Chui vows to promote BRI via people-to-people bonds

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said yesterday that the central government’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) project is a pathway for promoting joint development, achieving win-win prosperity, strengthening mutual trust, and fostering comprehensive communication among nations.Chui pointed out that Macau is transforming itself into a world tourism and leisure centre, stressing the importance of tourism as an effective way of promoting friendship among all the peoples along the Belt and

April 26, 2019 | BY admin

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Workers’ federation to petition govt on May Day

The Macau Federation of Trade Unions (FAOM) plans to hand a petition to the government on International Workers’ Day next Wednesday, urging the government to amend the Labour Relations Law with the aim of further protecting the rights and interests of local employees.The federation, commonly known in Cantonese as Gung Luen, held a press conference at its headquarters in Patane district yesterday.The federation is Macau’s largest trade union organisation.FAOM Committee for Workers’ Rights

April 26, 2019 | BY admin

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Marvel at ‘Avengers: Endgame’ with 4K laser tech at UA Galaxy Cinemas

“Avengers: Endgame”, the finale to the Marvel superhero franchise, opened on Wednesday in local cinemas and UA Galaxy Cinemas is the only place where the Hollywood blockbuster is screened with 4K laser projectors.Since Wednesday’s opening on the mainland, the film has smashed China Box Office records with more than 681 million yuan in ticket sales, according to Variety.“Avengers: Endgame” is the culmination of 22 films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which began with “Iron Man”

April 26, 2019 | BY admin

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Local engineer makes bespoke cufflinks

With the encouragement of his son a few years ago, semi-retired engineer Sam Io Ip started making cufflinks as a hobby, which he is now selling in Macau and Hong Kong.Speaking to MPD Weekender earlier this month near Kun Iam Temple, Sam and his son Joe explained how it all started and why cufflinks – especially as not many men nowadays use them.Joe explained that to him growing up cufflinks represented a “successful man” and he thought that they should be a small piece of artwork by

April 26, 2019 | BY admin

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Discipline body to get more powers: Wong

Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak said yesterday that the government-appointed Macau Public Security Forces Discipline Supervision Committee will be granted more powers later this year.Wong made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a plaque-unveiling ceremony that marked the official opening of the fire station on the man-made island for the Macau checkpoint of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB).Wong told lawmakers during plenary sessions of the legislature last

April 26, 2019 | BY admin

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Trio ‘steal’ points from gamblers’ membership cards: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) yesterday announced the arrests of a local man and two male mainlanders in a fraud case in which the local man allegedly cheated his employer – a casino-hotel – out of HK$32,000 on at least 15 occasions late last month by booking guestrooms with casino patrons’ membership cards and then handing the respective room key cards to the two mainlanders and other suspects – still at large – who then rented the guestrooms out to others.PJ spokesman Chan Wun Man

April 26, 2019 | BY admin

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Shopkeeper forces saleswoman to perform oral sex: police

The manager of a clothes shop in a shopping mall in Cotai was arrested on Saturday for forcing a female staff member to perform oral sex on him over 10 times, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chan Wun Man said during a regular conference yesterday.According to Chan, the victim is 26-year-old local who works as a sales assistant in the shop. Her surname was not released. The 30-year-old suspect is a local surnamed Sun.The abuse started in December last year, about a week after the victim had

April 25, 2019 | BY admin

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Scooter rider dies in crash in Coloane

A scooter rider died after his vehicle crashed into the hillside in Estrada de Cheoc Van in Coloane at around 11 p.m. last night, the Public Security Police (PSP) said in a statement. The Fire Services Bureau (CB) identified the victim as a 24-year-old local man.The police said they believed that the rider lost control of his scooter while driving along the road and then crashed into the hillside.Firemen and paramedics rushed to the scene where they were unable to detect the rider’s

April 25, 2019 | BY admin

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Drug user robs photo processing shop of 200 patacas: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a local man on Tuesday for robbing a photo processing shop in Patane district of 200 patacas when he told the female staff member on duty that he needed money to buy drugs, PJ spokesman Chan Wun Man said during a special press conference yesterday.Chan identified the suspect as a 44-year-old unemployed man surnamed Ma, who was released from jail one year ago after serving time for the robbery of a convenience store in 2015.On Monday afternoon, Ma went into the

April 25, 2019 | BY admin

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Filipino has handcuffs in luggage: police

The police arrested a Filipino on Tuesday morning at the airport for carrying a pair of handcuffs in his luggage on his way back to the Philippines, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesperson Choi Iok Kin said in a regular press conference yesterday.According to Choi, the police identified the suspect as a 40-year-old Philippine national surnamed Lingad. The pair of handcuffs in his luggage was discovered by security guards when Lingad was about to depart. Airport security reported the case to

April 25, 2019 | BY admin

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Rubella cases reach 24: Health Bureau

Two MGM MACAU employees have been infected with rubella, and the total number of rubella patients so far this year has reached 24, the Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, the two patients are local residents born on the mainland, a 34-year-old man and a 43-year-old woman, adding that the male patient had been to Fujian province during his rubella incubation period, while the female patient did not leave Macau during her incubation period.The statement

April 25, 2019 | BY admin

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MSO vows to help vulnerable groups integrate into society

The awareness of caring for vulnerable groups has been increasing in Macau but there is still room for improvement in eliminating discrimination and increasing social acceptance, such as pupils with special needs facing bullying at schools, Macau Special Olympics (MSO) Chief Executive Officer and National Director Hetzer Siu Yu Hong said yesterday.Siu made the comments during a media briefing on the MSO premises in Toi San district about the situation of vulnerable groups in Macau, and how MSO

April 25, 2019 | BY admin

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PJ officer caught for DUI

The Judiciary Police (PJ) said yesterday that they have launched disciplinary proceedings against a PJ officer who was caught driving under the influence (DUI) while on duty last week.According to a PJ statement yesterday – which did not mention the officer’s gender, the officer was driving a PJ car while on duty last Friday afternoon, during which the car collided with a scooter.According to the statement, the PJ officer failed to pass a breathalyser test and therefore the Traffic

April 25, 2019 | BY admin

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MSAR land area grows by over 1/3 since 1999

The total land area the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) reached 32.9 square kilometres at the end of last year, an increase of 38.2 percent from the end of 1999, when the MSAR was established and its land area stood at 23.8 sq. km.During the same period, Macau’s population rose by 52.4 percent, from 438,000 at the end of 1999 to 667,400 at the end of last year.According to data released by the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) this week, the MSAR’s land area grew by 2.1 sq. km

April 25, 2019 | BY admin

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