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Police foil record cannabis haul at Macau airport

Police foil record cannabis haul at Macau airport

Judiciary Police investigators have apprehended three men in the city’s largest cannabis smuggling case in history, with the psychoactive drugs seized estimated to be worth as much as MOP31 million (US$3.89 million). According to the Judiciary...

Owner:  Paulo Azevedo
Macau turns into ‘citywide aquarium’ after Typhoon Ragasa: ‘When flooding brings  seafood buffet’ | Video
Macau Pass and Alipay Introduce mCard Top-Up Service for Mainland Tourists

Macau Pass and Alipay Introduce mCard Top-Up Service for Mainland Tourists

Free Newsletter Get the hottest Fintech Hong Kong News once a month in your Inbox To further support mainland tourists’ travel and spending in Macau and to encourage integration within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area, Macau Pass and...

Owner:  Christian König
Macau International Airport invites bids for Specialty Retail Services sub-concession

Macau International Airport invites bids for Specialty Retail Services sub-concession

by Martin Moodie in Hong Kong, China | 26 September 2025 Macau International Airport, gateway to the Special Administrative Region, serveed 7,641,495 passengers in 2024. For the first six months of this year the figure reached 3,612,212.MACAU,...

Owner:  Martin Moodie & Dermot Davitt
Macau logs this year’s 4th local chikungunya case

Macau logs this year’s 4th local chikungunya case

Macau recorded this year’s 4th locally transmitted case of chikungunya fever, as well as the18th imported case of chikungunya and 16th imported case of dengue fever on Tuesday, the Health Bureau (SSM) announced in a statement on Wednesday. 4th...

Owner:  Macau Everbright Publishing, Editing & Consultancy Company Ltd
Macau casinos reopen after 33-hour shutdown during Super Typhoon Ragasa

Macau casinos reopen after 33-hour shutdown during Super Typhoon Ragasa

Macau’s casinos reopened at 2 a.m. on Thursday, September 25, after a 33-hour shutdown ordered by authorities as Super Typhoon Ragasa battered the world’s biggest gambling hub, flooding low-lying districts and knocking out power in parts of the...

Owner:  Diego Fiz & Pablo Zuppi
SAR Gov’t rejects US investment climate report on Macau

SAR Gov’t rejects US investment climate report on Macau

The SAR Government issued a statement on Sunday rejecting the content of a newly released report by the United States State Department on the city’s investment climate. Macau authorities described the report as containing “unfounded and...

Owner:  Paulo Azevedo
See/Hear: The Best Movies, TV and Music for October 2025

See/Hear: The Best Movies, TV and Music for October 2025

Welcome to See/Hear, InsideHook’s deep dive into the month’s most important cultural happenings, pop and otherwise. Every month, we round up the biggest upcoming movie, TV and album releases, ask some cool people to tell us what they’ve been into...

Owner:  Andy Russell
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: The Smashing Machine, Urchin and more
Macau Casinos Reopen as Authorities Lift Typhoon Emergency  

Macau Casinos Reopen as Authorities Lift Typhoon Emergency  

Macau’s casinos have opened once again, following their temporary closure due to Super Typhoon Ragasa. In the meantime, authorities encouraged travelers to double-check ferry and flight times, as delays were still possible. Macau’s Casinos Had to...

Owner:  Non-transparent
Macau youth team wins anti-graft hackathon contest

Macau youth team wins anti-graft hackathon contest

The Macau team “Just do” won the gold award at the “Coding4Integrity Asian Youth Anti-Corruption Hackathon”* in Hong Kong last week, according to a statement from Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) on Monday. The event was co-hosted by the...

Owner:  Macau Everbright Publishing, Editing & Consultancy Company Ltd
Macau begins cleaning up after ‘Ragasa’ onslaught

Macau begins cleaning up after ‘Ragasa’ onslaught

Public servants, volunteers join hands In the aftermath of Super Typhoon “Ragasa” that pummelled Macau on Wednesday, public servants and volunteers from various segments of civil society yesterday began cleaning up the city, removing rubbish,...

Owner:  Macau Everbright Publishing, Editing & Consultancy Company Ltd
Macau Street Turns Into Pond After Typhoon Ragasa As Residents Fish In Flooded Roads | Watch
LRT hits paid travel record in September

LRT hits paid travel record in September

Macau’s Light Rapid Transit (LRT) carried an average of about 30,600 passengers per day in September, the highest figure since fares were introduced, the operator said today. According to official data from the Macau Light Rapid Transit...

Owner:  Paulo Azevedo
Two Xi documentary series premiere in Macau

Two Xi documentary series premiere in Macau

Sam vows locals will ‘tell China’s stories well’ Two documentary series on President Xi Jinping, namely “Xi Jinping’s Cultural Story” and “Xi Jinping’s Economic Thought Series Lectures”, premiered in Macau yesterday, marked by a ceremony hosted by...

Owner:  Macau Everbright Publishing, Editing & Consultancy Company Ltd
Typhoon Signal No. 8 hoisted as Matmo intensifies

Typhoon Signal No. 8 hoisted as Matmo intensifies

Macau hoisted Tropical Cyclone Signal No. 8 at 2am today as Typhoon Matmo intensified and moved rapidly across the central to northern South China Sea, the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) said. The Signal No. 8 will remain in force at...

Owner:  Paulo Azevedo
Macau casinos cleared to reopen Thursday following ‘super-typhoon’
Macau casinos reopen as emergency weather response lifted

Macau casinos reopen as emergency weather response lifted

Casinos resumed operations at 2am on 25 September. By Gambling Insider Key points: - Emergency state lifted at 11pm on 24 September - Ferry services between Macau and Hong Kong resumed - Flights still affected at Macau International Airport...

Owner:  Players Publishing Ltd
Malaysian teen held in Macau for drug smuggling

Malaysian teen held in Macau for drug smuggling

Malaysian teen held in Macau for drug smuggling Published on: Sunday, September 28, 2025 Published on: Sun, Sep 28, 2025 Text Size: Dark Mode: Off The suspect is being escorted at the airport. - Pic by Macau Business MACAU: A 19-year-old Malaysian...

Owner:  Yeh Family
Macau casinos reopen after lengthy 33-hour closure due to Super Typhoon Ragasa

Macau casinos reopen after lengthy 33-hour closure due to Super Typhoon Ragasa

Macau’s casinos reopened at 2am on Thursday, some 33 hours after they were ordered to close due to the arrival of Super Typhoon Ragasa. As Ragasa approached on Tuesday, the Macao SAR government decided to close all casinos at 5pm, when the No. 8...

Owner:  Andrew W. Scott

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