Hotel guests rise 11.5 pct in April

Macau’s population rose by 3,500 year-on-year to 683,100 at the end of last year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced yesterday. Females accounted for 53.2 percent of the population.The elderly (aged 65 and over) accounted for 12.9 percent of the population, a year-on-year growth of 1.0 percentage point. A DSEC statement pointed out that Macau’s population continued to age last year, with the ageing ratio rising to 97.1 percent. The local population, excluding

A man from the mainland has been arrested for cheating a woman out of 1,550 yuan (1,720 patacas) by selling her a counterfeit K-pop ticket, Public Security Police (PSP) spokeswoman Lai In Hong said at a regular press conference yesterday.The suspect surnamed Li is in his forties. According to Lai, the victim encountered Li in January while walking around Cotai. Li sold her a ticket that was originally priced at 1,000 yuan for 1,550 yuan to attend a K-pop concert being held in Macau.When