Monthlong ‘Light up Macao 2025’ to start next Saturday

“Light up Macao 2025” will take place from next Saturday to 11 January, featuring 3D mapping shows, 28 light installation sets, themed carnivals, culinary booths and others, the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) announced at a press conference yesterday afternoon. The press conference for the event was held at the Macau Science Centre (MSC) in Nape. The monthlong event, themed “Lightscape•Horizon”, will feature 28 light installation sets, interactive installations and

November 28, 2025 | BY Ida Chong

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Macau's 37th int’l music festival draws 8,000 participants

According to a statement by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) on Wednesday, the 37th Macao International Music Festival (MIMF) concluded on November 8, bringing 14 sessions of 12 programmes and 19 outreach activities to audiences under the theme “Vocal Waves.”Held throughout the month, this year’s festival gathered over 650 performers and continued to position Macau as a “City of Performing Arts,” the statement said.The statement noted that Music Director and Principal Conductor of the

November 28, 2025 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Macau's Artyzen Grand Lapa’s Christmas tree gives new life to picture frames

Artyzen Grand Lapa Macau held its tree lighting ceremony last night at its hotel lobby in Zape, with their 5-metre Christmas Tree having a twist – it was constructed entirely out of repurposed frames. Each frame, once displayed at hotel areas before renovation, features paintings from the operator’s recent Boa Vida Painting Competition held over the summer, which gathered 52 participants who painted on themes related to the Artyzen Grand Lapa Hotel and the spirit of Artyzen, as well as

November 28, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau police nab 2 jewellery shop staff for HK$70 million illegal currency exchange deals

The Judiciary Police (PJ) on Wednesday nabbed two local women working for a jewellery shop for illegal currency exchange activities involving over HK$70 million, PJ spokesman Ho Wai Lok said during a special press conference yesterday.Ho identified the duo, who are related, working at the shop as a 58-year-old who identified herself as a businesswoman and a 42-year-old who said that she was a saleswoman, both surnamed Sam. According to Ho, on Wednesday, during a routine inspection of

November 28, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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‘MGM Chef Nic Gastronomusic Fest 2025’ in Macau donates HK$5 million to support Tai Po fire victims

Integrated resort operator MGM and Chef Nic Holdings Limited announced in a joint statement last night that they will be together donating HK$5 million to provide emergency assistance to those affected by the major fire at Hong Kong’s Tai Po Wang Fuk Court, aiming to help residents “rebuild their lives and restore a sense of normalcy”.The donation will be in the name of the MGM Chef Nic Gastronomusic Fest 2025, adding that they are deeply saddened by the calamity. “Our hearts are with

November 28, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Macau CE Sam Hou Fai urges citywide efforts to screen & rectify safety hazards

Macau Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai convened and chaired a meeting yesterday urging all respective public entities to plan, organise and implement citywide tasks of screening, identifying and minimising major safety risks in various aspects of civil society, and put the respective measures in place, in the wake of the devastating residential building fire in Hong Kong that erupted on Wednesday, according to a statement by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS).The inferno in Hong Kong’s

November 28, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Bystanders in HK express shock over Tai Po inferno

Vox Pop by Khalel Vallo in Hong Kong         Onlookers at Wang Fuk Court in Hong Kong’s Tai Po District described yesterday their shock of seeing a huge housing complex engulfed in flames on the previous day, with bedlam in the neighbourhood, appealing to the authorities for better rescue efforts.The blaze broke out on Wednesday afternoon at the housing complex, which is a densely populated estate made up of eight high-rise towers in Hong Kong’s New

November 28, 2025 | BY admin

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Macau Health Bureau (SSM) offers free HIV & Hepatitis C tests Sunday

In order to raise public awareness of HIV prevention and promote safer sexual practices, the Health Bureau (SSM) will host a World AIDS Day thematic event on Sunday from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Tap Seac Health Centre, providing free, anonymous and rapid antibody testing for both HIV and Hepatitis C, requiring only a small finger-prick blood sample, according to an SSM statement on Tuesday.World AIDS Day takes place on December 1 every year, and this year’s global day is themed “Overcoming

November 28, 2025 | BY Ida Cheong

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Macau police nab 13 suspects for blackmailing 10 ‘cross-hand’ cheats

The Judiciary Police (PJ) nabbed on Wednesday 13 suspects for blackmailing 10 suspected fraudsters, PJ spokesman Ho Wai Lok said during a special press conference yesterday.Ho said the 13 suspects are aged between 52 and 82, comprising mainlanders, Hongkongers and locals, all of them claiming that they are unemployed.According to Ho, the gang’s kingpin is surnamed Wong. Ho also said that all 10 “victims” are local residents.According to Ho, in June, while investigating a fraud case

November 28, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau police arrest local man for stealing helmet to give friend a lift

The Public Security Police (PSP) arrested a local man for stealing a helmet so that he could give his friend a lift, PSP spokesman Lei Chan Hong said during a regular press conference yesterday.Lei did not disclose the friend’s gender. Lei identified the suspect as a senior business development manager in his 40s surnamed Tse.According to Lei, PSP officers received a report from the male victim last Friday that when he had parked his motorcycle on Rua de Lagos in Taipa last Thursday he

November 28, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Ticket refunds available from today for Peking opera performance: Macau Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC)

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a statement yesterday that refunds for tickets for the Peking opera performance “A Meeting of Heroes. Invoking the East Wind”, which was scheduled to be performed last night but was cancelled due to programme adjustments are available from today.The performance at the Macau Cultural Centre’s Grand Auditorium was integrated in the “1st Chinese Culture Performances Season.Tickets bought through the Enjoy Macao Ticketing online platform will be

November 28, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Business Sustainability Indices recognises Macau integrated resort operator Sands China as ‘Exemplar’ in 5 indices

Integrated resort operator Sands China said in a statement yesterday that it was named an “Exemplar” in five categories of the 2025 Business Sustainability Indices (BSI) by the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK).The statement said that the company garnered four Top 3 rankings, namely in “Global (Asia-Pacific) Business Sustainability Index”, “Greater China Business Sustainability Index”, “Greater Bay Area Business Sustainability Index” and “Hong Kong Business Sustainability

November 28, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Hengqin hosts SJM ‘Tennis Clinic’ ahead of Macau tournament

A “Tennis Clinic” was held on November 19 at Hengqin School Affiliated to Hou Kong Middle School, according to a statement recently provided by SJM Resorts.The event featured close to 40 students and teachers, preceding the upcoming 2025 CTA Tour SJM Professional Finals, scheduled to take place from December 1 (next Monday) to 7 at the Macau Tennis Academy in Cotai.In Hengqin, the statement noted, professional coaches led participants through training exercises and group activities

November 28, 2025 | BY Kristina Vallesteros

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Positive hotel occupancy outlook for Dec: Macau hotel executive Rutger Verschuren

Macau Hotel Association (MHA) Vice President Rutger Verschuren told English-language reporters yesterday that he was upbeat about the hotel occupancy figures for December, noting that as a whole, they are looking at a “positive year”.Verschuren made the remarks to the media after the unveiling and lighting event of their 5.0-metre Christmas Tree at Artyzen Grand Lapa Macau in Nape.However, with satellite casinos closing on the peninsula, Verschuren said that they are “very anxious” with

November 28, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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