Govt to consult public on civil service reform

Secretary for Administration and Justice André Cheong Weng Chon has told lawmakers that the government will hold a public consultation this year on its plans to reform the civil service. Cheong announced the government’s intention to hold the public consultation during a plenary session in the hemicycle of the Legislative Assembly (AL) on Friday about his portfolio’s policy guidelines for this year. Cheong said the plan’s objectives and implementation phases would be submitted

April 27, 2020 | BY admin

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IC launches Macau Museum’s virtual tour app

The Macau Museum has launched a mobile app called “Macau Museum AR/VR” to provide the public with a virtual museum experience, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) said in a statement last week.Friday’s statement points out that innovative interactive technologies such as augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) enable users to enjoy the permanent exhibits along the tour route as if they were actually visiting the Macau Museum. By downloading the app, the public can enjoy the virtual

April 27, 2020 | BY admin

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Adelson bewails ‘unprecedented’ COVID-19 impact

Las Vegas Sands Chairman and CEO Sheldon G. Adelson said in a statement last week that “the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business has been unprecedented, and I have never seen anything like it in my over 70 years of business.”The 86-year-old US gaming mogul made the remarks in a Sands China Ltd. statement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Thursday. New York-listed Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS) is the controlling shareholder of Hong Kong-listed Sands China. According to the

April 27, 2020 | BY admin

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2 South Korean artists explore ‘Wonderland’ – Macau

The Ox Warehouse has invited two female South Korean artists, MJ Lee and Maing Heewon, to join their Artist-in-Residence Programme entitled “Wonderland”, sponsored by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) and Macau Foundation (FM), according to the gallery’s Facebook page.The artwork created by the two artists during their stay here is currently showcased at the Post-Ox Warehouse Experimental Site.According to a statement by the gallery, Lee and Maing know each other in South Korea where they

April 27, 2020 | BY admin

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COVID-19 pushes up jobless rate to 2.1 pct

Macau's general unemployment rate in the January-March employment survey period rose 0.2 percentage points to 2.1 percent from the previous survey period (December 2019-February 2020), rising above 2.0 percent for the first time since April-June 2012, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) said in a statement today. The general unemployment rate comprises local employees and non-resident workers. Local residents' unemployment rate rose 0.3 percentage points to 2.9 percent. Macau's total labour

April 26, 2020 | BY admin

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Global COVID-19 death toll tops 200,000: report

The world's death toll of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) exceeds 200,000, the worldmeters.info website reported today.The number of officially reported COVID-19 deaths stood at 200,430 at 12:15(Macau time) today, when the number of confirmed coronavirus cases amounted to 2.867 million. Some 26.8 percent of the world's novel coronavirus deaths - 52,843 - were reported in the US. Among the five nations with more than 20,000 deaths, Italy had 26,384 deaths, Spain had 22,902,

April 26, 2020 | BY admin

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Teachers to be tested for COVID-19

Macau's secondary school teachers will be tested for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) announced today. DSEJ Vice-Director Kong Chi Meng announced the measure during the daily press conference by the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre about the disease.According to Kong, teachers and other secondary school staff members who live in Macau will undergo the nucleic acid test once, while local teachers and pupils commuting

April 25, 2020 | BY admin

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Macau 16 days without new COVID-19 case

Macau hasn't confirmed a new COVID-19 case in 16 days, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre announced at its daily press conference about the novel coronavirus disease today.According to the press conference, 18 of Macau's 45 COVID-19 remain hospitalised. Macau confirmed its first novel coronavirus disease case on January 22. The Health Bureau has classified all but less than a handful of the cases as imported, mostly involving local students who returned from their studies

April 24, 2020 | BY admin

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Shoppers turn up at new Ikea store to find it doesn’t let walk-ins

Swedish furniture retailer Ikea opened its first store in Macau yesterday, attracting  locals who on turning up at the shop were disappointed to find out that shoppers were only allowed in through an online registration that only provided bookings until May 6, and all places are fully booked.The company said in a recent post on its Facebook page that in order to ensure that customers can enjoy a safe and comfortable shopping experience, it is limiting the number of shoppers in the store,

April 24, 2020 | BY admin

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Lawmakers pass 2nd budget amendment bill

The Legislative Assembly (AL) passed yesterday the government’s second budget amendment bill.It was the second time that the government asked lawmakers to pass an amendment to the 2020 budget so that it can adjust its expenditure in response to the COVID-19 crisis. The government has said that it will spend billions of patacas on measures to support residents’ livelihoods and prop up the local economy which has been severely affected by the novel coronavirus pandemic.Secretary for Economy

April 24, 2020 | BY admin

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Govt mulls resuming public hospital visitations

Addressing yesterday’s daily press conference about Macau’s novel coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, Alvis Lo Iek Long, a clinical director of the public Conde de São Januário Hospital Centre, said that the public hospital is studying the possible partial resumption of visitations as the COVID-19 epidemic situation in Macau has eased.The public hospital suspended visitations in late January after the COVID-19 epidemic emerged in Macau. In special cases, the hospital arranges video

April 24, 2020 | BY admin

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IAS reports 46 suspected domestic violence cases in 2019

Statistics of the Central Registration System for Domestic Violence Cases show that there were 46 suspected domestic violence cases in 2019, the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) said in a statement yesterday.Among the 46 suspected cases, 26 referred to spousal abuse, 14 to child abuse and four to abuse of the elderly, while two cases have been classified as domestic violence between other family members, the statement said.According to Article 12 of the Law on the Prevention and Combating Domestic

April 24, 2020 | BY admin

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Mongolian caught for month-long shoplifting spree

A Mongolian man was arrested on Sunday for an over month-long shoplifting spree  and a quantity of stolen goods has been seized, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Ho Ka Kit said in a regular press conference this week.The 32-year-old suspect surnamed Batdelger told the police that he’s unemployed. Ho said on Tuesday that the suspect’s alleged accomplice from Mongolia was still on the run. According to Ho, the police received a report from a cosmetics shop in Cotai last

April 24, 2020 | BY admin

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Marine, customs officials remove illegal crab traps

The Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) found illegal crab traps in the Inner Harbour fairway on Wednesday and immediately joined the Macau Customs Service to remove the traps to ensure maritime safety, according to a DSAMA statement on Wednesday. The statement said that the bureau’s Vessel Traffic Control Centre (VTS) received a report from a local resident on Wednesday morning about crew members of several vessels placing crab traps in the Inner Harbour fairway. The bureau and Customs

April 24, 2020 | BY admin

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