Police nab woman for holding ex-business partner against his will

The Judiciary Police (PJ) yesterday announced the arrest of a woman from the mainland on Tuesday on suspicion of telling three men to hold a local man against his will in Zhongshan city in Guangdong province, after the failed to pay the suspect 600,000 yuan.PJ spokesman Tam Weng Keong announced the case in a regular press conference yesterday at the PJ headquarters in Zape.Tam identified the suspect as a 32-year old woman surnamed She and the victim as a 52-year-old man.Cars drive past the

October 6, 2016 | BY admin

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Main construction of ‘Water Market’ will be finished next year: official

Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) President Jose Fonseca Tavares reaffirmed yesterday that the main construction of the Patana Municipal Market, popularly known as “Water Market” because of its proximity to the Inner Harbour, in the Patane district will be finished next year. Patane is the Portuguese name for the district known as Sa Lei TauTavares made the remarks before a meeting of the Central District Social Services Consultative Committee which was held behind closed doors

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GDP to drop 4.7 pct this year: IMF

Macau’s gross domestic product will drop 4.7 percent in real terms this year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts in its World Economic Outlook October 2016. The Macau Post Daily received the report from the Washington-based lender yesterday. In its April outlook, the fund had still forecast a negative GDP growth of 7.2 percent for this year. PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

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City has nearly 2,300 eateries and bars: official

Macau had 2,284 eateries and “watering holes” at the end of last year, 172 more than a year earlier, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced yesterday. According to the bureau, local-style cafés and congee and noodle shops accounted for 42 percent of the total number of restaurants and other kinds of eating and drinking places. Chinese restaurants made up 25.5 percent of the total.  Restaurants, bars and similar businesses reported total receipts of 10.04 billion

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Committee urges govt to evaluate arbitration centre

Members of the government-appointed Central District Social Services Consultative Committee urged the Housing Bureau (IH) yesterday to evaluate the function of the Arbitration Centre for Building Management Affairs as it had not solved any disputes since it was established in 2011.According to the bureau’s webpage, the centre aims to promote mediation and arbitration and provide a convenient way to solve disputes. It also aims to provide an alternative way of solving disputes instead of going

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Govt releases list of 558 protected trees

The government published yesterday a list of 558 officially protected trees in the Official Gazette (BO). The complete list of “old and valuable” trees was released in the form of an executive order issued by Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On.  According to the Cultural Heritage Protection Law, trees which are at least 100 years old, are particularly valuable species, have a particular or special appearance, or are of historical or cultural significance, are classified as

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Urban planner urges govt to draft overall city plan asap

Local urban planner Rhino Lam Iek Chit yesterday urged the government to draft a blueprint for an overall city plan as soon as possible.Lam, a member of the government-appointed Urban Planning Council, made the appeal during a group interview in Luís de Camões Garden.Last week, the Lands, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) released the proposed legal conditions for the eastern part of the reclaimed Zone B off Nape. The bureau proposes that government buildings be erected in an area of

October 5, 2016 | BY admin

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Portuguese education minister to visit next week

Portugal’s Education Minister Tiago Brandao Rodrigues will arrive in Macau for a two-day official visit next Wednesday, the Portuguese-language radio channel of government-owned broadcaster TDM reported yesterday. According to Radio Macau, the minister won’t meet up with Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa during his stay here since the latter will leave for Guangzhou that day. Costa will attend the 5th Ministerial Conference of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation

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Group urges govt to release details of how associations spend subsidies

New Macau Association (NMA) activists urged the government yesterday during a press conference at the grassroots group’s office in Nam Van to release details of local associations’ spending of all the subsidies they receive from the public coffers. Addressing the press conference, NMA President Scott Chiang Meng Hin elaborated on the reasons why his group is urging the government to release the details on a regular basis.Chiang pointed out that his group proposed a so-called “three

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Unions oppose ban on off-duty gaming staff entering casinos – insist gambling is a human right

Two small trade unions yesterday voiced their opposition to the government’s proposed ban on gaming workers entering casinos during their leisure time, insisting that gambling is a human right. The two groups, the Macau Democratic Action Association and the Macau Bar Benders Association, yesterday held a press conference about their stance on the proposed ban, at their joint office in Areia Preta.The Gaming Inspection and Co-ordination Bureau (DICJ) said in July it was studying the

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Woman steals chips worth HK$92,000 in guestroom

A mainland woman was arrested on Sunday for allegedly stealing chips worth HK$92,000 from a mainland man, a spokesperson for the Judiciary Police (PJ) said during a special briefing yesterday.The spokesperson said the suspect, surnamed Fu, is a 35-year-old businesswoman and overstayer.According to the spokesperson, the suspect met the victim in a Cotai casino resort hotel, where he was staying, at about 1 a.m. on Sunday.Judiciary Police (PJ) officers escort the hooded theft suspect from the PJ

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Li to arrive for 3-day stay on Monday: official

Premier Li Keqing will arrive for a three-day inspection tour of Macau on Monday, Xinhua said in a brief dispatch yesterday.It will be Li’s first official visit to Macau.The national news agency also said that during his stay Li will attend the opening ceremony of the 5th Ministerial Conference of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries. Premier Li Keqiang raises his glass during the 67th National Day reception at the Great Hall of

October 4, 2016 | BY admin

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Functions of possible municipal body won’t overlap with IACM: official

Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan Hoi Fan said yesterday that the functions of a possible non-political municipal organisation will not overlap with those of the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM).Chan announced in November last year she expected a new non-political municipal organisation to be set up in 2017.Chan made the remarks on the sidelines of the local panda twins’ 100th-day birthday party yesterday, saying that either the bureau would be abolished once the

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Former Radio Macau director dies

Alberto Alecrim, a former director of Radio Macau, passed away yesterday, government-owned broadcaster TDM reported. According to the report, the 84-year-old retired media worker died after a prolonged illness. Alecrim, who later worked for the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) until his retirement, was born in Porto in 1932. He was captured by the Indian army when it invaded the then Portuguese-ruled Goa in 1961. He settled in Macau in 1965 where he took the helm of Radio

October 4, 2016 | BY admin

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