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The Identification Services Bureau has been notified by the Consulate General of the Republic of Union of Myanmar in Hong Kong that holders of the Macao SAR Passport can apply for visas on arrival in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar for the purpose of tourism. Eligible persons can apply for visa-on-arrival at Yangon International Airport, Mandalay International Airport and Nay Pyi Taw International Airport for a maximum stay of 30 days. Such measure will take effect starting from 1^st October 2018.
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The 32^nd Macao International Music Festival (MIMF), organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, will be held from 28 September to 28 October, featuring 16 programmes in a total of 22 excellent performances. Tickets will be available through the Macau Ticketing Network from 10am on Sunday, 5 August. For the convenience of the public, queuing vouchers will be distributed from 9am, while telephone and online bookings are available from 12pm on the same day.
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The Consumer Council conducted a questionnaire on the services of indoor playground for kids and the result is published in the latest issue no. 299 Consumer Report. Consumers are reminded to pay attention to the age restriction when purchasing tickets, and know more about the games and facilities in order to choose a more suitable playground.
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Published by the Cultural Affairs Bureau and produced by Like Entertainment & Production Co. Ltd., the twenty-eighth issue of C²Magazine will be released tomorrow (1 August). This issue discusses the development of Macao’s e-sports market and all citizens are welcome to take a look at it.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that total merchandise export for June 2018 amounted to MOP1.06 billion, up by 12.3% year-on-year; value of re-exports (MOP932 million) increased by 18.3%, with that of Articles for casino surging by 86.0%; meanwhile, value of domestic exports (MOP126 million) dropped by 18.5%, with that of Tobacco falling by 34.4%. Total merchandise import rose by 19.8% year-on-year to MOP7.26 billion, of which imports of Mobile phones, Beauty, cosmetic & skin-care products and Watches expanded by 83.1%, 37.8% and 33.9% respectively. Merchandise trade deficit in June amounted to MOP6.20 billion.
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In line with the policy of the SAR Government and the global trend of youth entrepreneurship, the Macao Franchise Expo 2018 (2018MFE) designated the third day of activities as the “Start-up Launchpad” Day, where successful entrepreneurs were invited to share their entrepreneurship experience, so as to allow those wishing either to start or develop their own business to learn from their experience. As one keynote speaker asserted, entrepreneurs should never give up. They need to make profits at the initial stage of entrepreneurship for their business to survive, while in the following stages they need to conduct regular analysis of different categories of data and characteristics of the market to decide an appropriate direction for future development.
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The non-mandatory central provident fund system (the System) was implemented on January 1 this year. So far, 78 employers have participated in the joint provident fund scheme. The Social Security Fund (abbreviated to FSS in Macao) held a ceremony today (July 30) to commend the employers who took the lead in joining the System for protecting and strengthening the retirement benefits of their employees. At the ceremony, 31 employer representatives from gambling enterprises, public utilities, social services and other large enterprises publicly expressed their support and intention to participate in the non-mandatory central provident fund system.
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