Mainlander damages hotel room: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a man from the mainland on Monday for damaging a guestroom in a hotel in Cotai, PJ spokesman Chan Cho Man said during a regular press conference yesterday.Chan identified the suspect as a 30-year-old engineering technician surnamed Guo.According to Chan, a hotel in Cotai reported to the police on January 19 that its house-keeping staff found bed linens and blankets in a guestroom stained with blood, vomit was all over the furniture and that the carpet was

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Govt confirms 3 hypothermia cases

The Health Bureau (SSM) yesterday confirmed three more hypothermia cases, all of them males, aged between 24 and 81, affected by the current cold snap.According to an SSM statement, the cases were diagnosed by doctors at the emergency department of the public Conde de S. Januario Hospital Centre between 4 p.m. on Monday and 4 p.m. yesterday.The statement described the three cases as “mild hypothermia,” adding that while two of the patients were hospitalised for observation, the other

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Police to set up anti-terror prevention unit

Judiciary Police (PJ) Acting Director Sit Chong Meng said yesterday that he was in the process of setting up a new unit this year tasked with preventing terrorism.Sit spoke to reporters after a Spring Festival luncheon for the media at the PJ headquarters in Zape.Underlining that the fight against terrorism around the world is difficult, Sit said that the Judiciary Police were aware of the menace, and since last year they had been working on setting up an anti-terror prevention unit.PLEASE READ

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PJ records 5-fold rise in phone scams last year

Judiciary Police (PJ) Acting Director Sit Chong Meng said yesterday that the number of phone scam cases recorded by his criminal investigation force rose to 146 last year from just 26 in 2016, a 5.6-fold rise.Sit revealed the figure during a Spring Festival luncheon for the media at the PJ headquarters in Zape.According to Sit, the overall number of all types of suspected crime cases the Judiciary Police recorded last year increased 2.3 percent to 12,629.Judiciary Police (PJ) Acting

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Hotel guests rise 9.6 pct to 13 million last year

Macau’s hospitality industry recorded 13.15 million guests last year, up 9.6 percent year on year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) said yesterday.According to a DSEC statement, mainlanders accounted for nearly two thirds (65.65 percent) of all hotel guests in 2017.Hongkongers, South Koreans and Taiwanese accounted for the sector’s second, third and fourth largest guest segments, at 1.6 million, 501,000 and 493,000 respectively. While the numbers of guests from the mainland, South

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5 die in workplace accidents last year: govt

The Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) announced yesterday that five workers died in four fatal workplace accidents due to violations of the city’s occupational health and safety rules by the employers or contractors last year.The bureau hosted a press conference yesterday to brief the media about the statistics in the areas of workplace health and safety, as well as workplace inspection. The press conference was held at the bureau in Areia Preta district.Addressing the press conference, Lam Iok

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Bungee jumper dangles in mid-air for over 1 hour

A man was left dangling in mid-air for more than an hour during a bungee jump that went terribly awry at Macau Tower yesterday for reasons that were not immediately known.According to a Fire Services Bureau (CB) spokesman, the bureau received a call about a man who was dangling in mid-air at Macau Tower at 2:40 p.m. yesterday. The bureau sent a total of eight fire engines including an aerial ladder fire engine with a 75-metre ladder for the rescue.About three dozen firefighters and several

January 30, 2018 | BY admin

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Australia’s Crown sells Vegas site to Wynn Resorts

SYDNEY – Australia’s Crown Casino said yesterday it had finalised the sale of its interest in a Las Vegas site it had formerly earmarked for a casino.Crown’s majority-owned Alon Las Vegas Resort sold its stake in a piece of land on the Vegas strip for US$300 million to American gaming giant Wynn Resorts, Crown said in a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange.Mogul James Packer’s Crown will take about US$264 million of the proceeds, the statement said. PLEASE READ THE FULL

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Vietnamese maid nabbed for abusing baby: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a Vietnamese domestic helper on Sunday for the alleged physical abuse of a six-month-old boy, PJ spokeswoman Yeung Sau Chan said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Yeung, the baby was still in a life-threatening condition yesterday afternoon following emergency hospital treatment.Yeung identified the suspect as a 32-year-old woman surnamed Nguyen.Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Yeung Sau Chan addresses yesterday’s regular press

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MAC suspends classes over asbestos scare

The private Macau Anglican College (MAC) in Taipa announced yesterday that it will suspend its classes today and tomorrow, in the wake of the illegal removal of asbestos roof sheeting at a site opposite the school.The Lands, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) and the Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA) jointly said in a statement yesterday that the latter received complaints on January 19 about the removal of roof sheeting that might contain asbestos.According to the statement, after

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Hundreds protest outside MGM COTAI

New Macau Gaming Workers’ Rights Union President Cloee Chao Sao Fong said she estimated that around 2,000 gaming workers marched around MGM COTAI in a demonstration for their labour rights yesterday.On Sunday the union protested outside MGM in Nape, urging the US casino operator not to ignore its employees’ demands.The union is also known as the New Macau Gaming Professionals Association.Trade union protesters march outside MGM COTAI yesterday afternoon. Photo: Joel ChuPLEASE READ THE

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Wynn’s local growth at stake as sex claims roil US parent

HONG KONG – While investors are transfixed by the sexual harassment allegations swirling around Steve Wynn in the US., the key to Wynn Resorts’ future sits on the other side of the world in Macau.The impact of the claims reverberated in Macau yesterday, with Wynn Macau shares slipping 6.5 percent in Hong Kong for the biggest drop in more than a year. Some of the firm’s bonds fell the most since their issuance. The moves follow a 10 percent decline in Wynn Resorts’ stock on Friday after

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Karembeu hopes World Cup trophy inspires local youths

The World Cup trophy was in town yesterday and many local football fans got into a frenzy with people queuing for three hours to get hold of an entry ticket to get a close-up look at the golden trophy for the FIFA World Cup which will be fought for in Russia kicking off on June 14.The Macau Leg of FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour by Coca-Cola was held at the Taipa Olympic Sports Centre yesterday, where about 3,000 tickets were handed out to the public for the one-day event at the stadium on a

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Culture chief quits over health issue

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng yesterday accepted Cecilia Tse Heng Sai request to resign for health reasons as president of the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC).The Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture (GSASC) said in a statement yesterday that Tam has meanwhile proposed to Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On that senior civil servant Mok Ian Ian be appointed as the new head of the bureau.Tam considers Mok suitable to take up the position as she has extensive

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