Macau & Zhuhai police bust parcel of khat smuggled across borders

The Judiciary Police (PJ), in collaboration with the Macau Customs Service, the Zhuhai Public Security Bureau and Gongbei Customs, have busted a case of drug-smuggling by parcel delivery in which 16.44 kilos of khat was seized, PJ spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said during a special press conference yesterday.Gongbei is Zhuhai’s land border checkpoint with Macau.Two male mainlanders were arrested in Zhuhai in connection with the case earlier this month, Lei said, who identified the duo as a

May 22, 2018 | BY admin

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Police nab US manager for hiring illegal staff

A non-resident worker from the United States has been arrested for hiring three illegal employees, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Fong Cheong Chun said during a press conference yesterday.Fong identified the suspect as a 48-year-old man surnamed Montaina, who works as a general manager of a construction company.Fong said that last Wednesday morning police officers and Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) officials raided the company’s office in Avenida Comercial de Macau. During the

May 22, 2018 | BY admin

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Scooter rider injured in bus crash

A male scooter rider was injured in a crash with a Transmac bus in the city centre yesterday afternoon, the police said.According to the police, the crash happened at about 5:30 p.m. at the junction of Avenida da Praia Grande and Avenida do Infante D. Henrique. The bus was travelling towards Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro.The police identified the injured scooter rider as a local man in his sixties surnamed Wan. No one was injured on the bus.A police officer walks next to a Transmac bus while a

May 22, 2018 | BY admin

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Woman cheated out of 1.75 million yuan in phone scam

A local woman has been cheated out of 1.75 million yuan (around 2.22 million patacas) in a telephone scam, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Lei, the victim is in her forties.Lei said that in the afternoon of April 27, the victim received a phone call from a Putonghua-speaking man who claimed to be a delivery company staff member. He told her that a parcel she had sent had been seized by the mainland’s Public Security

May 22, 2018 | BY admin

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Macau to join national anti-poverty drive in Guizhou

The local government has been authorised by the central government to participate in the nation’s poverty alleviation projects, according to a statement by the Spokesperson’s Office of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Government. The statement is headed “Reciprocating the Nation’s Affection, Supporting Sister Province, Macau SAR Government and Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in Macau Joining Hands to Launch Poverty Alleviation Programme in

May 21, 2018 | BY admin

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MGTO chief elected PATA secretary- cum-treasurer

Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes was elected secretary-cum-treasurer of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) at the group’s annual summit in Gangneung, South Korea, yesterday. According to an MGTO statement, the summit was held in conjunction with the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO)/PATA Leaders Debate. Helena de Senna Fernandes was elected by PATA board members to serve as the group’s secretary-cum-treasurer for the next two

May 21, 2018 | BY admin

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Woman loses 2.2 million patacas in online scam: police

A local woman has been cheated out of about US$273,500 (around 2.2 million patacas) in an online scam, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lai Man Vai said on Friday.According to Lai, the victim, whose personal details were not provided, is in her sixties.Lai said the victim reported the case to the police last Thursday, saying that she had met a man, claiming to live in a foreign country, on a social media platform late last year.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

May 21, 2018 | BY admin

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Forum questions detention facilities for IIs

Guest speakers and members of the audience at yesterday’s Macau Forum said they wondered whether the police would have enough beds for detained illegal immigrants (IIs) and overstayers following the possible cancellation of the current 60-day maximum detention period for them.They also wondered whether it would still be difficult for police officers to collect convincing evidence for taking criminal action against those involved in fake marriages after the possible implementation of the

May 21, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt to submit judiciary amendment bill to legislature next month

Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan Hoi Fan said last week that the government aims to submit a bill amending the Judicial Organisation Framework Law to the legislature next month, which proposes that all principal officials charged with a criminal offence will be tried by the Court of Second Instance (TSI).Chan made the remarks while speaking to reporters at Largo do Senado on Friday on the sidelines of the opening ceremony of the “Lawyers’ Day” organised by the Macau

May 21, 2018 | BY admin

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Cabbie harasses female passenger: police

A taxi driver who harassed a female passenger last week has been arrested by the Public Security Police (PSP), spokesman Lam Keong said in a regular police press conference on Friday.Lam identified the taxi driver as a local man in his forties surnamed Leong, and the victim is an Indonesian female non-resident worker in her twenties, whose surname was not given.According to Lam, at around 3 a.m. last Tuesday the victim got into Leong’s taxi at Casa Real Hotel in Avenida do Dr. Rodrigo

May 21, 2018 | BY admin

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Upcycling the Oceans: Thailand’s effort to rid sea of plastic waste

Rising sea temperatures, overcrowding, pollution and tons of plastic rubbish are damaging the marine ecosystem to such an extent that authorities have no choice but to shut down their popular islands and dive sites to save the ocean.While the Philippines abruptly closed down its idyllic Boracay island last month for a six-month clean-up, Thailand’s Maya Bay, made famous by “The Beach” film starring Leonardo DiCaprio, will be off limits to tourists starting from next month to allow the

May 18, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt consults public on smart city development

The government yesterday launched a 45-day public consultation on the strategies and major infrastructure projects required to develop Macau into a smart city, aiming to build Macau into a sustainable smart city and world city of leisure and tourism.A press conference about the public consultation was held on the premises of the Government Information Bureau (GCS) at China Plaza. The consultation will end on June 30. Two public sessions will be held during the consultation period.The government

May 18, 2018 | BY admin

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Man smuggles squab meat tied round his legs

The Macau Customs Service said in a statement yesterday that its officers at the Barrier Gate checkpoint caught a local man trying to smuggle squab meat into the city, which was strapped to his legs under his trousers.Squab is a young unfledged pigeon and the flesh of a young pigeon as food.On Monday, customs officers at the checkpoint spotted a man, who was wearing a pair of very loose trousers, walking awkwardly. According to the statement, the officers then stopped him.This undated handout

May 18, 2018 | BY admin

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Axing of Nam Van land leases is ‘lawful’: Rosario

Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosario said yesterday that the government’s announcement this week to annul the land concessions of 16 plots of land in the Nam Van Lake area was “in line with the law”.Rosario made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a ceremony marking yesterday’s World Telecommunication and Information Society Day at Macau Tower.The government announced the cancellations of the 16 provisional land concessions in the Official

May 18, 2018 | BY admin

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