Macau-HK ferries resume service after suspension over HK riots

Ferry services between Macau and Shun Tak Centre in Sheung Wan on Hong Kong Island resumed service at around 6:15 a.m. yesterday, after they had been suspended at around 11:30 p.m. on Sunday due to rioting in Sheung Wan by anti-government demonstrators that night.The Macau Post Daily reported the suspension on its front page yesterday.A staff member of one of the ferry operators told The Macau Post Daily last night he believed that it was the first time ever that the ferry service between the

July 23, 2019 | BY admin

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Suicides fall 9.4 pct in 1H

The Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement yesterday that Macau recorded 29 cases of death by suicide during the first six months, a 9.4 percent year-on-year decrease.According to a previous SSM statement, 32 suicides were recorded in the first half of last year.In the second quarter, 14 suicides were recorded, all of whom were local residents, comprising eight males and six females.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

July 23, 2019 | BY admin

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HK man hides cocaine in false ceiling in hotel: police

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a Hong Kong man on Sunday for taking and selling cocaine in Macau, which he had hidden in the false ceiling of his guestroom in a local hotel, according PJ spokesman Chan Wun Man said during a special press conference yesterday in Zape.According to Chan, the 32-year-old suspect is surnamed Yu. He told the police that he works as a porter. He visited Macau with his 32-year-old girlfriend who is surnamed Chan. Both are from Hong Kong. She told the police she

July 23, 2019 | BY admin

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Govt to subsidise poor seniors & disabled people buying mobile phones

The Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) said in a statement yesterday that it has launched a scheme providing a subsidy of up to 1,500 patacas for senior citizens and people with disabilities who are receiving the bureau’s monthly subsidies for “impoverished” individuals or households to buy mobile phones.The subsidy scheme aims to make it easier for “impoverished senior citizens and people with disabilities to obtain information”, the statement said.However, those eligible for the scheme

July 23, 2019 | BY admin

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8,000 join Non-mandatory Central Provident Fund: govt

As of yesterday, 186 employers and 8,000 employees had joined the Non-mandatory Central Provident Fund, according to Iong Kong Io, president of the Social Security Fund (FSS).Iong revealed the figures on the sidelines of an award ceremony for employers who joined the fund at the Macau Science Centre in Nape yesterday.The fund was implemented on January 1 last year. The legislature passed a government-initiated bill on the fund in May 2017. Only residents are entitled to join the fund.Iong Kong

July 23, 2019 | BY admin

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Local nabbed for groping woman’s breasts twice in lift: police

The Public Security Police (PSP) arrested a local man on Saturday for allegedly groping a woman’s breasts twice in a lift of a residential building in Ilha Verde district, PSP spokesman Wong Wai Chon said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Wong, the suspect surnamed Hong is in his thirties. He told the police that he is unemployed. The victim is a local woman in her thirties. Her personal information was not released.The incident happened at about 11 p.m. on Friday when

July 23, 2019 | BY admin

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Macau suspends ferry service to HK over riots in Sheung Wan

Ferry services from Macau to Hong Kong were suspended from 11:30 p.m. yesterday, as the Marine and Water Bureau (DSAMA) said in a statement that Hong Kong’s ferry terminal in Sheung Wan was “unsuitable” for people to use.Chaos erupted in Sheung Wan last night when anti-government rioters clashed with police.According to the DSAMA statement, since the ferry terminal in Sheung Wan was “temporarily not suitable for locals and tourists to use”, passenger ferry services from the Outer

July 22, 2019 | BY admin

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Woman, 62, loses nearly 2 million patacas in online dating scam: police

A 62-year-old local woman reported to the police yesterday that she lost 1,997,000 patacas in an online dating scam involving three male suspects, the Judiciary Police said in a statement.According to the statement, the woman got scammed by the three men whom she got to know from a dating website between January and last month, in which they became friends and even “lovers”, despite not having met any of them face to face, but only communicated through instant messaging.The victim was later

July 22, 2019 | BY admin

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Customs probes possible negligence in poppy imports

The Macau Customs Service said in a statement yesterday that it has launched an investigation into possible negligence by its officers for permitting two local companies to import poppies.The statement came after the Judiciary Police (PJ) announced on Saturday the arrests of two local florists for selling poppies.According to a PJ special press conference on Saturday, the Judiciary Police arrested a local man and a local woman, the co-owners of a flower shop in the city centre, on Friday for

July 22, 2019 | BY admin

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CE electoral affairs chief says hopefuls rise to 13

Chief Executive Electoral Affairs Commission President Song Man Lei said on Friday that 13 local residents plan to run in the chief executive election next month and have picked up nomination forms.Song did not reveal the names of the 13 potential chief executive candidates.She made the remarks while speaking to reporters after a regular closed-door meeting of the commission at the Public Administration Building in Rua do Campo.PLEASE READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN OUR PRINT EDITION.

July 22, 2019 | BY admin

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Int’l Youth Music Festival ends on high note

The International Youth Music Festival 2019, themed “The Belt and Road – Music throughout Macau” ended successfully yesterday, especially the performances put on in public areas, Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) Acting Director Kong Chi Meng said.The six-day event was part of the ongoing Art Macao event.Kong made the remarks on the sidelines of the indoor closing performance of the music-fest at the Macau Cultural Centre’s grand auditorium last night.Kong Chi Meng, acting

July 22, 2019 | BY admin

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Contest aims to inspire youths to use creative thinking to solve problems

A sharing event entitled “Design for Change” (DFC) was held yesterday, on the sidelines of which its local director Tou Hoi Wai said that through the programme, participants could actively solve issues that “they are currently facing in their daily lives through creative thinking and fulfilling actions, instead of just complaining”.Tou made the remarks while speaking to The Macau Post Daily before the event held at Pui Ching Middle School yesterday afternoon. Tou added that “the

July 22, 2019 | BY admin

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Woman loses over 806,000 patacas in phone scam: police

A woman lost 690,000 yuan (806,500 patacas) in a phone scam last week, the Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a statement yesterday.According to the statement, the woman received a phone call from an unknown number last Tuesday, in which the caller claimed that his name was “Ah King” and the woman thought she recognised the voice as being that of her friend with that name.The victim received another call from the same person on the next day, in which “Ah King” told her that he and his

July 22, 2019 | BY admin

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Man films men in changing rooms since Jan: police

The Public Security Police (PSP) arrested a local man on Thursday for taking over 200 video clips of half-naked or naked men since January, PSP spokesman Ho Kai Kit said during a regular press conference on Friday.Ho identified the suspect as a 23-year-old surnamed Lam who told the police that he is unemployed.According to Ho, when an off-duty PSP officer was running round the running track on Guia Hill on Thursday, he saw Lam wandering around and appearing to look at passers-by. After the

July 22, 2019 | BY admin

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