Group slams ‘empty’ Historic Centre of Macau consultation

The grassroots New Macau Association (NMA) yesterday criticised the government for failing to propose any details – such as officially-required height limits and morphology for buildings in different areas – in the public consultation document for its ongoing public consultation on the drafting of a Historic Centre of Macau protection and management plan.The association made the criticism during a press conference at its office in the Inner Harbour area.The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC)

March 16, 2018 | BY admin

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Migrant workers’ childbirth fees to be raised threefold, not ninefold: activists

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chong Veng told migrant worker representatives yesterday that the government will triple the childbirth fees for non-resident workers and not, as previously proposed by the Health Bureau (SSM); increase the fees by 800 percent, or ninefold, for them.Two migrant labour activists revealed the government’s climb-down on the controversial hike after meeting Tam at his office.According to the activists, Yasa Wariyanti and Benedicta Palcon, the

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‘La Parisienne’ Cabaret Français promises to excite & amuse

The media were given a preview yesterday afternoon at The Parisian Theatre of the new show to hit stage there tonight.“La Parisienne” Cabaret Français is a variety show that takes you on a journey through Paris visiting all the sights, like the Tour Eiffel and Arc de Triomphe. The tour ends in Macau. The show brings an international cast of dancers, models, ice skaters, basketball players, motorbike riders, who aim to scare you to death with their high octane Globe of Death, where the

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Yamazato pairing kaiseki meal with award-winning, rare sake

Yamazato Japanese restaurant at Okura is serving award-winning and rare sakes with an elaborately crafted kaiseki meal full of flavours on the plate and on the palette that will please patrons, whether they are first-time drinkers or savvy connoisseurs.The Sake Pairing lunch and dinner, where staff will guide patrons through with the characteristics of each sake for each dish of the kaiseki meal, will be available only from March 23 to April 8.The selection of sake paired with this meal come

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Bosch Dreams: Circus brings Dutch painter’s surreal universe to life

With circus artists performing along with the projections of giant moving images of paintings by Dutch artist Hieronymus Bosch (1450 – 1516), the surreal and fantastical world of Bosch magically comes to life in “Bosch Dreams”, allowing the audience to delve into the life of the painter, and be enlightened.“Bosch Dreams”, to be presented on Sunday at the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM), is a joint production by two avant-garde companies: the Copenhagen-based Theatre Republique known for

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Central govt hands over local part of delta bridge to Macau

The State Council has authorised the official transfer of the Macau Border Checkpoint Administrative Zone of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge to the Macau government in a ceremony held at midnight, the Macau Government Spokesperson Office (GPV) said in an early morning statement today.According to the statement, the handover ceremony was held at the Macau border checkpoint building on the Zhuhai-Macau artificial island.The statement said that the Guangdong Provincial Public Security Border

March 15, 2018 | BY admin

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3 newcomers to CPPCC Standing Committee from Macau

Among the four elected local members of the 300-head Standing Committee of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), three are newcomers to the standing committee.During the fourth plenary meeting of the first session of the 13th CPPCC National Committee in Beijing yesterday, former Macau chief executive Edmund Ho Hau Wah was re-elected as a vice-chairman of the CPPCC National Committee.2,144 CPPCC members voted for Ho, or 100 percent of

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Public urged to stay clear of beaches: govt

The Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) urged the public yesterday to keep away from the city’s two beaches over a “black substance” found there.According to a DSAMA statement, there was less of the “black substance” spotted on the sand at Hac Sa Beach yesterday than in the previous days although the Macau Waste System Company (CSR) staff yesterday were still removing the “black substance”. As for Cheoc Van Beach, the bureau didn’t spot any of subustance there yesterday.The

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Police bust 2 local drug dealers

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested two local men on Tuesday for drug trafficking, PJ spokesman Chan Cho Man said during a special press conference yesterday.Chan identified the two suspects as a 31-year-old surnamed Lei and a 26-year-old surnamed Wong.According to Chan, the Judiciary Police received a tip-off about a fortnight ago that a local man was selling drugs, delivering them to customers at night entertainment venues on his scooter. After investigating, PJ officers identified Lei as the

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Mainland trio caught stealing mobiles in tourist hotspot: police

Three men from the mainland were arrested for theft on Monday while the flat where they were staying in Nape turned out to be an illegal inn, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Fong Cheong Chun said yesterday during a regular press conference in Zape.Fong identified the three suspects as 28-year-old Zhao from Henan province, 38-year-old Li from Liaoning province and 40-year-old Jiang from Anhui province, with all claiming to be unemployed.Fong said that on Monday afternoon police

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MUST chief urges local graduates to grab GBA chance

Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) President Liu Liang said yesterday that 43 per cent of non-local graduates in his university who were looking for work last year chose to seek employment in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA), adding he believed that the number will likely increase in the future.Liu made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the opening ceremony of a two-day annual career fair on the campus of the private university in

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Firefighters remove loose 15th floor window

Firefighters were deployed to remove a loose window at a residential building near Hotel President in Zape yesterday afternoon.According to a spokesman for the Public Security Police (PSP), the Fire Services Bureau (CB) received a report yesterday that an aluminium-framed window was at risk of falling from a flat on the 15th floor of the building. The Fire Services Bureau deployed several firefighters and a fire engine to remove the window.Some police officers warned people not to get near to

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Police now have mobile police stations: commissioner

Public Security Police (PSP) Commissioner Leong Man Cheong said yesterday that the police started to use a number of mobile police stations in popular tourist spots last month.Leong made the remarks while delivering a speech during a dinner that marked the 327th anniversary of the establishment of the police force on March 14, 1691, at The Plaza Restaurant in Zape.Leong did not specify the exact locations where the mobile police stations are located.Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak

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Local athletes launch Parisian’s ‘Light The Night Run’

The Parisian Macao will be holding the Light The Night Run at the Eiffel Tower replica in Cotai on April 28, and yesterday the US gaming company kicked off the charitable event by getting local athletes, boxer Ng Kuok Kun aka KK and triathlete Chi Wai Kuok, to run the 750 steps up to the 37th floor observation deck finish line.Before the runners set off there was a show with dancers twirling light swords accompanied by a violinist and speeches by Sands China President Wilfred Wong Ying Wai and

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