A timely rap on the knuckles – Editorial

Macau’s six gaming operators got a timely rap on the knuckles yesterday during Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng’s two-hour press conference about the government’s latest measures to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus. It was the right occasion for the chief executive to remind the operators of their social responsibility as some of them were apparently disinclined to help the government secure more hotel rooms for the hundreds of returnees from overseas, most of them students,

March 25, 2020 | BY admin

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Ho announces entry ban on mainland, HK, Taiwan people

Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng yesterday announced tightened entry measures to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Macau, such as a ban on the entry of mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan residents who have been to a foreign country within the past 14 days.Ho announced three new entry measures, which took effect at 00:00 today, during a two-hour press conference at Government Headquarters yesterday morning.The second measure Ho announced yesterday is the suspension of the

March 25, 2020 | BY admin

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3 die, 4 injured in Galaxy construction site accident

Three workers died and four were injured yesterday after the scaffolding collapsed at the Galaxy Macau construction site in Cotai, the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) said in a statement last night.The statement said that the accident occurred at a lift shaft at 4 p.m. yesterday. A preliminary investigation discovered that seven male construction workers from the mainland were clearing debris in the lift shaft when part of the scaffolding there suddenly collapsed, trapping the workers.The seven

March 25, 2020 | BY admin

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Snapshots of daily life as city fights COVID-19

A vehicle is on its side in a crash with another vehicle in Nape yesterday. According to firemen at the scene, firefighters had to help a female passenger out of the car as she was trapped inside. Although she did not appear to have sustained any injuries, she said she had chest pain, and was taken to hospital with the male driver. The driver of the other vehicle was not injured. Photo: Iong Tat ChoiThis photo taken earlier this week shows a notice displayed on the counter of a fast food chain

March 25, 2020 | BY admin

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Woman fakes scam to cheat buyer out of 1.5 million yuan

A local woman faked a scam in which she told the police that she had bought 19,000 thermometer guns in the mainland for 3.99 million yuan (US$561,400) but claimed that she did not receive them in an attempt to cover herself for cheating a buyer to whom she was purportedly reselling the thermometer guns for 1.5 million yuan, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Leng Kam Lon said during regular press conference yesterday.The woman is a 30-year-old surnamed Tang, who claimed to be unemployed.According

March 25, 2020 | BY admin

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Civil servant pays friend with rubber cheque

A 27-year-old civil servant – already involved in another scam case –borrowed 200,000 patacas from a friend and repaid him with a cheque that bounced when it was presented to the bank, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said in a press conference yesterday.The male civil servant is surnamed Wong.According to the spokesperson, a man reported to the police last year that he had lent Wong 200,000 patacas earlier in the year. The man said that since the suspect never repaid him, Wong wrote a

March 25, 2020 | BY admin

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Macau COVID-19 cases rise to 29

The Macau government announced late last night three more novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the total number to 29. According to statements by the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre, the 27th patient is a 28-year-old local man who returned from the UK on Sunday. The 28th patient is an 18-year-old local student who studies in the UK. He arrived at the local airport on Sunday. Both tested positive for the novel coronavirus today and are undergoing

March 25, 2020 | BY admin

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Macau confirms 26th COVID-19 case

The Macau government announced last night the city’s 26th novel coronavirus case, a 17-year-old local girl studying in the UK. According to a statement by the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre, the student took Emirates flight EK4 (she sat in seat 70D) from London’s Heathrow Airport to Dubai on March 20, accompanied by her elder brother. In Dubai both took Emirates flight EK372 (she sat in seat 27D) to Bangkok where they transferred to Air Macau flight NX881 (she sat

March 25, 2020 | BY admin

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Let the community with shared future vision shine brighter

Commentary BEIJING – Seven years ago, President Xi Jinping put forward a major global concept in his speech at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, calling for joint efforts to build a world community forged by a common destiny, where each person has a stake in the other.Seven years later, a worldwide outbreak caused by the novel coronavirus has once again reminded people of the necessity and urgency to build a community with a shared destiny for mankind.With the virus

March 25, 2020 | BY admin

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3 people breach quarantine rules: police

Three people – two local permanent residents and a non-resident worker from Indonesia – have breached quarantine rules set for the city’s COVID-19 prevention measures, PSP Operation and Communication Division Chief Ma Chio Hong said yesterday.During the daily press conference by the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre, Ma said that two of the people who had breached the quarantine rules were caught by police officers on patrol during a random check and one was reported by

March 25, 2020 | BY admin

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Macau confirms 26th COVID-19 case

The Macau government announced tonight the city's 26th novel coronavirus case, a 17-year-old local girl studying in the UK. According to a statement by the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre, the student took Emirates flight EK4 (seat 70D) from London's Heathrow Airport to Dubai on March 20, accompanied by her elder brother. In Dubai both took Emirates flight EK372 (seat 27D) to Bangkok where they transferred to Air Macau flight NX881 (seat 10A), which arrived in Macau on

March 24, 2020 | BY admin

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Macau tightens entry rules for locals, HK, Taiwan, mainland people

Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng today further tightened the city's entry rules to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), such as a ban on travellers from the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan who have been overseas in that past 14 days. The new entry restrictions take effect at 0:00 tomorrow. Ho announced the measures during a two-hour press conference at Government Headquarters this morning, such as suspending the transit of passengers at the local

March 24, 2020 | BY admin

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Snapshots of daily life as city fights COVID-19

People cross a junction in the city centre.Shoppers gather outside a cosmetic store in the city centre as a sales assistant tell them that they have facemasks for sale.A notice is put up outside a pharmacy in the city centre saying that it sells the government’s facemasks, with another notice underneath saying that only tie-on facemasks are available.Photos taken yesterday by Monica Leong and Iong Tat Choi 

March 24, 2020 | BY admin

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Police urge staff to avoid travelling during epidemic

The Public Security Police (PSP) said in a statement yesterday that they were aware of an online message claiming that a PSP officer had travelled to Europe this month.The statement clarified that the officer in question is a member of the PSP Tactical Unit. The message had claimed that the officer was a member of the local government’s protective security unit.The statement did not say when the message circulated online and who wrote it.According to the statement, the officer left Macau

March 24, 2020 | BY admin

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