Forum discusses measures for seniors

Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) Senior Service Division Chief Lo Sok Ha said yesterday she was confident that all 196 items in the short-term phase of the 10-Year Elderly Services Action Plan will be completed this year according to plan.Lo made the remarks when addressing a forum about elderly care hosted by the Alliance for Common People Building Up Macau (API) at its headquarters in Areia Preta. About 30, mostly senior citizens, attended the forum.According to Lo, 159 items in the short-term

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Ex-couple cheat retiree out of over 1.2 million patacas: police

A mainland man and woman were nabbed on Tuesday for cheating a local retiree out of 740,000 yuan (about 880,000 patacas) and HK$388,000 (about 400,000 patacas), a Judiciary Police spokesperson said yesterday.According to the spokesperson, the victim, surnamed Hon, is 79 years old. The two suspects are a former couple. The male suspect surnamed Wu is aged 51. The female suspect, Wu’s ex-wife, is surnamed Yang, aged 42.The spokesperson said the two suspects are unemployed, adding that Hon and

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Lack of charging stations hinders e-car sales: dealership

A car dealership said yesterday that electric cars are suitable for Macau as it is a small city, but it also said that the city’s residents are hesitant about buying an electric car as they think that the number of electric vehicle charging stations in the city is still insufficient.Wilson Mok Chak Wah, the general manager of Xin Kang Shun Motors Limited, spoke to reporters yesterday on the sidelines of a forum about the prospect of electric cars in the city. The forum, which took place at

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Govt collects 126 opinions on city’s GBA participation

The government has collected 126 opinions from residents on Macau’s participation in the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area, the Policy Research Office (GEP) said in a statement yesterday.The local government was collecting residents’ opinions on how Macau should participate in the development of the Greater Bay Area (GBA), from June 13 until Wednesday.In a press conference on June 13, the government said that the two-week opinion collection period aimed to

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KYC installed in 680 ATMs

The Know Your Customer (KYC) security feature had been installed in 680 local ATMs by Monday, according to a statement by the Secretariat for Economy and Finance yesterday.According to Wikipedia, KYC is a process of a business identifying and verifying the identity of clients. It also refers to the banking and anti-money laundering regulations which govern these activities.The Macau Monetary Authority (AMCM) announced early last month that all local ATMs must install KYC in order to protect

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Eating healthy and colourfully at Cha Bei

Cha Bei café in Galaxy Macau is now presenting a light and fresh dinner set where guests can mix and match from a selection of food to create a healthy and colourful dinner.The new dinner menu “Colours of Summer” allows diners to choose any six savoury options from a selection of appetisers and salads, fish and meat, vegetables, grains and comforts, and comes with a colourful platter of three desserts.There are a total of 22 dishes on the menu to choose from, all are healthy yet delectable

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Naam Thai restaurant now offers culinary class

Ever wondered why the Thai green chicken curry tastes so good in Naam Thai restaurant at Grand Lapa hotel?Here’s a chance to find out as the restaurant’s head chef will be holding cooking classes this summer where participants will learn to cook a three course Thai meal.This “Cook & Taste” series will see the charismatic Thai chef Pairoj Kaoropwongchai share his very own cooking tips and recipes with participants.Chef Pairoj Kaoropwongchai in a culinary class for the media last

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Soler twin Giulio shows personal side through his paintings

To many, Giulio Acconci is the singer Julio from rock band Soler formed with his twin brother Dino. But not many know that Giulio can paint, neither did the musician himself until now.Giulio, 45, was actually trained as a graphic designer before his music career with Dino took off when they debuted in 2005 as Soler and broke into the Hong Kong music scene, making them one of the best-known bands from Macau.Born in Macau to Italian father Oseo Acconci and a Myanmarese mother, Giulio was brought

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3 ill after eating seafood at restaurant

Three people suffered from a stomach bug, diarrhea, fever and vomiting two days after having dinner at The Black Sheep restaurant in Areia Preta on Wednesday last week, a statement from the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) Food Safety Centre said in a statement this week.The statement said that the centre received the report of suspected gastroenteritis on Tuesday.According to the statement, a group of seven people dined at the restaurant last Wednesday and had salmon, spot (sweet)

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Over 60 pct of youths don’t want to buy a flat: survey

Over 60 percent of local youths have no intention of buying a flat because it’s unaffordable, according to survey findings released by the local Sin Meng Charity Association in a press conference yesterday.The group, headed by lawmaker Melinda Chan Mei Yi, commissioned the Macau Polling Research Association to conduct a survey about local youths’ demand for purchasing property and their opinions about the issue.The survey was conducted from May 22 to June 8, collecting 1,004 valid responses

June 29, 2017 | BY admin

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Record 25 groups to run in direct election

A record 25 groups will stand in the upcoming direct legislative election, Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Committee (CAEAL) President Tong Hio Fong said yesterday.The direct and indirect legislative elections will take place on September 17. A total of 14 of the legislature’s 33 seats will be directly elected.Four years ago, the committee received applications from 22 groups to stand in the direct election, but only 20 were approved. This year’s number of direct-election lists is

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Govt orders New Era to buy bendy buses

The Transport Bureau (DSAT) said in a statement yesterday that the government has renewed the service provider contract for public bus operator New Era for another 13 months.The new contract requires the bus company to add articulated buses and natural gas buses to its fleet, the statement said.New Era’s current contract with the government will expire at the end of this month, the statement said.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

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Thai man sexually abuses local woman: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a Thai man on Tuesday for sexual intercourse with a drunken local woman incapable of resistance, PJ spokeswoman Yeung Sau Chan said during a special press conference yesterday.According Yeung, the suspect faces possible arraignment on a charge of sexual abuse of a person incapable of resistance.According to the Penal Code, the offender of sexual abuse of a person incapable of resistance faces a prison term of between one and eight years. If the case involves

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Macau is nation’s 4th most liveable city: report

Macau was ranked the nation’s fourth most liveable city in last year’s city competitiveness report by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), the research report’s principal researcher Ni Pengfei announced yesterday.Ni, head of the CASS City and Competitiveness Centre, announced the findings of the 2017 Report on Competitiveness of Chinese Cities during a press conference at the private Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) in Taipa.The report, analysing the

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