Govt suspends imports of all US romaine lettuce

All romaine lettuce from the US is off the shelves and off menus as the government has suspended all imports of romaine lettuce, the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) said in a statement yesterday, after reports warned that those grown in Yuma, a city in the state of Arizona, could be linked to an E. coli outbreak there.The IACM statement said that the bureau has immediately stopped the sale and supply of romaine lettuce and packaged salad mixes imported from the US, urging consumers

April 23, 2018 | BY admin

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200 attend Wynn’s SME business matching session

About 200 representatives of local small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) took part the latest business matching session at Wynn Macau on Friday.The event was part of the “Wynn Local SME Procurement Partnership Meeting 2018 – Business Matching Session for Small and Micro Enterprises, “Made in Macao” Enterprises and Young Entrepreneurs” co-organised by Wynn and the Macau Chamber of Commerce. A “Wynn Local SME Vendor Referral Programme Award Ceremony” was also held that day.Wynn

April 23, 2018 | BY admin

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All principal officials attending course in Beijing: govt

The government has announced that all its nine principal officials, along with Public Prosecutor-General Ip Son Sang, went to Beijing on Saturday to attend a training programme which aims to provide them with fresh insights into the nation’s latest development strategyAccording to Article 50 of the Macau Basic Law, Macau’s principal officials comprise the government’s policy secretaries, anti-graft commissioner, audit commissioner, head of the Unitary Police Service (SPU) and chief of the

April 23, 2018 | BY admin

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Indian nabbed for slashing Filipino with cutter

An Indian man was caught yesterday for allegedly slashing a Filipino man with a box cutter.The Public Security Police (PSP) told The Macau Post Daily that the suspect, surnamed Nomula, is a non-resident cleaner in his 30s.The victim was among four Filipinos who were hanging out early yesterday morning in a sitting-out area in Rua da Barca, according to the Public Security Police. Nomula and his friends joined the group, and he later started flirting with a woman in the group. The victim told

April 23, 2018 | BY admin

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Car plunges down hillside in Coloane

A car plunged down a hillside yesterday when a local man was driving along Estrada de Cheoc Van in Coloane, according to the Fire Services Bureau (CB).The incident was possibly due to the driver accidentally hitting the accelerator, according to the police.The driver, who is in his fifties or sixties, was slightly injured, and taken to the private Kiang Wu Hospital for treatment, the firemen said.A resident helps the driver of the ill-fated car walk uphill to Estrada de Cheoc Van in Coloane

April 23, 2018 | BY admin

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Fuel found on beach again

The Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) is urging the public to stay away from Hac Sa Beach as fuel was found on the sand once again last week.The bureau said in a statement on Thursday that Macau Waste System Company (CSR) staff went to clean up Hac Sa Beach as soon as the fuel was discovered earlier that day while a notice was also put up on the beach advising beachgoers to stay off the sand. It noted that the fuel was only sighted on Hac Sa (“Black Sand”) Beach, but not on nearby Cheoc Van

April 23, 2018 | BY admin

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Man caught over cryptocurrency fraud

A local man has been arrested for his alleged involvement in a cryptocurrency fraud which was discovered last week, the Judiciary Police (PJ) said during a special press conference on Friday at the PJ headquarters in Zape.Last Tuesday local Chinese media Exmoo News reported that a “press conference” held by LaiTai Digital Application Technology Co. Ltd, which claimed to be working with various gaming companies and junket operators in Macau on plans to set up a cryptocurrency system locally,

April 23, 2018 | BY admin

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People smuggler hides man in suitcase: customs

The Macau Customs Service said in a statement yesterday that its officers busted an illegal immigration case in which a mainlander tried to smuggle a compatriot hidden inside a suitcase through the Barrier Gate border checkpoint on Wednesday.The statement identified the suspected people smuggler as a 32-year-old surnamed Xiong and the illegal immigrant as a 29-year-old surnamed Fu.According to the statement, customs officers saw Xiong acting suspiciously when he was entering Macau from Zhuhai

April 20, 2018 | BY admin

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Chui to visit Cambodia & Thailand to boost BRI

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On will pay official visits to Cambodia and Thailand on May 7-11, the local government has announced.According to a statement released by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS), the visit aims to strengthen “pragmatic cooperation” with the countries involved in the nation’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).Chui’s entourage will include a youth delegation.

April 20, 2018 | BY admin

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Legislators pass taxi bill

The Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday passed the outline of a government-initiated bill regulating the city’s taxi sector, which proposes that cabbies caught refusing to pick up passengers or overcharging them four times within five years will have their taxi-driving licences cancelled.Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosario introduced the outline of the bill, which aims to ensure the service quality provided by taxi drivers, during a plenary session in the

April 20, 2018 | BY admin

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Lawmakers pass Hato vehicle tax rebate bill

The Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday passed the outline of a government-initiated bill on a vehicle tax rebate scheme for vehicle owners affected by Super Typhoon Hato last year.Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac introduced the outline of the bill on tax benefits concerning the purchase of vehicles for Hato-hit vehicle owners, during a plenary session in the legislature’s hemicycle yesterday.The tax rebate scheme will benefit vehicle owners affected by the disaster if

April 20, 2018 | BY admin

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‘Work for happiness, cheers to labour’: union

The Macau Federation of Trade Unions (commonly known as Gung Luen) yesterday announced details of a raft of activities in celebration of the upcoming International Workers’ Day, with the theme of “Work for happiness, Cheers to labour”.The federation hosted a press conference about its annual series of May Day activities at its headquarters in Rua da Ribeira do Patane.Leong Wai Fong, the federation’s president, said that his union will organise 11 activities and events from now until

April 20, 2018 | BY admin

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Union urges govt to rethink reciprocal driving-licence recognition

The Macau Drivers Will Win Rights Union urged the government yesterday to rethink its plan to sign a reciprocal driving-licence recognition deal with the mainland as it could potentially worsen the problem of illegal hiring of non-local commercial drivers.Speaking to reporters before handing in a petition outside Government Headquarters, Thomas Chan Kin Tong, who heads the union of about 300 drivers, said there were many illegally employed drivers working in Macau. He described the situation as

April 20, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt warns public of cryptocurrency scams

The Judiciary Police (PJ) urged the public yesterday to be wary of suspected cryptocurrency investment frauds.The police issued the warning during a special press conference.The press conference was held together with officials from the Macau Monetary Authority (AMCM).Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei (left) and Macau Monetary Authority (AMCM) Banking Supervision Department Deputy Chief Pun Vai Kuan pose yesterday at a press conference by the two bodies in Zape. Photo: Iong

April 20, 2018 | BY admin

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