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Police bust gang livestreaming gambling sessions in local casino for online bets
The Judiciary Police (PJ) on Wednesday busted a mainland criminal gang for surreptitiously livestreaming, on at least 11 occasions, gambling sessions in local casinos since August last year, while offering online bets to its clients in the mainland via WeChat, involving “under-the-table bets” of about HK$5.36 million (5.52 million patacas).The Judiciary Police held yesterday a special press conference at their headquarters in Zape about the organised crime case, during which PJ
February 7, 2025
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UM holds lecture on paedagogical grammar in int’l education of Chinese language
A lecture entitled “Paedagogical Grammar: Its Status and Formation in the International Education of Chinese” has recently been held at the University of Macau (UM).Held by the public university’s Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) and delivered by Columbia University’s Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures Professor Liu Lening, the lecture was the third in the “Macao Humanities Forum” for the 2024/2025 academic year, according to a Wednesday statement by the
February 7, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin
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Local woman cheated out of HK$7.09 million in online-dating scam: police
A local middle-aged woman lost HK$7.09 million in an online-dating scam, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Wai Lok said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Ho, the victim met on Facebook in mid-October last year a mainland man who claimed to have worked in Macau as a cybersecurity engineer more than 10 years ago. The two then became an online couple, but the man refused to meet in person on the grounds that he was currently working for a company based in Singapore.On being
February 7, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei
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Observatory forecasts mercury to drop to 9°C this weekend
The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) said in a statement yesterday that it expects the temperature to significantly drop this weekend, to 10°C or even 9°C.As a northeast monsoon will strengthen today, this weekend’s temperature is forecast to fall significantly, and the weather will be sunny but cold, windy and very dry.However, last night’s forecast by the observatory indicates that the intense winter monsoon is moderating at a fast rate and temperatures are expected to start
February 7, 2025 | BY Ginnie Liang
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IAM urges public to stop eating French made raw milk cheese product
The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) warned the public yesterday against eating a raw milk cheese imported from France under the brand of “PERRIN VERMOT”, which might have been contaminated with shigatoxin-producing E. coli (STEC).The Centre for Food Safety of Hong Kong announced on Wednesday that the problematic product, namely “MORBIER LAIT CRU DE SCEY AOP 7KG MEULE”, has a net weight of 6.56 kilograms, and best-before-date of February 23, 2025, with batch number 34008, was found to
February 7, 2025 | BY Ginnie Liang
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Sands 10K slated for March 16, registration starts tomorrow
The 2025 Sands China Macao International 10K will take place on March 16, with registration for the 10K category to open at 9 a.m. tomorrow, and at 9 a.m. on Sunday for the Fun Run category.The event marks its fifth edition since its launch in 2021.A press conference was held at The Londoner Macao in Cotai yesterday, where event details were announced.There are 7,000 places open for the 10K and 3,000 for the Fun Run. The runners will start at 7 a.m. and 7:45 a.m. respectively from Sai Van Lake
February 7, 2025 | BY Kristina Vallesteros
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Local airport logs over 170,000 passengers in CNY holiday
The Macau International Airport recorded over 170,000 passengers between last Wednesday and this Tuesday, i.e., between first and seventh days of the Chinese New Year (CNY), with peaks of 26,000 and 25,000 passengers on Sunday and Monday respectively.“…Macau International Airport Company Limited (CAM) reported growth in passenger traffic during the Chinese New Year (CNY) season in 2025,” with a 5.4 percent increase in passenger arrivals between the first and seventh days of the year,
February 7, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei
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2025 Macau Int’l Parade calls for proposals from performers: IC
The 2025 Macau International Parade is calling for proposals by registered local performing associations, schools, institutes and organisations until February 15, according to a Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) statement yesterday.Organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, the one-day parade will be held on Sunday, March 23, the statement said.This parade, which started in 2011 and was suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic from 2020 to 2023, and resumed in 2024, is slated to be held this year
February 6, 2025 | BY Ginnie Liang
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Ex eco-bureau chief to return as deputy
The government has appointed Vai Hoi Ieong, a former director of the Environmental Protection Bureau (DSPA), as a deputy director of the said bureau effective from February 17.The bureau has two deputy directors in its organisational structure.Vai was the bureau’s director between June 2015 and March 2016. Since then he has worked as a public servant in the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG).Vai had been a deputy director of the Environmental Protection Bureau since its establishment
February 6, 2025 | BY Tony Wong
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Sam to attend Harbin Asian Winter Games’ opening ceremony
The Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS) announced in a statement last night that Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai will travel to Heilongjiang’s provincial capital Harbin today for a three-day visit where he will attend tomorrow’s opening ceremony of the 9th Asian Winter Games.The 2025 Asian Winter Games will be held between tomorrow and Friday next week, with its opening ceremony to be held at the Harbin International Conference, Exhibition and Sports Centre tomorrow.Last night’s GCS
February 6, 2025 | BY Tony Wong
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Bus hits roadside railings and lamp post, no injuries
A bus hit roadside railings and a lamp post yesterday on Avenida do Conselheiro Ferreira de Almeida (荷蘭園大馬路) near Lai Kei Ice Cream eatery, at around 1:30 p.m., according to the Public Security Police (PSP) yesterday.According to the statement, the incident involved a bus driver, a local man in his fifties.PSP officers confirmed that the driver passed a breathalyser, ruling out drunk-driving as a factor in the crash.Preliminary investigations suggest that the accident was caused by
February 6, 2025 | BY Ginnie Liang
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Macau set to be affected by ‘China-US trade war’: economist
Interview by Yuki Lei        After US President Donald Trump introduced a 10 percent tariff on all goods from China, the Ministry of Finance in Beijing also announced on Tuesday 10-15 percent higher duties on all imports from the US as a countermeasure – and Macau Association for the Study of International Law and International Relations Chairman Ip Kuai Peng told the Post yesterday that for Macau, as a special administrative region (SAR) of China, its trade and economic
February 6, 2025 | BY admin
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CAC to host CNY Year of the Snake party
A raft of free-admission activities are set to take place at Albergue SCM* next Wednesday for the “Celebration of the Chinese New Year of the Snake” party.Albergue SCM is located on Calçada da Igreja de S. Lázaro (瘋堂斜巷).Kicking off at 6:30 p.m., the evening event aims to celebrate the Moon Lantern Festival, according to a statement by CAC - Círculo dos Amigos da Cultura de Macau (“Circle of the Friends of Macau’s Culture”), adding that the festival is one of the city’s
February 6, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin
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CNY visitor arrivals drop 3.5 pct to 1.3 million: PSP
Macau welcomed 1.309 million visitors during the Chinese New Year (CNY) holiday, marking a 3.5 percent period-on-period decline from last year’s 1.358 million arrivals, Lao Ka Weng, head of the Border Control Department, said during a press conference at a Public Security Police (PSP) press room in Zape yesterday.The mainland’s eight-day Spring Festival “Golden Week” holiday, began on January 28 and ended on Tuesday this week. Lao noted that Macau recorded 4.918 million border
February 6, 2025 | BY William Chan
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Macau post office suspends parcel mail to US, except by air
The US Postal Service (USPS) has announced that it has temporarily suspended incoming parcels from the mainland and Hong Kong, in response to which the Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau (CTT) announced yesterday the suspension of mailing parcels to the US, with immediate effect.However, shortly after the restriction took effect on Tuesday, the US Postal Service announced yesterday that it would, for the time being, continue accepting all international inbound mail and packages from
February 6, 2025 | BY Yuki Lei
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