On the third floor of The Parisian Macao in Cotai, a shop venue houses works of local artist Kit Lei Ka Ieng for her latest exhibition, where visitors can find several moving images featuring traditional cultural elements created through new media technology.Entitled “Ascendance - Kit Lei Ka Ieng’s New Media Art World”, the near month-long exhibition kicked off on Friday and comprises 13 digital animations and interactive installations. It is the second part of Art For All Society’s
An open tender for the government’s “Land for Education” project on lot B1 in the Zone A land reclamation area is now underway, and the Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) said yesterday that the future “School Village” there was expected to provide 13,000 non-tertiary education places, including integrated and special education classes. The Public Works Bureau (DSOP) published last Wednesday a tender notice for the foundation and basement works of one of the four Land
The Lands and Urban Construction Bureau (DSSCU) drafted in 2019 an urban condition plan for six lots near Estrada de Sete Tanques (七潭公路) in Taipa, for one of which it received last year a hotel development proposal – and according to the bureau’s latest urban condition draft plan, it now estimates that a number of villas will be developed on two of the six lots.The six plots, namely M2A, M2B, C, M3, A4 and D, which had been zoned for new phases of the Lisboa Gardens new residential
The University of Macau (UM) and the Policy Research and Regional Development Bureau (DSEPDR) jointly hosted a forum on “’One Country, Two Systems’ with Macau Characteristics: Review and Prospects” yesterday, with the aim of providing a platform for promoting academic exchanges and enhancing Macau’s role in the national development.The forum will continue today, in which Macau’s political, socio-cultural, and economic development will be discussed.The forum yesterday was attended by
On the third floor of The Parisian Macao in Cotai, a shop venue houses works of local artist Kit Lei Ka Ieng for her latest exhibition, where visitors can find several moving images featuring traditional cultural elements created through new media technology.Entitled “Ascendance - Kit Lei Ka Ieng’s New Media Art World”, the near month-long exhibition kicked off on Friday and comprises 13 digital animations and interactive installations. It is the second part of Art For All Society’s
An open tender for the government’s “Land for Education” project on lot B1 in the Zone A land reclamation area is now underway, and the Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) said yesterday that the future “School Village” there was expected to provide 13,000 non-tertiary education places, including integrated and special education classes. The Public Works Bureau (DSOP) published last Wednesday a tender notice for the foundation and basement works of one of the four Land
The Lands and Urban Construction Bureau (DSSCU) drafted in 2019 an urban condition plan for six lots near Estrada de Sete Tanques (七潭公路) in Taipa, for one of which it received last year a hotel development proposal – and according to the bureau’s latest urban condition draft plan, it now estimates that a number of villas will be developed on two of the six lots.The six plots, namely M2A, M2B, C, M3, A4 and D, which had been zoned for new phases of the Lisboa Gardens new residential
The University of Macau (UM) and the Policy Research and Regional Development Bureau (DSEPDR) jointly hosted a forum on “’One Country, Two Systems’ with Macau Characteristics: Review and Prospects” yesterday, with the aim of providing a platform for promoting academic exchanges and enhancing Macau’s role in the national development.The forum will continue today, in which Macau’s political, socio-cultural, and economic development will be discussed.The forum yesterday was attended by
Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) passport holders will be granted visa waivers for Kazakhstan from Thursday, bringing the total number of countries providing visa-free access and visas on arrival for MSAR passport holders to 147.According to a statement by the Identification Services Bureau (DSI) yesterday, Macau residents holding an MSAR passport from Thursday will no longer need a visa to travel to Kazakhstan and stay there for up to 14 days. Reciprocally, Kazakh citizens will be
The government published the two-volume “Macao Gazetteer Series: Book of Geography” yesterday, and Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng underlined that the publication is one of the most important cultural projects since the establishment of Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR).Ho made the remarks during the book’s launch ceremony on the University of Macau (UM) campus, with the attendance of nearly 100 representatives including Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in Macau
Another screening has been added for the upcoming “Music on the Big Screen: Cinematheque•Passion Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA”, an outreach programme of the 36th Macao International Music Festival (MIMF), due to popular demand, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a statement last night.Tickets for the programme, which is to be held at the cinematheque, had previously sold out, according to the statement. The statement noted that the additional screening will be held at 9:30 p.m. this
Two men from the mainland have separately been arrested for their involvement in two currency exchange-related fraud cases, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Leng Kam Lon said during a regular press conference yesterday.In the first case, the 45-year-old suspect surnamed Wu told the police that he’s a businessman.According to Leng, on Thursday the victim wished to exchange Hong Kong dollars he had won in a casino into yuan and deposit the amount into his mainland bank account. The victim then
