Macau exhibition: FLOW – Paintings by Alice Costa explore nature through abstraction

The free-admission “FLOW – Paintings by Alice Costa” exhibition opened yesterday evening at Creative Macau, the Centre for Creative Industries (CCI) in Nape, presenting a body of abstract works aiming to translate the rhythms of nature into textured, sensory experiences.According to a message card distributed by the centre, the exhibition centres on organic shapes and fluid lines, reflecting spontaneity found in natural environments. Through tactile techniques such as impasto*,

January 9, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau's northern district to host 6-week consumption carnival

The Industry and Commerce Association of Macau Northern District (AICZNM) hosted a press conference at the Bank of China (BOC) Building on Avenida Doutor Mário Soares yesterday about its a six-week consumption carnival.According to a statement by the association, over 470 businesses in the northern district will participate in the event, which aims to boost the local economy.The event, which will take place from next Monday to February 20, is funded by the Industrial Development Fund (IDF) and

January 9, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Northern district councillors discuss strategies to boost Macau's Spring Festival community economy

The government-appointed Northern District Community Service Consultative Council held its first regular monthly meeting of the year yesterday, where, among other things, ideas of how to boost the Spring Festival (aka Chinese New Year) community economy were raised.The nearly two-hour meeting was held at the Patane Activity Centre on Avenida de Demétrio Cinatti (爹美刁施拿地大馬路).The first part of the meeting was open to the media, during which councillors raised various issues one

January 9, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau logs this year’s 1st imported chikungunya case

Macau has recorded this year’s first imported case of chikungunya fever, a 45-year-old non-local male worker, the Health Bureau (SSM) announced in a statement on Wednesday. According to the statement, the patient travelled to the Philippines with his family from December 20 to Sunday, and developed symptoms such as fever, joint pain, and headache after returning to Macau on Monday. He sought medical attention at a health centre. As the symptoms persisted, he visited the emergency

January 9, 2026 | BY Ida Cheong

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Young staff prioritise ‘salary, benefits & work-life balance’: Macau survey

The Alliance for a Happy Home thinktank hosted a press conference yesterday about the findings of its “Macau Youth Career Development Survey”, which indicate that young employees’ priorities are their “salary and benefits”, “work-life balance” and “job stability” when choosing a career.The survey targeting local youths aged 18 to 45 collected 703 questionnaires online, of which 568 were valid. All the respondents were employed when they returned the questionnaires. The press

January 9, 2026 | BY Ida Cheong

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4 Macau gaming operators announce staff bonuses

Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG), Melco Resorts & Entertainment, Wynn Macau, Limited and MGM have announced in separate statements discretionary bonuses equivalent to a month’s salary for eligible staff.GEG released its statement on Wednesday, while the other three operators issued theirs yesterday. Galaxy Entertainment GroupDiscretionary bonuses will be awarded by GEG to staff at Senior Manager Grade and below, being set to benefit around 97 percent of employees.The discretionary

January 9, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau Customs Service seizes frozen pork offal worth 15,000 patacas

Macau Customs Service officers raided a parallel-trading den in the peninsula’s northern district on Tuesday where they seized 300 kilograms of frozen pork offal worth around 15,000 patacas in total.According to a statement on Wednesday, on Tuesday night the officers caught a 32-year-old local man who ran the business and hired parallel traders to smuggle frozen pork offal from Macau to the mainland.The man faces a fine in compliance with the relevant provisions listed in the External Trade

January 9, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau Int’l Airport launches ‘MIA One ID’ smart security & boarding services

Macau International Airport (MIA) operator CAM announced in a statement yesterday that it has launched its “MIA One ID” smart security and boarding services, introducing facial recognition technology to streamline departure procedures and enhance passenger experience. According to the statement, the “MIA One ID” system adopts a single identity identification model based on facial recognition, aiming to integrate the airport’s departure and passenger identification systems to

January 9, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macao Orchestra to present ‘Tribute to Mozart’ concert series

The Macao Orchestra (OM) will present a three-concert series later this month dedicated to the works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, according to a recent statement from the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC). The “Tribute to Mozart*” series will be held from January 23 to 25, with performances at São Domingos Church and the Cathedral in the city centre. According to the statement, three “internationally renowned” violinists will perform the complete cycle of Mozart’s five violin

January 9, 2026 | BY Kristina Vallesteros

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Macao Polytechnic University (MPU) to host Open Day tomorrow

The Macao Polytechnic University (MPU) will be hosting its Open Day tomorrow from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on its main campus on Rua de Luís Gonzaga Gomes (高美士街), in Zape.The event, which also celebrates MPU’s 45th anniversary, is open to students, parents and other members of the public. It will feature a raft of activities, according to a statement from the public university yesterday. Among them are degree programme briefings, exhibitions, workshops, experiential activities, academic

January 9, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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3 loan sharks offer gambler ‘chip-pooling’ deal: Macau police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested three loan sharks on Wednesday, after they collected HK$100,000 as “interest” from a gambler in a local casino, PJ spokesman Cheong Siu Keong said during a regular press conference yesterday.Cheong identified the three male suspects, all from the Chinese mainland, as a 28-year-old businessman surnamed Li, a 22-year-old decorator surnamed Wu, and a 31-year-old surnamed He who told the police that he is jobless.According to Cheong, the female gambler, also

January 9, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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Public warned about scam calls impersonating Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) staff

The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) issued a statement last night urging members of the public to be wary of scam calls impersonating its staff. The statement said that MGTO recently received reports from a number of residents from “neighbouring regions” who said that they had received phone calls from individuals claiming to be MGTO staff members. The callers, according to the statement, claimed that the recipients’ phone numbers had been used to send SMS messages related to

January 9, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau Customs Service busts 3 pharmacies selling fake-brand shampoo

The Macau Customs Service said in a statement last night that it busted three pharmacies on Wednesday for selling fake-brand shampoo.The statement said that the Macau Customs Service received a report from the Consumer Council (CC) earlier this month, in which a resident, whose gender was not revealed, had bought six bottles of shampoo from a chain pharmacy in the peninsula’s northern district that he or she suspected to be counterfeit.On Wednesday, the statement said, customs officers

January 9, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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Macau govt issues health alert over Nestlé infant formula toxin scare

The Pharmaceutical Supervision and Administration Bureau (ISAF) and the Macau Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) issued a joint health alert yesterday afternoon about certain Nestlé-Wyeth Nutrition infant formula products that are suspected to contain Bacillus cereus. Bacillus cereus is a species of bacteria known for its ability to cause foodborne illnesses, such as diarrhoea and abdominal cramps.According to the statement, the two bureaus have been informed that several batches of Nestlé

January 8, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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