Woman attacks 3 people in their flat, 1 dead, 2 injured

A woman attacked three people in their flat after finding out the man she was looking for was not at home, killing one and injuring two, the Judiciary Police (PJ) said yesterday.A Judiciary Police statement said that a woman in her 30s went looking for a man living in an Areia Preta housing estate at about 7 p.m. yesterday, and when she was told he was not at home, the woman, with a knife in her hand, charged into the flat and attacked the man’s mother, his wife and his five-year-old

January 20, 2020 | BY admin

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Macau people oppose chaos: Ho

Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng said on Friday that Macau people have safeguarded, on their own initiative, the “insurmountable line” of opposing political chaos, based on their “excellent tradition” of loving the motherland and their hometown. Ho made the remarks in a speech at the Spring Festival reception at Macau Tower hosted by the local Central People’s Government Liaison Office. The chief executive underlined as the “most satisfactory” situation in Macau last year that all

January 20, 2020 | BY admin

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Liaison office vice-director appointed Guangdong CPPCC vice-chairman

Xue Xiaofeng, one of the four deputy directors of the Central People’s Government Liaison Office in Macau, has been appointed as a vice-chairman of the 12th Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Xinhua reported last week. Xue had served as a deputy director of the office since September 2016, after serving as the Communist Party of China (CPC) secretary of the Zhongshan Municipal Committee for five years. His successor has still to

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Liaison chief urges Macau to keep strong confidence in ‘One Country, Two Systems’

Central People’s Government Liaison Office in Macau Director Fu Ziying has called for Macau to maintain its strong confidence in the “One Country, Two Systems” principle by “not being confused by external interference”.Fu made the remarks while delivering a speech during a Spring Festival reception on Friday. The annual reception hosted by the office took place at Macau Tower, with about 1,900 people attending, according to the office, including Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng, Macau’s

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Tutor forges postmarks on envelopes to promote his business

A local tutor stamped bogus postmarks on letters containing promotional leaflets about his private tuition business before putting them into letter boxes of residential buildings late last year, as he wanted to make his advertising campaign more effective, Judiciary Police (PJ) Chan Wun Man said during a special press conference on Friday.The suspect paid 70 yuan via the Internet to ask someone on the mainland to create the forged postmarks. The suspect fraud was discovered by the Post and

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Presentation calls for responsible use of smartphones

According to the findings of a local survey released yesterday, smartphones can have a negative impact on family relationships.The findings were released during a presentation hosted by the Sheng Kung Hui Macau Social Services Coordination Office on the premises of the Sheng Kung Hui Northern District Youth Work Team (Fai Chi Kei). The one-day event was focused on the effect of smartphone use on family relationships.Sheng Kung Hui is the Cantonese name for the Anglican Church.According to the

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Mainlander cheated out of HK$21.6 million in casino winnings: police

A mainland gambler reported to the Judiciary Police (PJ) on December 26 that he had been cheated out of HK$21.6 million in casino winnings, PJ spokesman Chan Wun Man said during a press conference yesterday.According to Chan, the suspect in the case is a 41-year-old businessman surnamed Li from the mainland who had been introduced to the victim by a friend in June last year.In September, Li arranged for the victim to get a raft of credit limits from VIP rooms.The victim won a total of HK$21.6

January 17, 2020 | BY admin

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Realistic 3D paper mythical creatures come alive for CNY

Local artist-cum-interior designer Benson Lam Iam Sang has put his paper-crafted mythical creatures on show at the Rui Cunha Foundation gallery in Avenida Praia Grande in a nod to Chinese culture for the upcoming Chinese New Year (CNY).Lam has studied and worked in Barcelona, Madrid, Milan, New York and Hong Kong in the fields of art, interior design and photography and is the author of three photography books on shop window displays and design.MPD Weekender sat down with Lam over coffee close

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MGM’s Coast brings Taco Tuesday to town

US celebrity chef Graham Elliot is bringing a Taco Tuesday to Coast restaurant, spicing up an otherwise dull weekday with exotic Mexican flavours.Every Tuesday from now on, the restaurant at MGM Cotai will be serving a selection of tacos, cocktails and snacks in all authentic Mexican style.Some of the options include the classic hard-shell taco with Wagyu beef, tomato salsa and sour cream, and the soft tortilla with lime marinated shrimps, mango salsa and coriander, and to try them all, the

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Prada’s new exclusive collection out at Four Season’s pop-up store

Italian luxury house Prada has launched its latest collection featuring a special selection of the brand’s items that are only available at Four Seasons’ pop-up store in Macau.The pop up, covering an area of about 80 square metres, is decked out like a precious coffer with the colours of the gems inside shining through transparent exterior glass panels.These gems include the exclusive collection with the brand’s classic Galleria, Cahier, Matinée in special crocodile or ostrich leather,

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Forex reserves rise 4.3 pct to 178 billion patacas in 2019

Macau’s foreign exchange reserves amounted to 178.3 billion patacas at the end of last year, the Macau Monetary Authority (AMCM) said yesterday.According to a statement by financial regulator, the foreign exchange reserves increased by 4.3 percent month-to-month.Macau’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of last year represented 11 times the local currency in circulation.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

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Tourist prices drop 0.37 pct in 2019

Macau’s average tourist price index (TPI) dropped 0.37 percent year-on-year in 2019, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced.A DSEC statement this week said the decline was mainly attributable to lower hotel room rates and falling prices of handbags and women’s clothing, while the higher cost of eating out and buying local food products partly offset the TPI decrease.Whereas the price indices of clothing and footwear (-5.31 percent) and accommodation (-2.50 percent) declined

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Prosecutors charge 26 in IPIM case incl ex-president

The Public Prosecution Office (MP) has charged 26 suspects with a string of crimes allegedly committed in connection with the illegal granting of residence permits for investors and professionals by the government’s Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) between 2010 and 2018, Rádio Macau reported yesterday.According to the unsourced report by the radio channel of government-owned broadcaster TDM, the suspects include former IPIM president Jackson Chang, also known as Cheong

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Police bust illegal inn near Ocean Gardens

The Judiciary Police (PJ) busted an illegal inn in a residential flat near Ocean Gardens yesterday morning, taking 15 mainlanders in for questioning, PJ spokesman Chan Wun Man said.After the operation, Chan briefed reporters outside the residential building – Beira-Mar Lei Loi Tak Garden – an estate comprising two blocks, Lei Loi and Lei Tak – next to the huge Ocean Gardens estate in western Taipa.Coordinated by the Unitary Police Service (SPU) and based on a tip-off, the Judiciary Police

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