Govt to reduce NAT fee to 120 patacas

The Macau government will lower the current testing fee of 180 patacas to 120 patacas for its nucleic acid testing (NAT) scheme from Wednesday next week, its Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre announced in a statement yesterday.The statement said that from today residents can make an appointment to undergo their nucleic acid tests from Wednesday next week. The statement reminded that those who have made an appointment to undergo their tests before Wednesday next week will still

August 7, 2020 | BY admin

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Seniors get wedding photos taken at event hosted by young volunteers

Local young volunteers recently held a wedding photo shoot activity for senior citizens and one of the participants told The Macau Post Daily yesterday that she was pleased with the event, not just because of the wedding photos, but seeing volunteers’ organising the event with all their heart.Leong Iong Keng, who joined the event, said the reason she participated was that the event was recommended to her by a friend and she was also eager to get her wedding photos taken.She pointed out that

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Burning ‘hell money’ during Ghost Festival needs regulation: civic leaders

Northern District Community Service Consultative Council members Lao Cho Chon and Chan Chi Weng said at a regular meeting of the government-appointed body yesterday that the government should strengthen the management of burning so-called “hell money” during the Hungry Ghost Festival.Also colloquially known as “Yue Lan Festival”, some people believe that that the ghosts of one’s ancestors are let out of hell on the first day of the seventh’s month of the lunar calendar, and this

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Inner Harbour rainwater pumping station ready next year: IAM

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) said in a statement this week that the rainwater pumping station project in the northern area of the Inner Harbour was expected to be up and running by next year’s rainy season.The statement released on Wednesday said that in order to ease the flooding situation in low-lying areas during heavy rain, the bureau decided to launch the project. The statement pointed out that the project is expected operational by the next rainy season, adding the aim of the

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Committee predicts oversupply of teaching staff in the next 3 years

The government-appointed Talents Development Committee (SCDT) said in a statement yesterday that it expects an oversupply of teaching staff for non-tertiary education schools in the next three years.The committee also released data from a research project on the topic.The statement said that the aim of the research was for the general public to understand the demand for teaching staff in Macau and use it as a reference for career planning. The research surveyed all 78 non-tertiary education

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9 caught in parallel trading involving goods worth 2.4 million patacas: customs

Nine suspects were caught on Monday for parallel trading in violation of the External Trade Law, resulting in the confiscation of a total of 2,700 luxury brand cosmetics, handbags and clothes worth 2.4 million patacas, the Macau Customs Services said in a statement this week.According to Wednesday’s statement, customs officers discovered recently that a number of so-called parallel trading shops (known in Cantonese as “seui fo dim”) near the Barrier Gate have become active again. During

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Trio nabbed for cheating HK man out of HK$3 million: police

Three men were arrested last Saturday for cheating a Hong Kong man out of HK$3 million who wanted to transfer the money from his casino VIP account to Hong Kong but never received the money, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said in a regular press conference on Wednesday.The three suspects are local males – a jobless 43-year-old surnamed Ho, a jobless 39-year-old surnamed Si and a 36-year-old surnamed Leong who told the police that he works as a takeaway delivery man.According to

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Parallel traders use cross-border pupils to smuggle goods

Northern District Community Services Consultancy Council (CCSCZN) member Kuan Cheong Wun Ian said yesterday that parallel traders are back in business as quarantine requirements between Macau and Zhuhai have been lifted, with some even taking advantage of cross-border pupils to get them to carry illegal goods across the border.Cheong made the remarks during the council’s general meeting at the Government Services Centre in Areia Preta.Cheong said that based on information from the Macau

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CTM, Automated jointly launch Security Operation Centre SOC2

Local telecommunications service provider CTM and Automated, a subsidiary of the global IT partner – the ASL Group, are jointly launching the SOC2, a security operation centre that ensures enterprises’ networks meet security standards and comply with the relevant requirements of the Macau Cybersecurity Law in terms of monitoring and prediction.CTM and Automated held a Cloud Signing Ceremony of Collaboration Agreement recently to introduce SOC2 to Macau. CTM Commercial Affairs Vice President

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Melco wins 3 gold awards at Vocational Skills Competition

Eighteen employees of Melco Resorts & Entertainment participated in the 2nd Macau Integrated Tourism and Leisure Enterprises Vocational Skills Competition 2020 where they won two gold awards in Hotel Services and one gold in Gaming & Entertainment categories.The competition held at JW Marriott Hotel was jointly organised by the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) and Macau Federation of Trade Unions (FAOM).In the Gaming & Entertainment category, Melco employees were awarded gold with

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MGM Cotai featured on BBC Two’s ‘Amazing Hotels’

MGM Cotai was featured in the first episode of BBC Two’s television series, “Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby series 3” that was world-premiered on July 14.“Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby” is a documentary series about some of the most extraordinary hotel destinations across the globe, where the two presenters, columnist Giles Coren and chef Monica Galetti head to work alongside staff in the establishments.In this episode, both presenters thoroughly experienced the

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Macau tightens entry rules for HK visitors

Macau today tightened restrictions on people travelling from Hong Kong, saying that visitor arrivals will now have to produce certificates issued within 24 hours to show that they are not infected with the novel coronavirus.The new restrictions by Macau came on the heels of Guangdong authorities also implementing similar measures as Hong Kong has been battling a third wave of COVID-19 cases since last month.Earlier this week, Macau said visitors from Hong Kong should provide results of a

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Gross interference in HK affairs undermines ‘One Country, Two Systems’: Wang

BEIJING – State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said yesterday that gross interference in Hong Kong affairs undermines the “One Country, Two Systems” policy.Hong Kong is part of China’s territory and Hong Kong affairs fall within China’s internal affairs, Wang stressed during an interview with Xinhua.Non-interference in other countries’ internal affairs is a basic norm governing international relations, and no country will allow other countries to flagrantly sabotage their

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2 HK men face up to 6 months in jail for leaving their ‘quarantine hotel’ rooms: police

Addressing yesterday’s press conference about Macau’s novel coronavirus situation, Lei Tak Fai, who heads the Public Relations Division of the Public Security Police (PSP), announced that two Hong Kong men who were undergoing their 14-day quarantine at the Sheraton Grand hotel in Cotai left their respective guestrooms for a chat in the corridor on Sunday – thereby breaching Macau’s official quarantine rules, adding that the case has been transferred to the Public Prosecution Office (MP)

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