New chef at il Teatro brings new ideas to Italian cuisine

Behind the open kitchen of Wynn Macau’s Ristorante il Teatro is the new Chef de Cuisine Nicholas Olivas.Originally from Denver, Colorado, Olivas decided very early on that he wished to pursue a career in the culinary arts and in order to achieve that, he joined the Le Cordon Bleu Academy.Olivas has over 10 years of experience in Italian cuisine and was Chef de Cuisine at Soleil, a Mediterranean restaurant at The Mulia Resort and Villas in Nusa Dua, Bali, prior to joining Wynn Macau.Grilled

July 29, 2016 | BY admin

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Gaming sector is ‘regionally competitive’: Chui

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said yesterday that the local gaming sector was still competitive and a leading player in the region despite its two-year downturn. Chui, nevertheless, pledged that the government would always ensure that the industry remains competitive. Chui made the remarks when answering a question from lawmaker-cum-building contractor Mak Soi Kun in a Q&A session in the legislature’s hemicycle yesterday. Mak asked about the competitiveness of the

July 28, 2016 | BY admin

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Chui urges young people to develop int’l perspective

Addressing yesterday’s Q&A session in the legislature, Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On encouraged young people to broaden their horizons and develop an international perspective. Responding to lawmaker-cum-developer Lau Veng Seng’s question on talent development and how the government has been providing young people with opportunities and helping them develop an international perspective, Chui said the choice ultimately depended on young people’s willingness to look

July 28, 2016 | BY admin

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Police arrest burglary suspect

The Judiciary Police (PJ) announced yesterday the arrest of a local man suspected of conspiring with two friends to burglarise their friend’s home which resulted in the victim losing valuables worth about HK$850,000.A PJ spokesperson announced the case during a special press briefing.The spokesperson said the 22-year-old unemployed man surnamed Wong was arrested at his home in the northern district.According to the spokesperson, the burglary occurred in May. The two other local men suspected

July 28, 2016 | BY admin

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Union calls for free tertiary education

Representatives of the grassroots Workers’ Self-Help Union yesterday urged the government to consider introducing free tertiary education, hoping that lawmakers will consider their appeal.Lei Kit Meng, the union’s chairman, and several fellow activists handed a petition to an official outside the Legislative Assembly (AL).The activists say in the petition that about 6,000 local secondary school leavers may enter university each year. The union urges the government to spend 300 million

July 28, 2016 | BY admin

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Cotai hospital completion in 2019 ‘too optimistic’: architect

Government-appointed Executive Council (ExCo) member Eddie Wong Yue Kai, whose company was commissioned by the government in 2013 to design the Cotai Healthcare Complex, said yesterday it was too optimistic to expect the construction of the project to be completed by 2019.Wong made the comments to reporters after attending a Q&A session in the Legislative Assembly where Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On answered questions from lawmakers.Last month, Secretary for Transport and Public

July 28, 2016 | BY admin

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Activists accuse police of causing ‘conflict’

Activists of the grassroots New Macau Association (NAM) yesterday accused the Public Security Police (PSP) of causing “conflict” between them and the Legislative Assembly (AL). NMA President Scott Chiang Meng Hin made the remarks after a scuffle outside the legislature when the activists tried to hand in a petition and a caricature depicting Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On as a “pig’s head”. The NMA activists including Chiang submitted their petition to an official of

July 28, 2016 | BY admin

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Elvis Costello to perform in Macau in September

British singer-songwriter Elvis Costello will be performing at the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM) on September 9, the centre said in a statement yesterday. Widely known for his interpretation of “She” (soundtrack to the film “Notting Hill”, back in 1999), Costello shot to stardom two decades earlier, “thrust by the thrill of new wave and punk movements,” the statement said. He has performed with music giants such as Paul McCartney, Tony Bennett, Chet Baker and Johnny Cash.After

July 28, 2016 | BY admin

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Govt vows to build ‘temporary’ housing to start urban renewal

In an attempt to get urban renewal projects finally off the ground, Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said yesterday the government would build temporary housing for affected residents when the urban renewal projects are being implemented.Chui also said the government would draft a series of bills to support the city’s urban renewal projects such as reducing certain types of taxes to encourage residents to reconstruct their old buildingsThe chief executive made the announcement during

July 28, 2016 | BY admin

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Macau’s panda twins grow well: carer team

Local panda carer Chio Chong Kuan said yesterday that Macau’s first locally born panda babies –Tai Pou and Sio Pou – were in good health, growing well and putting on weight. Chio said that Tai Pou, the elder cub, weighed over 1,000 grammes yesterday, an increase of 14 times over his birth weight, while Sio Pou, his younger brother, weighed 753 grammes yesterday, an increase of 7.5 times his birth weight.Chio made the announcement on the sidelines of a celebration at the Macau Giant

July 27, 2016 | BY admin

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Activists urge graft-buster to probe land leases

Representatives of the grassroots Macau Community Development Initiative (MCDI) urged the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) yesterday to investigate whether any official or officials are culpable of malfeasance or graft while dealing with 15 plots of land when the respective provisional concessions had already expired.According to the Land Law, a provisional land concession cannot be extended. The maximum period of a provisional land concession is 25 years.Representatives of the group

July 27, 2016 | BY admin

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Girl suffers hydrogen sulphide poisoning: firemen

A 10-year-old girl passed out on the bathroom floor of her flat yesterday afternoon after inhaling a large quantity of hydrogen sulphide, possibly due to a resident upstairs having used the drain cleaner.Fire Services Bureau (CB) officer Wong Chi Hou told reporters outside Yau Mun Building in Rua Central that the girl’s father found his daughter collapsed on the bathroom floor at around 2 p.m. He called an ambulance but instead of waiting for it to arrive took her to the nearby Sao Lourenço

July 27, 2016 | BY admin

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Culture chief says govt plans to keep Estoril mosaic

Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) President Guilherme Ung Vai Meng said yesterday his bureau was planning to keep the mosaic and the date stone of the dilapidated Hotel Estoril. He also said that it would difficult to preserve the mosaic as it was very fragile.Three members of the government-appointed Urban Planning Council urged the government to keep the iconic façade of the Hotel Estoril in a regular meeting of the council on Monday.Pedestrians walk in front of Hotel Estoril on Monday.

July 27, 2016 | BY admin

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Poll on public services starts today

The Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau (SAFP) said in a statement yesterday that a poll by the University of Macau’s Faculty of Social Sciences which aims to understand residents’ views on public services starts today.The statement pointed out that the findings of the poll will be a reference for the government when drafting policies.There are two ways to collect residents’ views – one is asking respondents to answer questionnaires and the other is to interview respondents,

July 27, 2016 | BY admin

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