Operator ‘intensively preparing’ for opening of LRT Hengqin Line
Macau Light Rapid Transit Corporation Limited (MLM) underlined in a statement yesterday that it is “intensively” preparing for the forthcoming opening of the Light Rapid Transit (LRT) Hengqin Line, which will connect the Cotai entertainment precinct and the Macau-side zone of the Hengqin joint checkpoint.The statement said that the Hengqin Line, which is scheduled to come into service before the end of this year, will provide residents and visitors with a comfortable and quick option to
November 21, 2024
Citywide CCTV cameras detect over 8,000 crimes in Jan-Oct: SPU
Assistant to Commissioner-General of the Unitary Police Service (SPU) Luis Leong Man Chio revealed yesterday that there are 1,701 citywide CCTV cameras in operation at present, which have assisted in the detection of more than 28,000 crimes since 2016, of which 8,180 cases were detected in the first 10 months of this year.Leong made the remarks yesterday when addressing a current affairs phone-in programme, Ou Mun Gwong Cheung, hosted by Ou Mun Tin Toi – the Chinese-language radio channel of
November 21, 2024
Tap Siac Craft Market continues, over 90 pct of exhibitors different to last week
The Tap Siac Craft Autumn Market continues from today through Sunday in Praça do Tap Seac, with over 90 percent of the stall operators to be different to the event’s first instalment last week, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a Tuesday statement.Open from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. today and tomorrow, and from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the weekend, the craft market comprises over 220 handicraft and gastronomy stalls run by cultural and creative entities from Macau, the mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan
November 21, 2024
250 works on display at Sands Macao exhibition
A total of 250 works of different media are being showcased on the fourth floor of Sands Macao in Nape for “Art of Prosperity: An Invitational Exhibition of Macao Artists”, which is on until next Thursday.The free-admission exhibition, open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, is presented by a preparatory committee which comprises the Macau Artist Society and the Associação dos Calígrafos e Pintores Chineses Yu Un de Macau (澳門頤園書畫會) and is co-organised by integrated resort (IR)
November 21, 2024
Operator ‘intensively preparing’ for opening of LRT Hengqin Line
Macau Light Rapid Transit Corporation Limited (MLM) underlined in a statement yesterday that it is “intensively” preparing for the forthcoming opening of the Light Rapid Transit (LRT) Hengqin Line, which will connect the Cotai entertainment precinct and the Macau-side zone of the Hengqin joint checkpoint.The statement said that the Hengqin Line, which is scheduled to come into service before the end of this year, will provide residents and visitors with a comfortable and quick option to
November 21, 2024
Citywide CCTV cameras detect over 8,000 crimes in Jan-Oct: SPU
Assistant to Commissioner-General of the Unitary Police Service (SPU) Luis Leong Man Chio revealed yesterday that there are 1,701 citywide CCTV cameras in operation at present, which have assisted in the detection of more than 28,000 crimes since 2016, of which 8,180 cases were detected in the first 10 months of this year.Leong made the remarks yesterday when addressing a current affairs phone-in programme, Ou Mun Gwong Cheung, hosted by Ou Mun Tin Toi – the Chinese-language radio channel of
November 21, 2024
Tap Siac Craft Market continues, over 90 pct of exhibitors different to last week
The Tap Siac Craft Autumn Market continues from today through Sunday in Praça do Tap Seac, with over 90 percent of the stall operators to be different to the event’s first instalment last week, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a Tuesday statement.Open from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. today and tomorrow, and from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the weekend, the craft market comprises over 220 handicraft and gastronomy stalls run by cultural and creative entities from Macau, the mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan
November 21, 2024
250 works on display at Sands Macao exhibition
A total of 250 works of different media are being showcased on the fourth floor of Sands Macao in Nape for “Art of Prosperity: An Invitational Exhibition of Macao Artists”, which is on until next Thursday.The free-admission exhibition, open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, is presented by a preparatory committee which comprises the Macau Artist Society and the Associação dos Calígrafos e Pintores Chineses Yu Un de Macau (澳門頤園書畫會) and is co-organised by integrated resort (IR)
November 21, 2024
USJ to host 2nd Int’l Symposium on Children & Youth Health & Well-being
