Trial of ex-trade promotion chief for graft to start on April 27: report

Public broadcaster TDM-Rádio Macau reported yesterday that the former president of the government’s Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) Jackson Chang, aka Cheong Chou Weng, will go on trial on April 27 for a raft of alleged crimes such as organised crime, corruption, money laundering and breach of secrecy. Chang was remanded in custody in July last year in the wake of a 2018 investigation by the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) into corruption involving the

February 21, 2020 | BY admin

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Snapshots of daily life as city fights COVID-19

A man sits on a rock by a pond in Lou Lim Ieoc Garden as the government reopens some public parks and gardens, which were previously closed as part of the government’s COVID-19 prevention measures.A security staff scans a resident’s temperature, the government’s latest novel coronavirus prevention measure for people entering parks and gardens.People queue up to get their temperature checked upon entering New Yaohan department store as it reopened at noon. People, some not wearing

February 21, 2020 | BY admin

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16 of 29 hotels closed over COVID-19 threat reopen

Sixteen of the 29 hotels and guesthouses that had closed their doors in response to the COVID-19 threat have reopened, Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) official Ines Chan Lou said today. Chan announced the figure at the daily press conference of the Novel Coronavirus and Coordination Centre about the latest developments in the fight against the highly infectious disease. Chan said that the reopening involved more than 2,000 guestrooms. The hotels and guesthouses had been

February 20, 2020 | BY admin

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Gaming tax payments fall 13 pct in January

The government's income from gaming taxes fell 13.3 percent year-on-year to 8.83 billion patacas (US$1.1 billion) last month, the Financial Services Bureau (DSF) announced today. In January last year, the government's receipts from gaming taxes amounted to 10.19 billion patacas. Last month's income from gaming taxes paid by the city's six rival gaming operators - Sands, Galaxy, SJM, MGM, Wynn and Melco - accounted for 88.9 percent of the government's total current receipts of 9.93

February 20, 2020 | BY admin

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Trial of ex-trade promotion chief for graft to start on April 27: Radio Macau

Public broadcaster TDM-Radio Macau reported today that the former president of the government's Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) Jackson Chang, aka Cheong Chou Weng, will go on trial on April 27 for a raft of alleged crimes such as organised crime, corruption, money laundering and breach of secrecy. Chang was remanded in custody in July last year in the wake of a 2018 investigation by the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) into corruption involving the institute's

February 20, 2020 | BY admin

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29 of Macau’s 41 casinos back in business, 6th patient discharged

Addressing yesterday’s daily press conference about Macau’s novel coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) Director Paulo Martins Chan announced that 29 of the city’s 41 casinos will reopen for business today – in fact, they reopened their doors at 00:00 today, while the remaining 12 casinos have applied to defer reopening their doors.According to Chan, only less than 30 percent of the six gaming operators’ gaming tables will be operational,

February 20, 2020 | BY admin

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‘School’s out’ but it’s boring

As Alice Cooper sings in the first two lines of his 1972 hit single “School’s Out” “Well, we got no choice, all the girls and boys” so it is in Macau due to the COVID-19 prevention measures the government is taking. But according to two teenagers The Macau Post Daily spoke to, “It is boring!”Since local schools broke up for the Chinese New Year holiday late last month, the COVID-19 epidemic has become a major issue and in a number of measures Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng ordered

February 20, 2020 | BY admin

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Ferry links between Macau & Shenzhen suspended: govt

Ferry services between Macau and Shenzhen’s Shekou will be suspended starting today until further notice, the Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) said in a statement yesterday.Ferry services between Macau and Hong Kong, as well as Macau and Shenzhen airport have been suspended since early this month because of the COVID-19 epidemic.The statement noted the only ferry service that is still operating is between Macau and Zhuhai’s Wanzai.

February 20, 2020 | BY admin

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Police warn of online scams for facemasks

A resident has fallen victim to an online shopping scam for facemasks through social media, the Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a statement yesterday, warning the public to be careful when buying goods on the Internet.According to the statement, the Judiciary Police recently received a report from the Hong Kong Anti-Fraud Coordination Centre, pointing out that there have been multiple cases of online fraud over the selling of facemasks in Hong Kong.The statement pointed out that the local victim

February 20, 2020 | BY admin

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6 nabbed for illegal gambling, illicit mahjong parlour

Five local men have been nabbed for suspected gambling in a sitting-out area, while a local woman has been busted for operating a makeshift mahjong parlour, the Public Security Police (PSP) said in a statement on Tuesday.According to the statement, the police saw five men gambling in a sitting-out area in the Ilha Verde district during a routine patrol on Monday.The police seized a deck of cards at the scene and seized 5,200 patacas, which the police suspect was money placed on bets, from one

February 20, 2020 | BY admin

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Macau monitors H5N1 outbreak in Vietnam

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) said in a statement yesterday that it is monitoring the outbreak of the influenza A virus subtype N5N1 in Vietnom’s Tra Vinh province, pointing out that H5N1 is “highly pathogenic”. The bureau said that based on local import records, Macau has not recently imported any poultry products from the affected area.The bureau pledged to ensure that all poultry products sold in Macau are safe.According to local laws and regulations, all imported fresh food must

February 20, 2020 | BY admin

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BNU donates 100,000 patacas to Caritas

Macau-based Portuguese bank BNU said in a statement yesterday that it has donated 100,000 patacas to Catholic social service organisation Caritas Macau “to tackle the epidemic COVID-19 outbreak among the most vulnerable population of the territory”. According to the statement, BNU CEO Carlos Álvares handed the donation to Caritas Macau Secretary-General Paul Poon Chi Meng. The statement did not say when and where the donation was handed over.The statement added that the bank also has

February 20, 2020 | BY admin

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HK’s 62nd COVID-19 patient worked in Macau, travelled on public buses: SSM

A 58-year-old Hong Kong male resident who tested positive for COVID-19 had visited Macau, Health Bureau’s (SSM) Control of Communicable Diseases and Surveillance of Diseases Department Coordinator Leong Iek Hou said yesterday at the daily press conference by the Novel Coronavirus Reponse and Coordination Centre.The patient, the 62nd confirmed case in Hong Kong, showed symptoms of fever and a cold last Tuesday, and started coughing on Saturday. He sought treatment twice and tested positive for

February 20, 2020 | BY admin

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29 of Macau's 41 casinos to reopen tonight

Macau's gaming industry will reopen its doors tonight after its 15-day shutdown by the government as part of the authorities' fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). According to an announcement by the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre during its daily press conference about the viral threat, 29 of the city's 41 casinos will reopen at midnight (00:00 on Thursday). Officials said the remaining 12 casinos had asked the government to reopen later. The government

February 19, 2020 | BY admin

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