Police warn of deepfake video of Sam

The Judiciary Police (PJ) issued a statement yesterday regarding the discovery on Tuesday that fraudsters had used “deepfake” technology for fraudulent activities to create a video purportedly showing Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai. According to the statement, scammers had uploaded a video to social media platforms containing falsified footage of Sam attending a public event. The statement pointed out that the fraudsters used AI deepfake technology to create the counterfeit video

June 20, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Indirect election group for social services & educational sector submits political platform

The sole electoral list representing the social services and educational sector that will run for the sector’s only seat in the upcoming indirect legislative election, the Social Service and Education Promotion Association, submitted its political platform and the name of its sole candidate to the Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Commission (CAEAL) yesterday.The legislature’s 12 indirectly-elected seats comprise four seats representing the city’s industrial, commercial and financial

June 20, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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3 more shows added for Jimmy O. Yang’s stand-up gig

There will be three more shows for the upcoming “Galaxy Macau Presents: Jimmy O. Yang Live in Macau”, the Hong Kong-American actor and comedian announced on his Instagram page yesterday, with tickets on sale from today.O. Yang, 38, is set to perform in Macau from July 4 to 6 at Broadway Macau – Broadway Theatre in Cotai. With yesterday’s announcement, there are now a total of six shows, with the extra sessions being at 10:30 p.m. on July 4, at 6 p.m. on July 5, and at 7 p.m. on July 6,

June 20, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Kiang Wu vows to address seniors’ neurocognitive disorders

The private Kiang Wu Hospital, in collaboration with Zhejiang BrainAurora Medical Technology Limited (腦動極光), co-hosted yesterday a symposium on the diagnosis and treatment of neurocognitive disorders affecting the elderly, aiming to address Macau’s future challenges of population ageing and the increasing prevalence of neurocognitive disorders (NCDs) in Macau.The Shaoxing-based company, also known as BrainAU, specialises in digital therapeutics (DTx) for cognitive impairment,

June 19, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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2 indirect election groups for labour sector submit lists of candidates, election platforms

The two electoral lists representing the labour sector that will compete for the two seats at stake in the upcoming indirect legislative election submitted their respective lists of candidates and election platforms to the Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Commission (CAEAL) yesterday.The legislature’s 12 indirectly-elected seats comprise four seats representing the city’s industrial, commercial and financial sector, three seats from the professional sector, two seats from the labour

June 19, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Gongbei Customs seizes 20,599 fake ‘Labubu’ items

Gongbei Customs at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge has recently busted three smuggling cases involving bogus “Labubu”* products from POP MART, totalling 20,599 items that violate the intellectual property rights of the Chinese mainland’s POP MART brand, according to a statement from the Gongbei Customs.The statement noted that last Thursday at 1 a.m. Gongbei customs officers inspected a cross-border lorry transporting export goods at the Zhuhai checkpoint. They discovered a batch of

June 19, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Pharma bureau warns of 4 Chinese ointments adulterated with Western drug ingredients

The Pharmaceutical Administration Bureau (ISAF) warned in a statement yesterday against using four Chinese ointments adulterated with Western drug ingredients non-compliant with local regulations and also result in certain side effects.According to the statement, the four topical ointments, identified by the bureau as “Zangyao Xuanduang,” “King Poison to Itch Antibacterial Cream,” “Lang Du Wang” and “Zhong Hua Zhen Jun Wang”, have been found to contain undeclared pharmaceutical

June 19, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Police nab mainland woman for shoplifting twice from supermarket

A woman from the mainland was arrested on Monday for stealing food items worth 650 patacas from a supermarket, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Kong Chi Ian said during a regular press conference yesterday.Kong identified the suspect as a female surnamed Li, who is in her thirties and told the police that she is jobless.According to Kong, the police received a report about a case of shoplifting on Monday from a supermarket in the central district. A staff member told the police that Li

June 19, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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4,900 apply on 1st day for exemption from 183-day minimum stay to get cash handouts

About 4,900 local residents who wish to be exempted from the 183-day minimum stay requirement to benefit from the government’s 2025 wealth-sharing programme submitted their applications to the Social Security Fund (FSS) yesterday, the first day of the application period.The Government Information Bureau (GCS) announced the data in a statement yesterday evening.According to the statement, as of 6 p.m. yesterday, about 3,720 residents had submitted their applications via the Macao One Account

June 19, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Govt to repair patio archway in Ha Van district, expected to cost 100,000 patacas

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) says that it will repair the archway of a traditional Chinese style patio, which has officially been classified as being historically and cultural important, in the Praia do Manduco neighbourhood as it has been damaged by water seepage and other factors. The Praia do Manduco neighbourhood is known as Ha Van (下環) in Cantonese.IC President Deland Leong Wai Man made the remarks during a press briefing on Tuesday after a closed-door regular meeting of the

June 19, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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MGTO releases video in celebration of Sustainable Gastronomy Day

The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) released a video yesterday in celebration of “Sustainable Gastronomy Day”, aiming to raise public awareness for, and the significance of, sustainable gastronomy.Macau was designated as a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy in 2017. Starting the following year, Macau has joined the rest of the world in annually promoting Sustainable Gastronomy Day* on June 18, according to an MGTO statement yesterday.MGTO’s video clip, titled “The Spice of

June 19, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Young local woman loses HK$242,000 in ‘fake police’ scam: police

A young local woman has lost HK$242,000 (249,000 patacas) in a “fake police” scam, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Cheong Sio Keong said in a regular press conference yesterday.According to Cheong, the PJ Anti-Fraud Coordination Centre received a report on June 10 from a bank in the northern district. The bank informed the police that an account had made multiple remittances through online banking with IPs from various locations. Suspecting that someone had fallen victim to a telecom scam,

June 19, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Explore Frank Lei’s photography at ‘When the Island Casts Its Shadows’

Exhibitiongoers headed to Casa Garden have a chance to see more of legendary Macau lensman Frank Lei Ioi Fan’s (1962-2022) photography at the ongoing exhibition titled “When the Island Casts Its Shadows”.The exhibition, which has been on since Casa Garden reopened* earlier this month, had its opening ceremony on Tuesday and took over one year to prepare. It features more than 60 photos taken by Lei, including those captured while he was studying in France in the 1990s and his works in

June 19, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Scientists link nearly complete skull to humans’ Denisovan relative

Analysis        BEIJING – For fifteen years, scientists had grappled with a fundamental mystery about Denisovans, human beings’ ancient cousins. They wondered what Denisovans looked liked. The answer to this question held special significance for East Asian and Oceanian communities, who carry distinct traces of Denisovan DNA.Now, two landmark studies published yesterday in Science and Cell, respectively, present molecular evidence confirming that a remarkably preserved

June 19, 2025 | BY admin

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