The private Catholic University of Saint Joseph (USJ) is set to hold its 2nd International Symposium on Children and Youth Health and Well-being on its Ilha Verde Campus.The two-day event, which will be held in English and Chinese from tomorrow, follows up on last year’s successful symposium, according to a statement on the USJ website. This year’s interdisciplinary symposium is one day longer than the previous edition and aims for scholars, practitioners and decision-makers “to connect
November 21, 2024
Taxi driver cheats fellow cabbies out of HK$840,000 in rental scam: PJ
A male taxi driver has been apprehended for deceiving seven other taxi drivers with false promises of renting out his cab, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lou Chan Fai said during a special press briefing yesterday.The 60-year-old suspect, identified as Cheong, targeted seven local male victims who reported the cases to the police in August. They collectively lost between HK$70,000 and HK$430,000 each, amounting to a total of HK$860,000.One victim, defrauded out of HK$430,000, told the police
November 21, 2024
Police bust 2 illegal currency exchange cases
The Judiciary Police have separately arrested a man from the mainland and a local man for engaging in illegal currency exchange transactions, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lou Chan Fai said during a special press conference yesterday.In the first case, the local male, identified as Leong who worked as a casino shuttle bus driver, offered an illegal currency exchange deal to a male gambler at a Cotai casino on Tuesday, at a rate of HK$1 to 0.96 yuan. After the gambler transferred 9,600 yuan by
November 21, 2024
25,000 patacas – highest bid for CNY market booth
The Municipal Affairs Bureau’s (IAM) auction for next year’s Chinese New Year (CNY) markets took place at the Patane Municipal Market’s Activity Centre yesterday, and the highest bidder paid 25,000 patacas for their booth.Next years’ CNY Market will be held from January 22 to 29. For the CNY Market in Praça do Tap Seac, 30 booths were on offer at the auction with 75 people taking part in the bidding.Twenty of the booths will sell CNY-related dry goods, while six booths will sell
November 21, 2024
Cotai open-air performance venue completed
The government’s project to set up a temporary open-air venue for hosting large-scale performances, located on a large plot next to the Lisboeta Macau resort in Cotai, has been completed, the Public Works Bureau (DSOP) announced on its website on Tuesday.The facility is officially known as Macau Open-Air Performance Venue.The project, which got off the ground in August, was carried out by Shing Lung Construction and Engineering Company Limited for a price tag of 84.78 million patacas.In June,
November 21, 2024
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Editorial: China, US ought to get along for good of wider world
President Xi Jinping chose the right words when he congratulated Donald Trump on his election as the 47th president of the United States by urging both sides “to find the right way to get along in the new era, so as to benefit both countries and the wider world.”Xi’s choice of words was sober, practical and, last but not least, realistic, namely in comparison with some of the effusive congratulations by other heads of state or government, such as UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s
November 11, 2024
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Editorial: China, US ought to get along for good of wider world
President Xi Jinping chose the right words when he congratulated Donald Trump on his election as the 47th president of the United States by urging both sides “to find the right way to get along in the new era, so as to benefit both countries and the wider world.”Xi’s choice of words was sober, practical and, last but not least, realistic, namely in comparison with some of the effusive congratulations by other heads of state or government, such as UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s
November 11, 2024
250 works on display at Sands Macao exhibition
A total of 250 works of different media are being showcased on the fourth floor of Sands Macao in Nape for “Art of Prosperity: An Invitational Exhibition of Macao Artists”, which is on until next Thursday.The free-admission exhibition, open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, is presented by a preparatory committee which comprises the Macau Artist Society and the Associação dos Calígrafos e Pintores Chineses Yu Un de Macau (澳門頤園書畫會) and is co-organised by integrated resort (IR)
November 21, 2024
Centre aims to help youngsters learn about robotics, AI
Interview by Rui Pastorin In Nape, a centre called “Macau Artificial Intelligence Education Centre” is striving to prepare youngsters for the future, as well as help diversify Macau’s economy.Focused on robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) education for kids, mainly aged between four and 16, the centre was launched right around the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, and was “kind of started to improve on what Macau could offer”, said instructor, co-founder