A university student from the mainland has been arrested for repeatedly touching a female passenger’s arm with his groin, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Wong Chi Weng said during a regular press conference yesterday.Wong identified the suspect as a male surnamed Yeh in his twenties. According to Wong, Yeh and the female local victim, also a university student, got on the same bus on Wednesday near the Hengqin checkpoint, after which the victim sat near the bus door, while Yeh
I must admit that when I first heard a rumour in late August about Macau’s top judge, Sam Hou Fai, going to run for the special administrative region’s top executive post and the current chief executive, Ho Iat Seng, would not be seeking a second term, I was flabbergasted. Well, a study released by the US-based science advancement online journal PlosOne in 2016* found that rumours that are ultimately proven true tend to be resolved faster than those that turn out to be false.In this
I must admit that when I first heard a rumour in late August about Macau’s top judge, Sam Hou Fai, going to run for the special administrative region’s top executive post and the current chief executive, Ho Iat Seng, would not be seeking a second term, I was flabbergasted. Well, a study released by the US-based science advancement online journal PlosOne in 2016* found that rumours that are ultimately proven true tend to be resolved faster than those that turn out to be false.In this
On the third floor of The Parisian Macao in Cotai, a shop venue houses works of local artist Kit Lei Ka Ieng for her latest exhibition, where visitors can find several moving images featuring traditional cultural elements created through new media technology.Entitled “Ascendance - Kit Lei Ka Ieng’s New Media Art World”, the near month-long exhibition kicked off on Friday and comprises 13 digital animations and interactive installations. It is the second part of Art For All Society’s
“The universe is large, he thought. It contains multitudes. It also contains me, and in this moment I am wonderful. I have the right to be wonderful.”– Stephen King, “The Life of Chuck” Imagine that the world is ending. Civil society has begun to collapse, extreme weather disasters are affecting every state, region and country, while food shortages are rampant. There are frequent power shortages, until one day, there just isn’t any while the internet goes dark. And at the
A local man has been arrested after crashing into the road verge, as well as two trees, and the railings along Avenida Panorâmica do Lago Sai Van and then simply driving away, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Cheong Heon Fan said during a regular press conference yesterday.The suspect surnamed Wong, who is in his thirties, told the police that he’s a car salesman.According to Cheong, the police received a report in the early hours of Monday from a carpark security guard at Alameda Dr
A mainland visitor reported to the police on Tuesday that he was cheated out of 120,000 yuan in an online loan scam, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Cheong Kim Fong said at a press conference yesterday.According to Cheong, earlier on Tuesday the victim saw a post on social media offering a personal cash loan. He clicked onto the link and was contacted by a “customer service manager”, who asked the victim to fill in his personal information and bank account details on the website to borrow
Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Cheong Kim Fong said at a press conference yesterday that the police received separate reports from nine local residents saying that their credit card information was stolen when clicking onto phishing links earlier this week.According to Cheong, the victims received messages from local banks claiming that their loyalty points were close to expiration. The messages urged the victims to click on embedded links to reclaim their purported “gifts”.The victims
Following the success of the 20-week “Northern District Consumer Grand Prix” sales promotion campaign, the Economic and Technological Development Bureau (DSEDT) has once again joined hands with the Macau Chamber of Commerce (ACM) to launch next Monday the three-month “Macau Consumer Grand Prix” campaign, with the grand lucky draw featuring prizes worth up to 1.68 million patacas, including a top cash prize of 300,000 patacas.The large-scale consumer sales promotion drive has been slated
MGTO chief expects daily average of 100,000 visitorsThe Transport Bureau (DSAT) announced yesterday a raft of temporary traffic arrangements for the National Day Golden Week, reminding the public that the stopping points of some bus routes will be adjusted on October 1-7, while also urging residents and tourists alike, in addition to planning their journeys as early as possible, to also double check the real-time traffic information in advance through the bureau’s “Macao Smart Go”, “Bus
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a statement earlier this week that additional tickets for the “Mariza and the Macao Chinese Orchestra” concert will be available from 10 a.m. today through the Macau Ticketing Network.The concert, for which tickets had quickly sold out due to popular demand, is part of the month-long 36th Macao International Music Festival (MIMF), themed “And the Stars Shine”, taking place from Friday next week to November 4.Other festival highlights are
Integrated resort (IR) operator Sands China and Marriott International are slated to welcome Londoner Grand, Macau’s first “Luxury Collection Hotel”, set within The Londoner Macao resort, which will feature an addition of 2,405 rooms and suites.According to a statement from Sands China earlier this week, the Georgian-inspired* hotel is designed by Peter Silling & Associates and features rooms and suites that emit “an elegant townhouse ambience that is inspired by London’s
The local government says that the ongoing research and development of its digital pataca issuance, including trial operations, is being carried out in three phases before it can be officially launched.The government also underlines that the future digital patacas will also be Macau’s legal tender, the same as physical money, with zero credit risks.The government also says that the future first-phase trial issuance and operation of digital patacas will be carried out by the Bank of China