Lawmaker calls for accountability as budget implementation rates fall short

Lawmaker-cum-restaurateur Andrew Chan Chak Mo, who chairs the Legislative Assembly’s 2nd Standing Committee, expressed concerns raised by committee members yesterday regarding the low implementation rates of the budgets for the government’s key funds, requesting a greater transparency and accountability from the government.Chan made the remarks when addressing a press briefing after yesterday’s closed-door meeting reviewing the government’s implementation of its 2023 budget, which was

January 15, 2025 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Sands China introduces ‘Alipay Tap!’ to properties

Integrated resort operator Sands China said in a statement yesterday that it has partnered with Alipay and Macau Pass to introduce the payment service “Alipay Tap!” to its properties.The statement noted that the payment service, first introduced in the mainland in July last year, can be used across 300 businesses at The Venetian Macao, The Parisian Macao, The Londoner Macao and Sands Macao in the first phase.The service can be used in paying for hotel accommodation, dining, shopping, and

January 15, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Guaranteed places for Macau students in mainland universities hit record high: DSEDJ

The Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) has recently pointed out that this year’s guaranteed places offered by mainland universities to Macau students hit a record high of 1,397 – and The Chinese Educators Association of Macau Vice President Vong Kuoc Ieng told the Post on Monday that there had been a “noticeable” change in students’ habit of choosing majors at universities in general this academic year, with a “trend towards diversity” and that some of this year’s

January 15, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

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USJ, Oxfam ink MoU

A signing ceremony for a memorandum of understanding (MoU) has recently been held at the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) between the higher education institution’s Faculty of Business and Law (FBL) and Oxfam in Macau.The private Catholic university said in a statement yesterday that the MOU was signed to “strengthen the commitment to empowering Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) students and advancing community development in Macau”. It covers internships and joint projects.The

January 15, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Duo rob illegal currency exchange dealer of HK$300,000

Two men from the mainland robbed an illegal currency exchange dealer of HK$300,000 in a hotel guestroom in Cotai on Sunday, after which one of them was arrested in Macau while the other was caught in Zhuhai the next day, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chao Teng Hin said during a special press conference yesterday.Chao identified the suspect arrested in Macau as a 41-year-old surnamed Cai and his accomplice caught in Zhuhai as a 37-year-old surnamed Zhang.The robbery victim, also from the

January 15, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Man unhappy with father’s donation to seniors’ centre damages door with hammer: police

A local man in his sixties banged on the glass entrance door of a service centre for senior citizens with a hammer last week, causing cracks to the glass, as he was unhappy that his father had donated money to the centre, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Wong Wai Chon said during a regular press conference yesterday.The man surnamed Chan told the police that he is unemployed.The senior citizens’ service centre is located on the ground floor of a building on Rua da Rosa (連興街), a

January 15, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Scammers send SMS with link to pay fines for ‘traffic offences’: PJ

The Judiciary Police (PJ) warned the public in a statement yesterday about a phishing SMS sent out by scammers with a link to a fake Macau government portal website where would-be victims will be asked for credit card details to “pay their fines for ‘traffic offences’”.The statement noted that the Judiciary Police has recently discovered that fraudsters have been sending out phishing SMSs that claim to be from the government. The fraudulent short message service claims that recipients

January 15, 2025 | BY Ginnie Laing

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Chinese netizens welcome influx of ‘TikTok refugees’

Analysis        BEIJING –  Chinese internet users on a popular social networking platform have noticed a sudden influx of foreign newcomers who claim to have migrated from TikTok due to concerns about a potential ban by the US government within the week.On Xiaohongshu, a Chinese platform with combined features of Instagram and Pinterest, hashtags such as #TikTokRefugee have garnered hundreds of thousands of posts from accounts mostly registered in the United

January 15, 2025 | BY admin

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Artist shows mixed media works in new solo exhibition

Animals, flowers and even food are among the subjects of local artist Naomi Chan’s paintings of different mediums on display for her latest solo exhibition “Naomi Original Artwork Exhibition”, which is on at the 10 Fantasia gallery until January 30.The gallery is located on Calçada da Igreja de S. Lázaro (瘋堂斜巷) Kicking off earlier this month, the exhibition features artworks created through pencil sketches, watercolours and acrylics in varying sizes showcased across the

January 14, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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4 Mongolians arrested for theft, one involved in drug use: police

Four jobless Mongolian men aged 30 to 40 were arrested last Wednesday after pickpocketing 5,000 yuan from a man’s crossbody bag, and they were also found to be involved in a shoplifting case at a supermarket in Zape, with one of the suspects also found to be a drug user, a Public Security Police (PSP) spokesperson said in a regular press conference yesterday.According to the spokesperson, PSP officers received a report from a local male victim saying he suspected that the money he had

January 14, 2025 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Police bust elderly Russian with 5 kg of heroin worth 7 million patacas in his luggage

The Judiciary Police (PJ) busted on Sunday a Russian man smuggling 5 kg of heroin with an estimated street value of about 7 million patacas from Thailand, according to a special press conference held yesterday.During the press conference co-hosted by the Judiciary Police and Macau Customs Service (SA) at the PJ headquarters in Zape, PJ spokesman Cheong Sio Keong identified the drug smuggler as a 68-year-old man from Russia, surnamed Novorusov, who told the police that he’s an engineer by

January 14, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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Sam hears opinions from community reps for policy address

The Government Information Bureau (GCS) announced in a statement late last night that Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai held a meeting yesterday to listen to opinions and suggestions raised by representatives from a number of community associations concerning the drafting of his first policy address.In the meeting, the location of which was not identified by the statement, Sam pledged that his government will constantly promote the high-quality development of the “One Country, Two Systems”

January 14, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Man, 75, critical with influenza A

The Health Bureau (SSM) announced in a statement last night that a 75-year-old local man inflicted with chronic diseases is in a critical condition after being infected with influenza.According to the statement, the man living in a retirement home came down with a cough on Saturday and was also coughing up phlegm, his case was then followed up by a doctor at the home.As his symptoms worsened on Sunday when he also came down with a fever and shortness of breath, the man was rushed to the private

January 14, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Impact of negative emotions on youngsters’ mental health shouldn’t be ignored: school principal

In recent years, there has been increasing concern about students’ mental health, with the findings of a survey showing that 90 percent of local students were facing different degrees of pressure from schoolwork – and in a phone interview with the Post yesterday, The Chinese Educators Association of Macau Vice President Vong Kuoc Ieng listed the main sources of students’ psychological stress such as the excessive use of social media during the three-year COVID-19 pandemic (January

January 14, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei

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