Govt slams ‘unfair’ US human trafficking report

The government has reacted strongly to last week’s latest US human trafficking report, which it described as “unfair” and containing “false” conclusions and “unsubstantiated” allegations. According to the statement issued by the Office of Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak on Friday, the allegations made by the US State Department’s 2018 Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP) that Macau is a transit territory for women and children subjected to sex trafficking and forced labour

July 2, 2018 | BY admin

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Falling window pane hits pedestrian

A local woman in her thirties was hit by glass from a window pane that fell from a flat in Rua da Restauracao yesterday afternoon.According to the Fire Services Bureau (CB), as a resident living in the flat on the first floor was opening a window at 5 p.m. yesterday, the window pane fell out of the window frame and landed on the roof of a car parked below. A passing female pedestrian was hit by some of the flying glass shards and sustained an injury to her left arm. She was transferred to the

July 2, 2018 | BY admin

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Canidrome holds final greyhound adoption day

Yesterday afternoon saw the third and final greyhound adoption day at the Macau (Yat Yuen) Canidrome in Fai Chi Kei which will be closed for good later this month.From 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. people queued to collect adoption forms for the 87 greyhounds that were on display. All of which had been adopted by the end of the day.The frightened, muzzled greyhounds were paraded in a ring and then taken to an area where they were surrounded by crowds of people taking selfies with them, manhandling them to

July 2, 2018 | BY admin

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UM professor ‘sexually assaults’ student: report

The former dean of the Law Faculty of the University of Macau (UM), John Mo Shijian, who is alleged to have sexually assaulted a female student from the mainland enrolled in another local university, has been remanded in custody.Mo’s pre-trial detention was first reported by the Portuguese-language radio channel of government-owned broadcaster TDM on Wednesday night. However, the initial report did not mention the reason for his arrest, merely that it was not related to financial issues. The

June 29, 2018 | BY admin

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Zero Latency bringing new VR gaming experience to Broadway

The Broadway Macau will have a new gaming experience with the opening of Zero Latency’s free-roam out-of-home virtual reality (VR) entertainment today.According to the press release, Zero Latency is a pioneer and global leader in warehouse-scale free-roam VR entertainment; using state-of-the-art wireless technology and motion tracking to take players into the next level of social gaming.Zero Latency has 18 venues in nine countries with venues in Asia in the cities of Busan, Kuala Lumpur,

June 29, 2018 | BY admin

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This summer, get a taste of rural Tottori in Japan

When it comes to travelling, trying the local food is just as important as seeing the sights.For places that grow their own produce, going there to savour the season’s best makes it a good enough purpose to travel. In this case, Japan’s rural Tottori has a lot of to offer especially for those travelling for a food experience.Tottori is an area in western Japan (west of Osaka and Kyoto) on the Sea of Japan. It has an area of 3,507 square kilometres, of which 14 percent is designated as

June 29, 2018 | BY admin

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Mum arrested for beating son to ‘discipline’ him: police

A woman has been arrested for beating her son with a stick, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said during a regular press conference at the PJ headquarters in Zape yesterday.According to Lei, the suspect is a 30-year-old woman from the mainland surnamed Deng who is unemployed and is staying in Macau on a multi-entry visa, while the victim is her three-year-old son who is attending a local kindergarten. Lei said that the two live in a flat in Rua das Estalagens.Lei said that on

June 29, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt proposes CE can close casinos during catastrophes

The government yesterday launched a 45-day public consultation on the drafting of a new civil protection framework bill, with the aim of allowing the government to better respond to “unforeseen public incidents” – such as typhoons, other natural disasters and major accidents. The bill proposes that the chief executive can order the closure of border checkpoints as well as the suspension of casino operations when “unforeseen public incidents” hit the city.The bill also proposes a new

June 29, 2018 | BY admin

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113 nabbed in single loan-sharking case: PJ

The Judiciary Police (PJ) have arrested 113 men and women in a single loan-sharking case involving at least HK$70 million, making it the biggest crime ever in Macau in terms of the number of suspects.The Judiciary Police held a press conference yesterday at the PJ headquarters in Zape to announce the details of the mega-case. The arrests took place on Tuesday.According to PJ spokesman Lai Man Vai, the 113 suspects comprise 83 men and 30 women. The suspects include a 46-year-old man from Hong

June 29, 2018 | BY admin

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‘Very serious’ traffic jams expected during San Ma Lou roadworks: govt

In a press conference yesterday to announce the traffic arrangements and rerouting of public buses for the upcoming two-month roadworks to repair the underground drains in the city’s busy Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro, Transport Bureau (DSAT) officials said the government expects “very serious” traffic jams to occur in a large area surrounding the avenue – as well as in the thoroughfare itself – when the project is being carried out.Popularly, the avenue is known as San Ma Lou (“New

June 28, 2018 | BY admin

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Apple marks 50th store in China with new Macau flagship

Apple will be opening its Macau flagship store in Sands Cotai Central tomorrow, marking the US tech company’s 50th store in China since its debut in the nation a decade ago.This will be the second Apple store in Macau after the first one opened two years ago in Galaxy.During a media preview yesterday, Apple Retail’s Senior Market Leader for Greater China Richard Hames said that the Macau flagship shop, designed by London-based Foster and Partners, would be the company’s first in the world

June 28, 2018 | BY admin

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Suspended lawmaker withdraws appeal

Suspended directly-elected lawmaker Sulu Sou Ka Hou said in a statement yesterday that he will withdraw his appeal – which he submitted on Monday – against last month’s ruling by the Court of First Instance (TJB) which found him guilty of illegal assembly and demonstration, adding that he will pay the fine imposed by the court so that he can resume his legislative duties as early as possible.Sou said in the statement that he initially filed the appeal in case the Public Prosecution Office

June 28, 2018 | BY admin

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113 nabbed in loan-sharking case: police

In a statement last night, the Judiciary Police (PJ) announced the arrests of 113 men and women in a single loan-sharking case, including the gang’s alleged kingpin from Hong Kong.The Judiciary Police (PJ) will be holding a press conference at noon today at the PJ headquarters in Zape to announce details of the mega-case.

June 28, 2018 | BY admin

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Govt recalls Enzyplex as mould exceeds limit

As the examination results of different batches of the over-the-counter medicine Enzyplex showed that the amount of mould found in the digestive remedy exceeded the regulatory limit, the Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement yesterday that it has ordered a recall of the product.In a statement last week, the bureau said that the medicine had been sold to private hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies in Macau, but didn’t’ reveal how many patients had been prescribed Enzyplex.According to RTHK

June 28, 2018 | BY admin

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