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Residents’ gambling participation rate ‘continuously declining’: study
A research study shows that the percentage of local residents who are gambling and of those who are affected by a gambling disorder has been “continuously declining” this year, according to a statement by the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS).The research was conducted by the Institute for the Study of Commercial Gaming (ISCG) of the University of Macau (UM), Friday’s statement said.According to the statement, the study was conducted from May 18 to June 8. A total of 2,003 residents aged 18 or
October 21, 2019 | BY admin
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Cape Verde counts on Macau’s support on HR training in tourism & mgmt: minister
Visiting Cape Verdean Minister of Education, Family and Social Inclusion Maritza Rosabal Peña has stressed the continued need to count on Macau’s support for the training of human resources in tourism and management for Cape Verde, according to a statement by the Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture (GSASC).Peña, a Cape Verdean of Cuban descent, made the remarks during a meeting with Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng at Government Headquarters on Friday,
October 21, 2019 | BY admin
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Bishop Lee to celebrate Mass at St. Paul’s Ruins tomorrow
Diogo Fernandes* The celebration of the solemn High Mass at the Ruins of St. Paul tomorrow, at the beginning of the night, is a most important religious event in the annals of the Roman Catholic Church in Macau. Pope Francis has set October 2019 as an Extraordinary Missionary month to carry out evangelization activities and help alleviate suffering. The Church describes the Holy Mass as “the source and summit of the Christian life.” The Mass is formally known as the Most Holy
October 18, 2019 | BY admin
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4th Schumacher to race in Macau GP
David Schumacher will be the fourth in the German family of motor racers to compete in the Formula 3 race of the Macau Grand Prix taking place from November 14-17, the MGP Organising Committee announced yesterday.David, who just contested the final round of this year’s FIA F3 Championship in Sochi, will take on the Guia Circuit next month. His father Ralf is the 1995 MGP winner, his uncle Michael is a seven-time F1 world champion and 1990 Macau winner, and his cousin Mick has raced in the
October 18, 2019 | BY admin
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Govt lists 9 more cultural heritage sites
Executive Council spokesman Leong Heng Teng said yesterday that nine properties have been newly listed as cultural heritage.Addressing a press conference at Government Headquarters, Leong said that the government’s top advisory body has finished discussing the draft of an administrative regulation (by-law) regarding the evaluation of the “second batch” of immovable properties, which will take effect on the day after its promulgation in the Official Gazette (BO).Leong noted that the
October 18, 2019 | BY admin
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Lawmakers pass cybercrime law amendment bill
The Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday passed the outline of a government-initiated bill amending the existing cybercrime law, which proposes that the local police will be allowed to gain access to information stored by criminal suspects on cloud servers outside Macau, after obtaining permission from a local judge.The amendment bill also proposes a new crime category of operating fake base stations. The bill proposes that offenders face a prison term of up to three years.Secretary for Security
October 18, 2019 | BY admin
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Collages that give you pause for thought
In the Portuguese Bookshop in the city centre Belgian artist Burry Buermans is holding an exhibition, entitled “Retrospectiva”, of his thought-provoking and intricate collages until the end of the month.The exhibition has been organised by Vera Paz, the artistic director of D’As Entranhas Macau – Cultural Association.“Retrospectiva” is Portuguese for “retrospective” – and Buermans uses old books and magazines, from as far back as 1874, to form his intricate collages to draw in
October 18, 2019 | BY admin
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Leong vows to improve MICE capabilities
Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac promised yesterday that the government will continue to improve Macau’s MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) service standards and international competiveness.Leong underlined that at the same time Macau will use the advantages of its close relations with the Portuguese-speaking countries (PSCs), Southeast Asian countries, and the European Union (EU) to serve the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area’s (GBA)
October 18, 2019 | BY admin
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Liaison chief says SOEs are cornerstone for China-PSCs collaboration
Mainland China’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are “undoubtedly the cornerstone” for economic collaboration between China and Portuguese-speaking countries (PSCs) and the construction of the Macau-based China-PSCs platform, the director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in Macau, Fu Ziying, said yesterday.Fu made the remarks in a speech at the 2019 Summit on Chinese Central SOEs Supporting Macau as a Cooperation Platform between China and PSCs. The one-day summit
October 17, 2019 | BY admin
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920 can vote on Nov 24: CAEL chief
A total of 920 voters can cast their ballots in the legislature’s indirect by-election on November 24, Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Commission (CAEL) President Tong Hio Fong announced yesterday.Tong, a judge by profession, made the announcement after a regular meeting of the government-appointed commission.According to Tong, the registration of the voters representing associations from the industrial, commercial and financial sector ended last Thursday.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE
October 17, 2019 | BY admin
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Filipina bitten by snake on UM campus
A non-resident female worker from the Philippines was bitten yesterday by a small snake on the lawn on the University of Macau (UM) campus.Fire Services Bureau (CB) spokesman Lao Hou Wai told The Macau Post Daily last night that the victim is about 40 years old. Due to privacy reasons, the victim’s personal information was not released by the spokesman.According to Lao, the Filipina was walking near Avenida da Saúde (“Avenue of Health”) when a little green snake suddenly appeared from a
October 17, 2019 | BY admin
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New passports & travel documents to be launched on Dec 3
The 2019 versions of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) passport and MSAR travel document permit will be launched on December 3, Identification Services Bureau (DSI) Director Ao Ieong U announced during a press conference at China Plaza yesterday afternoon.While the passports are for permanent residents, the travel document permits are for non-permanent residents.According to Ao Ieong, about 426,000 MSAR have been issued. The number of travel document permits stands at over
October 17, 2019 | BY admin
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Police nab 2 locals ‘renting’ flats for mainland gang to run fake base stations
The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested two local men separately yesterday for pretending to rent two residential units where a mainland gang was operating four fake base stations, PJ spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a special press briefing last night.A fake base station is telecom equipment which sends out a signal, disconnecting mobile phone users in an area from their legitimate base stations and who then receive messages from the bogus one instead.The gang operating the fake base stations in
October 17, 2019 | BY admin
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Mainlander steals HK$1.28 million cash & valuables from 6 gamblers: police
The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a male mainlander on Tuesday for stealing cash and valuables such as gaming chips worth a total of about HK$1.28 million from six gamblers in local casinos since late May, PJ spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a special press conference yesterday.In each of the six cases, the suspect succeeded in stealing the victims’ cash and other valuables when they were deeply engrossed in gambling.Ho identified the suspect as a 48-year-old surnamed Feng who told the
October 17, 2019 | BY admin
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