Police nab resort shoplifter from mainland

A shoplifter from the mainland who stole a watch worth 13,000 patacas from a shop at an integrated resort in Cotai was arrested on Sunday, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Lam Keong said at a regular press conference yesterday.The suspect in his forties is surnamed Wang. He told the police that he’s jobless.According to Lam, during routine stock-taking on August 13, an employee of a Cotai shop noticed that a watch was missing from the shop. Subsequently, while reviewing the shop’s

September 5, 2024 | BY William Chan

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No.8 Typhoon Signal may be hoisted tonight: SMG

The No.1 standby storm warning signal remained hoisted early today, while there is a “moderate to high chance” that the No.8 Typhoon Signal will be hoisted tonight, and the Blue Storm Surge Warning may be issued today as well, the local observatory forecast last night.As of 2 a.m. this morning Severe Typhoon “Yagi” had intensified into a Super Typhoon, “Yagi” was located about 460 kilometres southeast of Macau, moving north-westward at about 10 km/h, approaching between the west

September 5, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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No significant changes in new curriculum: DSEDJ

The head of the Education and Youth Development Bureau’s (DSEDJ) Curriculum Development and Assessment Division, Cheang Sek Kit, said yesterday that the new curriculum requirements for schools and students of different ages in the new school year have merely been fine-tuned from the previous “curriculum framework”, and there were no significant adjustments.Cheang made the remarks in a phone-in programme hosted by public broadcaster TDM’s Chinese-language radio station, Ou Mun Tin Toi,

September 5, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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MNN to host Mid-Autumn Festival bash on Sept 15

Macau Urban Renewal Limited (MUR) said in a statement earlier this week that the “Mid-Autumn Festival at Macau New Neighbourhood” (MNN) will take place at the area in Hengqin on September 15.The event will mark the festive season with people from Hengqin and Macau in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the New China and the 25th anniversary of Macau’s return to the motherland, according to the statement.To be held from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m., the celebration will feature a

September 5, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Xi hosts African leaders, lauds model China-Africa ties ahead of grand summit

BEIJING – President Xi Jinping yesterday lauded the “stellar example” of China-Africa relations as China rolled out the red carpet for African leaders and other guests attending a grand summit expected to further elevate ties.Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, held a welcome banquet at the Great Hall of the People for the guests who are in Beijing to attend the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), the largest diplomatic event hosted by China in years.The three-day

September 5, 2024 | BY admin

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Toast by President Xi Jinping at welcoming banquet of 2024 FOCAC summit

BEIJING – President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, yesterday hosted a banquet to welcome international guests who are in Beijing for the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC).The following is the full text of the toast by President Xi at the banquet.Toast by H.E. Xi JinpingPresident of the People’s Republic of ChinaAt the Welcoming Banquet of the2024 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa CooperationBeijing, September 4, 2024Your Excellency President

September 5, 2024 | BY admin

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Sam Hou Fai continues to woo electors for nomination signatures

The election of Macau’s new chief executive (CE) under its amended CE election law will be held on October 13, and Sam Hou Fai, the former president of the Court of Final Appeal (TUI), the only person to have declared his candidacy, has met with electors of the 400-member Chief Executive Election Committee, including the 12 local National People’s Congress (NPC) deputies, representatives of the committee’s cultural, social services, professional, industrial and commercial sectors, as well

September 4, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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Editorial: Xi’an – where antiquity & modernity meet

A fact-finding visit to Xi’an, one of China’s Four Great Ancient Capitals (alongside Beijing, Nanjing and Luoyang) by an 18-member Portuguese- and English-language media delegation between Friday night and Sunday afternoon, of which I had the honour and pleasure to join, has reaffirmed my long-held view that the city of 13 million residents is one of the world’s prime examples of a site where antiquity and modernity meet in a strikingly congruent manner The visit was splendidly

September 4, 2024 | BY admin

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Xi’an – where antiquity & modernity meet

All photos taken by Maria Cheang Ut Meng on Saturday and Sunday.

September 4, 2024 | BY admin

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Local, Thai musicians to perform in jazz septet

Interview by William Chan        The “FanFan Cheung Septet” will be performing at the Macau Cultural Centre’s (CCM) Small Auditorium tonight, local drummer Fanfan Cheung (張家瑋) told the Post in an online interview last week.Cheung holds a master’s degree in jazz performance from Silpakorn University’s Faculty of Music in Bangkok. She plays a range of styles including modern jazz, traditional jazz, neo-soul, R&B, and Thai pop.The gig, organised by the Macau

September 4, 2024 | BY admin

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Govt repossesses illegally occupied plot next to Macau Science Centre

The Lands and Urban Construction Bureau (DSSCU) said in a statement that its officials, in conjunction with officials from several other government entities, repossessed yesterday an illegally occupied plot of land located on the waterfront next to the Macau Science Centre (MSC) in Nape.The plot, covering 13,702 square metres, is located next to the roundabout near the Macau Science Centre, and between the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM) and Macau Fisherman’s Wharf complex.According to the

September 4, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Gaming operators play ‘big role’ in hiring people with intellectual disabilities

Macau Special Olympics (MSO) Chief Executive Officer Hetzer Siu Yu Hong told reporters yesterday he believed that gaming operators play a “big role” in hiring people with intellectual disabilities.Siu made the remarks on the sidelines of an event organised by Sands China at MSO’s Ngai Chun Services Complex at the Seac Pai Van housing estate in Coloane.Siu stressed that gaming operators hire a good number of people with disabilities. He said that only corporations “have some drive and

September 4, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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10 sick trees face the axe: IAM

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) said in a statement yesterday that 10 trees are being removed in various districts in the city as they are in danger of falling or are in critical condition.According to the statement, the trees that will be removed are on Estrada de Choc Van in Coloane, Estrada Almirante Marques Esparteiro in Taipa, Miradouro de D. Maria II, Guia Hill Municipal Park, the leisure area on Rua da Boa Vista, the Ecological Trail Garden of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, and the

September 4, 2024 | BY Ginnie Liang

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Man, 73, critical with Legionnaires’ disease, this year’s 7th case

Macau recorded this year’s seventh case of Legionnaires’ disease yesterday, the Health Bureau (SSM) announced in a statement last night.According to the statement, the patient is a 73-year-old local man inflicted with chronic diseases who normally lives in the mainland. He came down with a fever and dyspnoea (difficulty in breathing) on Saturday last week.After returning to Macau from the mainland on Sunday, the statement said, the man immediately sought treatment at the emergency

September 4, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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