Govt to set up database for dilapidated buildings to boost urban renewal

Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raymond Tam Wai Man announced during a cross-departmental meeting that the government will establish a database for dilapidated buildings, which will work in tandem with the government’s newly revised building maintenance subsidy schemes to jointly advance urban renewal, according to a joint statement by the Lands and Urban Construction Bureau (DSSCU) and the Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) yesterday.In line with this initiative, the Lands and

July 15, 2026 | BY Ida Cheong

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Concrete mixer truck crashes into stone wall with handbrake off: CB

A Fire Services Bureau (CB) spokesman confirmed to the Post by phone last night that a concrete mixer truck, suspected to have been left without its handbrake engaged, had crashed into a stone wall.The spokesman said that at around 6:40 p.m. yesterday, the bureau received a report about a traffic accident at a roundabout at the junction of Avenida Wai Long (偉龍馬路) and Avenida do Aeroporto (機場大馬路), involving a private car and a truck.Upon arrival, the firefighters confirmed that

July 15, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Man nabbed for pocketing HK$500,000 gambling capital & winnings

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a man from the Chinese mainland earlier this week for breach of trust. The victim had provided HK$300,000 as gambling capital (an initial stake) and entrusted the suspect to gamble on his behalf in a Macau casino earlier this year. After the suspect won HK$200,000 at the gaming tables, he pocketed the winnings along with the victim’s original capital.The case was announced by PJ spokesman Ho Wai Lok during a press conference yesterday.The suspect is a

July 15, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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Health Bureau monitors 23,000 hepatitis B patients

Free anonymous rapid tests slated for July 25 The Health Bureau (SSM) said during a press conference yesterday that about 23,000 patients with chronic hepatitis B are currently under medical monitoring and management.The press conference about the prevention and treatment of hepatitis was held at the bureau’s Public Health Emergency Personnel Residence Hall on Guia Hill yesterday.SSM Tap Seac Health Centre Director Ng Sio Fan pointed out that starting in February of last year Health

July 15, 2026 | BY Ida Cheong

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St Magdalene School launches Macau’s first AI-powered exercise & health classroom

St Magdalene School* announced in a statement that it has recently launched Macau’s first AI-powered exercise and health classroom. The classroom is jointly run by Macao Polytechnic University (MPU) and Beijing E-Way Technology Co., Ltd., with St Magdalene School serving as the first local demonstration site, the statement said, adding that MPU provides the scientific foundation in paediatric health and psychological research, while Beijing E-Way provides the AI system and hardware.The

July 15, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macao Museum highlights 100 exhibits of movable properties of significant cultural value

Macau’s history and social transformation are being highlighted through approximately 100 exhibits at Macao Museum near the Ruins of St. Paul’s, offering curious minds from the city and elsewhere an opportunity for a closer look.Titled “Macao’s 1st Group of Classified Movable Properties Thematic Exhibition”, the ongoing event kicked off on Friday and can be found on the museum’s third floor.The collection of around 100 exhibits were chosen from the first group of 400 items/sets of

July 15, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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‘“Dear You: Love Letters to Grandma” and Its Political Interpretations: Internal and External Perspectives’

The mainland Chinese film Dear You: Love Letters to Grandma, which was released simultaneously in Hong Kong and various parts of Southeast Asia in mid-June, felt somewhat long overdue; this relates to the question of the audience. Originally, the film itself was nothing more than a simple tale of warmth and affection; yet it became a phenomenon both in mainland China and overseas precisely because of the immense social response it generated, which in turn gave rise to a variety of serious

July 15, 2026 | BY Dic Lo (Lu Di 盧荻)

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36 residents lose 240,000 patacas in ‘MPay QR code’ scams in 7 days

The Judiciary Police (PJ) said yesterday that 36 residents fell victim to a new type of online shopping fraud over the past seven days, losing a total of 240,000 patacas. Scammers created fake social media pages masquerading as various businesses to offer purported discounts, enticing potential victims to scan a QR code that bound their MPay* accounts to third-party online shopping platform accounts controlled by the fraudsters.The police made the announcement during a special press

July 15, 2026 | BY Tony Wong

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Indonesia grants visa-free entry to MSAR passport holders

According to a statement by the Identification Services Bureau (DSI) yesterday, Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) passport holders can now enter Indonesia without a visa for stays of up to 30 days, following a new arrangement announced by the local government. The government said it had been notified by the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Hong Kong that holders of MSAR passports are now eligible for visa-free entry into Indonesia for a maximum stay of 30 days per

July 15, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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Theatre for babies ‘Sounds of WOODerland’ to premiere in August

The theatre play for babies “Sounds of WOODerland” will make its premiere at Box I of the Macao Cultural Centre (CCM), with its six-day run from August 5 to 10.Promising something that engages babies’ senses through “playful exploration”, the around 45-minute play will be held as part of the “3rd Macao International Children’s Arts Festival (MICAF)”, according to a statement from the bureau yesterday, and will mark the fourth work under the Cultural Affairs Bureau’s (IC)

July 15, 2026 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Gongbei Customs seizes 600 weight loss jabs at HZMB

Zhuhai’s Gongbei Customs announced in a statement yesterday that its officers seized 600 slimming shots at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (ZHMB) Zhuhai Port (checkpoint) recently.According to the statement, while conducting a routine inspection at the checkpoint, customs officers noticed a male traveller who was entering Zhuhai through the “green channel” and attempting to evade their control so they stopped him for inspection. Upon further inspection, customs officers discovered

July 15, 2026 | BY Armindo Neves

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Hainan plans to ban sales of fuel cars by 2030

HAIKOU – South China’s island province of Hainan has set the goal of banning the sale of combustion-engine cars by 2030, taking the lead in the country’s transition toward new energy vehicles (NEVs).By 2030, all newly added and replaced private vehicles, as well as all new and replacement vehicles in public service and commercial operation in Hainan, must be NEVs, with the exception of special-purpose vehicles, according to the province’s 2026-2030 plan for building a national

July 15, 2026 | BY admin

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Int’l law experts denounce ‘South China Sea Arbitration Award’ as politically manipulated, legally void

Analysis        HONG KONG – Lies and misconceptions produced by the illegal “award” of the so-called “South China Sea Arbitration” in the past decade were refuted by experts of international law attending a roundtable dialogue held in Hong Kong on Monday.The “award” was delivered by a makeshift “arbitral tribunal” on the “South China Sea Arbitration,” which was unilaterally initiated by the Philippines with support from forces

July 15, 2026 | BY admin

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Macau observatory warns of thunderstorms as low-pressure system develops

Macau is expected to experience persistent showers and thunderstorms this week as a low-pressure area over the South China Sea continues to develop, according to a statement by the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) yesterday. The local observatory said that a broad low-pressure trough over the South China Sea is bringing unstable weather conditions to Guangdong’s coast, with frequent downpours and thunderstorms forecast for Macau throughout the week, noting that last

July 14, 2026 | BY Khalel Vallo

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