Macau to host lusitanists’ congress for 1st time

The 12th Congress of the International Association of Lusitanists (AIL) will take place from July 23 and 28 at the Macau Polytechnic Institute (IPM), with the aim of promoting the teaching of the Portuguese language as well as highlighting the important role Macau plays in the promotion of Portuguese-language teaching, according to a press conference yesterday.The press conference about the congress was held on the IPM campus in Zape. It was addressed by Carlos André, director of IPM’s

July 13, 2017 | BY admin

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Locals lack confidence in mobile payment: app operators

Jiang Haitao, creator of local mobile app for food delivery Aomi, said yesterday that local users’ general lack of confidence in e-payment transactions has been a road block for the city’s e-commerce development.Jiang made the remarks on the sidelines of a forum about e-payments at the Macau Productivity and Technology Transfer Centre (CPTTM) in Zape.Aomi, launched in June last year by Macau e-Media Development Company Limited, is the first local food app which supports payments in both

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Supermarket staff fall ill due to UV overexposure

Three employees of a supermarket in Taipa suffered from skin and eye irritation due to overexposure to ultraviolet radiation, according to a statement released by the Health Bureau (SSM) yesterday.The statement says the three staff members forgot to turn off the UV lights installed for antiseptic purposes in a sushi production room at the supermarket, located in the Lago public housing estate in Taipa, when they went to work at about 6 a.m. on Saturday.According to the statement, the employees

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Central govt official wants more Macau-Taiwan youth exchanges

Central government official Dun Shixin, director of the Department of Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Related to Taiwan of the State Council’s Taiwan Affairs Office, yesterday urged young people in Macau to participate in exchanges with Taiwan, with the aim of promoting the successful implementation of the One Country, Two Systems principle in Macau.Dun made the remarks during a seminar about the relationship between the mainland and Taiwan and the central government’s policies on Taiwan. The

July 12, 2017 | BY admin

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Outgoing lawmaker talks about her political career

Lawmaker-cum-unionist Kwan Tsui Hang, who has been a legislator for 21 years, held a press conference yesterday at her office in Rua das Lorchas, to talk about her long career in politics and her expectations of the upcoming legislative elections and the incoming legislature.The direct and indirect legislative elections will take place on September 17. Kwan’s term as a lawmaker will end in October when the newly elected and appointed legislature starts.Kwan, who was born in 1949, had told the

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Police detain 15 casino loan sharks

The Judiciary Police (PJ) announced yesterday the arrests of 15 alleged members of a loan-sharking gang from the mainland which continued to recruit new members after two rounds of arrests earlier this year, a PJ spokesperson said during a special press conference yesterday.According to the spokesperson, the 15 suspects, 12 men and 3 women aged between 25 and 41, are from the mainland.The spokesperson said the police arrested a total of 21 gang members in the two previous operations in March

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Ex-top prosecutor to hear verdict on Friday

Former chief prosecutor Ho Chio Meng will be sentenced on Friday afternoon, the Court of Final Appeal (TUI) announced yesterday.According to the announcement, the sentencing will start at 3 p.m.The sentencing comes two months after the final hearing of Ho’s five-month trial for alleged fraud, abuse of power, money laundering, false statements and a host of other alleged crimes. Ho stood accused of 1,536 crimes, the highest number of crimes a local defendant has ever been accused of in a

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Luso Int’l launches mobile payment

Luso International Banking yesterday launched its mobile payment service in conjunction with Macau Pass, a local e-payment service provider, as representatives of the two companies signed a cooperation agreement during a launching ceremony at the bank’s headquarters in Nam Van.Macau Pass introduced its first e-payment mobile app “MacauPay” at the beginning of last month. The app generates QR codes to be scanned with a point of sale (POS) machine or other devices by a cashier.Users have to

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Govt to build shelter for ‘chess fans’ in Triangle Garden

The government will build a metal-structured shelter in Triangle Garden in the peninsula’s northern district, with the aim of providing a better environment for those who play chess there, the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) said in a statement yesterday.Triangle Garden is situated in Estrada do Arco near Iao Hon district.The statement noted that the garden has been a “gathering place” for residents, particularly senior citizens, to play chess.This undated handout photo provided

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Man nabbed for threatening to kill CE, overthrow govt: police

A local man was caught on Friday for posting status updates on a social platform about assassinating the chief executive and overthrowing the local government, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Tam Weng Keong said yesterday.According to Tam, the suspect, surnamed U, is an unemployed 32-year-old man.Tam said U had posted status updates in early May on a social platform offering his services as a hitman for 500,000 patacas. The police then picked him up and transferred him to the Public Prosecution

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Vienna promotes tourism education in Macau

Vienna Chamber of Commerce and Industry (WKO) President Walter Ruck was in town yesterday to promote his Alpine nation’s tourism education system.Ruck met the media on the sidelines of WKO’s cocktail reception at Sheraton in Sands Cotai Central to wrap up the delegation’s one-day trip to Macau where he met representatives from the Macau Chamber of Commerce (ACM) and fellow Austrians working in Macau.Membership of WKO is mandatory in Vienna and the chamber currently has about 150,000

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Man sentenced to 15-years for attempted murder

The Court of First Instance (TJB) yesterday sentenced a non-resident worker from the mainland to 15 years in prison for the attempted murder of his colleague in October last year after sexually abusing her in a drinks outlet in Fai Chi Kei where they worked.The case happened on October 29 last year. The victim felt unwell and went to lie down in the back of the shop in the afternoon. The culprit, a 25-year-old surnamed Lu, saw that the victim was sleeping and tried to rape her. The 19-year-old

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SSM sorry for ‘slack’ mosquito prevention work

The Health Bureau (SSM) yesterday apologised for a number of passers-by slipping over outside the Barrier Gate border checkpoint due to oil spilt during its mosquito prevention and control work.The bureau said in a statement yesterday that its staff carried out regular mosquito prevention and control work at the plaza outside the Barrier Gate border checkpoint on Monday afternoon.The statement said that some of the workers did not follow the guidelines when they sprayed the larvicidal oil into

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No decision yet whether to keep sub-concession system: Leong

Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac said yesterday that the government has not yet decided whether it will keep the current system of gaming sub-concessions.The policy secretary overseeing the gaming industry pledged that the government will “seriously” study the views expressed by civil society concerning the upcoming gaming concession bidding process.Leong made the remarks while speaking to reporters after attending a committee meeting in the legislative

July 11, 2017 | BY admin

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