Police bust 4 illegal currency exchange dealers in 2 separate cases

Two men from the mainland were arrested for engaging in illegal currency exchange activities on Wednesday, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Cheong Un Hong said during a regular press conference yesterday.Cheong identified the two suspects as 35-year-old and 33-year-old brothers surnamed Deng. The second one told the police that he is a businessman.According to Cheong, on Wednesday afternoon, PJ officers on patrol witnessed the two suspects engaging in an illegal currency exchange with a

May 16, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Middle-aged man hangs himself in stairwell

The Judiciary Police (PJ) received a report from the Public Security Police (PSP) at 19:02 on Wednesday that a local middle-aged man hanged himself in his residential building’s stairwell on Rua do Mercado de Iao Hon. The victim was pronounced dead after he had been rushed to the public Conde de S. Januário Hospital Centre for emergency treatment, according to a PJ statement yesterday.According to the statement, the building’s doorman received a call from a resident at 18:35 on Wednesday,

May 16, 2025 | BY Ida Cheong

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Macao Bridge speed detection to start tomorrow: DSAT/PSP

Aiming to protect the safety of road users, the government-appointed Higher Traffic Council (CSV) has authorised, in coordination with the Transport Bureau (DSAT) and the Public Security Police (PSP), the launch of a speed detection system on the Macau and Taipa ends of Macao Bridge from midnight tomorrow. The DAST and PSP announced the measure in a joint statement yesterday.Starting from midnight tomorrow, 22 fixed-point speed detection systems and four section speed detection systems

May 16, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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DPP’s absurd demographic wordplay exposes sinister secessionist attempt

Commentary        BEIJING – The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities’ latest word games with Taiwan’s demographic data have exposed their obsession with severing the historical and cultural ties between the island and the Chinese mainland.Earlier this month, Taiwan’s executive body revised information on the island’s demographics on its official website, stating that Taiwan’s current registered population is composed of 2.6 percent indigenous residents,

May 16, 2025 | BY admin

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3 ‘Chris-mas Kingdom’ stage clown shows to be held at CCM

Interview by Rui Pastorin        “Chris-mas Kingdom” will soon take to the stage at the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM), with the three-day show presenting a non-verbal stage clown performance for the 35th Macao Arts Festival (MAF) that aims to have something for audiences of all ages.With performances scheduled for tomorrow and at the weekend, the production is a collaboration between Own Theatre*, one of the few troupes in Macau that specialises in clowning, and Hong Kong

May 15, 2025 | BY admin

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Shuttle bus services for Zone A construction workers start today

Shuttle bus services will be provided for construction workers between the Barrier Gate checkpoint at the peninsula’s northern tip and two locations in the Zone A land reclamation area from today on a trial basis, the Public Works Bureau (DSOP) and the Transport Bureau (DSAT) announced in a joint statement yesterday.Zone A is primarily being developed for public housing projects. As a new urban area still without residents, Zone A is currently not covered by public bus services.According to

May 15, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Customs seizes frozen cooked pork tripe worth 22,000 patacas

Macau Customs Service officers raided a parallel-trading den in the peninsula’s northern district on Monday where they seized 450 kilogrammes of frozen cooked pork tripe worth around 22,000 patacas in total.According to a statement on Tuesday, on Monday afternoon the officers caught a 43-year-old local woman who ran the business and hired parallel traders to smuggle frozen cooked pork tripe from Macau to the mainland.The woman will be fined in compliance with the relevant provisions listed in

May 15, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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BBC’s ‘Seven Worlds, One Planet Live in Concert’ to premiere in Macau

Macau is set to host the “BBC’s Seven Worlds, One Planet Live in Concert” on July 12 at Broadway Theatre of Broadway Macau in Cotai starting at 8 p.m.According to a statement by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), the event is jointly presented by the bureau, Macao Orchestra Company, Limited, and Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG).The statement noted that the concert will feature “breathtaking footage from the acclaimed BBC documentary series,” with the Macao Orchestra performing music

May 15, 2025 | BY Kristina Vallesteros

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Macau to celebrate Int’l Museum Day with raft of activities

A raft of activities is set to be co-organised by over 20 local museums for “Macao International Museum Day 2025”.International Museum Day is annually held on or around May 18. This time, it will be held on Sunday. It is themed “The Future of Museums in Rapidly Changing Communities” this year.The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a statement on Monday that an opening ceremony for the activities will be held on Sunday at the Mount Fortress Corridor from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.Among the

May 15, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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COVID-19 peak recedes but virus still circulating: Health Bureau

The Health Bureau (SSM) urged the public in a statement on Tuesday to take precautions against COVID-19 because the circulation of the disease in neighbouring regions has been increasing and has reached a new peak level, while the prevalence of COVID-19 in Macau has dropped from its peak but is still relatively active.According to the statement, the laboratory surveillance data shows that the positive rate of COVID-19 detected in patients with influenza-like symptoms in Macau had been rising

May 15, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Police nab banned driver for evading responsibility

A local man was arrested on Monday for driving despite being banned and evading responsibility, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Cheong Im Sim said during a regular press conference yesterday.Cheong identified the suspect as a 24-year-old salesman surnamed Mok, who was banned from driving between November 26, 2024 and July 25 this year, due to speeding.According to Cheong, the police received a report about a car accident on Avenida Dr. Sun Yat Sen (孫逸仙大馬路) at around 2 p.m.

May 15, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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This year’s 1st instalment of special assistance to be paid this month: IAS

This month, the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) said in a statement that it will disburse special grants to 5,540 disadvantaged families, with an estimated total expenditure of about 22.55 million patacas.Aiming to tackle the situation of poor and economically vulnerable families and to alleviate the financial pressure faced by three types of disadvantaged families (single parents, persons with disabilities and families with chronically ill people), the government has implemented its Social

May 15, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau to celebrate ‘World Telecom & Information Society Day’ on Saturday

The Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau (CTT) will celebrate the “World Telecommunication and Information Society Day” (WTISD) on May 17, as established by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).According to a Monday statement from the bureau, the theme for this year is “Gender Equality in Digital Transformation.”The statement noted that CTT will conduct several activities to promote the “equitable and inclusive use of ICTs [Information and Communications Technology] to

May 15, 2025 | BY Kristina Vallesteros

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Police nab local couple for HK$4.5 million fraud, money laundering

A local couple were arrested on Tuesday for participating in fraud and money laundering, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Leng Kam Lon said during a special press conference yesterday.Leng identified the married couple as a 41-year-old businessman surnamed U and a 38-year-old housewife surnamed Leong. There are seven victims, all of them young mainlanders, comprising six males and one female. Five of the victims were defrauded out of a total of HK$4.5 million (4.62 million patacas), while the

May 15, 2025 | BY Ada Lei

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