Govt mulls moving some bus stops underground at ‘A Ma La’: transport chief

Transport Bureau (DSAT) Director Kelvin Lam Hin San said yesterday that the government plans to move several of the about 40 public bus routes that currently use the open-air bus terminal in Praça de Ferreira do Amaral – colloquially known in Cantonese simply as “A Ma La” – to its underground space, with the aim of reducing the number of public buses using the extremely busy bus terminal, adding that the plan would involve the redevelopment of the underground space.The transport chief

July 12, 2019 | BY admin

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Coping with one’s income ‘depends on lifestyle’: lawmaker

Indirectly-elected lawmaker Andrew Chan Chak Mou said yesterday that people’s ability to cope with their income depended on their lifestyle.Responding to reporters’ questions after a routine closed-door meeting of the Legislative Assembly’s 2nd Standing Committee, which he chairs, Chan rejected the idea that the exclusion of Macau’s domestic helpers from a future minimum wage law amounted to discrimination.He also said that a salary of 4,000 patacas a month was sufficient to live in

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Filipino worker diagnosed with scrub typhus: Health Bureau

The Health Bureau (SSM) said yesterday that a non-resident worker from the Philippines has been diagnosed with scrub fever.The scientific name of scrub typhus is tsutsugamushi disease.According to a statement by the bureau, the patient is a 27-year-old male Philippine national who is employed at a local landscaping company.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

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Policy research chief says not yet questioned by CCAC about complaint

Policy Research and Regional Development Bureau (DSEPDR) Director Mi Jian said yesterday that he had not yet been notified by the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) about being questioned concerning a recent letter of complaint against him.Mi also said that after he got to know about the letter, he reported it to Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On who, Mi said, expressed “great concern” about the case.Mi made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a public event at

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Gaming inspectorate warns operators not to run online, phone gambling

The Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) warned local gaming operators yesterday not to run online gambling and also not to place bets via telephone through local casinos.The unusually strongly worded warning was issued, according to a DICJ statement, after a state media report about an online platform run by a local junket operator for gambling outside Macau.While the DICJ statement did not name the operator, Reuters reported on Tuesday that according to a report earlier this week

July 11, 2019 | BY admin

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Macau Museum trains junior guides

The Macau Museum has launched its first junior guide training programme, aiming to enhance young people’s interest in the city’s history and culture, and afterwards those who passed the programme will be given a chance to serve the museum’s visitors, Macau Museum Director Loi Chi Pang said yesterday.The museum, which is run by the Macau Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), held an opening ceremony for the training programme yesterday on its premises on Fortress Hill.Loi told reporters after the

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S. Domingos Church to be closed for repairs

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) announced this week that it will carry out restoration work at S. Domingos (St. Dominic’s) Church from July 27, focusing on its interior pilasters.According to an IC statement, the repairs are slated to be completed by the end of November. The church will be closed during the restoration project, but the adjacent Treasure of Sacred Art Museum will stay open. Construction of the church was completed in 1587, but its current structure dates back to the 17th

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Tourist takes 11 sneak videos in Macau & mainland: police

A tourist was arrested on Tuesday for taking 11 sneak videos of females in public areas in Macau and on the mainland, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Ho Ka Kit said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Ho, the 36-year-old suspect is surnamed Fu. He told the police that he works as an engineer on the mainland. The victim who reported the case to the police is a local resident in her thirties. Her personal information was not released. There were at least three victims

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Voter fined 15,000 patacas for taking photos of ballot during CE Election Committee election

A voter who took photos of a ballot with his or her mobile phone at the Macau Polytechnic Institute (IPM) polling station during last month’s election for the Chief Executive Election Committee was found guilty yesterday by the Court of First Instance (TJB) of aggravated disobedience, and was fined 15,000 patacas, the Court of Final Appeal (TUI) said in a statement yesterday.The statement did not mention the gender of the voter. However, the voter was previously identified as a male by the

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Education bureau to roll out guidelines for weight of schoolbags

New guidelines for schools to monitor the weight of schoolbags will be out in time for the start of the coming school year, Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) Deputy Director Leong Vai Kei said yesterday, acknowledging the “serious situation” where children are carrying heavy schoolbags to school.Leong made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a graduation ceremony of Fu Luen School run by the Macau Women’s General Association in Areia Preta district.Two

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‘No simple task’ to discuss new contracts with bus operators: Rosário

Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosário said yesterday it is “no simple task” for the government to negotiate with the city’s two public bus operators – Transmac and TCM – about certain details in their future service provider contracts.The current contracts for the two operators will expire on October 31.Rosário made the remarks while speaking to reporters after attending a closed-door meeting of the legislature’s Follow-up Committee for Land and Public

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Chui vows local development to ‘join hands’ with BRI

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On pledged yesterday that the local government will “actively” participate in the national development strategy, “actively” cooperate with the central government’s initiatives, and “organically combine” the local government’s 5-year-plan with the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA) project.Chui made the remarks in his opening speech at a seminar entitled “The Belt and Road Initiative and

July 10, 2019 | BY admin

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HMVOD arrives via 3Macau

HMVOD Limited, an online Internet entertainment video company, announced its collaboration with the Three Hong Kong telecommunications and internet service provider in Macau.HMVOD invited two actresses from Hong Kong, Shiga Lin Si-Nga and Kelly Chen Jia-Li, to announce its collaboration with Three Hong Kong (3HK) at the company’s Macau branch office in Travessa dos Santo yesterday.According to a statement provided by 3Macau, HMVOD came to Macau three months ago. The company offers the latest

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‘Man in Red’ CE hopeful petitions liaison office

High-profile protester Hoi Weng Chong, widely known in Cantonese as “the Man in Red”, petitioned the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in Macau yesterday, hoping to send his “heartfelt wishes” and political platform for the upcoming chief executive election to the central government through the office.Hoi announced last month that he intended to run in next month’s chief executive election and launched his populist platform.Hoi told reporters outside the office in

July 10, 2019 | BY admin

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