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domestic violence

Behind closed doors

For many Macau families, domestic violence is a brutal reality

Rehearsing for a school play a teacher asks a group of Macau kindergarten students to role play dinner time at home. A little girl sets about preparing the meal and laying the table. Suddenly, a boy storms into the room and yells, “Where’s my dinner?”.She happily puts a plate in front of him, he glares at it and screams as he sends the plate flying across the room. [...]

City scene
Lazarus resurrected

Lazarus resurrected

 

Macau has a new cultural
hub. St. Lazarus is getting
back to life

The St. Lazarus District, situated north-east of the historic centre of Macau, is a quiet, picturesque neighbourhood with cobblestone streets and pale yellow Portuguese façades. Bounded on the east by the bustling Avenida do Conselheiro Ferreira de Almeida [...]

Arts

The Strength to Innovate

As Macau’s art scene grows, featuring more and more local activities, it is also naturally reaching out to other territories for support and places to expand. In fact, co-operative artistic events between the Mainland and our city have been increasingly frequent in recent years. [...]

Meditating Back and Forth

Heading towards the end of March, spring dropped onto the canvas a shade of water. The child of the artist cried, “Papa, what to do?”. He smiled, and took his brush. [...]

Eastern promises

From the traditional to the experimental, from the local to the exotic, the 19th Macau Arts Festival (MAF ) promises a remarkably balanced programme offering something for everyone. [...]

Religion

Reconciliation between Rome and Beijing to take time

According to Father Lancelote Rodrigues only a new generation of leaders will be prepared to normalize relations between Beijing and the Vatican [...]

Politics
Electoral Reform in Macau

The Quest for Electoral Reform in Macau

Government launches
electoral reform. How deep
is it?

In February 2008, the Macau government published a consultative document entitled “Diligently Improving Electoral Quality [...]

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