Woman loses 1.84 million patacas in online ‘futures’ love scam

A local woman lost 1.84 million patacas in an investment scam after her online “boyfriend” persuaded her to invest in futures, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Wai Lok said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Ho, the middle-age female victim met a male netizen on a social media platform in late October, and they quickly became an online couple. During their virtual relationship, the male persuaded the victim to invest online through a website, Ho said, adding that the

December 3, 2024 | BY William Chan

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2 women nabbed for fake employment deal: police

A woman from the mainland and a local woman have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a fake employment deal, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Kong Chi Ian said at a regular press conference yesterday.The suspects, both in their 40s, were identified by Kong as Gu and Lo. Lo, working as a shopkeeper, had hired Gu to work as her domestic helper.According to Kong, the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) recently alerted the Public Security Police regarding Gu’s employment as a

December 3, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Sands China hosts Classics Reimagined: Golden Hour Harmonies

The two-day outdoor concert series “Classics Reimagined: Golden Hour Harmonies” was presented by the Sands China Performing Arts Programme at the Macau Cultural Centre Plaza in Nape over the weekend.The first concert was by the family quartet the “Janoska Ensemble”, which marked their return to Macau after performing at The Parisian Theatre in Cotai last year, again bringing with them their signature “Janoska Style”, according to information about the event provided by Sands China

December 3, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Winners of 1st week of Macau Int’l Kart Grand Prix named

The finals of the 2024 ROK Cup Macau Invitational and the AAMC Karting Championship Round 8 featured in the first week of the 2024 Macau International Kart Grand Prix, took place on Sunday at the Coloane Karting Track, with the winning young drivers from all over the world in different race classes having received their awards.According to a Sunday statement from the organisers, Australian Jay Rhett Kostecki won the Mini ROK Class in the Macau International Kart Grand Prix and the ROK Cup

December 3, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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3 more local firms scammed by fake schools

Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Wai Lok said during a regular press conference yesterday that two furniture shops and a shipping company have been deceived into ordering bed frames for a “school.”According to Ho, earlier this month the police were notified by representatives of these companies that they had been swindled by an individual posing as a teacher from a local school. The “teacher” claimed that the “school” planned to buy bed frames to be donated to a nursing home and a

December 3, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Song Man Lei appointed chief judge

Outgoing Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng has appointed Song Man Lei president of the Court of Final Appeal (TUI) effective from yesterday.Ho made the appointment in an executive order published in the Official Gazette (BO) yesterday. Ho signed the order on Friday last week.According to the order, Song’s appointment lasts three years.Since the establishment of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) on December 20, 1999, the Court of Final Appeal had been headed for nearly 25 years by Sam

December 3, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Cheong Lap Cheong seeks rematch after controversial fight scores

Local pugilist Cheong Lap Cheong’s fight in Shangluo City, Shaanxi Province, on Saturday night for two titles, the World Boxing Council’s (WBC) Far East Super Fly belt, which he won in May against the South Korea’s Han Sol Lee, and the WBC Asian Super Fly belt of his opponent Cao Jiangtao ended in controversy when the Chinese, Australian and Philippine judges gave the scores 95:95, 95:97, 95:95 respectively.Cheong’s camp say that they want a rematch in Macau.In a message to the Post on

December 3, 2024 | BY Lesley Wells

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Advocates urge better barrier-free environment for disabled

Macau Deaf Association (MDA) Director Nerissa Lau Sut Man underlined yesterday that the government’s Ten-Year Plan for Rehabilitation Services 2016-2025 has launched the barrier-free building design guidelines, and she suggested that the government involve various sectors of civil society concerning the construction of a barrier-free environment in the next ten-year plan.Lau made the remarks on the sidelines of a seminar held by seven local organisations of persons with disabilities (OPDs) to

December 3, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Sam vows to tackle most important issues affecting residents

Addressing yesterday’s press conference about his team of top officials, Chief Executive-designate Sam Hou Fai said that his incoming administration will, after taking office, first roll out and implement new measures to tackle issues generally regarded by the population as the most important ones, while also underlining that all his team members, who have been appointed by the central government based on his choices, meet all his requirements for Macau’s top officials.Sam said that his

December 2, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Beijing appoints Sam’s 9 top officials, chief prosecutor

2 policy secretaries, police head reappointedThe State Council has appointed the nine principal officials and the chief public prosecutor of the incoming government of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR), which will be headed by Sam Hou Fai from December 20, with only three reappointed, among them two of the government’s five policy secretaries.The three reappointed officials are Secretary for Administration and Justice André Cheong Weng Chon, Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak,

December 2, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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NIA expands multi-entry permits to HK, Macau for neighbouring city residents

The central government announced on Friday new policies enabling residents of Shenzhen and Zhuhai to make more frequent visits to the neighbouring special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau according to a statement issued by the National Immigration Administration (NIA) on Friday.Starting on January 1, permanent residents of Zhuhai City will be able to apply for a “one trip per week” permit for Macau. Under the policy, they can visit Macau once per calendar week, with a maximum

December 2, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Mainlander nabbed for burglary of local woman’s flat

A suspected burglar from the mainland was arrested on Thursday, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said during a press conference on Friday.The suspect is a 33-year-old man surnamed Mo who told the police that he is a farmer, while an alleged accomplice was still at large at the time of the press conference.According to the spokesperson, the Judiciary Police received a report in mid-April from the local female victim saying that 1,300 patacas in cash had disappeared from her handbag which she

December 2, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Woman loses HK$12,000 in online dating with ‘singer’

A local woman fell for an online dating scam, where a “local singer”, whom she had met online last month, asked her to buy his “fans cards” for HK$12,000, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said in a press conference on Friday.The spokesperson did not reveal the age of the female victim, but merely said she is a senior citizen.The police said that the woman in the case reported that she had met on the internet on November 12 a male friend who claimed to be a “Macau singer”, and

December 2, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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LRT Hengqin Line opens today

The Light Rapid Transit (LRT) Hengqin Line will come into operation today, with its first train departing at 1:11 p.m., connecting the Cotai entertainment precinct and the Macau-side zone of the Hengqin joint checkpoint.Macau Light Rapid Transit Corporation Limited (MLM) made the announcement in a statement on Saturday.The 2.2-kilometre-long LRT Cotai-Hengqin section includes a 900-metre-long underwater tunnel.The LRT Cotai-Hengqin section project got off the ground in March 2021. Its

December 2, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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