Duo busted for aiding II: police

A duo were arrested on Saturday after being caught red-handed for helping an illegal immigrant leave Macau, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said yesterday.The spokesperson identified the two suspects as a 29-year-old local male taxi driver surnamed Wai and a 38-year-old mainland businessman surnamed Liu.Speaking during a special press briefing, the spokesperson said that after discovering the duo’s plan, the police spotted Liu taking a man to rendez-vous with Wai at a location near

June 20, 2016 | BY admin

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Legislator calls for statues in streets named after historical figures

Grassroots legislator Au Kam San yesterday urged the government to consider putting up bronze statues of historical figures in the local streets named after them, adding there should be markers on some of those named after cities. He singled out several streets including Avenida do Comendador Ho Yin in the Toi San district, Avenida do Governador Jaime Silvério Marques in Nape, and Rua de Goa in Zape. The lawmaker made the suggestion in a written interpellation submitted to the

June 20, 2016 | BY admin

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Forum slams provident fund bill for protecting bosses

Both panellists and audience members at yesterday’s Macau Forum programme slammed the government for apparently being too protective of employers in its bill on the city’s long-planned non-mandatory central provident fund system.The programme hosted by government-owned broadcaster TDM is held every Sunday in Areia Preta Park.The bill proposes that the city’s employers and employees each pay at least five percent of the employees’ basic wages into a provident fund account in the name of

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Police nab mainlander for robbing woman

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a man from the mainland on Saturday for allegedly robbing a local woman of 4,000 patacas in Cotai after he had gambled away all his money.The Judiciary Police announced the robbery during a special press conference yesterday at their headquarters.A PJ spokesman said that the 35-year-old suspect, surnamed Cai, mugged the victim for her handbag on the night of June 5 near a hotel construction site in Cotai. The victim, who works as a saleswoman, resisted but was

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Fair marks the end of ‘Happy Family Month’

A fair was held in Praça da Amizade yesterday to mark the end of the government’s “2016 Happy Family Month”.Starting from 2014, the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS), organiser of the one-day event, has designated the period between Mother’s Day and Father’s Day every year as “Happy Family Month” during which social service organisations and families organise and attend public activities and events to spread the message of family love.Mother’s Day fell on May 8 this year. Father’s

June 20, 2016 | BY admin

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Govt vows to study innovation in public admin

Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac said yesterday it was important for the various public entities in the city to always be innovative so that the government will be able to better meet residents’ needs.The policy secretary also said it was important to encourage public entities not to be afraid of making mistakes so that they will be more capable of launching innovative public administration practices, adding, “We will discuss the issue with other colleagues in public

June 20, 2016 | BY admin

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Police bust uni staff for taking sneaky photos of women

A mainland man was arrested on the campus of a local university last week, after being caught red-handed trying to take sneaky photos of a student, a Public Security Police (PSP) spokesperson said during yesterday’s regular press briefing.The spokesperson did not identify the university, merely saying that its campus is located on one of Macau’s two offshore islands. According to the spokesperson, over 140,000 photos were found on the suspect’s laptop and electronic devices.This

June 17, 2016 | BY admin

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Group urges govt to monitor local online food shops

A food safety group yesterday urged the government to more closely monitor the operation of local online shops selling food items, amid the increasing popularity to order food online.Philip Choi Shoi Meng, who heads the Macau Food Safety Management Association, made the suggestion on the sidelines of a food safety seminar, which was organised by the Vocational Skills Training Centre run by the Macau Federation of Trade Unions (Gung Luen). About 100 people attended the one-day seminar which was

June 17, 2016 | BY admin

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Man pretends to be transport official, scams over 10 million yuan: police

A 28-year-old local man was arrested on Tuesday for pretending to be a government official and cheating a mainland businessman out of over 10 million yuan in 2014, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said yesterday.The spokesperson announced the case during a special press briefing.According to the spokesperson, the victim came to Macau in August 2014 and met a man surnamed Cheang, who told the victim that he would introduce him to a chief of department at the Transport Bureau (DSAT), who

June 17, 2016 | BY admin

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No timetable to resubmit judicial co-operation bill: official

The government has yet to decide when to resubmit its cross-region judicial co-operation bill to the Legislative Assembly (AL), adding that the bureau was “still improving the bill”, Legal Affairs Bureau (DSAJ) Liu Dexue said yesterday.Liu was asked by reporters about the bill, after a closed-door meeting with the legislature’s 1st Standing Committee.The government submitted the bill to the legislature earlier this year for debate and vote. However, Legislative Assembly (AL) President Ho

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Union says stance on full casino smoking ban won’t change

Macau Federation of Trade Unions Vice President Un Oi Mou said yesterday that the group’s stance on a complete ban on smoking in casinos will not change. Un made the remarks on the sidelines of a press conference at the Macau Federation of Trade Unions’ Workers Stadium complex. The federation is widely known as Gung Luen, its Cantonese name. Macau Federation of Trade Unions Vice President Un Oi Mou talks to reporters on the sidelines of a press conference at the

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Govt to run water leakage repairs course

The government will run its first-ever training course for residents about the detection and repairs of water leaks in buildings to provide them with the relevant qualifications and skills, with the aim of facilitating a more rapid handling of the problem. The course is co-organised by the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL), Housing Bureau (IH) and Lands, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT), as well as the Macau Federation of Trade Unions (commonly known as Gung Luen) and Macau

June 17, 2016 | BY admin

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Macau should have 3 municipal bodies: scholar

There should be two non-municipal bodies for the Macau peninsula and one for Taipa and Coloane, Zhu Shihai, an associate professor at the Faculty of Law of the private Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST), said yesterday.Zhu, who holds a PhD in law from Renmin University of China in Beijing, made the remarks on the sidelines of a seminar on the implementation of the Macau Basic Law, at the public Macau Polytechnic Institute (IPM) in Zape.The professor also said that while most

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China’s volleyball team sees Macau as preparation for Olympics

Chinese women’s volleyball team head coach Lang Ping said yesterday that this week’s FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix in Macau will be a preparation for their matches in the Olympic Games in Rio in August.Lang made the comments yesterday during a pre-event press conference for the women’s tournament at Galaxy Macau, the Cotai resort of Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) which is the event’s title sponsor. The event’s organisers are the Sports Bureau and Volleyball Association of Macau,

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