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Monday, May 18, 2026 " edition no. 4952
18+ hour, 39+ min ago (65+ words) * Wasted Talent? " Audit finds senior civil servants underused, overqualified staff doing low-level work * Public Works | Coloane flood control project progresses as embankment construction continues * Amid chronic bus overcrowding | DSAT plans to improve public bus management system * The gov't refuted allegations…...
GDP grows 7% in Q1 to 90% of 2019
18+ hour, 7+ min ago (193+ words) The revised figure for gross domestic product (GDP) stood at MOP107. 56 billion in the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, up 7. 1% year over year in real terms, according to information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC). The overall economic output corresponded to 90. 3% of…...
Residential rents hold steady as industrial, office rents slightly decline in Q1
18+ hour, 6+ min ago (304+ words) The average rent per square meter of usable area declined slightly in the first quarter of 2026, according to information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC). Residential rents remained relatively stable, falling 0. 4% quarter over quarter to MOP140. Leading the decline were…...
Audit finds senior civil servants underutilized
18+ hour, 4+ min ago (325+ words) Senior government officials with high-level skills are not being put to full use, according to the Commission of Audit's (CA) first performance audit on public sector staffing, released Friday. The report recommends a comprehensive review of internal staffing across all…...
Three-sided booth trial underway as gov't expands smoke-free zones
18+ hour, 5+ min ago (240+ words) Among the nine designated smoking areas surrounding Alameda Dr. Carlos d'Assump'o in NAPE, one has been converted into a three-sided, roofless open-air smoking booth for a trial run, now in effect. Macau has fully implemented a smoking ban in indoor…...
DSAT to improve bus management and passenger information systems
18+ hour, 5+ min ago (402+ words) The Transport Bureau (DSAT) plans to improve the public bus management system to enhance passenger volume estimation and data accuracy. The bureau also claims to be improving the mobile application and bus stop information to provide more accurate and relevant…...
Putin to visit Chinese leader Xi Jinping days after Trump's trip to Beijing
18+ hour, 6+ min ago (488+ words) Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on a two-day trip to Beijing this week, the Kremlin said Saturday. The announcement comes less than 24 hours after U. S. President Donald Trump finished his own state visit to China,…...
PJ receives 219 fraud tips in eight days
18+ hour, 6+ min ago (164+ words) The Judiciary Police (PJ) said it received 219 pieces of fraud-related tips and information voluntarily submitted by the public over the past eight days (May 815). The majority involved phishing text message scams, totaling 192 cases, followed by 24 cases of impersonation of law…...
WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda
18+ hour, 30+ min ago (521+ words) WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the'Ebola disease outbreak'in Congo and neighboring Uganda a public health emergency of international concern yesterday after more than 300 suspected cases and 88 deaths. In a post on X, the World Health Organization said the'outbreak'does not…...
1944 Monte Cassino falls to the Allies
18+ hour, 27+ min ago (443+ words) The Polish flag is flying over the ruins of the ancient Italian monastery which has been a symbol of German resistance since the beginning of the year. Polish troops entered the hill-top abbey this morning, six days after the latest…...