Man dies after being attacked by ‘friend’

A local man in his fifties died after a fight between him and a “friend” during a heated argument at about 2:30 a.m. in a restaurant yesterday, according to the Judiciary Police (PJ).Until late last night, no one had been arrested in connection with the incident which happened outside a restaurant in Rua de Horta e Costa, close to Horta e Mitra Municipal Market.  According to a PJ statement released early yesterday morning, the victim, surnamed Kam, had a meal and drank beer with his

September 20, 2016 | BY admin

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Holy House of Mercy slams ‘disrespectful’ govt

Holy House Mercy (SCMM) President António José de Freitas said yesterday the government had shown “no respect at all” to the charitable association when it suddenly announced that it would move its public notary office in the building to another private property. Freitas made the angry remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of attending a press conference for the annual charity event “Walk for a Million” which will take place on December 11. The Legal Affairs

September 20, 2016 | BY admin

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HK man found dead ‘in bed’ in casino

A man from Hong Kong in his seventies was found dead in a bed in a “rest area” at a casino in Rua de Foshan in Zape early yesterday morning, the Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a statement yesterday.A report by government-owned broadcaster TDM identified the casino as Casino Kam Pek Paradise.Casino Kam Pek Paradise is housed on the first to fifth floors of San Kin Yip Commercial Centre in Rua de Foshan. The casino, jointly operated by SJM and Paradise Entertainment Limited, opened in late

September 20, 2016 | BY admin

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Govt should reduce imported labour: lawmaker

Lawmaker-cum-unionist Ella Lei Cheng I slammed the government yesterday for allowing “too many” non-resident workers in Macau. Speaking to The Macau Post Daily in a phone interview yesterday, Lei said over 90 local cleaners, who had worked at the Grand Lisboa Palace construction site, complained to her on Saturday that they appeared to have been laid off after working for just two or three days.Lei said some of them had been told to take the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday after which they

September 20, 2016 | BY admin

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Student group wants teens to reduce phone use

Leaders of a local student association urged the government, schools and universities yesterday to teach teenagers how to spend a “reasonable” amount of time on their mobile phones.The group made the suggestion during a press conference about the findings of a survey, urging local teens to reduce the time they are spending on their mobile phones.The press conference was held in the office of the General Association of Chinese Students of Macau (AECM) in Rua de Manuel de Arriaga.General

September 19, 2016 | BY admin

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Govt to announce ‘family inns’ survey results

Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes said yesterday her office expected to announce the results of a study on the feasibility of “family inns” in various districts in the city.Senna Fernandes made the remarks while speaking to reporters in Praça do Tap Seac where she attended an event promoting the eight walking routes set up by her office. The event was organised by the Macau Retailers and Tourism Services Association.In June 2014, the office

September 19, 2016 | BY admin

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Govt names panda twins Kin Kin & Hong Hong

The baby panda twins locally born to daddy “Hoi Hoi” and mummy “Sam Sam” (“Hoi Sam” meaning happiness in Chinese) have officially been named “Kin Kin” and “Hong Hong”, which means “healthy” when combined as “Kin Hong” in Chinese.The names were chosen by the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) from a total of 1,718 pairs of names that local residents had proposed to the bureau during a panda naming campaign, according to a statement from the bureau on

September 19, 2016 | BY admin

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Forum urges gaming operators to process food waste

One of the guest speakers at yesterday’s Macau Forum, Andy Loi Man Keong, a vice-president of local think tank Collective Wisdom Policy Centre, urged the city’s six gaming operators to process more food waste produced by the many restaurants in the resorts they run, instead of just “dumping” it at the refuse incineration plant.The weekly open-air debate is hosted by government-owned broadcaster TDM in Areia Preta Park every Sunday.Yesterdays’ focus of the forum was on how the

September 19, 2016 | BY admin

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3 locals hurt in multi-vehicle accident in Coloane

Three locals were injured in a collision between a motorcycle, two scooters and a people carrier yesterday in Coloane and taken to hospital, according to government broadcaster TDM’s Chinese-language radio stationThe report said a 34-year-old male motorcyclist was seriously injured while a 47-year-old female driver and a 32-year-old scooter rider were slightly hurt.The report also said the collision took place yesterday morning at the junction of Rua de Antonio Francisco and Estrada de Cheoc

September 19, 2016 | BY admin

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HK man ‘jumps to his death’ at ferry terminal

A Hong Kong man in his twenties was seen jumping off the footbridge outside the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal yesterday morning and died in the afternoon from the severe injuries he sustained.The Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a statement they received a report from the public Conde de Sao Januario Hospital Centre at 2:48 p.m. that the man had died.According to the statement, a Macau Customs Service officer reported the incident after a local casino worker saw the man jumping off the footbridge

September 19, 2016 | BY admin

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Rats swarm street to eat bird food scattered by residents

A rodent eradication project continued in Rua de Silva Mendes yesterday after about 50 rats were spotted in the area following residents’ concerns that there may be an infestation.The Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement on Tuesday that following reports by residents and the media about the infestation of rats in that area, the bureau and the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) ran a pest control inspection and spotted about 50 rats lurking in the back alley behind Rua de Silva

September 15, 2016 | BY admin

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Govt ‘respects’ F3 co-ordinator’s decision to quit

The Sports Bureau (ID) said in a statement last night that the government respected the decision by Barry Bland, whose Motor Race Consultants company had co-ordinated the Macau Grand Prix since 1983 when Formula 3 was first included in the annual motor-racing event, to withdraw from the local organisation of the F3 race “with immediate effect”.Earlier this year, the organisation work of the Macau Grand Prix for this year was transferred to the Sports Bureau from the now defunct Macau Grand

September 15, 2016 | BY admin

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Liaison Office gets new vice-director

The State Council announced yesterday the appointment of Xue Xiaofeng as deputy director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in Macau.The council announced a reshuffle of several senior government officials yesterday.According to previous media reports, Xue, 55, is a former journalist. His last position before his posting to Macau was secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) committee in Zhongshan city.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

September 15, 2016 | BY admin

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60 pct of new City U students are locals: rector

City University of Macau Rector Zhang Shuguang said yesterday that some 60 percent of the new students for this academic year are locals.Zhang made the remarks while speaking to reporters after attending an orientation ceremony for the new academic year on the campus in Taipa.According to Zhang, there are some 1,600 new students, comprising all degree levels, attending the private university in the new academic year, around the same as last year. Zhang pointed out that the number of school

September 15, 2016 | BY admin

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