Macau govt’s 1st ‘tea-break’ opinion gathering session to be held tonight

The government announced yesterday that its first “tea-break” community session for officials under the Social Affairs and Culture portfolio to directly engage in conversations with residents will be held tonight.Yesterday’s announcement came after Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Wallis O Lam told lawmakers in November last year about the government’s plan to host “tea-break” sessions in different neighbourhoods regularly from 2026 where bureau directors under her portfolio

January 15, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Start with Resolve, Strive for Completion: A Forward Look at Macao’s ‘Third Five-Year Plan’: Macao Chamber of Commerce Chairman Frederico Ma

Commentary by Frederico Ma Chi Ngai Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Macao Chamber of Commerce (ACM)        Last month, President Xi Jinping met with Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai, who was in Beijing to report on his work. He listened to Sam’s report on Macao’s current situation and the work of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) Government, and stated that the Central Government fully affirms the work of Sam Hou Fai and the SAR Government.

January 15, 2026 | BY admin

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Na Tcha Exhibition Hall to close to public tomorrow: Macau Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC)

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) announced on its website yesterday that the Na Tcha Exhibition Hall will be closed to the public tomorrow.The statement said that in order to facilitate distribution network maintenance and improvement works undertaken by power utility CEM, the hall will be closed tomorrow. It will reopen on Saturday. The Na Tcha Exhibition Hall, according to the bureau’s website, which opened in 2012 based on a cooperation arrangement between the bureau, the Na Tcha

January 15, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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‘Trail of Matteo Ricci’ exhibition in Macau continues cross-civilisation dialogue through Chinese painting

The “Trail of Matteo Ricci” exhibition at the Rui Cunha Foundation (FRC) gallery highlights how contemporary Chinese painting reinterprets Ricci’s (1552-1610) historic journey between Europe and China through on-site artistic practice and cultural reflection. According to an information board at the entrance to the gallery, the project, initiated by Prof. Zhang Yan, director of the Centre for Chinese History and Culture (CCHC) at the University of Macau (UM), and curated by Li

January 15, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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‘The Flow of Memory’ exhibition in Macau invites 8 artists to showcase paintings

Interview by Rui Pastorin         Just below the Ruins of St. Paul’s, an exhibition hosted by the Old House Gallery is taking on the subject of memory, its connection with the present and how it shapes us with time, inviting a total of eight artists from Macau and the Chinese mainland to showcase their creations. From acrylics to oils and Chinese paintings to a mixed media piece, “The Flow of Memory” exhibition at 27-27A Rua de São Paulo (大三巴街) is

January 14, 2026 | BY admin

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Macau's e-car charging fees to be lowered by 10 pct from next month

The fees for charging e-cars in public carparks or at street parking spaces equipped with charging piles will be reduced by 10 percent from next month, the government has announced.The reduced fees for charging e-cars, which will take effect on February 1, were announced by a chief executive order published in the Official Gazette (BO) on Monday, when the Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) also issued a statement on the matter.E-car charging piles in public carparks and street parking

January 14, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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‘Trail of Matteo Ricci’ exhibition opens at Macau's FRC gallery

The Rui Cunha Foundation (FRC) inaugurated a collective Chinese painting exhibition, titled “Trail of Matteo Ricci”, yesterday, showcasing 33 ink and colour works by PhD students under the academic supervision of University of Macau (UM) Prof. Zhang Yan. Curated by artists Li Ranqing and Lei Meihang, the exhibition presents works created during a 2025 field trip that retraced the route of Italian Jesuit priest Matteo Ricci (1552-1610) from Macau through the Chinese mainland and on to

January 14, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau-Hengqin industry-university-research support policy briefing held in Hengqin

According to a statement provided by Macau’s Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT) yesterday, a policy briefing session on the 2026 Joint Support Scheme for Industry–University–Research Projects between Macau and Hengqin was held in the Guangdong–Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin last Tuesday, bringing together government officials and representatives from the technology sector.The session was jointly organised by FDCT and the Economic Development Bureau of the

January 14, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Zhuhai's Gongbei customs seizes 64 used smartphones in 2 electric wheelchairs seats

The General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China (GACC) announced in a statement yesterday that Zhuhai’s Gongbei Customs officers seized 64 used smartphones in two electric wheelchairs seats.According to the statement, on Thursday customs officers at the Gongbei Port (border checkpoint) arrival hall, intercepted a Hong Kong traveller surnamed Wang, while he was driving through the checkpoint in his electric wheelchair. The officers had discovered an anomaly which

January 14, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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More Macau gaming operators announce wage rise

Integrated resort operators Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG), Wynn Macau, Limited, SJM Resorts and Melco Resorts & Entertainment have each announced a salary increase for staff in separate statements yesterday. GEGGEG noted in their statement that their pay rise will benefit around 98 percent of staff, with eligible employees at Senior Manager grade and below set to receive it from April 1. The statement said that eligible staff who joined the company before January 1, 2026 will

January 14, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau police nab 4 mainlanders for robbery & money laundering, victim probed for illegal currency exchange

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested four men from the Chinese mainland for robbing an illegal currency exchange dealer of HK$500,000 (515,000 patacas) and for money laundering, PJ spokesman Vong Kuan Hung said during a special press conference yesterday.Vong identified the suspects as a 33-year-old male surnamed Wang who claimed to be jobless, a 34-year-old male surnamed Dan also claimed to be unemployed, a 29-year-old supermarket employee surnamed Zhang, and a 27-year-old store manager

January 14, 2026 | BY Ada Lei

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Taxpayers in Macau need to declare their tax domicile this year: DSF

The Financial Services Bureau (DSF) announced in a statement yesterday that in accordance with the implementation of the new Tax Code, taxpayers are required by law to register their tax domicile with the bureau between January 1 and December 31 this year.The tax domicile serves as the sole address to which the bureau will send official notifications to taxpayers, including payment notices, refunds, assessment results, and other related documents, the statement said.For taxpayers, according to

January 14, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau police nab mainlander for ‘proxy betting’ fraud

A man from the Chinese mainland was arrested on Monday for assisting his accomplices to steal chips from a male gambler while placing bets on his behalf, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Leng Kam Lon said during a special press conference yesterday.Leng identified the suspect as a 33-year-old man surnamed Weng, who claimed to be jobless.According to Leng, the gambler came across a video on Douyin (known as TikTok overseas) in May featuring someone claiming to be a gambling expert who offered

January 14, 2026 | BY Ada Lei

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Macau's veteran civic leader Leong Heng Teng urges govt to help revitalise Chi Lam Vai village

Interview by Armindo Neves        As the second and final phase of cleaning up an ancient well in Chi Lam Vai (Pátio do Espinho) village near the UNESCO World Heritage-listed St Paul’s Ruins and one of Macau’s two Na Tcha temples concluded last Tuesday, the Post yesterday interviewed the convener of a concern group, Leong Heng Teng, about ideas of how to revitalise the once-walled neighbourhood. Leong, 79, is a former Executive Council spokesman and lawmaker, whose

January 14, 2026 | BY admin

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