facilities, and four for other different purposes.The government started last year an initiative to earmark a number of long-undeveloped and idle plots across the city, the permanent uses of which has still not been decided, for

January 15, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau police nab mainlander for fraud

The Public Security Police (PSP) arrested a man from the Chinese mainland on Sunday for fraud, PSP spokesman Lei Chan Hong said during a regular press conference yesterday.Lei identified the suspect as a farmer in his fifties surnamed Hu.According to Lei, the police received a report on Saturday from the employee of a sporting goods shop in Cotai. The employee told the police that Hu had used a HK$1,000 banknote to purchase a pair of socks priced at HK$29. After the employee gave Hu HK$971 in

January 15, 2026 | BY Ada Lei

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Macau police arrest HK man for theft by finding

The Public Security Police (PSP) apprehended a man from Hong Kong on Sunday for theft by finding, PSP spokesman Lei Chan Hong said during a regular press conference yesterday.Lei identified the suspect as a waiter in his fifties surnamed Lau.According to Lei, the Public Security Police (PSP) received a report on October 11 from a middle-aged local man who said that he lost his smartphone, which he had left on a bench near the Barrier Gate checkpoint. Suspecting that someone had stolen it, the

January 15, 2026 | BY Ada Lei

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Macau Customs Service seizes frozen chicken feet weighing 1.8 tonnes worth 45,000 patacas

Macau Customs Service officers raided a parallel-trading den in the peninsula’s northern district on Tuesday where they seized 1,800 kg of frozen chicken feet worth around 45,000 patacas in total.According to yesterday’s statement, customs officers detained for questioning a 43-year-old local male who ran the den and had hired parallel traders to smuggle frozen chicken feet from Macau to the Chinese mainland.The suspect faces a fine in compliance with the relevant provisions listed in the

January 15, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Then & Now: exploring Macau's Centro Comercial Teatro Capitol

Interviews and commentary by Rui Pastorin         When I was a kid, my parents and I would often frequent Centro Comercial Teatro Capitol in the city centre. The building was old and decrepit, while the cinema had long since closed by that time. But there were still a variety of reasons to visit. At the entrance, the smell of delicacies like egg waffles and the peanut-butter filled waffle sandwiches emitted from a quick-moving and always busy stall, greeting a line

January 15, 2026 | BY admin

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Macau Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) to hold 4 job matching sessions this month providing 309 vacancies

The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL), in conjunction with the Macau Federation of Trade Unions (FAOM; aka Gung Luen), will organise four sector-specific job matching sessions in late January, providing a total of 309 job vacancies to help locals re-enter the workforce as soon as possible, according to a statement by the bureau yesterday.Online registration for the four sessions runs from 9 a.m. today until 12 p.m. on January 20, and is open to residents seeking employment, the statement said.The

January 15, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau's Fu Luen group calls for focus on households at high risk of domestic violence

According to Macau’s total number of crimes reported in the first nine months of last year, announced by the Office of the Secretary for Security (GSS), the number of suspected domestic violence cases rose by 24 year-on-year to 80. While cases classified as suspected “crimes of domestic violence” were only a few, there were 59 cases categorised as “crimes against physical integrity” involving family conflicts during the same period.The Post yesterday interviewed Wong Lei Lei, who

January 15, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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