One more Filipina from Macau tests positive for COVID-19 in Philippines, 8 quarantined

Addressing yesterday’s press conference about Macau’s novel coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, the Health Bureau’s (SSM) Control of Communicable Diseases and Surveillance of Diseases Department Coordinator Leong Iek Hou revealed that a Filipina who works as a domestic helper in Macau and returned to her home country on June 29 has tested positive for COVID-19 there.Leong also said that the family of four – the maid’s employer – and four non-resident workers who were sharing a bedroom

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Man nabbed for falsely accusing his friend: police

A local man was arrested this week for falsely accusing a friend of forging a power of attorney document or paper to sell his flat in 1996, Judiciary Police (PJ) Sou Sio Keong said during a regular press conference yesterday. The 66-year-old suspect surnamed Lok told the police that he is unemployed.According to Sou, Lok reported to the police in November last year that he was cheated by a man who allegedly wrote a false power of attorney paper so that he could sell Lok’s flat near the Red

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Lei Wai Nong to represent Macau at Stanley Ho funeral in HK: report

This photo provided by Mazarine Asia Pacific communication group last night shows Stanley Ho Hung-sun’s funeral in Hong Kong yesterday. According to information provided by the group, among the funeral flower stands was one sent by Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee Vice Chairman Edmund Ho Hau Wah. Public broadcaster TDM reported yesterday that Secretary for Economy and Finance Lei Wai Nong will represent the Macau government at the funeral. Ho,

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Macao Orchestra to get back in action with ‘Summer Episodes’

The Macao Orchestra, under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), will resume its performances this month, presenting four concerts comprising classical symphonies, chamber music and youth concerts for classical music fans, welcoming the summer with “wonderful melodies”, the bureau said in a statement yesterday.Admission to the concerts is free. Registration will be available from tomorrow.The Macao Orchestra will hold the concert “Classical Express – Back for Fun”, as part

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UM reports breakthroughs in autonomous driving research

The University of Macau (UM) said in a statement yesterday that it has achieved two major breakthroughs in autonomous driving research.“A study at the university has provided new insights on autonomous driving under bad weather and complex road conditions while another study has developed new learning models that will be specifically applied to autonomous driving in Macau,” the statement said, adding that the research results will be presented at two annual conferences of artificial

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Filipino posts child porn video on Facebook: police

A Filipino was arrested this week for posting a child porn video on Facebook on Sunday, Judiciary Police (PJ) Sou Sio Keong said during a special press conference yesterday.The 35-year-old suspect is a non-resident worker surnamed Cadano who told the police that he worked as a gardener.According to Sou, PJ officers received an Interpol notice on Tuesday about a 2 minute and 26 second-long child porn video posted by someone in Macau showing a girl under the age of 14, appearing to be Asian,

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IAM inspects local eatery for gastroenteritis case

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) received a report from the Health Bureau (SSM) on Tuesday about five customers who after eating takeaway food from a hotpot restaurant came down with gastroenteritis. The five diners felt discomfort, according to an IAM statement yesterday.The Sichuan-style hotpot restaurant is located in Rua da Praia do Manduco near Mercado de S. Lourenço.The five customers separately ordered spicy seafood cold cuts as takeaways from the eatery last Saturday and Sunday, and

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Macau SAR ranked 34th in global passport ranking: survey

The Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) passport is ranked 34th in the most recent international passport index by Henley Passport Index, offering visa-free access to 144 countries and regions, according to a report by public broadcaster TDM yesterday. According to the Henley Passport Index official website (www.henleypassportindex.com/passport), Japan’s passport holders are granted visa-free access to 191 countries and regions, which ranked the country 1st place in the

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Snapshots of daily life as city tackles COVID-19

A Guia Cable Car gondola moves uphill as adults pick up their children from a school near Flora Garden yesterday.Men, only some of them wearing facemasks, gather for a game of chess in Lou Lim Ieoc Garden earlier this week. Photos: Monica Leong and Camy Tam

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Huawei ban goes beyond poisoning China-UK cooperation

Commentary by Ma QianBEIJING – London’s recent hint to cut off Huawei’s participation in Britain’s 5G network development has sounded the alarm that Britain’s normal business cooperation with other countries risks being politicized under the pressure of hegemonic Washington.First of all, labeling the Chinese telecommunications equipment provider as “a high risk state vendor” is simply wrong. Huawei is a privately owned technology firm just like its major 5G competitors Nokia and

July 8, 2020 | BY admin

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New GCS director visits The Macau Post Daily

Inês Chan Lou (second from left), the new director of the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS), accompanied by senior GCS officials including Vice Director Louie Wong Lok I (second from right), paid a courtesy call on The Macau Post Daily yesterday. The Macau Post Daily’s director Harald Brüning (centre) and chief reporter Maria Cheang Ut Meng briefed Chan on their newspaper’s editorial guidelines since its inception nearly 16 years ago and the acute existential threat that the

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Woman hangs herself in McDonald’s toilet: police

An unidentified woman was believed to have committed suicide by hanging herself in a cubicle in the women’s toilet at a McDonald’s outlet near the Barrier Gate border checkpoint yesterday, the Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a statement.The Fire Services Bureau (CB) transferred the suspected suicide case, which happened at the fast-food chain’s outlet in Block 2 of the Sun Star Plaza residential estate in Rua dos Hortelãos, to the Judiciary Police for follow-up investigation at 1:50 p.m.

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Croupier cheated out of HK$118,000 in online scam

A 36-year-old local female casino dealer reported to the police on Sunday that she had been cheated out of HK$118,000 in an online scam, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Sou Sio Keong said during a regular press conference on Monday.According to Sou, the woman told the police that she met a man who claimed to be “the big boss of a Hong Kong company” through a social media app on May 28. “The big boss” introduced her to a gambling investment website promising easy and big profits. The

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Waitress tells police she stole 23,000 patacas from employer to gamble

A waitress went to a police station this week to tell the cops that she stole 23,000 patacas from a restaurant she worked for, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Sou Sio Keong said at a special press conference yesterday. The 32-year-old suspect surnamed Liang, a non-resident worker, told the police she had worked for the restaurant for over a year.According to Sou, the manager of the restaurant in the city centre reported to the police last Tuesday that the key of a security box in the restaurant

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