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  • Better Safe Than Sorry

    by Gonçalo Lopes

    The decision by the Health Bureau to strengthen the assessment and medical screening of travelers arriving from India, following a new outbreak of the Nipah virus, should be read as …

  • The closure of Macau’s last satellite casino marks more than just the disappearance of a gambling exploitation model. It represents the end of an economic and urban cycle that, for …

  • A Decisive Five-Year Plan

    by Gonçalo Lopes

      We are close to learning about Macau’s Third Five-Year Plan (2026-2030). Looking to the horizon, where economic diversification is projected for 2035, the space for diagnoses and conceptual architecture …

  • 26 Years

    by Gonçalo Lopes

      The Macau Special Administrative Region has reached its 26th anniversary in a very different context from that which marked the initial period of transition. The time of institutional consolidation, …

  • Worrying Silences

    by Gonçalo Lopes

      The government’s decision to stop releasing data on suicides and suicide attempts is part of a worrying category of institutional silences that weaken public trust and impoverish social debate. …

  • Looking Inward

    by Gonçalo Lopes

    There is a paradox that Macau insists on ignoring. Routes to Hengqin are discussed, integration into the Greater Bay Area is projected as if the city were ready to compete …

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