November 4, 2024
Operator ‘intensively preparing’ for opening of LRT Hengqin Line
Macau Light Rapid Transit Corporation Limited (MLM) underlined in a statement yesterday that it is “intensively” preparing for the forthcoming opening of the Light Rapid Transit (LRT) Hengqin Line, which will connect the Cotai entertainment precinct and the Macau-side zone of the Hengqin joint checkpoint.The statement said that the Hengqin Line, which is scheduled to come into service before the end of this year, will provide residents and visitors with a comfortable and quick option to
November 21, 2024
Citywide CCTV cameras detect over 8,000 crimes in Jan-Oct: SPU
Assistant to Commissioner-General of the Unitary Police Service (SPU) Luis Leong Man Chio revealed yesterday that there are 1,701 citywide CCTV cameras in operation at present, which have assisted in the detection of more than 28,000 crimes since 2016, of which 8,180 cases were detected in the first 10 months of this year.Leong made the remarks yesterday when addressing a current affairs phone-in programme, Ou Mun Gwong Cheung, hosted by Ou Mun Tin Toi – the Chinese-language radio channel of
November 21, 2024
USJ to host 2nd Int’l Symposium on Children & Youth Health & Well-being
The private Catholic University of Saint Joseph (USJ) is set to hold its 2nd International Symposium on Children and Youth Health and Well-being on its Ilha Verde Campus.The two-day event, which will be held in English and Chinese from tomorrow, follows up on last year’s successful symposium, according to a statement on the USJ website. This year’s interdisciplinary symposium is one day longer than the previous edition and aims for scholars, practitioners and decision-makers “to connect
November 21, 2024
Taxi driver cheats fellow cabbies out of HK$840,000 in rental scam: PJ
A male taxi driver has been apprehended for deceiving seven other taxi drivers with false promises of renting out his cab, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lou Chan Fai said during a special press briefing yesterday.The 60-year-old suspect, identified as Cheong, targeted seven local male victims who reported the cases to the police in August. They collectively lost between HK$70,000 and HK$430,000 each, amounting to a total of HK$860,000.One victim, defrauded out of HK$430,000, told the police
November 21, 2024
Police bust 2 illegal currency exchange cases
The Judiciary Police have separately arrested a man from the mainland and a local man for engaging in illegal currency exchange transactions, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Lou Chan Fai said during a special press conference yesterday.In the first case, the local male, identified as Leong who worked as a casino shuttle bus driver, offered an illegal currency exchange deal to a male gambler at a Cotai casino on Tuesday, at a rate of HK$1 to 0.96 yuan. After the gambler transferred 9,600 yuan by
November 21, 2024
Tap Siac Craft Market continues, over 90 pct of exhibitors different to last week
The Tap Siac Craft Autumn Market continues from today through Sunday in Praça do Tap Seac, with over 90 percent of the stall operators to be different to the event’s first instalment last week, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a Tuesday statement.Open from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. today and tomorrow, and from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the weekend, the craft market comprises over 220 handicraft and gastronomy stalls run by cultural and creative entities from Macau, the mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan
November 21, 2024
25,000 patacas – highest bid for CNY market booth
The Municipal Affairs Bureau’s (IAM) auction for next year’s Chinese New Year (CNY) markets took place at the Patane Municipal Market’s Activity Centre yesterday, and the highest bidder paid 25,000 patacas for their booth.Next years’ CNY Market will be held from January 22 to 29. For the CNY Market in Praça do Tap Seac, 30 booths were on offer at the auction with 75 people taking part in the bidding.Twenty of the booths will sell CNY-related dry goods, while six booths will sell
November 21, 2024
250 works on display at Sands Macao exhibition
A total of 250 works of different media are being showcased on the fourth floor of Sands Macao in Nape for “Art of Prosperity: An Invitational Exhibition of Macao Artists”, which is on until next Thursday.The free-admission exhibition, open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, is presented by a preparatory committee which comprises the Macau Artist Society and the Associação dos Calígrafos e Pintores Chineses Yu Un de Macau (澳門頤園書畫會) and is co-organised by integrated resort (IR)
November 21, 2024