Christmas Market allows tourists to see city’s different side: vendor

A stall operator at the government’s first Christmas Market said yesterday the event was giving tourists an opportunity to see a different side of Macau.The Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) is holding the Christmas Market in Praça do Tap Seac. It is open daily from 12 p.m. to 11 p.m. until Saturday.According to an IACM statement, the event features 24 booths run by locals, including 20 booths selling Christmas gifts and four booths selling snacks. There is also a Christmas-themed

December 28, 2016 | BY admin

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Activist calls for LGBT equality, acceptance

Local LGBT rights activist Jason Chao Teng Hei said yesterday the ultimate goal for the city’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community was to enjoy equality and acceptance in a diverse society.Chao made the remarks during an interview with The Macau Post Daily about LGBT rights in the context of Taiwan’s possible legalisation of same-sex marriage.Several amendment bills concerning same-sex marriage were passed by Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan in their first reading on

December 28, 2016 | BY admin

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Bus contracts should raise rush-hour services: commentator

Government-appointed Central Districts Community Service Consultative Council member Ron Lam U Tou called on the government yesterday to draft bus service provider contracts with the city’s three public bus operators in a way that will encourage the companies to increase their rush-hour services.Lam made the remarks in an interview with The Macau Post Daily yesterday in an office of the Macau Federation of Trade Unions (commonly known as Gung Luen) near Praça de Ponte e Horta.Lam, a current

December 28, 2016 | BY admin

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Fire guts 89 scooters, 4 bikes – arson ruled out

A total of 89 scooters and four bicycles were gutted in a fire early yesterday morning at a scooter parking area outside San Pou Garden Building in Avenida Norte do Hipodromo, according to the Judiciary Police (PJ).Speaking to reporters on the spot, PJ officers said the Fire Services Bureau (CB) received a report about the blaze at about 4:40 a.m. and found a number of scooters on fire when they arrived.The PJ officers said the fire spread due to strong wind, causing damage to an area measuring

December 28, 2016 | BY admin

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Group calls for radio taxi fee for passengers

Macau Taxi Drivers Mutual Association President Tony Kuok Leong Son yesterday urged the government to consider allowing drivers of black taxis to charge passengers a fee for using their radio taxi service.Kuok made the comments in an interview with The Macau Post Daily at his association’s office in Avenida do Conselheiro Ferreira de Almeida.Originally, the 100 “yellow taxis” run by Vang Iek Radio Taxi, which went out of business in November 2014, as well as the city’s black taxis were

December 28, 2016 | BY admin

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2 imported malaria cases confirmed: govt

The Health Bureau (SSM) yesterday announced two imported cases of malaria.According to an SSM statement, two Portuguese patients, aged 30 and 63, are father and son who live in Angola.The statement said they arrived in Hong Kong on Thursday, after transiting in Dubai last Wednesday. Then they caught a ferry to Macau, to spend their holiday in the city.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

December 28, 2016 | BY admin

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Residents want graft-free society: survey

An annual survey released earlier this week conducted by the Public Opinion Programme (POP) of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) shows that 34 percent of Macau residents hope the city will become a corruption-free society –the highest percentage of all categories – compared to the other four options.The POP’s Macau annual survey is to evaluate how satisfied the city’s residents are with the government and the city’s development.The findings of the survey for 2016 can be downloaded

December 23, 2016 | BY admin

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Govt vows to allow more local cars to enter Hengqin

Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak said earlier this week that the local and Zhuhai governments would gradually allow more Macau-registered vehicles to enter Hengqin Island.Wong made the remarks on Tuesday at Macau Tower where he attended an official reception  to celebrate the 17th anniversary of the establishment of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR).According to a press conference jointly hosted by the local and Zhuhai governments in Hengqin on Friday, the first

December 23, 2016 | BY admin

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6 busted in 3 separate drug cases

The Judiciary Police (PJ) yesterday announced the arrest of six people on suspicion of trafficking and taking drugs in three separate cases.Three local men were arrested on Wednesday in one of the cases. A PJ spokesperson said in a special press conference yesterday that the police received a tip-off that members of a cross-border drug trafficking gang were planning to smuggle a kilogramme of marijuana into Macau.After investigating, the police identified the buyers of the marijuana as two

December 23, 2016 | BY admin

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6 groups, 2 individuals protest on MSAR anniversary

Six groups, comprising five small trade unions and the Macau Family Reunion Federation, and two individuals demonstrated on Tuesday – the 17th anniversary of the establishment of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR).According to the Public Security Police (PSP), about 600 people participated in the protest marches.The Macau Workers’ Power Union, Union for the Protection of the Employment Rights of Local Workers, Macau Bar Benders Association, Macau Workers’ Alliance

December 23, 2016 | BY admin

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Galaxy labour union calls for better pay

A labour union formed by Galaxy staff asked the gaming operator yesterday a salary rise, a year-end bonus of at least one month’s salary and the granting of days off in lieu if employees’ scheduled days off coincide with mandatory public holidays.The union, backed by lawmaker Jose Pereira Coutinho, held a press conference at the headquarters of the Macau Civil Servants Association (ATFPM) in Avenida da Amizade.Loi Ngai Wai, who heads the union, noted

December 23, 2016 | BY admin

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Elderly woman run over by car – dies  

A local woman aged about 80 died after being run over by a car in Patane district yesterday evening.According to the Fire Services Bureau (CB), the woman was stuck under the vehicle, and when the car was jacked up, firemen noticed that the woman was bleeding, had sustained bone fractures and had stopped breathing.She was taken to the public Conde de Sao Januario Hospital Centre (CHCSJ) and was declared dead on arrival, according to the Fire Services Bureau.This photo

December 23, 2016 | BY admin

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2 Mongolian women steal cardigan, phone: police

Two Mongolian women were caught on Monday for stealing a cardigan worth 599 patacas from a shop in a Cotai casino resort hotel and a mobile phone worth about 9,000 patacas in Avenida de D. João IV, a Public Security Police (PSP) spokesperson said yesterday during a regular press conference.According to the spokesperson, one of the suspects, surnamed Khalzan, is in her thirties while the other suspect, surnamed Sarantsetseg, is in her twenties. They told the police that they are

December 23, 2016 | BY admin

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1,000 roadwork projects to start next year: transport chief

About 1,000 roadwork projects will be carried out from next year, Transport Bureau (DSAT) Director Lam Hin San announced yesterday during a press conference at the bureau.  Addressing the press conference about next year’s roadwork projects, Lam said the government’s interdepartmental Road Projects Co-ordination Group, which was established in 2009, has received 711 applications for roadwork permits from government entities and public utilities to be carried out next year.Lam said

December 20, 2016 | BY admin

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