Fire drill at Macau Tower ‘meets goal’

The Fire Services Bureau (CB) said in a statement yesterday that a fire drill and evacuation simulation took place at Macau Tower and the purpose of the exercise was to test firefighters and Macau Tower staff members’ “capabilities of reaction and coordination when facing an incident”, adding that the drill was conducted in a “smooth” matter and had met the intended objectives.The statement pointed out that the periodic exercise was jointly carried out by the Fire Services Bureau in

November 27, 2019 | BY admin

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Big rises in robbery, rape cases in Jan-Sept but only slight rise in overall crime

The number of reported robbery cases and rape cases increased 29.8 percent and 68.4 percent respectively in the first three quarters of this year, Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak said yesterday.Wong announced the January-September crime statistics during a press conference at the S. Francisco Barracks yesterday. The Macau Public Security Forces are headquartered at Macau’s erstwhile Portuguese garrison barracks.Overall crime up 0.4 pctAccording to Wong, the total number of crimes

November 26, 2019 | BY admin

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Show to bring intangible cultural heritage, ancient art to town

An exhibition bringing intangible cultural heritage and ancient art from nearby regions and countries will take place at the Venetian in Cotai between December 18 and 21, the organising committee announced in a press conference at the sprawling casino-hotel resort yesterday.The director of the organising committee of the 4th Macau International Exhibition of Intangible Cultural Heritage and Ancient Art, Sun Xingming, noted that the event will coincide with the celebration of the 20th

November 26, 2019 | BY admin

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Website launched to mark 20th anniversary of MSAR

A website launched by the government yesterday aims to give the public easier access to information on the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR), according to a statement by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS).The website (https://www.Macau20.gov.mo/) features official news – including the latest pictures, videos and information on live broadcasts – in three languages: Chinese (simplified and traditional), English and

November 26, 2019 | BY admin

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LGBT are unhappy & some have suicidal thoughts: survey

A survey about the local LGBT community shows that about 14 percent of LGBT people in Macau have contemplated suicide, Rainbow of Macau, a local non-governmental organisation (NGO) which supports lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT+) people, announced yesterday.The survey also showed that 18.9 percent of the online survey’s gay respondents and 11.2 percent of its lesbian respondents said they had considered suicide.LGBT is an acronym that stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and

November 26, 2019 | BY admin

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Police bust pickpocketing gang targeting residents

The Public Security Police (PSP) nabbed a gang of four mainlanders last week suspected of at least two pickpocketing cases in the Avenida de Horta e Costa neighbourhood, a PSP spokesperson said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to the spokesperson, the police took action on Saturday after receiving a tip-off about the gang in the area. The quartet are from Guizhou province, aged between 37 and 45. They hold valid travel documents and entry permits for Macau, the spokesperson

November 26, 2019 | BY admin

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Philippine couple suffer CO poisoning

A couple from the Philippines, who work in Macau as non-resident workers, were taken to the public Conde de S. Januário Hospital Centre for treatment after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning in a flat in Nam Van yesterday, the Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement, adding that they have meanwhile been discharged from the hospitalAccording to the statement, the 30-year-old wife went into the flat’s bathroom for a shower yesterday morning. She began to suffer a headache and muscle weakness

November 26, 2019 | BY admin

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Retail sales dip 0.5 pct in Q3, Oct inflation hits 2.86 pct

The value of Macau’s retail sales dipped by 0.5 percent year-on-year to 18.06 billion patacas, while the sales volume dropped by 0.7 percent, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) said yesterday.The value of sales of adults’ clothing and motor vehicles fell by 18.1 percent and 9.3 percent respectively, while the value of sales of cosmetics and sanitary articles rose by 15.9 percent and the one of communications equipment grew by 12.9 percent respectively.In the first three quarters, the

November 26, 2019 | BY admin

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By-election winner vows to fight for better business environment for SMEs

The winner of yesterday’s by-election of a business sector seat in the Legislative Assembly (AL), Wang Sai Man, told reporters that as a lawmaker he will fight for a better business environment for local small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).Wang was the sole candidate. The 49-year-old businessman garnered 98.9 percent of the votes cast.Wang, a board member of the influential Macau Chamber of Commerce (ACM), spoke to reporters yesterday morning after casting his vote in the by-election

November 25, 2019 | BY admin

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Groups hold carnival to raise children’s rights awareness

Hundreds of people joined a carnival on Saturday to raise awareness of children’s rights, with the goal of building an open, respectful and appropriate growth environment for children in Macau.The carnival held in Areia Preta Park was jointly organised by the Against Child Abuse (Macau) Association, Macau Breastfeeding and Nurturing Promotion Association, Fountain of Hope Association, and Good Shepherd Centre. The event was co-sponsored by the Social Affairs Bureau (IAS), Macau International

November 25, 2019 | BY admin

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97.5 pct of banks’ vacancies require English

Some 97.5 percent of local banks’ vacancies in the third quarter required English-language skills, while 97.1 percent required Putonghua, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) saidAccording to the bureau’s survey on manpower needs and wages for the third quarter of this year, 53.5 percent of the 314 vacancies required work experience and 94.3 percent required tertiary education.The 314 vacancies included 175 for clerks, including 59 for tellers. The number of vacancies rose by 46

November 25, 2019 | BY admin

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Local man robs 3 sex workers in 1 day: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a local man on Thursday for robbing three prostitutes in a single day earlier last week, PJ spokesman Lai Man Vai said during a special press conference on Friday.Lai identified the suspect as a 27-year-old surnamed Wong who told the police that he works as a commercial driver.The first victim, a mainlander in her twenties, reported to the police on Tuesday night that a man had robbed her of two mobile phones worth a total of 8,300 yuan (8,500 patacas), Lai

November 25, 2019 | BY admin

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Xian Xinghai Museum opens

A museum in commemoration of national composer Xian Xinghai, situated next to government-owned broadcaster TDM in Rua de Francisco Xavier Pereira, opened to the public yesterday.The government held an opening ceremony for the museum on Saturday, which was attended by Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On, his predecessor Edmund Ho Hau Wah, now a vice-chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Central People’s Government Liaison

November 25, 2019 | BY admin

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UM’s Faculty of Business Administration gets AMBA accreditation

The University of Macau’s Faculty of Business Administration (FBA) has officially attained accreditation from the Association of MBAs (AMBA), the public university said in a statement on Friday, which described the AMBA as “one of the world’s leading authorities on post-graduate business education.”The statement, which did not say when the faculty received the accreditation, pointed out that the University of Macau “is the first and only educational institution in Macau to receive

November 25, 2019 | BY admin

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