Macau govt urges residents to get measles jab before travel

The Health Bureau (SSM) issued a warning yesterday stating that considering the significant increase in measles cases in neighbouring regions, residents planning to travel abroad are urged to ensure that they have completed their measles vaccination before departure. According to the statement, individuals without immunity should receive the vaccine at least two weeks in advance. Unvaccinated children and pregnant women without immunity are advised to avoid travelling to areas where

March 2, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau Music Art Space (MMAS) Lantern Festival lights up at 10 Fantasia

The one-day “MMAS Lantern Festival” was held at the 10 Fantasia gallery on Calçada da Igreja de S. Lázaro (瘋堂斜巷) yesterday afternoon, bringing together performances, creative brands and festive workshops to celebrate traditional culture. MMAS stands for Macau Music Art Space.Organised by local violinist and Macau Cultural Ambassador Cheong Wai Leong, the festival is part of a series of festive events MMAS has held since 2021, alongside a Christmas celebration each year.

March 2, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo, Ida Cheong

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Macau casino receipts rise 4.5 pct to 20.6 billion patacas in February

     Macau’s casinos generated gross gaming revenue (GGR) of 20.627 billion patacas (US$2.56 billion) last month, marking a year-on-year increase of 4.5 percent, the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) announced today. Month-on-month, GGR fell by 8.8 percent, from January's 22.63 billion patacas. January had three more days than February. Last month included the Chinese mainland's nine-day Chinese New Year (CNY) holiday, from Feburary 15 to Feburary

March 1, 2026 | BY Staff Reporter

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Situation of the investments of the Financial Reserve of the Macao SAR in the year 2025

Statement by Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM)In order to properly manage the budget balance and protect the payment capacity of public finances, the Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) enacted Law No. 8/2011 (Legal Regime of the Financial Reserve), which assigns to the Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM) the responsibility for ensuring the investments and management of the Financial Reserve. In 2025, the Financial Reserve of the MSAR recorded an investment income of

February 27, 2026 | BY admin

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Norovirus cases rise 2.5 times in Jan: Macau Health Bureau

The Health Bureau (SSM) yesterday released its mandatory disease notification data for last month, revealing a significant rise in gastrointestinal infections.A total of 1,608 cases of notifiable diseases were recorded during the month, the statement said. The three most reported illnesses were influenza with 1,307 cases, the rotavirus with 84 cases, and the norovirus with 74 cases.According to the statement, norovirus cases increased by approximately 2.5 times compared to December, rising from

February 27, 2026 | BY Kristina Vallesteros

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Macau eco-fair MIECF to return next month

The 2026 Macao International Environmental Co-operation Forum & Exhibition (2026MIECF) will be held from March 26 to 28 at The Venetian Macao’s Cotai Expo, according to a statement issued yesterday by Macau’s Commerce and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM).The event will run under the theme “Low-carbon, Zero Waste Cities: Embarking on a Global Collaboration.” According to the statement, it aligns with Macau’s “1+4” economic diversification strategy and the “Macao +

February 27, 2026 | BY Kristina Vallesteros

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Macau police arrest mainlander for stealing friend’s HK$1 million, gambling away 90 pct

The Judiciary Police (PJ) nabbed a man from the Chinese mainland for stealing a male friend’s HK$1 million (1.025 million patacas) on Wednesday, PJ spokesman Cheong Kim Fong said during a regular press conference yesterday.Cheong identified the suspect as a 37-year-old man surnamed Lu who claimed to be jobless. Cheong said that the victim is a middle-aged mainlander. Both have been friends for only about three months.According to Cheong, on Tuesday, the victim arrived in Macau with HK$1

February 27, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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S Korean seaweed snack ‘probably’ contains plastic contaminants: Macau Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM)

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) has received a report from food safety authorities in Australia and New Zealand that a South Korean seaweed product is being recalled due to the probable presence of plastic fragments, according to a IAM statement.The statement pointed out that the affected product is “Pinkfong Seasoned Seaweed Flakes” of the South Korean brand KWANG CHEON, with a net weight of 40 grams, and best before date of 2026.08.20.The statement noted that the bureau is closely

February 27, 2026 | BY Ida Cheong

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Macau 10-day gastronomy-fest slated for March, with 100 booths

The 10-day “2026 International Cities of Gastronomy Fest, Macao” will be held from March 20 to 29 at Macau Fisherman’s Wharf, with an additional venue in Zape, featuring 100 food booths, Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Deputy Director Jennifer Si Tou Lai Lam announced in an investment and promotion briefing yesterday.The briefing about the gastronomic event took place at Macau Fisherman’s Wharf Convention and Exhibition Centre yesterday afternoon. The first phase of recruitment

February 27, 2026 | BY Ida Cheong

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Film screening aims to promote Macau's Chi Lam Vai heritage village: concern group vice-convenor

“Rainy Moment”, a film dedicated to exploring Macau’s vanishing urban fabric, takes the peninsula’s largest still existing, previously walled, village, Chi Lam Vai (茨林圍), as its central theme.The Chi Lam Vai Concern Group hosted a film screening with Caritas Macau at the Hino Luminoso Elderly Centre on February 6, according to Tang Kam Chun, the concern group’s deputy convenor and vice president of the local Na Tcha Temple Association, the event aimed to promote and preserve Chi

February 27, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Winners of ‘Sports in Macao’ 2025, 72nd Grand Prix photo contests announced

The Sports Bureau (ID) has announced the winners of its photography contests “Sports in Macao” 2025 and the 72nd Macau Grand Prix (MGP), with an awards ceremony held at the Mong-Ha Sports Centre yesterday. Organised by the bureau in conjunction with the Macau Photographic Association, the two competitions were concluded last year.Officiating guests included the bureau’s Vice-President Mok Chi Hang, Sports Development Department Chief Chao Kuok Wai, and Head of the Macau Grand Prix

February 27, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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New FM Commissioner Bian vows stronger practice of ‘diplomacy benefiting Macau’

The newly appointed Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR), Bian Lixin, pledged yesterday that the commissioner’s office, guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy, will align its work with the new development goals of the nation’s 15th Five-Year Plan, further strengthen the barrier of national security in Macau, correctly and deeply implement the “diplomacy benefiting Macau” principle, assist Macau in expanding external

February 27, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau legislature’s speaker Cheong vows constructive oversight of executive-led governance

Legislative Assembly (AL) President André Cheong Weng Chon pledged yesterday that the legislature will continue to firmly exercise its functions and powers conferred by the Macau Basic Law, while taking the initiative of upholding Macau’s executive-led governance, fully supporting the chief executive and the local government in exercising law-based governance, and enhancing positive interaction with the government.Cheong also pledged that the local legislature will, through rational,

February 27, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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UN Tourism delegation visits Macao University of Tourism (UTM) to deepen cooperation

A delegation from the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UN Tourism) visited the public Macao University of Tourism (UTM) on Wednesday to discuss innovation in tourism education and the further development of co-branded programmes, according to a statement by the tertiary education institution yesterday. The delegation was led by Antonio López de Ávila, director of Innovation, Education and Investments at UN Tourism, and was received by UTM Rector Fanny Vong Chuk Kwan, Vice

February 27, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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