The Macau Daily Times is one of the two daily English-language newspapers published in Macau

Macau

Macau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China...

, Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, launched on June 1, 2007.

Overview

The paper started life amongst one English and several Chinese and Portuguese

Portuguese language

Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...

 language newspapers. It consists of between 28 and 32 pages. Currently 24 people are working at the paper which includes a Director, Senior Editor, Editor, several journalists and designers.

The newspaper, like all press in Macau (and Hong Kong

Media of Hong Kong

Media in Hong Kong are available to the public in the forms of: television and radio, newspapers, magazines and the Internet. They serve the local community by providing necessary information and entertainment.-Overview:...

), are protected by the Basic Law

Macau Basic Law

The Basic Law of the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China is the constitution of Macau, replacing the Estatuto Orgânico de Macau, which was effective since 1976, on 20 December 1999....

 and Press Law, which upholds the freedom of the press

Freedom of the press

Freedom of the press or freedom of the media is the freedom of communication and expression through vehicles including various electronic media and published materials...

in the enclave and restricting government regulation of the media. Journalists can protect their sources of information. An editorial on the website claims that the paper "is an independent and unbiased newspaper that voices every side's opinion."

The director and chief editor is the Portuguese journalist Rogério Beltrão Coelho.