S. Domingos Church to be closed for repairs

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) announced this week that it will carry out restoration work at S. Domingos (St. Dominic’s) Church from July 27, focusing on its interior pilasters.According to an IC statement, the repairs are slated to be completed by the end of November. The church will be closed during the restoration project, but the adjacent Treasure of Sacred Art Museum will stay open. Construction of the church was completed in 1587, but its current structure dates back to the 17th

July 11, 2019 | BY admin

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Tourist takes 11 sneak videos in Macau & mainland: police

A tourist was arrested on Tuesday for taking 11 sneak videos of females in public areas in Macau and on the mainland, Public Security Police (PSP) spokesman Ho Ka Kit said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Ho, the 36-year-old suspect is surnamed Fu. He told the police that he works as an engineer on the mainland. The victim who reported the case to the police is a local resident in her thirties. Her personal information was not released. There were at least three victims

July 11, 2019 | BY admin

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Voter fined 15,000 patacas for taking photos of ballot during CE Election Committee election

A voter who took photos of a ballot with his or her mobile phone at the Macau Polytechnic Institute (IPM) polling station during last month’s election for the Chief Executive Election Committee was found guilty yesterday by the Court of First Instance (TJB) of aggravated disobedience, and was fined 15,000 patacas, the Court of Final Appeal (TUI) said in a statement yesterday.The statement did not mention the gender of the voter. However, the voter was previously identified as a male by the

July 11, 2019 | BY admin

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Education bureau to roll out guidelines for weight of schoolbags

New guidelines for schools to monitor the weight of schoolbags will be out in time for the start of the coming school year, Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) Deputy Director Leong Vai Kei said yesterday, acknowledging the “serious situation” where children are carrying heavy schoolbags to school.Leong made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a graduation ceremony of Fu Luen School run by the Macau Women’s General Association in Areia Preta district.Two

July 11, 2019 | BY admin

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‘No simple task’ to discuss new contracts with bus operators: Rosário

Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosário said yesterday it is “no simple task” for the government to negotiate with the city’s two public bus operators – Transmac and TCM – about certain details in their future service provider contracts.The current contracts for the two operators will expire on October 31.Rosário made the remarks while speaking to reporters after attending a closed-door meeting of the legislature’s Follow-up Committee for Land and Public

July 11, 2019 | BY admin

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Chui vows local development to ‘join hands’ with BRI

Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On pledged yesterday that the local government will “actively” participate in the national development strategy, “actively” cooperate with the central government’s initiatives, and “organically combine” the local government’s 5-year-plan with the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA) project.Chui made the remarks in his opening speech at a seminar entitled “The Belt and Road Initiative and

July 10, 2019 | BY admin

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HMVOD arrives via 3Macau

HMVOD Limited, an online Internet entertainment video company, announced its collaboration with the Three Hong Kong telecommunications and internet service provider in Macau.HMVOD invited two actresses from Hong Kong, Shiga Lin Si-Nga and Kelly Chen Jia-Li, to announce its collaboration with Three Hong Kong (3HK) at the company’s Macau branch office in Travessa dos Santo yesterday.According to a statement provided by 3Macau, HMVOD came to Macau three months ago. The company offers the latest

July 10, 2019 | BY admin

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‘Man in Red’ CE hopeful petitions liaison office

High-profile protester Hoi Weng Chong, widely known in Cantonese as “the Man in Red”, petitioned the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in Macau yesterday, hoping to send his “heartfelt wishes” and political platform for the upcoming chief executive election to the central government through the office.Hoi announced last month that he intended to run in next month’s chief executive election and launched his populist platform.Hoi told reporters outside the office in

July 10, 2019 | BY admin

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Police impersonators cheat 80-year-old man out of over 412,000 yuan: police

An 80-year-old man was cheated by a trio impersonating a local policewoman and two Shanghai policemen in a phone scam, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a regular conference yesterday.According to Ho, the victim told the police that he is a local retiree. No information on the three suspects was released.The crime happened in the afternoon of June 28. According to Ho, the victim received a call on his mobile phone from a number unknown to him. The caller was a woman

July 10, 2019 | BY admin

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Suncity denies running online gaming business

Macau’s top junket operator Suncity said in a paid advertisement published in the Chinese-language Macao Daily News yesterday that it didn’t operate any online gaming business and that all its operations were permitted under local government regulations.The company also said that all its local and overseas junket and gaming businesses were legal in each of the jurisdictions.According to the advertisement, Suncity Group has always strived to develop a diversified business model including

July 10, 2019 | BY admin

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Gang hires 27-year-old HK man to sell drugs in Macau: police

A 27-year-old man from Hong Kong was hired by a gang to sell drugs in Macau, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said during a special press conference yesterday.The suspect, surnamed Chan, was arrested in the early hours of yesterday near a guesthouse in Praça de Ponte e Horta. After his arrest, the man told the police that he had been hired by the gang for a “salary” of HK$2,000 per day as he needed money to repay his debts.The suspect told the police that he works as a chef in

July 10, 2019 | BY admin

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Falling protective layer, no structural damage to Friendship Bridge: govt

The Lands, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) confirmed in a statement yesterday that the Fire Services Bureau (CB) informed DSSOPT officials shortly before 2 p.m. yesterday of an incident in which pieces of concrete appeared to have fallen off a pillar of the Macau-Taipa Friendship Bridge, and DSSOPT engineers later confirmed that it was the protective layer surrounding the concrete which has fallen off the pillar.The statement said that the incident did not cause any structural damage

July 10, 2019 | BY admin

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Offences by cabbies drop ‘hugely’ after new taxi law takes effect: police

The number of regulatory breaches by taxi drivers recorded last month decreased “hugely” by 77 percent from the previous month of May, following the new taxi law coming into force on June 3, the Public Security Police (PSP) said in a statement yesterday.A total of 113 offences by cabbies were recorded last month, a decrease of 380 cases from May when the police recorded 493 offences, according to the statement.According to the statement, the 113 offences comprise 47 cases of overcharging,

July 10, 2019 | BY admin

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Ho & 2 other CE precandidates pick up nomination forms

The nomination period for the 5th chief executive election runs until July 23 and three potential candidates, former Legislative Assembly president Ho Iat Seng, the owner of the Macao Iao Kei Motor Air-conditioning & Engineering Company, Chan Weng Fu, and unemployed resident Lei Oi Chi picked up their nomination forms yesterday, the first day for the forms to be handed out.According to a Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau (SAFP) statement, people who are interested in running

July 9, 2019 | BY admin

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