National Day holiday

Due to it being the National Day public holiday today and tomorrow, The Macau Post Daily’s editing team and office staff will be taking the two days off and return to work on Thursday so the print edition of your favourite newspaper will be on the newsstands again on Friday morning. However, our digital edition on our website https://www.macaupostdaily.com/ will be updated as needed. Our local news and editorials as well as commentary by national media organisations are also available on

October 1, 2024 | BY admin

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Fire breaks out in residential flat, 90 evacuated

A flat on the ninth floor of a residential building on Estrada da Vitória, opposite the Traffic Police headquarters, caught fire at around 1 a.m. yesterday, the Fire Services Bureau (CB) said in a statement.Several fire engines, ambulances and police vehicles rushed to the scene.Firefighters found smoke coming from an air conditioner in the flat and promptly extinguished it. According to the statement, firefighters said they believed that the blaze was likely caused by a malfunction in the A/C

October 1, 2024 | BY William Chan

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59-year-old worker wearing safety harness dies after falling from height

A 59-year-old male worker from the mainland wearing a safety harness fell to his death in an accident at a hotel on Rua do Tiro in Cotai yesterday, according to statements by the Fire Services Bureau (CB), Public Security Police (PSP) and Judiciary Police (PJ).The accident happened at about 9:10 a.m. yesterday, the statements noted, when the non-resident worker (NRW) “fell from a height” during a renovation project on the first floor of a hotel in Cotai, after which he was rushed to the

October 1, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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14 more locals fall for phishing scams

Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said at a press conference yesterday that the police received separate reports from 14 local residents saying that their credit card information was stolen when clicking onto phishing links last week.According to Lei, four victims received messages from purported local banks, while the remainder received them from purported telecom companies, claiming that their loyalty points were close to expiration. The messages urged the victims to click on

October 1, 2024 | BY William Chan

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SSM receives report of vibrio vulnificus infection

The Health Bureau (SSM) received a report of a vibrio vulnificus infection yesterday concerning a 62-year-old local man with a history of chronic illness, according to a statement from the bureau yesterday.According to the US-based National Library of Medicine’s website, vibrio vulnificus is a bacterium that “causes septicaemia [sepsis], severe wound infections, and gastroenteritis. Failure to recognise and treat this infection promptly leads to high morbidity and mortality”.The SSM

October 1, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Crowning Journey of Jean-Michel Basquiat on display at COD

The “Crowning Journey of Jean-Michel Basquiat” opened its doors to members of the public on Thursday, with large-scale installations inspired by the artist’s works along with various media showing moments of his life, as well as his thoughts and ideas, being showcased across four areas in the City of Dreams (COD) in Cotai.The New York-born artist gained success during the 1980s as part of the Neo-expressionism movement, according to Wikipedia.His work tackled dichotomies, while he also

October 1, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Travessa do Aterro Novo, Travessa do Mastro may reopen to cars this month: IC chief

Culture Affairs Bureau (IC) President Leong Wai Man told reporters yesterday that after listening to the views of business operators in the “Rua da Felicidade” pedestrian precinct and balancing the different voices of the two sides, the bureau will endeavour to remove the vehicular traffic restrictions at Travessa do Aterro Novo and Travessa do Mastro “no later than this month”, while lawmaker Ron Lam U Tou told the Post that “residents and business operators’ views on various

October 1, 2024 | BY Yuki Lei

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35th Macao Arts Festival calls for proposals

Registered local art and cultural associations, as well as individuals, can now submit proposals for programmes in the 35th Macao Arts Festival, with the registration deadline being on October 31, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a statement on Friday.According to the statement, the MAF is slated to be held in April and May next year, adding that local registered associations and Macau ID card holders aged at least 18 can send in submissions.The statement added that submissions of all

October 1, 2024 | BY Rui Pastorin

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LRT Cotai-Hengqin section fully completed

Construction of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Cotai-Hengqin section was fully completed yesterday, when the line was transferred to the LRT operator, which will now carry out the section’s internal trial operations before it is scheduled to open by the end of this year, the Macau government has announced.The 2.2-kilometre-long section, including a 906-metre-long underwater tunnel, connects Macau’s Cotai leisure precinct and the Hengqin checkpoint.The LRT Cotai-Hengqin section project got off

October 1, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Temperature to drop to 20° Celsius later this week

The observatory said in a statement yesterday that it expects Macau’s temperature to drop to 20 degrees Celsius, or even lower, on Thursday and Friday.The statement said that due to the combined influence of a northeastern monsoon and a super typhoon that is expected to move towards China’s Taiwan region, the coast of Guangdong is likely to be affected by a stronger level of northern wind from today. Consequently, the statement said, Macau’s temperatures are expected to drop over the next

October 1, 2024 | BY Tony Wong

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Banned driver makes illegal U-turn

A local man banned from driving was arrested for disobedience after making an illegal U-turn, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Wong Wai Chon said at a regular press conference yesterday.The suspect surnamed Chong is in his thirties. He told the police that he’s joblessAccording to Wong, on Sunday night a police officer on patrol in Fai Chi Kei district saw Chong making an illegal U-turn. The officer promptly intercepted him and upon checking the records, he found that Chong had been

October 1, 2024 | BY William Chan

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Foreign Ministry confirms visa-free mainland China entry for Portuguese nationals

Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian confirmed yesterday that ordinary passport holders from Portugal, Greece, Cyprus and Slovenia will be granted visa-free entry to the Chinese mainland between October 15, 2024 and December 31, 2025, according to the central government’s pilot and trial visa exemption policy concerning a number of countries. The official transcript on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing about Lin’s regular press conference yesterday included the

October 1, 2024 | BY admin

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Xi urges greater national achievements, contributions to humanity’s peace, development

BEIJING – President Xi Jinping yesterday said the Chinese people will score more remarkable achievements and make greater contributions to the noble cause of peace and development of humanity.Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks while addressing a reception held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of

October 1, 2024 | BY admin

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Xi pays tribute to fallen heroes on Martyrs’ Day

BEIJING – President Xi Jinping and other Party and state leaders yesteday attended a ceremony at Tian’anmen Square in central Beijing to present flower baskets to fallen heroes.The event was held to mark Martyrs’ Day, observed one day prior to National Day. This year, the country celebrates the 75th founding anniversary of the People’s Republic of China (PRC).At around 10 a.m., Xi and other leaders – Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi and Han Zheng –

October 1, 2024 | BY admin

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