Lawmakers pass overall minimum wage bill, excluding maids, disabled

The Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday passed the outline of a government-initiated bill on the implementation of a statutory minimum wage for all workers except domestic helpers and employees with disabilities.The bill proposes a statutory minimum wage of 32 patacas per hour and that the government would review the amount of the minimum wage every two years.Macau is the only Chinese jurisdiction that still does not have an overall minimum wage law. Minimum wage laws and regulations are in

July 9, 2019 | BY admin

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Woman steals HK$1.65 million from jewellery shop: police

HK$1.65 million in cash was stolen by a woman in a jewellery boutique in Rua de Cantão in Zape on Saturday, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a regular press conference yesterday.According to Ho, the boutique’s CCTV camera footage showed that the culprit is a female. She was still at large during the time of press conference yesterday afternoon.According to Ho, the male manager was alone in the boutique in the early hours of Saturday. He told the police that he went to

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Hotel Sun Sun reinvents itself as ‘Hotel S’

Hotel Sun Sun in Praça de Ponte Horta embarked yesterday on a new journey by changing its name to “Hotel S” and presenting a new graffiti wall.The hotel hosted a function on its premises to mark the name change.According to a statement provided by the hotel, Hotel Sun Sun was built in 1949 in the square known in Cantonese as Si Ta Hau (“city entrance”). The square used to be a small jetty where tax was levied on imported goods.The chairman of Hotel S, Wilson Kwan Yan Ming, talks to the

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Russian nabbed for using fake bank cards at ATMs

The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a Russian man last Saturday for withdrawing cash from ATMs across the city with fake bank cards, PJ spokesman Ho Chan Nam said during a special press conference yesterday.The Russian man surnamed Sergei is a suspected member of an East European gang using fake bank cards. The police believe that there is another suspect at large who came to Macau with Sergei and they carried out the crimes together, according to Ho.Ho identified the suspect as a 30-year-old

July 9, 2019 | BY admin

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Ex-IPIM chief remanded in custody for graft

The ex-president of the government’s Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), Cheong Chou Weng, also known as Jackson Chang, has been remanded in custody, awaiting trial for a range of corruption-related crimes, according to a Friday statement by the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) that, however, did not name Cheong but merely identified him by his former job.Informed sources have told The Macau Post Daily that Cheong was questioned by an examining magistrate on Thursday,

July 8, 2019 | BY admin

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Survey suggests three-digit tourist tax: MGTO deputy

Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Deputy Director Ricky Hoi Io Meng said yesterday that the provisional findings of a survey on the possible implementation of a tourist tax show that the majority of the opinions collected suggest that the amount of the tourist tax should be in three digits.Hoi made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of yesterday’s Macau Forum, the weekly debate programme hosted by government-owned broadcaster TDM at its Macau Forum studio in Zape

July 8, 2019 | BY admin

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Macau lacks space for street dancers to practise: group

Macau International Street Dance Association (MISDA) President Lam Lap Kin pointed out yesterday that the city lacks space for local street dancers to practise.Lam made the remarks on the sidelines of yesterday’s Don’t Drug Teens (DDT) Macau Street Dance Competition at the Healthy Life Education Centre in Areia Preta district.Lam deplored that Macau has insufficient space for street dancers to interact and compete, adding that the public area at Anim’Arte in Nam Van was not ideal for

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RMB sovereign bonds mark new phase of Macau’s financial services: Chui

The central government started issuing its first renminbi (RMB) sovereign bonds in Macau on Friday, and Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said that the issuing marked a new phase of development for the city’s financial services.Renminbi (“people’s currency”) is the official name of the yuan.Chui made the remarks during a launching ceremony at Government Headquarters.Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On (behind the lectern) addresses Friday’s ceremony at Government Headquarters

July 8, 2019 | BY admin

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Ho leaves legislature, urging it to meet residents’ expectations

Chief executive candidate Ho Iat Seng bade farewell to lawmakers on Friday following his resignation from the Legislative Assembly (AL), saying that as he has decided to run for Macau’s top post, he chose to quit the legislature instead of merely suspending his seat.After Ho read a statement on his resignation at the start of a plenary session in the legislature’s hemicycle on Friday afternoon, his resignation from the legislature took immediate effect. He then bade farewell to his fellow

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Day of fun & fights for double celebration

In Areia Preta district yesterday at the Macao Boxing General Association’s (MBA) gym a morning of fun for families and an afternoon of fights for the Macau Open Boxing Tournament organised by local fighter Ng Kuok Kun, widely known as KK, and Billy Vong Kuok Ven, who heads the association.KK told The Macau Post Daily yesterday that on top of the event being the Macau Open Boxing Tournament it was also the double celebration cup to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the

July 8, 2019 | BY admin

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Sands’s chefs get creative with dishes inspired by art

Chefs from four restaurants run by Sands China have designed a menu inspired by the company’s glittering gold art exhibition.The “All That’s Gold Does Glitter – An exhibition of Glamorous Ceramics” is part of the government-initiated Art Macao festival.The participating restaurants in the art-inspired menu are the Venetian’s The Golden Peacock and Portofino, and The Parisian Macau’s La Chine, and Brasserie.La Chine’s signature assorted appetisers, featuring escargots, foie gras,

July 5, 2019 | BY admin

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When life gives you ‘wasted water’, make bubble tea

Bubble tea, colloquially known in Chinese nowadays as “wasted water” because of the drink’s unhealthy image, is a phenomenon in Asia that is spreading to Europe and North America.Two local bubble tea brands decided to fight the “wasted water” (“fai seui” in Cantonese) stereotype by creating healthier versions of bubble tea.Many assume that “bubble” refers to the pearls – usually made of tapioca – in the milk tea. However, “bubble” is actually referring to the bubbles

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Air-con engineering owner eyes CE job, aiming to unite Macau

Local resident Chan Weng Fu, the owner of Macao Iao Kei Motor Air-conditioning & Engineering Company, announced yesterday that he plans to run in the chief executive election next month, promising a 200,000 pataca handout for each resident to invest.Chan, born in 1951, made the announcement outside the Public Administration Building in Rua do Campo yesterday afternoon.Chan told reporters that he has decided to run for the city’s top job as he wants to unite Macau and making the city more

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4 locals receive 1st batch of Zhuhai’s basic medical insurance cards

Four Macau residents who live in Hengqin received the first batch of Zhuhai’s basic medical insurance cards for Macau people yesterday, according to local Chinese-language media reports.The family of four received their cards from Hengqin New Area Management Committee Director Niu Jing during the “Macau Residents’ Participation in Zhuhai’s Basic Medical Insurance Card Issuing Ceremony” at a public administration building in Hengqin yesterday, the reports said.According to the reports,

July 5, 2019 | BY admin

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