MGTO joins group to promote walking routes

The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) is co-organising a series of summer events with the Alliance for Common People Building Up Macau (API) in the hope of promoting the office’s eight walking routes around the city.Legislator-cum-businessman Chan Meng Kam is one of the group’s three honorary chairmen. A press conference was held at the group’s office in Areia Preta yesterday where along with MGTO officials, the alliance announced the events which begin this month and run until

June 7, 2016 | BY admin

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Police bust man for 15 million pataca coupons con

The police have arrested a local man for cheating at least three locals out of 15 million patacas in a con involving discounted coupons and mobile phones, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said yesterday.According to the spokesperson, two of the three victims took the 28-year-old suspect surnamed Tang to a police station on Saturday to report the case. The third victim went to the station on Sunday.According to the spokesperson, the victims are in their thirties. Two of them are businessmen

June 7, 2016 | BY admin

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Man caught attempting to kidnap 2-year-old girl: police

A 51-year-old Vietnamese man was arrested for allegedly trying to kidnap a 2-year-old local girl in Areia Preta district on Sunday, a Public Security Police (PSP) spokesperson said yesterday.The case was announced during a regular press briefing.According to the spokesperson, the girl’s father was carrying her while he was shopping in a supermarket in Areia Preta on Friday evening. When he put her down, the suspect quickly picked the girl up and headed towards the rear exit.This undated

June 7, 2016 | BY admin

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No safety issues since sports facilities opened to public: UM rector

University of Macau (UM) Rector Zhao Wei said yesterday there had been no safety issues since some of the sports facilities on the new Hengqin campus were opened to members of the general public at the beginning of the month.Zhao made the remarks on the sidelines of yesterday’s seminar about the central government’s ‘One Belt, One Road’ initiative and Macau’s cultural industry at the Macau Science Centre in Nape.Asked by reporters about the situation after some of the university’s

June 7, 2016 | BY admin

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Leong hopes to tighten Macau-Zhejiang ties

Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac said yesterday the government hoped to boost co-operation between Macau companies and their counterparts in Zhejiang, adding that the cultural and commercial exchanges between the two places were becoming more frequent. Addressing the founding ceremony of the Association of Zhejiang Entrepreneurs of Macau at Macau Tower, the policy secretary said he hoped more businesspeople from Zhejiang would invest in the city. He also praised

June 7, 2016 | BY admin

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Annual exhibition shows local artists’ creativity

A total of 83 exhibits of various artistic forms are on display at the Old Courthouse in Avenida da Praia Grande to show the public local artists’ creativity and the development of the city’s visual arts scene.The Macau Annual Visual Art Exhibition 2016 Western Media Category, organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), comprises paintings, photos, prints, sculptures, mixed media, installations and videos.The bureau says in the exhibition brochure that 60 local artists displaying a total

June 7, 2016 | BY admin

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New eco-group urges govt to tackle landfill overload

The government should tackle the issue of Cotai’s construction material landfill as it has been full for years, Lei Pui Lam, who heads the newly-established Macau Association for Chinese Ecological Development and Promotion, said yesterday. Lei, an educator and Macau member of the National People’s Congress (NPC), spoke to reporters on the sidelines of the association’s founding ceremony at the Macau Science Centre in Nape, coinciding with World Environment Day (WED). The

June 6, 2016 | BY admin

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Body found off Hac Sa beach: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a statement yesterday that a body of an unidentified woman was found floating in the sea off Hac Sa beach.According to the statement, the Macau Customs Service received a call from a resident yesterday afternoon, saying that at about 2:20 p.m. he saw a body floating in the sea.A preliminary investigation showed that the woman, who could be an Asian, is about 30 years old and has no injuries that could have been caused by foul play, the PJ statement says.Please

June 6, 2016 | BY admin

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Education bureau’s WeChat to be ready today

The Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) said in a statement yesterday that its official WeChat account will be ready today so that it can provide parents with a quicker way to get notifications when there are no classes due to a typhoon or rainstormThe bureau said in the statement that via the WeChat account the public can receive the latest information about its activities and guidelines for typhoons or rainstorms.The bureau said in the statement it hoped the public will use the app to

June 6, 2016 | BY admin

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Forum urges govt to update laws on Ponzi schemes

Panellists at an open-air debate programme urged the government yesterday to update the city’s laws on Ponzi schemes.The programme is hosted by government-owned broadcaster TDM in Areia Preta Park every Sunday morning.Three local men were arrested in the last few weeks for allegedly running a Ponzi scheme which they started in 2014 involving at least HK$33 million. The trio are shareholders of a group of companies which ran a real-estate agency in Macau.Over a dozen residents attend

June 6, 2016 | BY admin

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Govt modifying list on construction types for eco-impact assessment

The Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) is modifying an official list classifying which kinds of construction projects are subject to environmental impact assessments, Raymond Tam Vai Man, who heads the bureau, said yesterday. The city’s eco-chief spoke to reporters on the sidelines of a public event celebrating World Environment Day in Praça da Amizade, popularly known as Sintra Square. Tam said the list, which was introduced by the bureau in 2013 on a trial basis, had to be

June 6, 2016 | BY admin

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Draft of new taxi regulation complete: transport chief

Transport Bureau (DSAT) Director Lam Hin San said yesterday that the draft of a new taxi service regulation had been completed and he hoped the legislative process can be concluded within the current term of the legislature. The term expires in the late summer of next year. Lam also said the bureau would this week apply for IOS approval for its app about bus route information, adding he expected the public to be able to download the app on their mobile phones later this month.

June 6, 2016 | BY admin

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About 70 march to celebrate domestic violence law

About 70 residents took part in a celebratory march yesterday to express their gratitude for the long-awaited passage of a government-drafted bill on preventing and combating domestic violence.The Good Shepherd Centre, organiser of the event, began the walk from Vasco da Gama Garden at around 3 p.m., heading towards Government Headquarters, where the group handed in a letter to say “thank you” to the government, lawmakers and anyone else who took part in the legislative process.The Law on

June 6, 2016 | BY admin

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Police nab 2 Russians using fake ATM cards

Two male suspects from Russia have been arrested for allegedly using fake bank cards to withdraw money from cash machines in Macau in 2014, the Judiciary Police (PJ) announced yesterday. Speaking at a special press conference, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson identified the duo as a 50-year-old surnamed Gorbunob, who told police that he was a hotel manager in Russia, and a 36-year-old surnamed Airapetov, who said that he worked as a fitness coach in his home country. The

June 3, 2016 | BY admin

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